The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-08
The Fashions,

The Fashions.
| 8 Pekin is a general term applied to all
striped sllken materials.
Swiss and organdY aprons are all the
rage for dressy home toilets.
The coffure begins to grow longer and
lower in the back of the neck
Partisan dress makers are making short
| ball dresses for the most fashionable
| women.
White satin dresses are very fashiona.
bic with white Pekin side draperies in
Vatican style.
| American tin toys are perfect rounded
limitations OF animals this year, not flat
tened as formerly.
A novelty breakfast coffee or tea CUP
has whistle In the handle to call the
servant when wanted.
! Gold brocade, with white, blue, rose
and old gold-colored silk and satin stsffs
is much worn in Paris.
| Gold lace tunics, side draperies, and
f1ounces are worn over blue, rose-colored,
and white satin ball dresses.
Plush and velvet are in demand, since
the cold weather began, for trimmings in
the place of moires and Pekins.
Lace sets appear in box-plaited ruche
for the neck, and wider ruche for tie
sleeves, lined with crepe lisse ruching.
| The Thelka redingote with deep cape,
and trimmed all around with heavy bes.
yer Or lynx fur, is the popular skating
overgarment. ~.
| The Paris fashion of adopting certain
| flower for bosome or buttonhole bou-
quet is becoming general among ladies
and gentlemen in society in New York.
The manufacture of dolls is brought to
such perfection that a visit to doll coun-
ter is actually a study in art. The COM
plexion, hair aud eyes are marvels Of
artistic skill.
Iridescent shoe buttons are the latest
Partisan sensation. They are of somber
colors, but reflect prismatic hues in GER
tain lights, and are stylish addition to
dinner and evening dresses. @r..- a
Lamkin gloves, new article of Amer
lean manufacture, have been introduced
this fall and are said to fit well and wear
we'll. They are cheap glove, and there
fore find purchasers.
Black velvet paletots are again worn.
They are trimmed with plain or beaded
| passementerie and birds feathers. Dark
garnet colored garments are made in this
style, and trimmed with gray feathers.
Putty-colored cloth jackets are much
! in favor. Some of these have the addition
! of large Louis XIV. vest, made of velvet
or plush, either garnet color or green
The buttons, which are very Important
item with these garments, are In the
ceramic style, the porcelain is fine and
the paintings on these buttons generally
have very pretty subjects.
The fashionable glove for the. street
season is undressed kid-fne and soft;
and the shade par excellence is the color
OF roasted coffee. The delicate msstic
shades are also in favor, and ladies in
mourning wear white undrassed kid
the dull whiteness being considered more
elegant, even in deep mourning, than the
glossy black finish.
The harirg hats are less popular than
last year. Young ladies prefer the En-
glish walking hats aud the small bonnets
| which are so dainty and distingue. There
are some bright, piquant faces, however
to which the large hats are decidedly be-
coming-the irregular faces, with low
| brows, bright eyes, curling hair, and
greater breadth than length of feature
Filigree lace and insertion are used to
trim oonnets with. They are placed in
shelf -shaped trimmings on the end of
! the feather and laid fat over the velvet,
! These trimmings must be used in mod
Grafton. Leaves of velvet and satin COM
bined are also in favor. They are all in
the same color, and handsomely shaded.
Whole bonnets are made of the leaves
| A chemlse skirt made of white or col
ored foulard is new model. It's cut in
a s'bebe" pastron plated in fan shape, the
base being formed OF a Valenciennes
lace insertion. This forms the trimming
! in front. The same lace trims the neck
1 and arms. A plated hounce trimmed
/ with Valenciennes lace trims the lower
part of the chemise thus forming the un-
I derskirt.
The most admired gloves for ssdressy'
| day and evening wear are the side cut
1 gloves. They are cut to button on the
side and just under tie arm, rendering
| fit most perfect, and concealing the fss-
tening almost entirely, for the buttons
are scarcely perceptible, even when the
arm is raised. The kid is very aots, fine
and flexible, They come in from four
to ten buttona,
The hchu collar is made in all shapes
i and of all colors. It was first made in
the same shape as batiste collars. The
turned down collars are made enbroid-
cred taille in such ,colors as blue, pink,
black and straw, according to the color
OF the suit with which the color is worn,
A ruchlng Of crepe lisse is placed on the
inside OF tbs collar and ON the sides, and
the cragat matches the collar.
j A visiting suit may be of cachemire
AND taille, IN two shades OF gray, COM