Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-09-19
FOR THE LADIES.

|; is said that short bridal dresses,
with cour; trains are to be the style this
winter
MarisoliS are making the florists
windows IN New York look like u blaze
Of light.
\ ruche NJ peaeoek's feather Is tho
new trimming for India cashmere
cloAkS.
Plaid velvet in one color and in
Scotch combinations will bc used for
trimming winter dresses.
New white.muslin nccktieS are ol
the soft, creamy India null, with tiny
polka dots Of Blue, black or red.
\ fashion authority announces that
small quilted mantles are "a Suporccdc
louS coats and large wraps.
One OF the new colorS this season is
called AmaraEth.s 1t is a dark,
handsome red, with purple shades.
\ small gold lamp, which will burn
twenty minutes, is the latest charm for
u lady'S or gcntleman'S watchchaiu,
Wedding cards are scattered here,
there and everywhere. The nlatri.
mGnial outlook is remarkably brilliant.
Nee York Paper.
Mrs, Lydia Maria Child, the author.
ess and anti-slavory agitator, is nov -
years old, and lives At her old home III
Wayland, Mass.
Ialm leaves are seen III some OF the
new dress materials, and are 50 pretty
that one wonders that they were ever
allowed To be tahoood
New Frcnch.throad stockings are
ecru, with pin-dots Of black, or else tiny
stars. Another style has stripes vt
black running lcngthwiic ot tho stock
mgs.
New satineS OF dark garnet, sapphire
or green grounds have polka dots in
gay cashmere colors, several bright
UNITS IN each dot, and scarcely any two
dots alike.
White satin hromde, wrought with
threads Of gold or OF silver. is new for
bridal dresses There are also tintod
blue, erearl or pink hrocades, with TN.
sci threads.
Ribbon bows will he Worn on dresses
this winter III even greater numbers
than during the last season or two; and
ribbon belts will continue i'll fashion.
Scal.skm dolmnns are 10 be worn
next winter They have sleeve.like
sides that fold over the front, are Dor
dered with Silver-otter, and are lined
with scarlet or old-god satin.
Changeable silks are combined with
lowered muslin delaino and with cash.
mere patterned foulard 10y French
dressmakers, and are made into TUNES
to be worn with dresses lof cambria or
muslin.
A coming novelty il the rose-pearl
underskirt. II is composed of over
tapping scallops of pink ioulard or
pink flannel bound with silk. These
scallops are arranged i'll rows from the
lower edge TO the waist.
The new ulsters are of gray or drab
English waterproof, made double
breasted aud with princesse back not
belted. The new feature is the hood,
which takes the shape of II cap with n
visor, and very elleetually projects the
* 4 from, rain ar snow.
Nelvets are gong to be in great do
mand, not only rs trimmings for pop.
Inns and silk costumes, but M the suit
proper, and will he in turn garnitured
with plain or brocaded silks, or the new
figured and embossed yelvets, which
come IN new designs and in NIL fashion
able colors.
Mrs. Langtry. the professional "beau-
tifulest woman" Of England, il not, II
appears, silent beauty. An Amcrl-
can who met her nj Il ball writes of her
that she was greatly Interested in TIM
country, very simple and gentle in her
manner, and with no ailectati@n. Among
her capacities ls that OF doing her own
millinery. The strange, original and
becoming hat which she wore at the
French ne was made by herself. II
was.constructed from her grandmother's
finest, soltest old Leghorn straw. The
brim was flat and broad, and faced
with dark violet satin, with wreath OF
flowers across the top; it Just touched
upon the back Of her head. The crown
was the original crown cut down TO an
inch. The principal stroke or origin
atty was a careless looking dent on one
side, where il was joined to the brlm.
A tuft Of corn.flowers was carelessly
thrown, rs it were, on the other side.
1t suited her style, and both were pic.
turesque.