Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-23
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
New Year Receptions Costnmes-society
Observation-Disclosures 8irs.

NEW YORK FASHIONS.
New Year Receptions -Costnmes-societ
Toilets-CoiRnres-H Girs.
From Grant County HERALD Special Correspondent
| NEW YEAR RECEPTIONS
/ lis common enough TO say that
"igures don't lie." This certainly
however does not apply to New
Years Day. Somebody or some-
thing 10 reckoning up the number
OF beaux who called. is responsible
fer the way IN which fives grow in
to fifties; fifties into hundreds, and
many other kindred performances,
and We prefer to think it the fault
of the lady's arithmetic rather than
to suppose that she would begin the
year by telling fibs. At all events,
the New Years reception is an i'm
portant affair, the success of which
depends much. Of course, on num-
bers and therefore such results are
not astonishing. Cards are often
sent out ten days in advance. These
are in plain script and do not differ
from tho visiting card except that in
tide left corner, January 1st, 1879, is
Transcribed.
COSTUMES.
But it ia with costumes that We
have especially to do. Many of these
are exceedingly elaborate, but in
general, q black or dark colored silk
with soft ruching of buIie or lace
about the neck is considered suffi-
GENTLY dressy, Then again we find
New Years costumes of additional
Importance from the fact that
changes are often made at that time
which influence the style of dress
during the remainder of the season.
This year, however, they are so
slight as to amount rather to modifi.
cations OF what has been seen, than
to deserve the appeiIati,n of novel
ties We see the same close COR
sages, rounded or square, while on
the other hand some new toilettes
show fullness on the hips with the
panier, which however, is more writ
ten about than actually worn. Pol
onaises are not discarded, and in
his style the Rsnvia has been in-
.rodaced, while for those who prefer
ba quo and trimmed skirt, the Va
riua train may be combined with
the Mari ,laine basque. The Miner
va Princesse dress is stylish design
recently presented, but as aff,rdiog
variety the Adrisnne. Princesse cos
tune may be mentioned. For the
benefit OF ladies who study economy
| may add that great mpetus has
of late years been given 10 the ma.
king of dresses at home, by the per-
lection which has been reached 10
the devising of patterns in conse-
quence of which 50 many difficulties
arc solved, and the way made plain
for professionals. Appropos of this,
tho Singer machine company an.
nounce they have taken gold medal
at the recent Paris Exp ositioo, and
on other occasions have won the first
prize more than two hundred times
Last year its sales were Increased by
twenty thousand, and thls year the
advance is estimated at sixty thous
and. After the Chicago fire, VIII Ell
the relief COMMITTEES furnished sew
ing machines TO the needy women
of the city, out of the three thous-
and applicants nearly twenty five
bur dred chose Singer machines
The strong points are great simplici-
ty, by which it is easily managed,
while at the same time it is so strong
that it is not readily injured. Thr
wear is even throughout.
RECEPTION ToILETTEs
An elegant reception toilette ia If
pale blue satin, trimmed with white
crepe lisse Get on inside l4i.ings,
made close corsage, high neck, elbow
sleeves and square train. Satin boots
to match the dress, Provost side
outtoned gloves of white kids, ear
rings of carved gold in fan shape.
with ganteline wrought 10 similar
design gave finish. Another rich
toilette was OF deep olive green sat
10 combined with pale pink
and green brocade. Tha sleeves
reaching to the elbow were of satin,
the basque made Pompadour i-out,
was of the brocade. while the ,qlare
train mad full on the hips was of
the brocade Side buttoned gloves
Of worry pale green, half high shoes
of olive green satin, enameled ear
rings. brooch and gambeline gave
finish. Mrs Chas. p Daily received
in costume of deep green velvet
united with pearl colored b,ccade
Mrs. w. Fl. Vanderbilt in seal
brown satin. COM oinsd with Pompa
dour silk. Mrs. l. NJ. Barlow. in a
superb garnet velvet combined with
satin of somewhat ligater shade,
Mrs. Lorillard 10 toilette Of deep
blue velvet and pearl gray brocadt;
Mrs. Poosevet in o bronza veloe,
with pale yellow embroidered
silk.
Chasela;aa braids dropping low
at the b elk are very much worn no.
only nv young ladies hut by mat
rons, and strange to say, the silliesi
fashion known-that of banging the
front hair is also adopted by ladies
no longer young. A coil either
crimped or braided with short curls
attached ct the back. is often worn
high on the head, but remember that
long curls are an offence to all be.
holders and completely out Of vogue.
The front hair is twisted, eurled,
frizzed, waved and scalIoped in so
many different ways that could
not begin to tell you the half. Ir
writing of the front hair decline to
cay whether it be the lady's by in
heritsuce or purchase. If mascu-
lines in their simplicity are deceived,
lei them remain so. Bat the sight
of hair dresser's window would in.
cline to the belief that good many
are sold. Who buys them it would
be il!~natured in me to cav.