Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-01-29
NEW YORK FASHIONS
Stylish Eccentricitics y; Jeweiry A Prophecy
offspring; Now Features In Dress and Busi.
ness. stylish Rccentsicistes.

Grant County Herald Correspondence.
A short time since, a we'll dressed
lady came toward me, but she seem
ed to have forgotten her bonnet. Not
a trace of il was visible. Regarding
her therefore with attention, | OBJ.
served as she passed that small
something hung at the back OF her
head. 1t was her hat. The same
day I saw another and yet another
lady wearing hat suspended in like
manner, which so far as front Wis
ion went, served in no wise the legit.
innate purpose of a hat. Of course
there were no strings, for that wonld
have transformed these decidedly
useless appendages into bonnets. AT
present the sight is NO longer rare
one. Now and then may be seen
what in all propriety might be
termed winged hat. Specimens Of
this species are made entirely OF
wings. Quite small ones are used
a and yoa max imagine the sss aS@R b pre- re-
ferred for display Of these remark
able efforts Of millinery skill and the
wings project out in every direction
like so many thorns on a brair bush.
A finishing touch is given by bird
(sometimes quite large one) and
the wings are of very possible and
impossible color put together. Yet
such hat does not attract very
much attention. One does not turn
to look at it, for our eyes have grown
used to anything in the way OF birds
and BIRDS plumage. The other even.
ing a lady appeared wearing a cos.
tune adorned with at least two dog.
en- differently colored birds; most Of
them quite large and not few with
wings extended. But some were
quite small notably on the corsage
where ten humming birds wer 9
placed on one side, against one larg
er bird on the other. A, little bird
was perched on each sleeve at the ell
bow (where the sleeve ended) and
one was at the back of the neck. In
JEWELRY
the latest thing is the 'kercnief pin.
which owes it's origin, rise and prog.
ross to the silk 'kerchief rage which
has overtaken as this winter. AL.
most every lady you meet, wears a
silk 'kerchief tucked 10 around her
neck, and now the seekers after nov
elites are superadding an ornamental
pin, just snch pin as gentlemen have
tor long time worn In their neck
ties-that is so far as the fundament.
al idea goes But here as elsewhere,
when woman takes a matter in
hand, we find changes for the better.
Men remained satisfied with all sorts
of heads making wry faces at you,
skulls and cross bones, or if they ven
tured away from these things, cen
tented themselves with tobacco pipes,
whips and representations of like
character, believing them quite beau
tiful. Now we find the lovel.est de.
vices in the way of boquets of flow.
ers, minute and fairy fern leaves,
frosted bells and fifty other such pref
ty no tons.
A PROPHECY OF SPRING.
Cashmere ideas will lead next sum.
mer "Cashmere" thus used. has
nothing to do with THAI highly re.
spectacle material so called and
which is generally understood to be.
long to the family Of merinos. The
word Cashmere in this newer sense
is derived from the value of Cash.
mere in India and is used to signify
Oriental ideas in many differing va
rie,ies. but bearing general resemb.
lances which we immediately recog.
nize. Cashmere materials have been
among the most elegant used this
winter, both in millinery and costume
and now the latest agony is cashmere
stockings. All this is excellent
We western people stand first
where sewing machines, pianos ana
such like are concerned, and we
electrify the world with our electric
lights, but for much that is beautiful.
We must acknowledge The Orientais
as our superiors and therefore we do
well to copy after them Writing OF
pianos, reminds me Of the fact that
some of the most elegant New Years
gifts made here were Haines Bros.
pianos. All their Instruments are
excellent aud of superior workman.
ship, but q special demand seems to
have arisen for their nPrlghts which
not only embody ell the latest and
best ideas but have special features
OF their own. An important one il
that their uprights have three strings.
while those of other makers have on.
ly two. Their number is l24 Fifth
Avenue. 4