The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-01-23
NEW YORK FASHIONS.

Stylish ties-Jewelry-A PrOph-
coy of SprInG--New Features in Dress
and Business.
A short time since q we'll dressed lady
came toward me, but she seemed
to have forgotten her bonnet. Not a
trace of it was visible. Regarding her
therefore with attention, observed as
she passed that a small something hung
al the back of her head 1t was her hat.
The same day saw another and yet an
other lady wearing hal suspended in
like manner, which, so far AS a front
vision went, served in no wise the legIt-
innate purpose of hat. OF course there
were no strings, for that would have
transformed these decidedly useless APP
peHdages into bonBets. At present the
sight is no longer rare one. Now and
then may be seen what in all propriety
might be termed winged hat. Speci-
mems of this species are made en-
tirely of wings. Quite small ones
are used and you may imagine the mum.
Der required. The turban shape is pre-
ferred for display of these remarkable
efforts of millinery skill, and the wings
project out in every direction like so
many thOrps on briar bush. A finish
ing touch is given by bird sometimes
quite a large one) and the wings are of
every possible and impossible color put
together. Yet such hat does not attract
any very great 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
evening a lady appeared wearing a cos
tune adorned With at least two dozen
differently colored birdsS most of them
quite large and not few with wings ex-
tended. But some were quite small /;
notably on the corsage where, ten hum
ming birds were placed on one side,
against one larger bird on the other. A
little bird was peFched on a sleeve at the
elbow (where the sleeve epded) and one
was at the back of the neck.
NOVEL JEwELRY.
In jewelry tho latest thing is the 'ker-
chief pin, which owes its origin, rise and
progress to the silk 'kerchiefcraze which
has overtaken us this winter. Almost
every lady you meet, wears silk 'ker-
chief tucked in around her neck, and
now the seekers after novelties are super
adding an ornamental pin, just such a
pin as gentlemen have for long time
worn in their neck ties-that is, so far as
the fundamental idea goes. But here as
elsewhere, when woman takes mat
ter in hand, we find changes for the bet
ter. Men remained satisfied with all
sorts of heads making wry faces at you,
skulls and crossbones, or if they ventur-
Cd away from these things, contented
themselves with tQbqcco pipes, whips
and representations of like character, be
lieving them quite beautiful. Now we
find the loveliest devices In the way of
tiny boquets of flowers, minute and fairy
fern leaves, frosted bells and fifty other
such pretty notions.
PROPHECY OF SPRING.
Cashmere ideas will lead next summer.
Cashmere" thus used. has nothing to do
with that highly respectable material
SO called and which is generally under
stood to belong to the family of merinos.
The word cashmere" in this newer
sense is derived from the vale of Cashmere
India, and is used to signify Oriental
ideas in many differing varieties, but
bearing general resemblaaces which we
Immediately recognize. Cashmere ma
terials 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 elegant.
The western people stand first where
sewing machines, pianos and such like
are concerned, and we electrify the world
with our electric lights, but for much
that is beautiful, we must acknowledge
the Orientals as our superiors and there
fore wO 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 and of superior workmanship.
Out u SPcCiai ueth tuO SCCAAS " nave
sarisen for their uprights, which not only
embody all the latest and best ideas, but
have special features Of their own. An
important one isthat their uprights have
three strings. while those of other max
ers have only two. Their number is 1874
Fiflh avenue.
NEW DEPARTURE
Among original devices the publish
ers of that we'll known periodical, En-
rich's Fashion Quarterly, have hit upon
the idea of offering their magazine free
to all who may subscribe to other maya
xines through their agency. Thus a
reader Of Harper, LippincOtt, the Allan
tic Monthly, etc, who desires TO renew