Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-12-29
FASHIONS FANClES,

SEALsKM and alligator skin are favor.
tie materials for purses.
The golden pheasant feathers are
most in favor in millinery.
The newest mufs in London are made
of piece of the dress.
WHITE rabbits skin and white morocco
are used for slippers by the French
makers, who ornament them with kit
tens heads.
BRIDESMAIDS in London at this time
must warm up the coolest church. 70,
most of them wears whole suits of ruby
velvet.
The scarlet fever still RACES in Paris,
as is shown by the recent appearance OF
muffs and collars of ducks feathers Owed
red.
The newest Suede-Saxe gloves are
manufactured in all colors, have no but
tons to come off, are of the finest quail: Y
and shape, and are consequently very
popular.
WEAR the little bags, if You like
them, now often seen with street and
evening dresses. But be sure you put
the bags aforesaid on the right side
tudL IL Oh inc lelC SIDE.
PRISCILLA caps of amber satin. with
belts to match, were worn by half the
bridesmaids at a recent English wedding:
the others wore belts and caps of brown
satin, and all were attired in Madras mus
| lin.
VERY elegant cache poussiers or car
rage wraps are imported, made of India
cashmere. They are lined with plush or
satin and heavily trimmed with fur, and
are valued at the sum of $3.50, which is
considered remarkably reasonable.
The matador red gowns are SO brilliant
that jet trimming does not subdue their
brilliancy of color any too much, and
they are fringed and embroidered with
thousands Of black beads. Jet is also
used on bronze yellow dresses.
A JAPANESE hat, turned into basket.
with the crown holding a blue satin
cushion and having full pockets of blue
satin all around the crown for silk.
fiiosses, etc., is very pretty. The brim
droops and is decorated with daisies and
designs worked in crewel.
The pile Of sealskin is turned upward
IN all the new jackets, Just as velvets
are now made up, with the pile turned
up instead of down. You must stroke
the garmentupward, therefore, to smooth
it. This prevents the matted appear
ance both in velvet or fur of long wear.
The long redingotes are still worn by
misses, but the newest styles are made
with short fronts and tabIer drapery. In
this style the fashions for adults are fol-
lowed, and jackets with short fronts,
which resemble gentlemen's dress-coats.
are WON over very full skirts, absolutely
without drapery.
A VERY pretty party dress for a young
lady is made of ream-colored SuraI
silk. The skirt is short, and of moderate
width, and is entirely covered with 8
dozen rows Of dainty futed rufles of thu
Surah, alternating with frills of Breton
lace. A balayeuse at the bottom of tn,
skirt is made Of pale pink satin marveil
leu1. The Hungarian tunic is trimmed
with lace and bows OF pink satin ribbon
and has slight paniers at the sides. TIL
back is slightly draped. The Ioui
Quizone basque has finely shire,
a plastren of pink satin, cut square in tn
neck and filed in with lace. The sleeve
| are pulled at the elbow, the puff bein,
made OF the pink satin.
, THERE has been but one innovatio,
/ made in the standard fashions for gloves
and that is the introduction of lace in
sertions in ladies' gloves. Two or tire
rows Of half-inch wide lace are place
between the similar width of the kid q
the wrist. For street or evening, or
/ pecially when short or elbow sleeves ar
, worn, the lace top is the fayorite. 1t
3 an ordinary glove Of any number of but
tons, with lace pattern perforated il
7 the kid for an inch or two at the edge
making much more artistic finish thai
| the ordinary plain band. The glov
}, with an insertion of lace extending tn
) length OF the wrist is also one Of tn
most popular gloves worn. The favorit
< shades for the evening are flesh, cream
l ecru and masic tints. The number O
buttons varies with the. taste of tn
r wearer, six to eight being worn or mos
| occasions. For the street, black is YER,
, popular. In colors, either a match 70
t the costume or contrasting color
used, old gold, mastic and wood brown
+ being the favorites. Undressed kids al
extensively worn for morning. Stret
? gloves have from four to six button
generally.