Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-02-04

only which Is good In the new. A plain,
m~iddle-aged farmer tells us that in his
community the young men are succeed.
ing much better than the older, because
the former are using more of the fruits Of
recent experience.
FASHION NOTES.
Fun borders are much used on cloth
suits.
BRACELETS Of yellow rosebuds are
worn with long black kid gloves.
KNITTED Jersey jackets, fitting like a
glove, are among the latest novelties in
ladies' wear.
PRINTED cashmeres in palms, Hindoo
coins, and shawl designs IRE again in
fashion for morning dresses.
WHITE astrachan, trimmed with Loop
ard skin, is an odd combination which
has appeared in the fur gowns orn in
Paris.
PERSIAN necklaces are made OF five
rows Of fat gold beads, each bead
wrought in pattern different from that
Of the others.
F1ATHRR turbans grow in popularity.
Peacock blue is the favorite shade,
though some gray ones made of owls
feathers are very elegant.
DINNER and evening gowns are made
with trimmings that follow the main line
Of the dress, and every effort is made to
give the wearer the appearance Of
stateliness.
ARTIFICIAL bouquets are worn on the
corsage, both in the house and street.
Natural flowers are preferred, but it is
not every one who can afford them in
winter.
THE favorite slippers have three straps
across the foot with handsome buckles Of
garnet or other colored stones. The
heel and sole are one, and the former is
placed far under the foot SO as to give it
a short appearance.
CASHMERE ties are of red India CASH
mere, with the ~variegated ends like n
camel's hair shawl in color, and are exact
limitations on a small scale of the broad
cashmere scarfs nee worn by ladies.
FRENCH cashmeres, wrought all over
with polka dots of the same color, are
among the latest importations of dress
goods. They come in several ~colors, and
are to be used for the principal part of
a costume that may be completed with
silk, satin or velvet.
VERY little that is new is seen il skirt
trimmings this season. Narrow hounces
are knife plated, and there are headings
and extra trimmings which consist Of
delicate plaitings arranged in short,
sharp curves, which have n serpentine
effect.
The latest novelty for dresses is bou-
quet ribbon loops. These are made Of
twelve loops of different colored inch
wide satin ribbon, each loop one aud a
half inches deep. They are made up
close together, similar to n bouquet Of
flowers.
HAND-KNrf mittens of the soft knitting
silk used for babies stockings are nice
and pretty for school girls wear. The
favorite colors are carried out in the
work, a deep cardinal pair having cuffs
OF old gold color, maZarine finished with
dark red, purple with fawn o. gold.
PROBABLY the most unique fschus are
those of soft taffeta silk in Scotch plaid
colors, bordered with sewing-silk fringe
tied in close to the edges. These are
three-cornered, and are fashionably worn
with dark WOODEN, silk or velvet walking
suits.
A NOVELTY in silk ties Is in two colors,
and is woven 10 that the brighter color
is raised in box plaits running length
wise on the scarf. Toward the ends
the plaits fall out loosely, and the
fold Of each is ornamented with a tendril
or vine and a bud or blossoms.
A SQUARE of guipure thrown corner
wise over the pole between two lnce-
trimmed curtains gives a pretty finish ia
the drapery. Flat bars, four or five
inches wide, covered with plain dark red
or blue velvet, with a ten-inch fall of
lace below, are the ~handsomest headings
for curtains of any kind.
REFERRING to Burns suggestion that
men should have their clothes cut out OF
their, character, the Christian at Work
says that q lsrge number should always
appear in q full-dress black suit, some
might wear the various shades Of drab,
bnt very few could come out, even in the
hottest weather, in clear white.
VELVET il not yet seen much IN cloaks, !
but is more largely employed al trim
ming, and for children, than for several
seasons previous. It Is by far the most
durable and becoming mounting for a
wooden costume, and In very much used
upon seal brown and the rich bronze
shades.
An innovation in underwear is seen in }
fine pink and blne flannel, beautifully
embroidered in flowers, with white floss;
other more costly underwear comes in
silk, in such colors as red, blue, rose
color and oive-green. White skirts are
no longer worn in the street. Black
satin or Japanese blue, scarlet, or olive
green satin OF flannel takes their place.
SKATING costumes are the gowns in
which there is the greatest call for nov
city in England just now. The wraps
worn are either u1sters or cloth jackets
with hoods lined with gay handkerchiefs,
and beneath them is a jersey of red silk,
with velvet sleeves aud skirt, and ruf1es
of yellow lace; or q poppy-colored silk
skirt with fur-trimmed nantes. and with
tunic Of black caahmere lined with red,
or something equally gorgeous. A red
velvet mu6 trimmed with yellow lace and
gold braid. and q black brocade muff
lined with red and trimmed with a spray
Of red berries, complete these two %
tumes.
Now Slate Pencils are Msds. /,
In making slate pencils broken slate is
pnt into q mortar run by steam and
pounded into small particles. Then it
goes into a mill and runs into a "bolt-
ing " machine, such as is used in -four
ing mills, where it il "bolted," the fine, 4
almost impalpable, -four that results be-
ing taken to . mixing tub, where a small
quantity Of steatite Hour similarly manu-
featured il added, together with other
materials the whole being made into Q
stiff dough. This dough is kneaded
thoroughly by passing It several times
between iron rollers. Thence it is con-