Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1880-01-31
OUR NEW YORK FASHION LETTER
stylish Eccentricities- -.Jcwelry-A
Prophecy of SprinS-NeW Fea-
lures in Dress and Business
STYLISH ECCENTRICITIEs.

| STYLISH ECCENTRICITIEs.
EDITOR INTELLIGENCER A short |
time since we'll dressed lady came to-
ward me, but she seemed to have for
gotten her bonnet. Not o trace OF it
was visible. Regarding her. therefore,
with attention, [ observed, las she passed,
that small something hung at the back
of her head. 1t was her hat. The same
day l saw another and yet another lady,
wearing hat suspended in like man.
ner, which, so far as front vision went,
served in no wise the. legitimate pur-
pose of a hat OF course there were
no strings. for that would have trans
formed these decidedly useless append
ages into bonnets.: At present the
sight is no longer a rare one.ts Now
and then may be seen what, in all pro-
priety, might be termed winged hat
Specimens of this species are made en-
tirely of wings. Quite small ones are
used, and you may imagine the number
required The turban style is preferred
for display OF these remarkable efforts
of human skill, and the wings project
out in every direction. like so many
thorns on a. briar- -bush.< A finishing
touch. lis given by bird, sometimes
quite large one, and the wings are ol
every possible and impossible color put
together. Yet such hat does not at.
tract any very great attention. One
does not have to look at it, for our eye:
have grown used to anything in the way
of birds and bird plumage. The othe
evening lady appeared wearing cos
tune adorned with at least two dozei
, differently colored birds, most of then
ir, quite large, and not few with wing
'se; extended. But some were quite small
notably on the corsage, where ten hum
ming birds were placed on one side
be against one larger bird on the Other
A little bird was perched on each sleev
at the elbow, where the sleeve ended
by and one was at the back OF the neck. l
JEwELRY.
,n: the latest thing is the kerchlet pn
not which owes its origin, rise and prosres
to the silk kerchiet craze which ha
re: oysrtaken us this winter. Almost ever
'ir. lady YOU meet wears silk kerchl'
>" tucked in around her neck, and now I'll
by seekers after novelties are superaddin
an ornamental pin, Just such pin
gentlemen have for long time worn
. fa,. n
damental idea goes. But here. as els
where, when a woman takes matt
in hand, we find changes for the bette
Mon remained satisfied with all sorts
heads, making wry faces at you, skuI
|: and cross bones, or. if they venture
away from these things, ,contented ther
selves with tobacco pipes, whips, III
representations OF like character, h
lieving them, quite beautiful. Now
find the loveliest devices in the way
tiny bouquets of liowerets, minute a
fairy fern leaves, frosted bells and iii
other such pretty NOTIONS.
A PROPHECY OF SPRING.
Cashmere ideas will lead next su
mer. "Cashmere" thus used has no,
ing to do with that highly respectful
material so called, and which is gem
ally understood to belong to the lam
of merlnoes The word ''cashmert
in this newer sense, is derived from
vale OF Cashmere IN India, and is us
to signify Oriental ideas in many diff
ing varieties, but bearing general
semblances which we Immediately T.
ognize Cashmere materials have be
Id among the most elegant used this W
ter, both in millinery and costumes. 5
- now the latest agony is cashmere sto
ings. All this is excellent. We west
people stand first where sewing.l
chimes. pianos and such like are C
cerned, and we electrity the world W
our electric lights, but for much tina
beautiful, we must acknowledge
Orientals as our superiors, and tn,
fore we do well to copy alter tn
,.,.r Writing of pianos. reminds me of
fact that some OF the most elegant
Years gifts made here were Hal
.rn n. Bros. pianos. All these instrum,
are excellent and of superior workn
ship, but special demand seems
have arisen for their uprights, which