Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-20
lrsnt County HERALD Correspondence.
NEW YORK FASHIONS



NEW YORK FASHIONS.
MAssriais-Liherty In styiss--Accessories, etc.
MATERIALS.
Inexpensive and pretty costumes
are made of pale ecru bunting trim
med with ribbon. bows. OF course
there are other shades, but delicate
ecru tints are preferred, not only
because they are especially adapted
to summer time, but because they
harmonic with anything and every.
thing. A notable advantage acerues
furthermore from the fact that the
character offs bunting costume is 80
readily changed by means of
change Of the accessories just men.
toned and one can be grave or co.
quettish upon occasion, simply in
consequence of displacements easily
effected. The figured goods of the
day are likewise popular finish for
bunting costumes, but such combina.
ton, it is manifest must be perma-
nent. Bunting nevertheless is now
closely rivalled by the new figured
challies of the day aud ss these are
in every imaginable variety of pat.
terms, their use is correspondingly
extended. The time 10 now close at
hand too, when even in the northern
latitudss we shall seek relief by the
adoption of cool wash costumes. For
morning wear, Bingham is much
sought after, and nothing more re-
fined can be imagined than q neat
bingham suit with parasol to match.
Fine percales and lawns are also in
favor, and here likewise the parasol
can be made 70 correspond. In white,
soft qualities of null are trimmed
with Hamburg edging or Breton lace
and especially novel suits are Of null
IN delicate tints of blue, pink or yell
low. As TO the
STYLES OF MAKING
there is liberty that we can appre-
ciate only by recollection OF the
past. We all remember time when,
willing or unwilling, we were COM
PEELED to wear close fitting princess
costumes, which, exceedingly becom.
ing 10 rightly proportional figures,
we're terror to ladies either too stout
or too thin. Then we rushed into
the opposite extreme paniers came
in vogue, and it seemed as if, wheth.
er or no, we should all be obliged to
wear punched up dresses. But for
tunately at the eleventh hour change
was brought about-by Lord & Tay-
lor, if memory serves me aright-and
the improvement has been lasting
one. Now we have no cast iron rules.
Bunched up styles; euirass or close
fitting corsages; straight polonaises
and dresses all in one are equally
stylish, while for wash costumes.
there is choice among unlined and
close fitting basques. half fitting jack
cts which may or may not be belted
in, and polonaises or overskirts the
two last mentioned however, being
only sometimes chosen. OF late too,
there has arisen style of skirt that
brings back the remembrances of the
Long Ago when they hung plainly
and had rows of French gathers at
the back below the waist line. The
Gitana is a model embodying these
ideas and can be suitably worn with
the Marimon coat or a perfectly
plain basque would answer likewise.
But such costume is unsuited to
wash goods and here the Thilda
skirt would be more desirable. In
basques, the Eudocia is new, and to.
gether with the Hone skirt would
serve az a model for a tasteful cos.
tune of silk or wool. An evening
toilette might be- copied after one
worn by Emma rhursby, at the re-
cent Olof Bull concert, which was of
pale blue satin and brooaded grenaf
dine, made Cleanthe polonaise and
demi trained skirt. The young prima
donna is quite pretty, of medium
size and owes much of her success
to her engaging manners when be.
fore an audience. She sang to an
accompaniment played upon Hainss
upright piano, and it is worthy OF
remark that this style of instrument
has been much in vogue this winter,
since it has been chosen at concerts
where Campanini, Galassi, Marimon
and other stars have appeared. There
Is rage for natural flowers as
FINISHING TOUCHES
to the toilette. Sometimes it is only
little blossom, but they are worn
IN all gradations up to clusters of
dozen roses or huge punches Of VIC
lets or heartsease. They are substi.
tutes for the tie or are placed any.
where on the front Of the corsage,
being often stuck in the belt. Arti-
fetal flowers are worn, but natural
are the first choice, perhaps because
in city they are most expensive.
Hand painting is in extraordinary
favor. Ribbon bows are often orna.
mented in this way and elegant
evening toilettes are finished by hand
painting and embroidery. Spanish
lace, black, white, or more or less
heavily laden with gilt, is in extra
ordinary favor and forms not only a
stylish addition to bonnets, but in
the shape Of Andalusian scarfs, will
afford light protection and give
adornment to the shoulders of socie-
ty bellies while flirting on the piazzas
of summers hotels. Graceful and
very becoming head coverings cap
likewise be improvised from these
scarfs which have been introduced
in honor of Queen Christine.
Lucy earlier.
New York, May IL, 1850,