Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-06-24
Grant County HERALD Correspondence,
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
ColOrs-Red and YeIIow-New Costumes
Milhnery--GIances In the Future:

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The rage for red is only equslled
by the rage for yellow. and uice GER.
Sa, the rage for yellow is only
equalled by the rage for red. Those
two RACES constitute the most prom.
inent facts in dress st the presenu
moment, and | would not give much
for tho sensibil ties of anybody
whose nerves were not seriously af-
fected thereby. Impressed by the
sight of a yellow bonnet trimmed
with red, you scarce recover from
this shock when you encounter q
red bonnet trimmed With yellow,
and hardly have you by an effort
regained your composure, when you
observe a society belle whose various
coat tails float In the breeze, dis.
playing the artistic combination of
red outside with yellow facings, or
a yellow outside contrasting trium-
phantly with red Innings. This,
moreover, in view of coming dog
days, is curious subject of specula-
ton, and rises to the proportions of
general sort of madness which has
taken possession of the feminine
mind Yet all has not been told.
for both red and yellow intrude
themselves in combination with
other colors. Costumes of blue,
gray, green, etc, are trimmed or
faced with red or yellow, while of
late we see black silk skirts finished
around the lower edge with three
narrow, plated ruffles, one rcd, one
yellow and one blue. Hot looking
morning costumes for the country,
are of plain Turkey red and of red
and yellow figured calico red calico
parasol to match. Surprising cos
tunes are likewise in bright shades
of garnet and wine color trimmed
with yellow or sometimes with pro-
nounced plaids. Oae of the latter
was worn the other evening by Ed.
win Booths daughter, as together
with her distinguished father, she
listened to one of Weber's Balry
Grand pianos. This now instrument
has attracted no little attention dur
Jag the winter, not only among mu-
slcians, but from the general public,
since It's tones are remarkably pow,
errul and of great beauty, while
from diminished size 1T is less cum
brous than the Grand pianos to
which we are more accustomed. But
to return. The young lady's cos
tune was made Roxelane waist and
Edmee skirt stylish designs
recently introduced-and her bon
net was mixed straw trimmed with
brown ribbon aud bunch of cher
ries. She is quite small, almost
fragile; her round, childish face hav-
ing no resemblance to the narrow,
spirituelIe, oountenanoe of the dis
tinguished tragedian. Another new
ald pretty walking skirt is the
Simplice the Theresine overskirt is
also handsome novelty and in the
way Of stylish oorsage, the Ger
vaiss coat deserves mention. To.
gether with the Simplioe skirt, it
would be a handsome model for q
walking dress Of any kind of sum-
mer goods, while for indoors, an ad
Unstable train could be added. Re-
turning to
MILLINERY
we ind & noticeable feature to be
the manner of trimming very coarse,
hariug straws since they are garn.
ished with fine Languedoc or Breton
lace, handsome plumes, fine flowers,
etc. The new colored mulls are like.
wise much used for these shade hats
Not black velvet, however, which is
really more appropriate than any,
thing else is not employed in such
combinations, nor elsewhere indeed
10 millinery. Pale lilac, which for
some yeas was in profound obliv.
ion, ia now extremely fashionable in
both millinery and costumes, and
near akin to this, are the new hello
trope shades, in diverse tones of !
pinkish purple or purplish pink.
Yet. as readily becomes apparent,
these colers are too trying to be |
largely adopted. and the eanle can |
be said Of the coachman's drabs,
pale gays, etc.
EXPANSION oF IDEAS.
There is an evident tendency to.
wards broadening effects in dress.
Some Of the new hats are very
small, perfectly fat to the head, in |
cap shape, but quite broad the |
breadth being added to by a spray |
of howers pendant on one side and |
bow Of ribbon On the other. Then |
again we see plain skirts hanging
full all around, and with French |
gathers in front as well as the back. |
These ideas are as yet exceptional. |
Extremists only adopt them, but |
peradVenture they lead where we in
time shall follow. LUCY CARTER.
There ives : young swell in Calcutta,
Tried TO write Electric Oil on a shutter,
When be reached to L. C.
A great big Parsee,
Said when Rheumatic pains you nlure,
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