Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-02-18
New York FASHIONS.
FRIzzES THE RAGE-THE FASHIONABLE
WORLD COLLARED-PREMONIT OF
SPRING-COSTDMES.

FRIZZES THE RAGE-THE FASHIONABLE
WORLD CoLLARED-PREMONIT OF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Correspondence of the Staunton VINDIcAToR
New York, Feb. 14th.
In coiffures our minds run chiefly to
front pieces. They are the nightmare OF
ones dreams, ha ROW the soul by day and
prove veritable gulf wherein thousands
of five and ten dollar bills are sunk. The
time when one or two front pieces were
held sufficient is gone by, and five or six
are now thought only moderate supply.
If this be deemed an exaggeration, COM
mission the mos reliable merchant you
know, when coming on for spring goods,
to look into the dealers cases or perhaps
better yet to critically regard the counte-
nances of Broad way bellies. He will. see
frizzes. waves and curls, varied in
hundred different ways, of all sizes, col
or and conditions. Some are tangled mas
ses, offers gentle undulations, some fall
ing 10 and leaving only the suspicion OF
of forehead; others showing but a stray
curl or two struggling carelessly upon the
brow. Yet on one point all are agreed;
without exception they lie fiat, being kept
in posi- ion by Invisible netting held by in
visible hair pins. The word invisible
of course must not be taken literally, it
means as near invisible as human ingenu-
I ity can compass and what is wanting is
made up by the charming frankness with
which they are sllowed to become visible
when placed IN blank relief where the friz-
zes do not come. Many time indeed they
usurp the place Of wells and with front
piece plastered over her forehead by means
Of one of them, q fashionable lady goes on
her way contentedly, regardless Of an ex-
posture of tan or freckles left without an
attempt at disguise unless it be that of her
| favorite cosmetic. Cause and event are
inseparable and potent reason for the mo-
nomania concerning front pieces is that
| the remainder of the couture receives III
comparison, but limited attention. One
! is satisfied with braids done UP in unpre-
tentious style either in a coil or broad twist
| at the back. For there is evidence of
| breadth throughou t the varying arrange
ments of the hair. Combs are broad and
fiat except very large gilt or tortoise shell
hair pins, sword and dagger like ornaments
and large balls set on single stems or as
headings to huge hair pins. These are
| stuck with abandon through the hair ard
| often are useful in holding the bralds in
position. For the STREET, the hair is worn
| low, because it must serve as foundation
for the bonnet, but for evening, the ruffs
now In vogue compel it's being dressed
higher. Finger puffs are little used and
because hardly in acco dance wi b present
| ideas; short curls are IN some demand but
long curls are still held in abomination.-
Bandeaux are liked because they concea
the ending of thu front piece, but many of
| the front pieces are now made with a
transverse parting running counter to the
one in the centre and from this hangs an
| attachment of waved hair to be drawn back
| over the head ard fastened in with the
braids. Of course one can wear ones own
hair if one wants to, but to this there are
! serious objections. One may not have
that hair and if one has, one may not wish
TO burn and friz it So perpetually. i.
COLLARS.
Undoubtedly the fashionable world is
collared. Collars are supreme idea of the
| moment, and the word is used here in a
| comprehensive sense for with far reaching
grasp intend it to include not only col
| lars small and proper, but the whole fami
| ly of capes derived therefrom ana attain
| ing in the more exaggerated forms to di-
mansions which entirely cover the shout
ders and reach to the waist. My reason
| for so doing is that we often find it impos
| sible to draw distinctive line between the
two; nobody can say just where the collar
ends and the cape commences: like the
animal and vegetable kingdom they run
into each other and it is just as easy to
call small cape collar as to classify a
| large collar under the heading of small
cape. Unique effects are produced by
large capes of long haired fur with cuffs
and muff to match, the cape taking the
place of an out door garment. August
Belmont's daughter, Mrs. Rowland, wore
an elegant fur set of this style with an
Aguita polonaise of rich purple brocade
over purple velvet skirt. Less pronoun-
ced capes are of short fur such as seal, bea-
yer. ETC., in size they may grow smaller
until small collar around the neck is
reached. These collars have indeed quite
driven out the silk 'kerchief of last winter
| and tho lodu On r 10 II
these can make o pretenslon to "style" in
the right acceptstion of the term. Plusl
often does duty us a substitute and some.
times the prettiest effects result from the
introduction of handsome colors. I re-
member having written about collars III
my last letter but the subject is so promi-
nent one that will not apologize. Be-
sides they are to reign during the spring
and summer in lighter material. This 1
know from glimpses of Lord & Taylor s
work rooms where elegant reproductions
are being made.
| COSTUMES.
An elegant costume recently designed
for Nine. Gerste1, Was made of rich Grim
son brOcade combined with velvet to cor
respond, after the Telicite model. The
broad train rounded on the corners was OF
velvet, and above was second train OF
the brocade plated in fan shapes but slash
ed open and laced down the middle. Two
scarfs of brocade extended from the cor
sage and crossing each other in front were
attached in large bow on the right side
of the skirt. The corsage was low, with
out sleeves, pointed back and front. laced
up behind and finished with plastrou of
| shirred satin in front. Around the neck,