The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-25
Millinery.

The smaIl bdnnets are decidedly 81
the majority. They are more becoming,
more comfortable and possibly moro
", witnhf ahe hmits.6n TIE purse stziIgss
Inc large hats of plush are very elegant,
ont must be worn with an elegant cos
tune. FT1
The ornamentd Oh f de lbonnosats Ire
terrible. When the ladies confined
themselves to the small humming- bird,
and other pretty Little feathered beauties,
It was wen enough, but now one sees
ooves, parrots, .partridges, and even
Owls! lmaginei an owl a q bonnet Of
pink plush, lor 70 large owl kovering
over wide felt hat, with his great eyes
staring one out of countenance! It may
web be said that eafth,oceana skyare
rlf1ed to suit the feminine world. Steel
embroideries also trim hats, and an ele.
: CANT ornament was q band of geld Mar.
guerites. The most absurd idea Il the
biushing bonnet, which is said tobs CON
structed with strings that,press the fem
pies when lady bows, and the pink
tinge suffuses her face while the geffle-
man who has raised his hat to.the fair
one ignorantly imagines that the flush
results from her pleasure 1T meeting
him. This bonnet can be worn with the
manufactured dimples which are said
to be now the fashion. There are also
rumors that the long gloves which cover
the rounded arm of beauty conceal q
false arm, so that there is no limit to the
additions art makes to nature. The re-
suits are pleasant, however. Women
are looking wonderfully well. The
present dresses are pretty. Much free
dom Is given to individual taste. There
are no prescribed limits, $50 that the
thick and thin must keep within them
whether they like itor not Colorsey
can be worn that are: becoming and
from the :, multiplicity. ssof mater
ials and a.. the Low =..e pricaa - of
goods that are fashionable, one
can dress well. Cashmere evening
dresses in light shades are as becoming
to young ladies as those of satin, and are
equally fashionable. Wooden costumes
on the street are more elegant, If well
made, than those of richer material that
are patched up.'' The cut, not the
cloth, is the cry. The wealthiest, most
fashionable ladies are seen in cloth cos
tunes simply stitched but exquisitely
fitted. Then young ladies can make
pretty street costumes out of so few
yards of material, and with skill they
can easily make the pretty bead tablier
that trims the skirts. One of the most
agreeable and excellent features of the
times is the attention paid to home
dressing. No more slovenly wrappers
and hair in crimps; it is no longer the
fashion, and fashion reigns supreme
ever. The home. dress must be jaunty,
and. with the little lace cap, the. pretty
matinee. the dainty apron, the painted
cuffs and collars, the delicate lace fichus,
the knots Of ribbon End the cluster of
flowers at the belt or in the hair, girls
and matrons canmake themselves donbly
attractive, and at a trifiing. cost These
are not trifes unworthy of time and
thought. On the contrary, they are
duties. A woman who does not make
the most of her personal appearance,
who does not use all the taste she has in
adding to natural graces, is to be
blamed and pitied. Young married
women ought to be especially on their
guard against becoming slovenly in their
appearance. The contrast between the
pretty girl, so daintily attired, that he
wooed and the slipshod woman in soiled
wrapper and ruffied hair that he has
wons Ms something too painful Ito the
husband to be agreeable~-Assdrews'
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