The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-14

Fur pelerines are very much worn

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The newest muffs are made of a piece OF
she dress material.
Saturday night il the proper night for
dinner parties in Boston,
Brocades for evening dresses are wrought
with golden threads.
Nothing could be lovelier than the de-
signs for valentines this season.
Embroidered wraps are in great favor
and are to be very much worn from this
time forward,
The entire wristsd, long yellow wrlnkled
gloves continue to be The correct thing for
party wear.
The proceeds of the great charity ball in
New York on Thursday evening will prob-
ably reach $4,000.
Spanish jswelry is very fashionable. the
bracelets, brooches. and ear rings being in
large leaf designs.
The long silk, fur lined cloaks, so fash
ionable this winter, will soon be suppressed
ed by lighter wraps O: silk and other ma
| terials.
Brides are not provided with such q
large outfit of table linen as in years gone
by. because the styles in linen DOW change
so often
Pretty indoor jackets are made of navy
blue Hindoo cashmere. with wide borders
of Oriental cashmere Of the brightest
colors, RULES OF yellow lace: being worn
around the neck and yris:s
A Now York fashion writer says
diamonds are not worn as much rs they
we're some years ago Some Of our veal
thiest ladies wear plain jswelry now in
preference to diamonds. Ga state ocea-
sions Mrs. John Jacob Astor wears dia.
monds worth several fortunes. Mrs. A,
T. Stewart seldom wears them,
A New York wedding last week 10 a con-
spicuous mercantile family cost $4,000.
The back yard was inclossd aud heated and
used for dancing. Everything in the range
of epicurean taste was to be had to eat
Stewed terrapin. canvas-back duck at S. q
pair, and whatever was out of season was
the more in abundance.
Fancy plads are made with smooth
fitting basques and long. wrinkled over
skirts, which are irregularly drsped. turn
ed I'D in a rever on one side in an odd.
coqucttish way. The underskirts are of
some dark shade, corresponding with the
neutral colors that ARE always found in
these plsids. They are usually flushed
with narrow pieatings.
The presents at the recent Rotchscilds
wedding 10 London we're valued at 81 .224,-
900. One article aIone-a string of pearls
given by Leopold TO his Marie, cost
1920, 600, and if the hard times do ever
come, oh. my prophetic soul. mine
uncle" what ''spouting chance" to keep
the wolf from the door do not these pearls
PRESENT.
a handsome matinee bonnet is of ruby
plush and satin; ths crown of the plush
with close fitting brin faced with the sat-
in, wide strings of the satin bordered on
the outer edge with ca inch wide border Of
plush. A heavy cluster of OK heart
cherries at the lower left side of the bon
net makes very rich adjournment for an
extremely handsome bonnet.
AS rule. gloves no longer squeeze the
hand. They are becoming long, loose
and without buttons. after the fashion of
Bernhardt The notion of wearing loose,
elastic gloves is probably the result of
another fashion that of enormous jeweled
rings, with which women are decking the
third and fourth fingers Of their hands,
and which are incompatible with tight
glovec.
Some charming aoral pieces designed
for valentine gifts are interesting novelties
just now. One is little nat of yellow
straw, lined with scarlet satin. and finish
ed with q band and bow of scarlet satin
ribbon. and filed with emblematic flowers.
Another pretty design is floral heart OF
tiny rose buds, and another exquisite
thing is little straw urn, to be flied with
English vio!ets aud lilies of the valley.
types of modest but constant affection.
The four Vanderbilt houses on Fifth
avenue, New York. are nearly COM plete
as to outside work, and now give @ good
idea of the Herter style of architecture.
The mansion of William Fl Vanderbilt
has its upp.r c1rnics of brouz very SNOWY
and qaite uniull Z .ch has cost more
than half u mliIion dDllar+, and the four
stand in row, to be occupied by William
II. (the father. WIN. H. Jr. and Cornelius
(the sous). and MoT1omb!y's, the son LIN
law,
Very dark gray Honrietta cloth is one
of tbs III Ist suitable and stylish materials
now used for walking suits. Thsse are
considered in finest taste when made
simply with round tucked or plain skirt
finished with box pleatings around the
bottom of the skirt. and worn in moderate
weather with little round jacket of the
same material Bright buttons add to
the effect Of walking dress and are often
used, especially on dresses intended for
quite general street and church wear. as
SO many ladies wear a pretty walking
dress. An extremely pretty walking dress
is of plain black satin, trim med With
aI,orDeto 6na Dlaafed rpff1 an an the skirt