Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-01-20
WINTER STYLES.

writer, writes as t0lIoWS Regarding tue
latest styles
Fashions which prevail in January
hold their own during the remainder of
the winter, and the New Years costume
is important, therefore, not only as in
dicatiye of what is stylish at the present
time. but of what is to come. BY far
the greater number of dressy toilets
are made with trimmed skirts and
basques, and, the use of magnificent
brocades having proved unfayorable TO
short dresses for evening wear, most OF
the handsomer costumes are devised
with trains. They are not of unusual
length, and are a compromise between
the square and round train, partaking OF
the nature of both, since they would be
square but that the corners are rounded
of. Sleeves are generally to tie elbow,
and the corsage is cut high around the
throat, square or heart-shaped the lat
ter style being sometimes allowed to
come close about the neck and opened
below. These leading ideas are, OF
course, SO variously combined and modi-
fed by the skill I'll modiste that there is
no sameness, but continual variety, for
among a number Of New Year cos
tunes gotten up for leaders of society
by Lord & 7 lylor it was only on close
examination that certain prevailing
features were to be remarked. A superb
costume was of black velvet, on which,
at intervals, were placed, in applique
style, bouquets and sprays OF silk-em-
broidered flowers III gay natural colors.
The effect was lovely. Another exquis-
tie costume was of heliotrope brocade
combined with satin third, gold anu
crimson fourth, pale pink Drocade,
with satin and crystal passamenterie ;
a fifth, pure white. All tbs brocades
were very large in pattern: for You must
remember that spail-figl.red brocades
are not now lsed---at least for very
dressy wear. Opera cloaks were never
so gorgeous, anu are really Respondent
| creations OF rich brocade, wrought III
very large, wide, open flowers. Tine
long dolman or visite is the fashionable
shape for these elegant garments.
PLUSH COLLARS
are decided novelties and give a stylish
| finish to dresses, being all the more be
coming, perhaps, because there is a wide
| range as to choice in the way of color.
Cuffs of plush can be added at the
wrists. OF course there should be q
white collar or rGffie within the collar OF
Flush, and cuff of linen or lace below
| the plush at the end of the sleeve.
Street costumes are often added to by
larc, 1oIlars or even capes of plush, and
here, too, the plush cuff may give
warmth about the wrist. The severe
winter has also brought fur capes into
much demand, and fur cuffs to match
are now sometimes worn. The conven-
tional fur muff ought of course to be
| used when fur is on other parts OF the
| costume, but charmingly coquettish
fancies are now seen as substi-
tutes. They are made of plush
or heavy cloth cut into some pretty
shape, wadded, bound on tie edges, TIED
with ribbon and sometimes edged with
wide white lace. Others are finished
with gold braid, artificial flowers or EN-.
| oroidery. IL ingenious, you can devise
| one for yourself. but the pattern-houses
bring out models. and of these the rret-
test have noticed is the Olga. Sara
| Bernhardt has left behind her rage foI
| rulings about the neck. They never
were in such demand nor carried to
quite such extremes. Crepe Use is
| much used, probably because so he
coming, vet lace comes in for full
share of popularity. It is impossible to
| give special description, but in all kinds
the Sidenburg favorite brands are most
| sought after because most fashionable
| and the best made.
INDEPENDENT BAsQUEs
Of cloth or velvet, to be worn with diff
terent skirts, have iaunty finish given
them by additions of gilt braid and me-
Droidery. Three rows Of braid around
the edges, and embroidery on the collar,
cuffs and pockets. One sees at q glance
! how pretty these must be, and they
afford change from basoues of brocade.
Another new and pleasing ornamenta-
ton for corsage is to have collar and
cuffs OF colored satin, red, blue, gold,
garnet, etc, finished with gilt embroi-
| derry. This, of course, is more suitable
for costume than an Independent, and
the collar and cuffs of satin take the
| place of any other trimming on the cor
sage. A touch of gilt embroidery, or OF
satin and embroidery can be added on
the skirt, but is not essential.
This season, indeed, it is hard
to misplace gilt trimmings. In all
sorts of forms they intrude them
selves everywhere and much as they are
liked for costumes are more prominent
IN millinery. But gilt or silver braids
should never be put on broci.des whore
D variety OF colors are blended, although
we do see tinsel threads running through
orocades. Metal trimmings are better
adapted to plain goods, and in general
are so employed. Enormous bows OF
satin ribbon are now attached on the
left side OF the corsage just above the
waist line, instead of tine mammoth
bouquets of flowers which were once il
vogue, ard the fact that all symmetry is
destroyed by their use does rot seem to
interfere with their popularity.