Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-02-09
Vol. XVIII. Whole No. l4ll. No. 6.
New York Fashions.
EVENING COSTUMEs-THE REDS OF THE
DAY-GLovEs-COIFFU

One must have color. Pink-that is
genuine, bright pink, having years since been
banished, red Immediately took its place.
This reign of red has been long one and
at present we have a whole royal family of
reds. There is fame and cardinal red
damaSk and dull aesthetic red, cinnamon and
Indian red while in close kinship come the
varieties of garnet. Chiefly in evening as
sembles do these reds show forth their su-
premacv when women of fashion delight in
parading one red dress after another. Di-
yersities of fabric give a change and lockers
on can draw comparisons among rich plushes
yevets satins or brocades of huge design.
These materials are mixed and intertwined.
in every conceivable way, while at times the
best possible results accrue from overshad-
ings of lace either black or white Fancy If
YOU will the chaming effects brought about
by softly falling cascades of fine white lace
upon velvet, plush, sr satin. At times il is
set in hounees or peeps as poetic bordering
to brocade. Then too, how extended are
the possibilities where black lace is intro
duced. How skilfully may not the middle
aged belle make all things proper, and
tighten up her wasted complexion by red
costume, provided she tones it down by ad-
mixtures of black lace. Otherwise it might
be too glowing too too too" as our friend
Oscar Wilde might say.
FORTUNATE AND UNFORTUNATE COMBINA-
TONS.
DO YOU not see furthermore the practical
use Of lace You can change your costume
almost ad infnltum. 1t comes in anywhere,
fills up; takes away does anything you want
il to do. You can twist it and turn it catch
1t up or let it fall and having served its pur-
pose on one dress is equally good for anoth-
CT. The combinations are wei nigh invar-
ably fortunate. But woe betide when reds
are unfortunately brought together. The
worst Of such woes is when red complex
Ioued woman selects red costume. | can
not describe it; YOU can imagine it for your
self And yet such errors are committed
not by the tneNperenced-the thoughtIess--
but by ladies' who have made the science Of
dres, study. The only solution is that
when looking IN the glass they wear the
wrong NPectac!es- Tut on the right Specta-
eIe9 TOO pray You When choosing between
an offset Of lace or artificial flowers. If YOU
are-ot uncertain age-hesltate before Sc
!ecung the latter. In nlne cases out OF ten
the lace Viii soften the traces OF lime and
make YOU really look Younger than floral
adornment which par ereelle"ce behts the
'pHns time OF HE.
JEwELEY-cotrUREs
The Eyorire necklace is a stripg Of heads
p.arI or yolI in seyeraI strand, drawn tight
ly around the throat. Earrings .olitair-.
If diamonds or nearI> or n.rbans some one ~
the, ~emi-Dreciou, stones AIe,andrite.
nrnk or yellow tonaz cbrvsober,l etc that
are so fashionable combined with diamonds
ne.rls ,apnbires. rubies or emeralds But
the DESIGN !, always short and close 10 the
4ar. bracelets however ar. the distinguish.
inc, mark nf fashionable lady and in
i;nol,o,, co1lactions of from, tuo n four ~
f,. sIr var, oarr,,x ,bev ars sllowed -
r,,,Ie oyar ,ba Iong oIove which ,l.oiso
matter of necuIiar nriae and really, ~ mora
i,n,or,,rca ria, tho arm, i covers pao,ja
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