The news., 1882-02-02
LATEST EsTHETIC COSTUMES.
HOW THE CHILDREN OF THE FOREST
CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR FESTIVAL.


River headquarters.
Mrs. Veni Vida Vici Colorow, with
her three charming daughters, re-
ceived at the parental tepee from one
P. NJ. until further orders. Mrs. Col
GROW was dressed in plain ashes Of
sage bush, gunny sack cut la robe
de sleeping car, with ear ornaments
Of copper rivets and bracelets of
mother Of clamshell, strung on strips
of brocaded buckskin.
Miss Cleopatra Union Forever Col
GROW wore a gros grain army tent,
with brass overcoat buttons and hand
painted, with the device ~. s." in
Roman characters on the back. Her
hair was frescoed with antelope tallow
and bangles of grizzly bear toe-nailp,
held in place with tarred rope.
Miss Walk-Around Colorow wore
a husk door-mat, cut decollette, with
embroidery across the shoulder-blade,
forming the letters "Welcome."
Miss Drag-Out Colorow wore pair
Of agency suspenders and hectic
flush. She was the only lady at the
ColOrow tepee in full evening dress.
Refreshments were served here, CON
sisting Of cottonwood sandwiches and
Mumm's Extra Dry Rat and Roach
Destroyer.
Mrs. Shavano and several others re-
ceived at the magnificent ShavAno
dugout, on Fine-cut avenue. Mrs.
Shavano wore cavalry blouse and
ear ornaments.
Mrs. Signing Mountain-Pine wore
plug hat and Queen Elizabeth bed
quilt, held 10 place with Roman safety
pin, rescued from the ruins of White
River agency.
Refreshments wers served here,
consisting Of prairie-dog pie with var
iations, and symphony in sage-hen
salad, with dressing a la Chinaman.
No liquor was served here, the ladies,
In an unguarded moment, having sur
rounded the supply.
At the palatial buffalo wallow of Chief
Antelope the ladies were not receiving,
but gentlemen callers were cordially
invited to stop at the front door and
kick the large and hospital sggrega-
ton Of yaller dogs in honor of the day.
Colorow, in a spike-tail coat and
pair Of high-cut gum boots, led the
list Of callers.
The Son-in-law-of. .the-N Nebraska-
Blizzard was with him, and wore
cotton umbrella and headache. He
was very sociable, being on the bor-
ders Of dslirium tremens, 50 that his
odd fanciss and facstious attempts to
scalp his hostess several times made
him wslcome guest wherever he
went,
TcSafd evening tbs gentlemen al.
lers became very froiicsome and mirtb.
ful provoking, pulling over several roy.
aledidees where the ladies' wersreceiv.
ing calls, and In one instance tipping
over a bedroom 10 which The -Daugh.
ter-of-the- WaIliug-W ind was pairing
favorite corn.
The most attractive street costume
was one that was worn by a son Of
Oolorow, who was dressed in gray
army shirt held in place by broad
band of Wamsutta muslin. BE wore
beaded moccassins, without socks,
and hair ornaments Of tar roofing and
selections frem feather bed. He
also wore . ussklace made Of the back
testh of friendly whites, strung on
the E string Of 9 violin,
The raost gorgeous costume noticed
among the ladies was that of Mrs.
Brazos DeSoto, a half-breed squaw,
whose pedigree runs back into some
of the best Ute families. She had dis
guised herself by washing her face
unbeknown to even her most intimate
friends. Still a few recognized her.
she being the only Ute lady receiving
calls who weighed over $50 pounds.
She wore two soldier overcoats, one
buttoned in front and one laced down
the back with a clothes line. She
wore her hair negligently in the form
Of rats nest, the deception being
perfect and the effect very much
heightened by the use Of maple syrup
as bandoline.
The following day was characterized
by the usual amount of unavailIng
remorse and several post-mortem ex-
ations.-Laramte Boomerang.
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