Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-11-29
FASHIONABLE FANCIES.

BANDS Of grcbe trim some of the
! handsomest bonnets and hats.
REDINGoTEs will be trimmed with fur,
instead of the rose-leaf ruches, as the
| weather advances.
The newest wraps are padded on the
shoulders to elevate them in the way
that dress sleeves axe raised.
The fashionable turbans are made of
red plush Or velvet and are worn back
OFT the face SO as not to Conceal the
bangs or waves.
The furore for gros grain silk has ex-
tended to trimmings and sash ribbons:
| skirt loopings aud bows in "repped
effects y are now more used than satin
| fairies.
The newest polonaises are very bout
| FAINT at the back aud fitted like Jersey
! at the waist and over the hips. The
front breadths are clinging and are
| usually closed to form a wrlnk!ed apron.
| The polonaise is used for cloth and cam
| cls-hair and cashmere dresses, and is
considered too ordinary style for haul-
some calling or reception dresses.
FRENCH corset-makers are rciutro-
duc1ng the old Fashioned corset that had
q bOard-llke b,lsk down the front, but
DO fastenings, the lacings now being
done at the back. This method, though
ca;ising extra time and troubled arrang-
| ing, produces, it is claimed, Il more
graceful outline to the form than the
usual manner of fastening the corset.
| TISsEL and metal bullion seldom find
favor among American ladies as garni-
ture, but immense Uuaut!eiHs Of the
trimmings are now used Oh bonucts.
Feathers are frosted with gold or silver,
SO that they seem sprinkied with the
precious metal. Solid crowns OF hats.
with black velvet Trims, are formed of a
network Of gold bullion or silver cord.
a gold or silver cord then appears again
on the brim, and a buckle OF similar
metal holds the folds of the velvet to-
gether.
HE pelisse is tho most popular cloak
for young ladies, though the garments
trimmed with boy. pleated rnches of
plnked cloth have become SO common
that ladies of exclu :ive taste DO not wear
them. The most stylish pelisses for
the promenade are OF dark green or dark
brown cloth with collar or shoulder
cape # fur, cuffs al i pockets, which are
slit aud finished at the ends with arrow
| heads OF silk to match the color of the
cloth. Sealskiu and uudyed beaver arc
the most elegant furs for trimming these
pelisses.
| A NICE black wool dress has become
almost indispensable in a laly's outfit,
and Is valued alike by the young and
old. For young ladies the present fancy
Is to brighten black dresses with tacir Is
and vests Of colorcl cashmere, or to wear
an entire basque Of a gay color, or else
a Jersey waist, but the greater num|,eS
of black wool dresses are now made III
the simple styles adopted for cloth
arvsrcs; US these are more serviceable
because less likely to go out of fashion,
and are inexpensive, because they re-
Qulre no trimming but stitching, or else
very simple brai,ling.
MANY of the new square, for the neck
have centers Of gauSe with full lace ruff
tes around the edge. A very pretty one
has center Of Gre amy s. uze with large
polka cots OF pink chenille raitc>} from
the surface, aud the edge is Orna,nented
with double rntfleot deep Spanish lace
Another has center ci pale lavendar
gauze, with a flower design in each cor
ner of the soft, NOISY chrnille, and three
ruff1es OF rich white lace as border. \
very odd long scarf for the neck is made
Of figured null, in a flower leaf design,
in which the colors are run together il
such way as to give an indlstinct ap
pearance to the pattern. Around the
edge is a border Of plain lace. The
scarf is worn close around the throat anC
tied in wide bow with long graceful
ends.