Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-06-08
Vol. XVIII. Whole No. l420. NO.23.
New York Fashions.
COSTUMES; sEMI-DREss OUTFITS THE HATS
OF THE PERIOD FANS.

Like two-edged sword in the hands of
the dressmaker, come tuckings which no
longer confined to innocent white dresses,
appear in wools, silks, aud all that is akin
thereto. Imagine now for a moment the
forcefulness Of this new element in the max
ing of costumes, and you will see what
description. Worn places. can be passed
off as new, because covered up by tucks:
s plain expanse, often as much to be dread
ed as an awkward pause, can be furrowed
over by tucks either narrow or wide, run
lengthwise, crosswise, or any other wise,
and from n small cluster up to a regiment.
Every day now, too, gives proof that braid
and cord are coming to the front as trim
'mings, The former put on in rows and fin
ished usually by bullet-shaped crochet or
metal button; the latter in fanciful tracer
les, tvirlings and whirlings that on the
fronts Of dresses are connected by frogs"
which have eaped into a sudden life. OF
course the material must be plain TO show
off the trimmings, and tuckings likewise are
manIfestly inappropriate to aught but solid
surfaces. One who wants to know about
sEMI-DREss OUTFITS
can do no better than follow the crowd to
TaImage's on Sunday. For as we all
know, brother T. breaches not to the mighty
but to a crowd of the semi-poor People
who If they have nice things work in some
way for them. Perhaps this was the reason
that Talmage so furiously denounced the
buying lottery tickets, since IT is not the
rich who usually invest IN this way, but the
poor who want to get rich. As prsof Of
the efficacy of his eIoquence, We find some of
the people whom he breaches against doing
a better business than ever now especially
that Generals Bcauresard and Eariy super
intend all the details Of the monthly and
semi annual drawings Of the Louisiana State
Lottery Company, TO insure perfect fairness.
They say moreover, that the BLACK Crook"
never found such audiences as after Talmage
warned his congregation not to 90 there.
Our special business, however, is not with
the sheep Of his flock but with their cloth
ing, so return to those ,eryiceabe outfits
needed by every one First comes flannel,
which in view Of the popular demand has
been dyed not only in standard brown, blue,
green, etc, but in "greenery." "yallery,"
and the new terra retta, which threatens US
as a popular rage. 1t is a very brownish
red, or a very reddish brown color, and is
seen in ribbons hats, feathers, gloves, and |
know not what. There are several shades
running from pale to dark. Cheyiot cloth
Is likewise in great demand for stylish, in
expensive costumes, and here you can
choose among checks, showing indistinct CO.
muglugs Of the recent browns reds, yell
lows, greens, etc, or stripes in similar COM
blnations. IF YOU are stout, choose the lat
ter, or, II thin, select among the former, but
for either YOU need good complexion.
Uncertain shades are always disastrous to
uncertain compilations, and unless your face
shows the red and white, lnaturalJ. rely on
some decided color for your costume.
STRUCK BY HATS.
Anybody might be struck by hats, for
they are striking enough. 1t seems as II
mIllners could not pile on ostrich feathers
sufficient to satisfy their hearts, and the re-
sult s-feathers. Plumes ovsrtopping
pumes till they form small mountains or
trailing plumes that droop from either side
Of the hat till thsy well nigh touch the
shoulders Then how piquant three nod
ding ostrich tips peering impudently above
the brow on one side, and adding sighih-
cance TO each look Of coquetry. A climax
Of effectiveness is reached by contrasts Of
color, as when red feathers adorn a black
hat black feathers are put on red hats,
etc, although red hats trimmed laylshly
with red ostrich plumage are very stylish.
Not only genuine red, but the garnet terra
Gotta and other varieties. These red hats
and mats with red or any other colored
feathers are worn independently OF the
FANS.
There are fans OF feathers and feathery
fans Provided YOU have feathers, Fashion
opens her portals and YOU enter, even
though you may have secretly in the kitchen
or poultry yard despoiled your own chick
ems or guinea hens Of their coatings. Ar
range them IN some pretty way and behold
YOU have fan. Mary Andersons fsvorite
stage fan was set Of white ostrich plumes
confined without regularity and tied with
ribbon. Sometimes We see painted feathers,
but here they lie fat and are uniform in
color. Painting indeed is greatly liked
birds, figures, or landscapes on black. white
or pale satin or MORE surfaces Very large
fans have followed very large white ties,
no body knows where, and medium sizes pre-
vail. Lucy CARTERr
What Wife" Means.