Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-11-30
NUMBER 50.
FITS OF FASHION.
Hints on the Arraying Of the Feminine Form
Divine as Reflected In the Mirror at
Present.


Hints or the Arraying of the Feminine Form
Divine as Reflected In the Mirror at
Present.
Special Correspondence.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-Satin in theory
is going out; in practice it does not go.
Some handsome wedding dresses have
been entirely made of it and in combina-
ton it appears beside gros grain, reps
and brocades, all of which are employed
for the bridal costume, separately or al
together, for it is a peculiar freak of
Fashion that while in ordinary material
combinations are scarcely seen, in rich
goods they are in especial favor, three
and four kinds being often united.
Nothing / have said however but what
holds good of evening as well as bridal
toilettes.
ORANGE BLOSSOMS
are about the sole distinctive feature if
we except the long tulle veil which every
bride arranges to suit herself. But
even orange blossoms show sparingly
among richer clusters of lilacs, clema-
It's. spirea or white roses, while orange
buds are too stiff and waxy to find APP
proval. The prettiest of all are roses
of lace, fine machine made lace and
therefore rot very expensive. the atten-
dant leaves being of white velvet traced
with veins of gold or silver. On very
rich costumes separate figures of velvet
Chiefly floraD are put on with admira-
BILE result, yet these are not more ele-
giant than the superb brocades which are
veritable poems. Pure white for the
bride of course, but where color comes
in e~mbodying allthat is beautiful in hue.
Delicate on the one hand and gorgeous
on the other are evening colors while
for daytime most notable are the
PECULIAR HsTHETIC
blendings. Leading here we see olive
bronze, terra Gotta, venetian bronze,
electric blue, crushed strawberry and
wine. Bonnets, trimmings, buttons,
handkerchiefs, ribbons, each detail in
keeping. Even your little spool of
Clark's Mile End cotton dyed in har-
mony. To modistes innumerable this
brand is a necessity, owing to its supe-
rior strength, elasticity and smooth
ness, but doubtless the great demand is
also partly due to care that it shall har-
monte with prevailing colors. | pre-
sumo you are familiar with it,; you GER
tainly ought TO be.
II JERsE LILY.
Red as a rose is she, but her complex
ion is so delicate that the high color is
a super-added charm. Large, beautiful
blue eyes, soft brown hair, caught in
a low knot, and showing a perfectly
shaped, exquisitely poised head; an ele-
giant presence. and a fascinating man
heI by which she captivates the news
paper reporters. These heroes pros
trate; PROSTATE too the papers. Peans
to the Jersey Lily are sung daily, and
up go the prices for a seat from whence
to gaze upon Der. As q result of that
gaze a right-minded person sees a far
from perfectly formed nose, and a mouth
too large for absolute perfection. An
this as a preliminary to saying that in
walking abroad she did not disdain a
n plain blue cloth suit. Neither then
should we. Many are of simple tailor
finish, but others are finished by
THE RUCHINGs OF THE DAY.
Given a strip of goods from 8 to 6 inches
wide, pink the edges, box plat in the
centre. Behold your ruching; wide for
skirts, narrow on neck ard waist; no
rule but that of good taste. ~Redingotes
on redingotes of plain wool are thus or
namented. Too many, in truth, for
everybody a get one; what anybody
and everybody has, nobody ere long
will have. Result. The r~edingotes be-
ruched must 90. Perhaps a sharp
Yankee might sell them to the Chinese.
Many a dress is now trimmed with a
rucbing round the bottom, neck, and up
the font and sleeves. The chances are
here for longer duration because not so
conspicuous and crowded together as on
the street. Moreover too, i'm smaller
places where perpetual repetition does
not tire the eye as here, a ruching would
be a good choice, especially for slender
figures. In themselves they are both
novel and pretty but a stout person had
best remain content with the tailor finish
or al edging of fat side plaits. A wool
redingote so trimmed has just gone by,
the forerunner doubtless of MANY
another. Lucy CARTER.
DIR. Fishblatt is q philanthropist and
deserves the large aud lucrative prac-
tice that he enjoys. The poor receive
the same attention as do the wealthy
and opulent and none be afraid to con
suit him on the account of being unable
to pay. He prescribes gratutiously to
those who are in INDECENT circumstances,
as many can testify who have been re-
stored to health and strength, and he
cordially invites all charitable persons
to bring to him those who though poor
are deserving and they will receive all
consideration and the best treatment
known to modern science. Prof. Fish
blatt has performed some remarkable
cures and if half be true which has been
told of him he has certainly earned the
gratitude of the whole human race.
Minnehaha Wins.
The race at Mineral Point, on Tues
day, between Minnehaha and Little