The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-06
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
bridesmaids and Their Belong
ngs-Furs and Flowers, Plush
and Velvet, Mousquetaires,
and Jersey Gloves.

maids. \ statement winch. now that II
looks up to me from paper. scarce seems
logical. Nevertheless. YOU know what
| mean that ~sutfice>. | do not mean
however. that boys are the only fashion.
but one OF the fashions. For IA the fal.
epidemic 81 Wedding, peculiar 10 I>N3.
10 tact shows forth more plainly than
that there are manY facts ali equally
true. Curious To read IN the different
Fashion Magazine. the directions a 10
outfits. whether 81 the youi- lady who.
according 10 Beccher. i Ibout to mar
~ a Divinity. and sadly thereafter con
sent To live with a man ~ her equally
u~oetical bridesmaids whether girls or
BOYS. 0uc SAYS dresses are made >ln-
ply and OF one ortwou materials tnotIc.
SAWS uhey are rich and var Ell ami d :
play 60 nbinatiou> 81 three pr four al
ricS. etc. etc. Which i right: "-Ail.
| answer. and great therefore i Your
liberty OF conscience. But boys should
be fancifully dressed ~ pages copied
after old picture, and una c~>tionably
It's the revival of by-gone ideas that
brings up really pretty thought. Then,
too. the present notable seeking after
color. has caused an a~ttiring of brides
ill1ltS III t4iltI bIit III t-ct> vi III OllOtAiiNtQ
nue.. such as crimson. blue. y~ellowish.
green. etc. the grouping to initiate Old
paintings. 50 tar. 50 good. The larger
he latitude. the larger the
FIELD o ORIGINALITY.
For much OF the above we must thank
aesthetic Oscar Who has stirred the pun
lie mind t think on such matters and
thought beng aroused. N knows mol
the ending. Oscar. whom Fate la, east
into lodging directly opposite aud Who
in purple faced dressing . 1aZcs med
itativcIv from behind soft lace curtains;
occasionally emerging into sunlight. a
striving for new thought. he throws back
su~pcrabundant locks. These ,oll DAYS
on the street. he wearS-pdntaloous and
an oyercOat. 50 flr has principle Weld
ed to Jack Frost. But a large round
collar like those worn BY boys. cause
the passet bv to look with a stare and
say wonderingly, that must be Oscar
Wilde"
CAP y BACHELOR BUTTONS.
The sign and symbolism OF young
ladyhood is a fur cape. Long or short
fur. black INK falling shaggy around
shoulders shapely enough TO bear =,
seal more modest in outline ditto bcav-
er. Choose Your tur according Is Ma
ture has bestowed proportion while If
you Should chance To be too stout, | would
say merely "A little collar. \ bunch Of
yellow bachelor buttons. reddish brown.
aesthetic colorcd one that florists have
gotten up TO order. The bachelor but
tons look well on jackets too and
on jackets they are worn. They
look pretty with anything aud with
anything are worn-somelimeS huge
punches causing the most hardened
bachelor to pause and stare. Young
ladies sometimes wear long. silken. fur.
trimmed cloakS but usually they are
given over to their elders.
Ell LINE CIRCULARS
certainly have nine lives. for again they
come up. Wear one il you have il but
choose not one if YOU are buvin". Bet
ter the cloak. Nuts are rs small as they
can e: side appendices, ribbon bows.
passementerics, etc, having gone away
some seasons ago and never come back.
Quite economical likewise are the NUTS
.. material Nlth fur bands d., match
cloak or dress. A change. il YOU are
dre,sy enough to need changes, a re-
IUGt- IL y oUI lJluSt - llbl Ailtl ii purse
ought to be. Nor are bachelor buttons
and other flowers given up to lad cs.
They chiefly wear them. but Aunts and
Mammals can do the same. Yet hardly in
so pronounced awav. The bells Of eigh-
teen thus bedecked. is one among many
Others the belle OF forty is thought
dressy, yet not unduly 50 in our metro
polit ,nized eyes. Ilopin. your printer
may prove equal to that last. long word.
L proceed to
GLOVES.
What is not terra Gotta is tan. and
what is not tan is terra Gotta. save at
balls. etc. where wing and flesh color
are much worn. In shape. the Nous
quetairie, which like Pharoah's rod has
swallowed up III the Bernhardt, Biarrity
and all that Is thereunto of pith or KIN
bred. The Harris Seamless. known
everywhere from its great superiority. is
in M~ousqUctairc form aud retaining
all its elegance of tit and durability. re-
mains as heretofore the choice for those
who wish a really first class glove. OF
thicker kid, but much sought after. comes
the Harris pique Derby: stitched in
black while undressed kidmousQuctaires
are likewise, in demand. The shortest
too nowadays are long; begin
ming at six or eight button leU.ths and +.
running to eighteen. Note. however.
that have said button lengths" not
buttons For buttons does not mean
buttons any more but what would Be
II there were buttons. Because :
here are only too or three buttons at /
he wrist and the remaining cNpanse
'tretchcs up. up, up the arm. often to
he elbow or is allowed To lie in an arts !
ic mass Of wrinkles. .
WHAT Is A BIFTTON (? '