Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-09-14


how long. hey are made OF cancels hair and
have an exquisite floss and sheen from time, and
the colors fade away into one another until, as
one OF our party said, THE! are lovely enough
to make one cry. 9 Ihe prices range all Tho
way from sil q to So, 600 An sxtrayagant cost,
but any Oriental tug will wear out two genera
lions. unlass one gsrs Mnrzapoor. which ia q
fraii though very pretty carpet
\ 3I4.s$. IEf A Race Course Toilet
A costume admired ON q Partisan race conrse
is Of ACKNOWLEDGMENT surah and brown
velvet. The round skirt is bordered with two
narrow plaited ruf11es, surmounted by,a deep
baud Of velvet. This same trimming is re-
>peated twice above on the skirt. In front is 4
long surah apron in Two pieces. which are
joined in the center under q rather broad band
of velvet terminating in a long loop and eud.
The right side is slightly draped, and the left
side is very full and trimmed with three bands
OF velvet taken dlagonally across It is draped
high over the hip. In the back is a breadth o
surah, mounted on large round plaits, aud
fastened below near the border of the skirt
Down the sides OF the skirt are bands of vel
vet, and the one on the left side forms q long
loop and end. The waist opens down the
front to show p!astron Of "mousseline de
Sole" On either side Of the plastron are
brown velvet revers The front and small
side pieces of the basque are cut up, aud have
narrow band of goods placed in the cut up
part, and trimmed with two narrow
plated rutfles. The back, with its small
side pieces, forms three futed plalts. The
small straight collar ia of velvet The tight
fitting sleeve has suErah plating, surrounded
by velvet band. Tbs hat matching this suit
has broad brm and high crown The br'm
is lined with brown velvet. Around the crown
are ribbon loops and ostrich tips. Another
dress is of white ''crepon' and lace The
false skirt has one or more lace iouuce.. Over
H. L rs1t
with artificial flowers. The latter may be re-
placed by silk or beaded embroidery. The
unique polonaise buttons down tbs front to
the waist. "opens over the breast and closes
in the neck. A small white Grape drapery
starts from the seams over tho shoulders. is
taken down either side OF the open part, AID is
thsn joined below against the miude Of the
waist 1t s next twisted and taken to the left
hip, where it is fastened under flowers. These
flowers extend all the way down the side of
the skirt The princess back forms full
putting. The sleeves are Of lace and termi-
nate at the elbow. They are finished with a
narrow ruff1e.
Parlors and Reception Rooms.
Parlor or reception-room suits are often
made up of several pieces, each differing from
the other in design. wood and covering AS o
rule, in hno furniture, straight lines aud plain
effects, rather than the Eastlako mo lels pre-
vail, with surface carving Old English styles
furnish models for much Of the modern furnl-
ture, in which appears the swell front. brass
mouldings, elaborate carving and claw-feet.
Hall furniture consists of chairs with antique
framework and a mirror and hat-rack com
bined. under which is placed heavy wood
settee, remarkable for its elaborate carving.
Novelties in hat-racks are Japanese
fans bristiing with brass pins, and
designed to hang on the wall. Handsome
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studded with brass ornaments. and having a
seat and back Of alligator skin or embossed
leather. There are also hall chairs with rose
wood frames inlaid with brass and covered
with morocco For bedrooms, fashionable
suits are of mahogany, finished either with
i've suits are also made of cherry with ma
hogany finish. Canopied beds have almost
entirely given place to the low open ones in
troduced by the French. The landscape style
OF mirror is the ono LOW employed Tor bu-
reaus. n favorite style Of bureau is made afte,
the fashion Of dressing table, with wide, low
top, swinging glass and brass sconces On either
side. The washstana to the modern bedroom
SUIT is also new in construction, and includes
Il commode in addition to the usual drawers
Cabine is arc exceedingly popular and house
is no longer considered complete without one
or more Of this grade OF furniture. The fac
that a cabinet is a convenient recsutacle and
antees its c,ntinusd popularity. Cabinets are
manufactured in great variety of style, both
as regards material and design. Cocobola is a
fashionable wood for cabinets; so are amar'
aDtl, mahogany and rosewood. A novelty III
hanging cabinets is plush covered and consist:
Of irEeB ular:y disposed shelves. The houses
into which the furniture described goes, as
rule, are finished in hard woud Mahogany
oak and cherry are favorite WOODS for interior
work.
Glass and China.
Glass and china. says a New York letter, com'
out in constantly new designs. The most beau
tiful of the former is the English glass in opal
inc shades, with punches OF berries, or buncl
of plums, or dwarf pears, i'll their natural col!
ors and ze, leaves and all, dropping over 1h'
edge Gut glass; of course. never loses its su
periori'v, and is brought to great perfection
by both Engiish and American manufacturers
Fronch china comes in square shapes tor al
the vegetable dishes, tureens, ETC., and i
called Psyche, from the butterflies which form
the handles. Sevres shapes in cups aud sau
GERS come i'll purchssable material. an
are of course very pretty. Plaques
still abound, and some Of the larg
ones With original paintings upon them are
well worthy o place in an art gallery TIL
most exquisite thing of this kind, however, il
the ae-s,lr-pate, which for those who arc al
ignorant as were wa, must be explained. The,
are smooth giazel surfaces in some darl
color with de:ign raised upon it like 1i1
cameo each layer being burned separately
The great difficulty is not to have the edges O.
tie figures lose their fine incisireness, ant
when one succeeds it briggs high price
Tiffany. for ons Cx1S inches. charged $500
but We saw others elsewhere even more Deauti
FIJI in design and more difficult of execution
Of the came size and at only 500. These AFT
veal Solons, who never seud ont anything which
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Veivets.
Plain velvet will be largely employed, no
only for dress skirts and entire costumes, bu
for cloaks. 1t will also be much used for trim
n1ings and in association with wooden stuffs
With the rage for velvets will reappear the vel
ret basque, to wear with skirts Of other fab
RIGS Figured yelvets will appear in a grea
variety of designs Some specimens eeen OK
hlblte set figures Of large dimensions, which
it must be ssid. are more striking than bcautl
full Many ladies will hesitate to wea: dress
! however elegant as regards quality, that i:
covered with begOnia leaves or devil fish, anf
yet these and other equally absurd subject:
contribute designs on some Of the new fig
urea yelves. There never has been a
velvet season without silken fabrics Of
great richness OF color aud effect Vel.
vet calls for an assoca ton Of elegant materials
Velvet will lead during the fall aud winter IL
| fabrics aud consequently dress goods will be
CORRESPONDENCE elegant in effect. Among
handsome dress goods already opened are sew
eral new styles of brocades. In one Of those golt
and silver thread are interviewer through hg
ures on satin ground. In another are repro,
duced quaint figures from silks 200 years old
The Ottoman brocades are quite new, and will
attract much attention, and probably large
share of patronage. Ottoman silks in sbIacl
and new colors are largely imported; SO are
the rhadzimes silks. Then there are new
Pekn silks with stripes; and the Pekin velour,
with ground Of satin meryeilleux, oyerlaif
with stripes, through which occur 4. Yelye
figures. - = r
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