Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-04-05
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Spring Materials; Millinery Parasols; Feminine
walking Sticks.


At the basis lie variety of light woods,
such as sheer diagonals. cassimirs.
veilings, thick and thin, while more
dressy styles are wrought with open
mesh. Grenadines are extremely hand
some, being heavily covered with rich
brocaded designs; Summer silks are in
stylish gingham patterns or in small
and more familiar checks, and distin-
guished costumes will be made of plain
woods united with figured woods. which
show geomctrical blocks and cir
cles. Transparent cottons are be-
strewn with silken figures IN con-
trasting colors; fine cottons are in
small checks combined with embroid-
cry or plain material to match, and with
both we find embroidery quite feature.
Much of this embroidery is in applique,
and it is safe to predict something of an
embroidered Summer. Cashmeres are
heavily imported this season, and satins
are again seen; yet are scarcely so safe
choice as gros grain silks, among
which the cashemire Marguerite is es-
pecially worthy of notice, since it does
not turn gray, and being made in Genoa
of the soft Italian silk. is not liable to
crack. Now, when the natural query
arises as to how these goods should be
made up, can do no better than refer
you to Lord & Taylor's catalogue, sent
free on application, which gives fine
illustrations not only in this but in Ill
departments of dress. while in connec-
ton with each is carefully prepared
fashion article.
MILLINERY.
The perpetual flatness and closeness
of winter capotes will be relieved by
bonnets on the capote order, but larger,
higher, and often showing either gar
land of flowers about the face, or those
frillings which will be feature in new
millinery. Already, even in velvet, we
see a few of them, and any prophet
may prophesy successful summers
campaign. Recall, if you can, an an
tique cap, such as your grandmother
or great-grandmother might have worn.
These bonnets befrilled are almost
exact reproductions, band or double
band of ribbon passing around and APP
parently binding the whole thing to-
gether. Straws will be befrilled wit
lace, or we shall have entire bonnets of
lace and other light materials. Nor
must the new ''cockscomb bows be
forgotten, for they are veritable nov
city. Made of narrow satin ribbon,
with ends sawed in imitation of roos-
ter's comb and set on top of the bon
net, where with rooster-like effect they
will flourish. Poke bonnets will be
quite as fashionable as the larger cap
otes just mentioned, and for them like
wise the cockscomb bow, or bunch of
flowers just in front, will be popular.
Velvet ribbon is stylish, but will not
be light enough for these peculiar bows
which are composed of satin ribbon
from an inch to two inches in width.
Immense numbers of straws colored to
match costumes are imported, but there
are gilt, silver or bronze straws, fancy
straws interlaced with gilt or silver,
or more quiet styles, such as Milan
braids, English split straws or chips.
Hats are both narrow and broad
brimmed, trimmed in any way to suit
the fancy, and oftener trimmed with
flowers than with feathers, small flow
ers massed in punches or prolong-
ed in garlands are more stylish than
large flowers, and garlands will fire.
quently take the place of frillings about
the face although by no means so safe
= choice, because frils are becoming to
everybody, while it is not everyone who
can wear flowers.
PARASOLS.
The lace cover is a marked and
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