Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-05-05
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
spring ana Summer Materials
Fashion Grown Queer-Black
ana white-Yellaw Topknots
Spiders Fashlonable-An
s- Apology.

EDITOR lNTELLUENCER: - In place of
originality, we have oddity. Queer mon
strositiaa nf -----------~
[ook as II crossed up in leaves torn from q
school geometry or Astronomy. Flying fowls
wander over desert surfaces of fine wool or
satin, where heads of beasts peer likewise at
you, while the exurberance oftropical forests
Is initiated by palm leaves foot In length,
feathery grasses turning everyway mammoth |.
lowers, and the like. Again, If one chooses,
q plain bit Of goods can be queerly covered
with circles of other mathematical figures cut
from velvet or satin, and put on in applique;
OF vet richer results may be brought about |
BY purchasing velvet leaves or sprays and
deity sewing them down on some handsome |
groundwork. In this last idea there are
beautiful possibilities. but in most of what
has gone before the discerning eye sees
nothing bat q craving for queerness. which
gives good evidence that real brain power Is
lacking. To tell the whole truth, moreover,
these thoughts are not entirely novel. They
have been seen before, but this season are
taken un and waited on wings Of popularity
to high position. Frequent absurdity ensues,
Of course, for what more absurd than
inches in diameterf From such examples
| one can draw conclusions.
| BABIES IN BLACK.
What more absurd than to dress baby in
black silk stockings' Yet it is done and
thought 80 very, very stylish. Fashion in-
deed dances quite q whirl in black silk stock
inSs; land they may be pronounced as all the
20. Second to black come solid colors in
stylish shades, such a. crushed strawberry,
crushed raspberry, etc.,while ranking thirdly
are alternating stripes of two colors. Now
what has been said Of stockings leads up TO
the fact that black and white are to be espe-
ciaily fashionable. When I say ''white,''
10 .yever, do not understand me alwsys
NE. nins sswhite." Much oftener, such soiled
white, falling under the head of cream white,
that ore is set thinking, aud wonders ii that
ecesm might not have been saved over from
Nnah's ark. Yet there will be pretty mus
l:u,, dotted, sprigged, bestarred, white
enough TO be in good taste !; to say nothing Of
the immense family of ''vsillngs' which have
quite supplanted the bunting tribe which
overran US some seasons ago. Black gloves
will be often worn to match the black silk
cIingirp to nnuaar ta..., ~aI thoy riu si't
finish to many dainty toilette, though yellow
. and terra Gotta are still In vogue. The sub
fancy the various
YELLOW TOPKNOTs
on bonnets that are 30 numerous and 50 pi,I
uant that the staidest Methodist parson nigh
o. H.,
bright yellow ball is set exactly on top Of
Nat cspote, with what singular results ON
may imagine. Again, there may be cluste
: Of three or four balls, or one or two smal
. ostrich tips do duty. Sometimes these orna
| mentations ere set on the side, bur they ar
3. nothi ng if not a very bright grange color
l. frequently 3 reddish orange. When tn
/ nowery kingdom incident on spring open
fairly on us, we may expect notable peculiar
tiles from this sudden rushing after yer
E bright yellow, and ~ q forecast l can MEL
l. tion broad-brimmed straw where veril
able bank of bright yellow blossoms swept i
- an almost entire circuit. What shall be salt
too, regarding long silk gloves OF brigt
4, orange colorf Shall they not cause the goo
] Methodist dignitary to stare. and not only ht
but divInes of all degrees who gather to GU
May anniversaries! To bring red silk glove
s. we became accustomed last summer, IN
when shown this season they fail to nab
much impression. BY midsummer We sha
get used to orange color, but by the time "
get used to thing it is about time for it
be possible thing no longer. IL is time f
1t TO be laid away 10 give place 10 the ne!
,as impossible looking thing.
IN ~ SPIDERS FASHIONABLE.
YER Beyond doubt, spiders are fashiona b
.e: Great, crawling spiders, ever SO big, wi
'e' ever 50 many sprawling legs. They nes
among scarfs, pin together kerchiefs, stand
solitary sentinelS in finish to standing lin
collars, or .prawl on the left side of the CT
90, sase or on, = bonnet. Bugs do the same, y
r., indsscrihabls creatures Of unknown speci
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