The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-10-23
SPRAYS OF FASHION.

SPRAYS OF FASHION.
The large hoop earrings are going
out OF favor, and tiny drops of dia-
monds and rubies are taking their
place.
Short-cropped hair laid in loose curls
all over the head is still in fashion, and
is likely to remain so for some time to
come.
Kid waistcoats have proved to be a
great success. A still more extreme
but accepted fashion is that of wearing
snakeskin collars and cuffs with cloth
suits.
Fall styles in hosiery are very novel
and striking. Anovelty called s'opcra'
hose has narrow lengthwise stripes in
gay colors, yellow, red or blue, COM
bined with black.
Miss May Wolcott of Jefierson's
company was recently quite seriously
injured at Omaha. Her dress caught
as she was stepping from car. and
she fell on her face, breaking her nose
and receiving many severe bruises.
In jewelry some quaint conceits arc
favored, especially in the matter of lace
pins. An elephant measuring two
inches in length, and made entirely of
diamonds, and a frog of diamonds
spotted with emeralds and rubies are
among the novelties.
"Toadstools' are the latest novelty
for gentlemen's smoking rooms: a
green plush ground represents the
grass, while white plush on top forms
the toadstool. A monogram worked
in gold, la militaire, ornaments the
top of this novel footstool.
Danger lights is nautical freak
in ear jewels, originated by our sisters
abroad, and consists of 4 ruby worn in
one ear and an emerald in the other.
This piquant style is. of course, only
for ''maidens fancy Free and who
consider themselves not without some
power Of fascination.
Mohair and alapaca are once more
used for school dresses, these made
with tucked and Killed shirt and
blouse or Jersey bodice. Mother Hub
bar,'s are also popular again this sea-
| son, and a pretty model was made of
red and golden brown, crossed with
hair-lines of pale blue.
The popular characteristics of
French millinery grow more
and more exaggerated. Many of
the Partisan ''novelties,' sent
over both in hats and bonncts, have
reached an altitude perfectly ridicu-
lous- The front of one monstrosity
measured quite half yard, and when
on the head was almost perpendicu-
lar.
A heavy satin-faced silk has the
stamped figures outlined with either
white or gold beads. For evening
wear these beaded silks viii be combn-
ed with plain gros grain. The beading
is not confined to white goods. but is
used on satins and vclvcts of all colors,
the blacks being especially rich in eff
feet when embroidered with gold
beads.
Wool fabrics are so rich and beauti-
full both in fabric and coloring this fall
that they predominant in the richest
walking costumes, and are frequently
combined with silk velvet or plush
Dark colorS prevail. and the leading
! colors are deep royal blue, the wine
and current shades, and green in many
shades and tones. In monochrome
costumes golden brown is prominent
selection of color.
Among the Romans the women wore
dresses CT a kind of stuff so transparent
that the body might be seen through
it. This stuff was made Of silk so eN-
trc,nely fine that it was dyed purple
color before it was made up. Nero
named these habits ':dresses of glass
They continued in vogue till the time
of Jerome, who discl;sims loudly against
them. We learn from Isaiah that the
women and maidcns of Jerusalem wore
dresses of a similar nature. and some
of those worn to-day answer the same
purpose.
A useful article to hang in gentle
mans room is a case made of linen, in
which he can keep his umbrellas and
canes. This case should be cut in the
form Of closed umbrclla-tElat is, it
should slope from the top to the bot
tom gradually. There should be i
division, so that the canes will not be
in the same pocket with the umbrellas;
bind this all around with brown ribbon
or a heavy braid, and with brown
crewcl embroder on the front the out
lines of an umbrella and cane. P.
S. by the masculine editor: This woman
has filled a long-felt want.