Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-27
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Millinery aterials-Spring Notes-Mme. Mod.
jeska's Toilettes.

jeska's Toilettes.
From our Regular Correspondent.
Rich little Grape creations take the
lead in Spring millinery. Not the pale
shades that would seem to befit the time
but dark tissues relieved by Oriental
shimmerings or floral patterns in native
pink, red, and the like, wrought on
black. Grape is Grape only in name; it
crinkles not always with standard
crinkle: it shows a variety of surfaces,
often large rep across the fabric, or
again is SO embossed that one hardly
notices the primeval groundwork. In
millinery, indeed, marked feature of
the time is an employment of material,
and so far does this extend that any
class of dress goods can be used, either
for the entire making of the hat or bon
net or appear largely in the trimming,
provided however that the costume to
match is worn likewise.
FLOWERS
are hardly adapted to the fancy grapes
just mentioned, and are therefore less
seen in combination than feathery
grasses, fairy-hke pompons, ears of
grain, etc., united with iridescent and
lowering dragon flies, butterflies, beetles
and other gay members of the insect
tribes, that with outspread wings, are
made to culver in changing lights and
colors. Velvet ribbon is in extreme de-
mand, and serves as an effective offset
to these grapes of light quality, the
more so as the accepted style of putting
front quite often, the ends brought down
plainly and forming strings. Not only
dark colors are shown forth in these
velvet ribbons, but white, pale pink,
blue and the like.
The signs of the Summer lover will be
heard across yards of cambria, batiste
or satteen, covered with floral patterns
or heavily bestrewn with small fruits of
all kinds-grapes, cherries, ETC., while
learned young ladies can select gowns
laden with geometric figures placed at
certain angles of distance. Extremely
peculiar are designs where logs of wood
or forest branches are scattered;at times
the heart and inward grainings Of the
wood being noticeable, while inter-
spersed among all these designs are
futtering humming birds or bright in
sects with spread-out-wings chiefly the
inevitable butterflies or dragon flies of
the season.
Plain me- erial is brought out to match
almost all fancy and figured goods in
cotton and dressy woods or silks, but for
ordinary woods the plain tailor made
are far more stylish. Holly wood is
carved and painted in imitation of ivory,
and in the way of buttons, buckles and
drapery pms is a unique finish for cos
tunes. A series of pamphlets is being
issued this Spring by Lord q Taylor,
thus giving fresher information than is
possible in catalogue. Each is devoted
to some special department, and in
sending therefore, give an idea of what
you wish to know. The revival of pop
Inns marks an event in dress goods, but
these are not more notable than I'M
perial cords, in which the rep runs par
allel with the selvage.
NINE. MoDJEsKA's ToILETTEs.
AS Nadine in the new play of Mad
jezda, she appears in beautiful toilette
of brocade, shaded from deep orange to
pale yellow. Square neck, train, and
sleeves of brocaded gauze, with deep
pointed apron front and partial bodice
of the same. The second, a white MORE
antique, heart-shaped neck, short sleeves
train, and rich ornamentation of white
roses and green leaves. A pretty con-
trast is given by basket she carries,
which contains several brilliant bou-
quets. Third, blue satin, with train,
square neck, elbow sleeves, and blue
hat with wide brim rolled back on one
side. Fourth, walking dress of gray
silk with black velvet mantelet and
black bonnet. Lucy CARTER.