Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-12-31


design being chosen with special ref
erence to each article, but CORES sond-
ing in design throughout
TIE newest buttons are now shown
In three distinct sizes designed for one
costume, the largest, for skirt decora
ton, about the slze of a silver dollar.
Many of the smaller buttons are veri-
table jewels in their artistic beauty of
color and design, and many are set
like actual gems In low meuntings of
whltened silver or pure gold. Jet,
pearl, steel, plumb colored enamel
and bronze buttons set in riveted
points are all favorite styles; but
many Of the handsome Jet and cord
passementeries have buttons to match,
which ara not intended to have any
strain upon them, but are merely
used as decorations all over the cloth
other costume. When used upon
obodice they are simply sewed to
the outside of the waist, which closes
with strong hooks and eyes upon a
narrow fly underneath.
FASHION NOTES.
New York Evening Post.
The newest buttons are now
shown in three distinct sizes designed
for one costume, the largest, for skirt
decoration, about the size of silver
dollar.
Garnet beaded plush is much used
for millinery purposes, and garnet
ornaments in the shape OF pins, dag
gers, sabers, and slides, are used to
hold the trimmings upon hats and
bonnets made of this glittering fabric.
Among stylish opera wraps for
the winter are Red Riding Hood"
loaks, made of fine corded red wool
en- goods, and lined throughout with
cardinal red plush. These have an
adjustable hood in the back, also
lined.
New chatelaine bags are made of
pale doe-colored kid, exquIsitely hand.
painted and fitted with receptacles fer
cards, small change, mouchoir and
pencil. Less expensive, but more
snowy chatelaine bags are made Of
black or golden brown plush, ele-
gantly embroidered IN arrasene work
IN designs of heavy raised flowers.
Anne d'Autriche sashes tied very
low on the skirt, and fastened wit h
large Irish diamond buckles, will be
favOrite ornamentation upon winter
dancing toilets. Sets of Irish dia-
monds, which includes sandal buckles,
girdle slides and shoulder clasps, to be
used In fastening the artistic draping
of Grecian toilets. can now be pur-
chased at any of our best fancy goods
stores.
Among winter head-coverings are
French toques, which for the moment
are quite a speciality, though they are
not millinery in strict sense of the
word; serge, velvet, stockinette, and
many other kinds of cloth being sew
orally used in their construction.
Neither feathers, flowers nor laces are
used as trimmings for these, but
simply soft folds of goods about the
crown, run through with fancy pin
or two. 1t is great economy and com
fort also to have such cap for winter
wear, as there is absolutely nothing
to spoil by exposure to hail, rain or
tempest.
AS the season advances, bonnets are
q trifie larger, trifle more trimmed
indeed, to sum it up, look trife more
WINERY than those first opened as
winter millinery.
So many black or dark bonnets and
hats are worn this winter, a very light
hat is strikingly noticeable.
Even reception and theater capotes
are dark, usually to match the cos
tune.
Velvet or plush crowns are used
with figured or beaded fronts, or a
fancy front of rosary beads.
A little deep yellow is the bright
tint that vies with red in popularity.
and more of these two colors are used
than all others.
Jet birds, wings, feathers, quite as
high ia price as if this were the first
season for jet, when in fact no one
cares to remember just how long jet
has been worn, as it is an awful "give
away" excuse the slang on ones age.
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