Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-06-25

trimmings, when they are stiffened by it;
in materials, when it shows in straight
warp or wool, winds among brocades or
comes on dottings, even on thin cotton
goods. Prevalence of yellow is akin; a
bevy of ladies now being often a very
yellowish affair, and some genius would
do well to compute the various shades.
Some bright copper, others pale, but
all more yellowish than pure yellow.
Nor let us forget the glitter, and, some
times, the jingle of jet 1t is a jetted
summer; many are the Jet bonnets, many
the broad collars, the waists, the apron
fronts, the interspersed trimmings of
jet, and many is the dress of waning
newness, freshened once more by con-
yenient coverings of jet. Extremists
have great opportunity, and 90 jingling
along, or in the quiet of church time
disturb their neighbors. Led away by
glitter and jingle, however, have, per-
haps, too much neglected the subject of
whiteness. 1t is topic vast and various.
Not dead, chalky whiteness, but white
delicately tinged with cream, or where
we see purity, it is in some soft fabric
which takes its tone from near sur
roundings and loses thus characteristic
stare. Yielding mulls, gently falling
nainsook, silk null, surah silk, or the
family of sprigged or dotted muslins,
capable of such innocent coquetry. The
laces of the day give finish; bows an
swer unto bows or by tuckings that orn-
ament economically, the straight skirt,
may some gullible youth be betrayed in
to visions of Arcadian life in a cottage.
One goes not astray in choosing white,
and for morning, let us not forget the
time-honored cross-bars that never grow
old. Hamburg embroideries are SUI
preme modern invention, as regards
white dresses; in a gradually ascending
scale, reaching styles fine enough for the
finest goods. Fashion runs, moreover
to lightness when not to whiteness, and
the most insensible bachelor might be
struck by the great number of light
colored toilettes. No material prettier
or more inexpensive than pale, colored
mohair, bestrewn by sprigs in natural
hues and brought out by Lord & Taylor
(where bargains are always to be had)
for thirty eight cents per yard.
Safety pins were never in great de-
mand, since the complications of the
present costume require often such nice
that an inch or two makes
direst confusion. As when proud
succession of puffings meant to hang di-
rectly in the back, gets fatally twisted to
one side; as when some one of them
gives way and goes struggling off, caus-
ing ruin to the fair fabric. My friends
it is complicated world we live in this
summer This must hang so, and that
must hang the other way; this must
puff this way and that must puff that
way; the other must go the other way,
and some other thing must 90 some
other way Do not attempt to get along
without mirror; the longer the better
Stand not hurriedly before it; turn
round and round, and if possible, have a
trusty friend to look at you as you turn
round and also help to turn you round.
1t is, moreover, colored world we live
in. Delicately blend your tints, chief
among which are the yellowish, running
from pale ecru to deep copper. Greens,
many, and running almost into light vel
low, descending through grades of olive,
reseda and myrtle Blue, to some ex
tent, from dark navy to lighter shades
tinged with heliotrope or pale, dull va
rieties. Red, very popular, from ex-
ceedingly bright to pale or dull brick
red; usually as combination. Brown
and its first cousin bronze, much worn.
Heliotrope has bloomed out rather UNI
expectedly. Pale pink for dressy goods,
and brighter for touches in millinery.
LUCY CARTER.