The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-10
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Wooden lace is used even for trimming
underskirts.
Moscow lace is the new name for old
fashioned t%atting.
Undressed Suede gloves remain the. favor
ties for dressy occasions.
Wool canvas of sail cloth is the newest
fabric for seaside dresses.
India muslin daintily hecked with gold or
silver is a favorite fabric for ball dresses
for a "first season.
Red silk jerseys are prettily worn over
skirts of printed %sateen or percaie, figured
with red, for house dresses.
A horseshoe with one end broken off, OF
Roman gold studded with gems for mails,
serves as a new design for a brooch.
A dainty little lace pin is a spray OF fine
leaves and a stem OF diamonds, the flowers
being tiny forget-me-nots in frosted gold.
In a new imported velvet dress, pearl and
frosted silver clasps extended from the
throat to the pleating at the edge oil the
skirt.
Bright striped cause ribbons i'll all the
colors OF the rainbow are seen for hat trim
mings. Fancy canvas sca1fs are also very
popular.
A valuable bit of knowledge is that bent
Wl~HIeDOHtS Cdu Dt IcSlOItu anu uSCu GtSdlh
by simply soaking in water Il few hours,
then drying them.
Ornamental pins forthe hair are not worn
in pairs. The couture may be adorned with
a butterfly, a star and a sword, but not
with two pins alike.
All street and day house dresses are made
with very high collars, fitting close ill the
throat, cut on the bias and frequently
braided or embroidered.
Real India seersuckers form one Of this
seasons novelties. They present a SHRED
or gathered appearance and do not require
ironing when laundried.
Short mantels, Jerseys, cloth and silk
jackets, long Newmarkets, raglans and dol
man visites OF medium length are all fash
ionably worn DIS street wraps.
Sailor hIousas will be made OF wash fab
RIGS ior children, the skirts very short and
lith"r gathered in OF aid in side-pleats and
finished with It hem and three rows of braid.
Parasols of dark navy blue, green, brown
or garnet are preferred to black. A very
stylish design for a handle is of cherry wood
with a natural twist, forming a large loop.
. Sterling silver monogram buckles are very
fashionable and can be worn with a variety
of dresses. At a recent wedding these were
| chosen as gifts to the bridesmaids from the
Don
Satteens with tiny flowers will also be
used for children's dresses. These little
gowns should be in Greenaway style, with a
skirt gathered upon Il yoke and finished
will three narrow tucks and a hem.
Plush Holsters Of lilliputian dimensions
are some OF the grotesque whims for dress
decoration. Some of these have the green
ish-blue hue of the living creature, while
rftnr, a,., rod commemorative fl,, n,,,. ,.an N
in its boiled condition.
Children's ways OF putting things cause
their elders many Il smiIe-and one young
mamma in particular smiled when, show
ing her little girl the picture Of Il camel, the
little one exclaimed: "Why, mamma,
that's only d horse with IL hustle on
The Josephine is an old and quaint style
Of dress, revived, as it's name would imply,
from the time OF Napoleon |. A plain,
straight body is cut Off just below the arms,
and to this a gathered skirt is attached, as
seen in many old portraits OF that period.
Pretty umbrella and cane holders to
hang upon a wall in some convenient nook
are made Of light brown canvas with two
compartments ornamented with an etching
in crewels of a folded umbrella on one side
and a fancy cane or two upon the other.
All laces are fashionable. Even the old
black llama lace is revived, and silk lace,
both iii the piece and wide edginss, come in
all the new shades OF brown, tan, steel,
blue, gray, wine color, olive moss and
reseda green's, as well as black and cream.
The properstyle OF Embarrassing in Paris
for thedaytime is quite simple. The hair is
raised from the nap OF the neck and forms
Il large curl OF either side of the head, into
which a comb, with gold, silver or Jet balls,
is set sideways or straight, according to
fancy.
A new charity in country towns has tai
ken the form OF the book reception" \
party is given by some leading lady and
each invited guest is expected to bring with
him a book as IA donation. A library for
the benefit OF the poor is in this way soon
collected.
Butterflies are very much used for ball
and other evening dresses. They are placed
on the shoulders, upon the breast-knot of
flowers, and also upon the bonnet. A group
OF five butterflies in the hair is also a pass
Ing fancy, and a whole flight OF them is seen
on the painted gaUZs fans that are now so
fashionable,
The fashionable way to use golden grain.
oats and wheat in hat and bonnet trim
mingi is to put from three to six heads of
the grain in Il panache Of ostrich feathers
and a bunch OF gold catkins, or a gold or
sick pompon, or, in place OF the feathers. a
close, but tall bouquet OF flowers, mingled
with golden catkins.