The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-25
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ia suggestive OF refinement and good taste.
The attractive store is the one to which
the people will flock. The attractive store
is always q heavy advertiser. The man
who has the enterprise to advertise his
goods has too much intelligence to neglect
''the grand lever of the trade" the adver
tisement in a daily newspaper.
The richest and MOST luxurious-!ookina
mantle of the season is the cashmere cir
cular with black velvet facing and panels in
the back. A fine French cashmere shawl,
vieing with Delhi shawls in texture, of gor.
geOus but perfectly subdued color, is draped
into a long mantle, with wide black velvet
fronts, on which a turfoil of cashmere en-
broidery is carried, to finish the style
OF the garment. Rich fringes border
the cashmere, and for carriage or opera
wraps the circular has few rivals, with the
recommendation that it can never become
common. A beautiful specimen may be
seen at f. L. Bonner & Co. g store.
Nantes are gradually heightened in the
back, to fall more becomingly over the
%tournure, and the long square fronts are
chosen by every one who has any eye for
style in d wrap. Rough clothes to match
suits are trimmed with black fur and tail
fringes on the tabs in front. The short
sealskin or seal plush mantles
with sable trimmings are stylish, as the
long plush paletots are not. and the rough
velvet and embroidered ottoman wraps
with soft fur trimming, fluffy as feather
bands, are the highest-priced dressy things,
next to the short fur mantelet which, in real
sable and blue fox, marks the toilet of the
elegante.
Leyson & Turck report that the double
drop earrings are coming again into fash
ion. This is an adoption from the Indian
idea except that as being more civilized we
wear two drops in one hole in the ear in
stead of one drop in each of two holes in
one ear, as do the Indians.
Leaves formed OF tiny feather, in green
and brown, are seen as ornaments for bon
nets this season. Sometimes crimson and
gold feathers are arranged to resemble
autumn leaves.
The grebe, whose feathers have not been
seen in the market very much OF late years,
is exhibiting his beautiful plumage for vari-
GUS purposes OF use n ornamentation
this season. Hats, muffs and the trimming
Tor street costumes are some OF the uses to
which the silvery grebe is put.
Fans are very large this season, many of
the most beautiful being formed OF curled
sticks finely cut or ornamented, while others
are formed of short ~pheasants' feathers in
gold and black, arranged in waved lines
around the upper part of the fan. These
are somewhat smaller n are very expen-
sive, being all the way from $25 to $50.
H~and-painted designs on satin constitute
the decorations found on many of those OF
a moderate price.
Among the fashionable millinery there
are some feather hats composed of the
brilliant plumage of different birds. Thesef
although not to be worn except OF cold
days, have a certain jaunty and pretty
effect, particularly when of the brilliant
African Impeyan pheasant or the breast of
the golden pheasant.
A light glove bracelet is a gold wire with
a Japanese cat's-eye at each end to link on 1
the arm. These cat's-eyes are the polished
hinge or thick knob at the hinge of the |
pearl oyster, which, when cut, has the pc |
culiar long light OF the jewel, without it's |
brilliance, depth and play, however. Sober
expensive gems, says Hight & Fairfield;
have preference with wearers of taste at
Ceylon cat's.eyes and smoky topaz being
chosen for rings of sentiment. A necklace
of true cat's-eyes in Roman gold fringes |
with bracelets and shoulder-clasps to |
match, are handsomely worn by q tawny |
blonde, who chooses pearl gray and black |
lace toilets frequently, to show off her beau
tlful coloring and warm bloom.
TIL new ulsters and paletots are admira-
BILE, all that they were not last year in
shape, when putting one off was a sort of
unpeeling not pleasant to the strength or |
good for the garment. The newest ones
from London ~tailors, as shown by Sands &
Boyce, fit the figure easily and prettily,
but the back is full below the waist, so as
to hang well over the dress. The sleeves
are wide enough for comfort. Large out
side pockets with flaps offer convenience
for kerchief and notebook. Deep fur cuffs
and high collar add style, and an officers
hood, removed at will, is graceful drapery
a trim figure can afford to wear on her
shoulders.
The buttons used on fashionable dresses
to-day will some time be sought for cabi.
nets, on account~of their beautiful work
manship. The carved wood, which looks
like Irish bog-oak brooches or japanese
ebony, the bronze and old silver cut in
classic shapes in high square relief, the
chased gold Of rich dead shades, might any
them be mounted for separate orna-
The smooth bOnnets have outer coverings
OF the thick embroidered open work lace
goes richly with fluffy tips and pearl
edged ribbons. A very stylish bonnet for
theater had the high crown draped with the
new material, English eyelet-work in bla. k,
with dull jet and carved cocoa beads, Just
covering the brim with it's folds and held to
the frame by an ~aigrette of feathers and jet.
The embroidery is SIS a yard, and is not
to be common. Velvet of fine pile is
embroidered and worked like lace for trim
miDgs and crowns, on which the small
carved cocoa or wooden beads are highly
Other velvet has a large satin
in figures like the boldest pattern of
Escurial lace. Satin pointille, studded with
lots OF terry velvet is very pretty Tor bon
rough cloth, and silk astrakhan makes up
alone or with plush, in the soft
The new ribbons are not over
Two and a halt inches wide, in stripes of
Natered silk, satin or plush, with the old
fashioned pretty pearl edge. Reversible
ATTN ribbons again make their appearance
20 suit the changeable silks and plushes, and
ribbons with the deeper shades in
'elvet are exceedingly rich. Fine felts are
70 soft that they are stitched in tucks and
aid in plaits like cloth, but the fashion has
but novelty to recommend it.
The FUR set Tor the season is muff. bonnet
cape in sable, or less expensive fur. {
Astrakhan in black OF brown is popular 6
or blondes, as it throws their tints into l
relief; golden otter or tawny furs +
'etain their vogue for very b~lack-haired {
brunettes. Women of middle
cling to seal fur, which is well enough
t they do not make the mistake of choosing l
'ets trimmed with lighter fur, which de- (
'troys every particle of effect. The long t
ur cloak is laid aside for more snowy ones I
II plush, Indian cashmere or velvet, :!
trimmed with fur. The feather !
'ands have had their day. Already they I
,egin to look as if the wind always blew c
he wrong way for them, and they have a 9
'overty-stricken appearance, which must Il
make them anything but a pleasing invest.
nent for their owners. For the house, on y
'elvet or ottoman, if of the best quality, =
Gather trimmings are pretty, but they do t
ct ear in the open air. Undoubtedly, d
women in the third tier of life, who have '
lot yet made their winter suits, and have :
fought feather bands will rebel against this t
but, writing from the dictum of II
he first and best wearers and dressmakers :
taste. l must say that the clock has I
truck the last hour for feathers as trim q
ming. The exception is in favor o! the new {!