The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-26
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Millinery-Styles of Making
Trimmings-Household
Notes.

6uGii SOtSCb Up ONioSAbAy " shOU nO"
little breadth there can be to a thing,
and that thing be yet bonnet. AS
an addenda upon the narrow top, i'm.
agine still narrower and high rising
tuft of trimming, and a large quota
of fashionable millinery rises before
your vision. One can imagine also,
how little of becomingness there is
likely to be in such highly condensed
specimens of art, and while chubby
faces have certainly the worst of it,
yet the contour of a physiognomy
lacking breadth, yet surmOunted by
an arrangement which adds perpen-
dicular lines where horizontal curves
are requisite, is scarce more attractive
than the face of an apple-cheeked
damsel set off by ornamentation gro
tesquely unsuitable. Thus nobudy
will be suited or rather perhaps scarce
anybody and many who are young
enough will take refuge in hats which
are in unusual variety of shape for
the winter season. But while in bon
nets there are leading characteristics,
such as notable narrowness and in
creased length at the back, yet there
is great variety as to smaller finish
ings. Some have fanciful scallOped
edges set round with beads; others
show three wide scallops over the fore
head, filled in with trimming, etc.,
while modes and materials for garni-
ture and making, open up a very
world and offer a field of endless spec
ulation to the many ways in which the
same thing can be done; that supreme
thing being a high tufted effect wheth-
er brought about by ribbons, (velvet
or gros grain with fancy edge velvet
or plush on the bias. Assemblages of
colors are as noticeable as the differ
ent fancy feathers that chiefly give
completion. To the warlike appear
ance consequent OH high plumage is
added perhaps the tailor suit devised
especially for
MANIsHNESS,
so much so indeed that regular tail
ors are employed to finish with braid
the ccats, lapels, pockets and collar,
that are particularly esteemed because
masculine hands have cut them. Con-
tinue out this train of thought by the
vest, and choking neck band, dude
collar of linen and tie, 10 say nothing
Of suits bespread by military gimps
and soldier like style and your mod
ern belle presents a figure where
womanly graces are perpOsely aud
much to her satisfaction counted out.
The hustle excepted, that lives and
hourishes, and though, strictly speak
ing, not indeed "woEanly grace"
yet certainly an appendage pre-emi-
nently and prominently important In
womanly attire. A great deal of
thought is given to it; different COS
tunes require, of course, different
bustles; they clog the fashionable
wOman's putting away receptacles,
keep one turning around perpetuslly
before full length mirrors, to see if
they fit and bring about a consump-
ton of pins to fasten them in place /;
the pins tear holes in delicate under.
clothing, but the cause Of all this
and a great deal more mischief, is
cherished with pride. For costumes
in general, long draperies continue
the rule; basques very short at the
sides, pointed in front and usually
from compliment to the hustle, with
postillion back. Collars high, and
sleeves, with plain dresses, always
plain. For evening there ara, of
course, many beautiful Celebrations.
Low neck dresses with very short
sleeves, or really none, are still worn.
but the square cut or pointed are too
essential to become questionable.
Trains are full and long, with rounded
corners in Martha Washington style,
bu. as hitherto are optional and rele-
gated chiefly to matrons. Peasant
waists are a pretty fashions, a service
able one and will be very popular.
TRIMMINGS.
| If bustles are dear, so likewise are
beads. The average woman dotes on
them and covers herself with them.
She buys ready made or makes
plastrons collars, cuffs, capes, indie
pendent ornaments set hither and
thlther, entire points, side panels and
bands. Fringes made of them are
headed by chenille galOons and velvet
bands, wherein glitter curionsly con-
structed bead finishing, while but
tons are often made as closely as pos
sible to resemble beads, botn by the
glitter of jet, the milder glow of high.
| ly polished wood, or where the GRO
Chef buttons are bestrewn by jet