Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-11
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Special Correspondence OF tiilzel,e and Journal.
New YoRK, Feb. 3,-Get what good Won
can of your rough wool dress in this its
| day. Soon it will be ''outn and Won unitaj
"out" if wearing it. Next season viii h4}s
smooth, they say, and prophecies arA
made of run upon smooth wooitu
batiste, albatross or yelling. Cauras.
however, will lead--canyas pure and
simple or showing admixture of other
thoughts. Yet we shall not be left with
out reminder of departed things. Rough
woolen threads traverse 'at times this
popular canvas. Some few boucle loop-
ings diversity summer surfaces, and an
after shower of bourette dottings winds
up winters storm of them. Beads and
beaded fabrics again will bring about that
variety always sought for. To yet greater
extremes will these fancies go, and, be-
tween bustles and beads, ono may expect
to see wonders the way IF BURDEN
carrying, to say nothing OF d marvellous
jingling. Still potent is
JEwELRx
is the Pin. l spell il with big p. Pins
of low or high degree, PLAIN or Decorated,
coming up gradually TO flower like per-
feetion and blossoming out TO greatesf
expenditure in rare and beautiful com
binings of enamel and precious gems.
Lovely are the pansies, dew laden roses.
daisies and the like, while attendant
leayes radiant in high coloring aud dia
mond sparkled or in delicate tracines.
initiate clipping from some fairy vine.
Animals or birds are cunningly wrought
in gold or silver with jeweled eyes or
gem adorned bodies. Insects fash
iridescent lights and all these to the dis
advantage of straight bar designs. Not
a few of such devices are set as headings
on long gold scarf pins intended to show
when thrust through some accessory.
Palmer, yet quite pretty pins, simulate
ribbon bow, true lovers knot, &C., and
are really very servioeable while orna-
mental. Elegant
BRACELETS
are Of very small stones arranged in little
squares and Joined together, while dia.
monds or pearls are set in such O way as
to form double bracelet that can be
opened and become a necklace The
most stylish gold bracelets are a success
sion of small gold devices strung on gold
spiral wire. That being elastic allows
them to slip over the hand; or again are
seen elastic gold cords with balls and
tassels at the end. A broad bracelet
would be as outlandish as broad neck
lace or large earring. Narrowness as
to the first two; smallness of size as to
the last, is the rule. The necklace is n
string of pearls, row of diamonds or q
very narrow gold chain which may sup
porta rich pendant. Velvet bands about
the neck are still fashionable, with
precious clasp or buckle, or number of
small designs can be placed on velvet to
show them off. Cuff pins are revival
and we also observe cuff buttons like
those of other days. Gold or jeweled
pins for the hair are very stylish, varied
by many pretty tribes of similar order in
tortoise shell.
MOURNING MATERIALS.
For light mourning, lustreless silk in
small armure pattern, Is correct or faille
ut present SO much liked, but both could
be stylishly trimmed with Grape, while
dull wooden beads are suitable to all but
heavy mourning, and here one can recall
what has been said concerning them.
Quite loaded down may the fashionable
mourner be and thus beladen, forget her
weight of sorrow. In deeper mourning,
the first choice is Courtauld's Grape or
Priestley's silk warp Henrietta cloth,
which made of the finest silk and best
Australian wool is very durable, soft and
of beautiful finish; the genuine being
always rolled on yellow Vanished
board showing the grain of the wood. 1t
is we'll TO remember too, that the present
is time for lavish use of Grape, and also
that quality in black material is far more
important than in colors which when
faded to lighter shade, can often be
worn. But unspeakable are the horrors
of rusty black.
FEBRUARY NOTES.
Hoods for sleighing are in great variety
of shape and fabric-velvet, silk, satin,
plush wool material on knitted wool, fur,
feathers or chenille, the last three being
generally used most for trimming. Those
made of fur or feathers are very small,
but others are quite large and with long
cape at the back. Red operahoods match
red opera cloaks (now very popular), but
many are in the most delicate colors and
of expensive goods.
Each month we hear more and more of
Balls corsets, as ladies begin to under
stand their admirable qualities of fit, com
fort and durability. As the special dis
tinctive feature, we notice at the sides,
elastic sections of fine spiral wire; thus
affording liberty of movement with due
support. The elastics do not wear and
the bones are really unbreakable.
Muffs are ever so pretty and often fan
ciful in shape. Sometimes not more than
six or seven inches long and trimmed with
lace, ribbon, fur, flowers or birds. Some
few are made of lace and flowers,
minority too, of feathers with a bird in
finish, but most are of material befurbe-
lowed in many different ways, Fur muffs
are of course, much used and often with
only an addition of ribbon band and
bow, nor is any accessory more than
matter of taste. Nothing is obligatory.
A revival of the long boa, generally OF
long fur, has come as surprise in mid
winter.
oxidized silver iewelry is very fashion
able for morning wear, with tailor. made
wool dresses. Most of the patterns are
Japanese or antique, and the favorite
form is clasp for the throat. There is
also something of run on oxidized silver
handles for umbrellas, but some object,
on the ground that the gloves become
soiled by black corroding from the
silver. One or sometimes two of the very
large metal buttons now seen on dresses,
form a stylish substitute for brooch at
the throat. RosALIND MAY.
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Il COLD DAY FOR CRIMINALS.
Hollings1porth in tho PiIIory-rhe
WhippiuRs Saturday Morning.