Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-04-04
INDOORS AND OUT.
FASHION NOTES.

New eard-cases are of ivory overlaid with
ilgree silver
An emerald-set frog with diamond eyes is
the quaintest of new lace pins.
The oldest of new card-receivers is a
bronze owls head slightly fiattened
The newest gauze fans have a row OF
wonderfully real butterflies all along their
top.
A golden racquet and pearlset ball are
linked together in some very new cuff but
tons.
Paris threatens to bring in with other
empire fashions low-necked gowns for all
times Of the day.
New imported petticoats, whether cotton
or wooden, have their colors all repeated in
the lace that trims them.
Gold color and black threatens TO take
the place Of the green and black so long
considered the height OF style.
Some new costumes of heavy cloth have
velvet run in and out of Sits in the stun
for their sole skirt trimming.
The coarse and serviceable Russian net
will be largely used as drapery both for
waists and skirts of silk princess robes.
Aiarie Antoinette hchus OF white or col
ored linen, trimmed all around with lace,
will be worn with empire or directoire
gowns this summer.
Foulard neckerchiefs in several more
than the colors of the rainbow are all ready
20 encircle beauty's throat when the fur
collar shall be laid aside
The latest development OF the miniature
craze is 10 wear the portrait OF some famous
composer setin abe-diamonded violin, either
as brooch or clasp.
Small aprons are much the fashion. Null,
lace, silk and stuff are all used for them,
but the handsomest are Of good black silk
with rich bead ornaments.
Though silk underwear has q certain tenn
porary vogue, with really refined women
nothing will ever take the place OF sheer
cambria and the finest Of fine linen.
Now that buttons are so pronounced a
feature Of the dress, an authority suggests
that 1t will save trouble TO buy them first
and match tints and tones to them.
The new washing surahs that now come
in all the delicate fine shades will be
largely used for summer frocks, for ties,
for draperies, chemisettes and will be es-
pecially valuable for hat and bonnet trim.
ming.
The costume Boulanger must be simply
gorgeous. IL is OF tea-rose silk embroid
cred all over with red carnations, and the
hat that goes along with it has a bunch OF
carnations and a garland Of spinach for
trimming.
The new washing silks now much used in
place OF lingerie at throat and wrists must
never be ironed, but IL fiat, laid under
heavy weight while damp, or if pulled.
drawn up over a smooth round stick and
left for q few hours.
C0lored borders 10 your handkerchief are
decidedly passe; so is the fashion Of tuck
ing them In the front of the corsage. The
correct thing now is fine white kerchiet
with border of embroidery, or else narrow
edge OF fine valenciennes lace and carried
as inconspicuously as possible.
Stout folk, to whom the belt waist is i'm.
possible, will wear easy basques, snugly
fitted, but not tight at the back, with loose
jacket fronts, falling over the pointed inner
front, upon which embroidery is laid as fat
vest. The back, instead Of apostilion, ends
in point, upon which the full back of the
skirt is hooked up just below the waist line.
Mourning, as understood and worn by
Empress Frederic IS "a thing of beauty, il
not JOY forever Her gowns Of crepe and
nuns vailing an, softened Nv Innings OF
white satin She wears deep collars and
elbow cuffs of white emf roidered with
black, and one OF her house gowns has long
angel sleeves o. white crepe to flow and fall
outside the black ones with an odd but artis-
tic effect.
Wash dresses for home and country wear
are made with belted waist, full or plain on
the shoulders, at the fancy Of the wearer,
and straight gathered skirt four and a half
yards wide. Neither lining nor foundation
skirt is used. The skirt is some three inches
longer at the back and has about half the
fullness massed there into a very narrow
space. The collar is narrow knife pleat-
ing turned down from a standing band. The
sleeves are either full and gathered into
turn-back cuffs or else coat-shaDe, with
much fulness at the armhole.
White morning gowns of nainsOok or VIC
toria lawn are made walking length with
princess haclSs and loose full fronts that end
in deep hem with embroidered bands above
it. The girdle and short reyers are also
embroidered. More neglige gowns are
shirred all around the neck and thence fall
loose to the feet or else have q shirred Wat
teau Just below the back Of the neck, upon
which a ribbon fastens pointwise and then
passes down under the arm, where il is
again caught to the gown; the ends are
then tied low in front in a long bow that
falls quite to the feet. Pleated collars, cuffs
and jabots of soft empire lace complete the
garniture