Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-08-21
Fashion at Saratoga

NEW TUMEs-JEwELRY--H HAIR DRESS
ING-FURs-THIS AND THICK FABRICS.
Several elegant dresses recently worn
haYe shown solid fronts Of rich en-
broideIy. In one Of dark heliotrope
faille, both sides and front we're a mass
OF embroidery set with beads and tn
ished at intervals with silken cords and
another beautiful example showed
crochet figures in applique which served
as a foundation for hne work in gold
thread and beads.
Lace dresses are exceedingly fashion
able and are particularly we'll adapted
to the wearing OF enamled jewelry
which has now attained Unprecedented
magnificence and variety. The rage
for orchids must account for this adj
vance = the jewelers. art, since the
extraordinary size of some orchids. their
singular shapes and combinations of
color to say nothing of the wonderful
differences existing. afford never ending
opportunities for imitation. Enamelled
flowers of other kinds are also in
favor and altogether these specimens of
the floral kingdom distance all compet-
ing models, although occasionally one
sees an oval brooch set formally in
pearls or diamonds, but this is quite
exceptional. The fancy for enamelled
flowers extends 10 mourning jewelry
where black daises or clover leaves are
really pretty with pearl, diamond or
gold centres or perhaps pearl dew
drop on leaf Black enamelled leaves
with delicate outer rim of gold give
change, and with all morning styles
the earring corresponds. In colored
enamels, the flower chosen is often too
pronounced for repetition in ear rings
and in this case solitaire diamonds or
pearls are in order
In the arrangement of the hair there
is great liberty, but for evening. styles
are unusually high with more or less
elaborateness OF coiliug and twisting.
Filets ere so handsome and really such
pretty mode of characterization that
they continue fashionable, the more so
opportunity for great extravaganza
in setting of precious stones is given.
With tillets of course the classic way of
hair dressing becomes necessity and
that hufiiness all over which few ladies
can arrange for themselves, but it is so
much the better of course for the BUSH
ness of hair dressing. Flowers are in
garlands, in small spray or single bios
SONS Of moderate size and where small
flowers are not selected, the choice lies
between roses and orchids. Lilacs
either white or purple are very fashion
able, the more so as white and purple
shades are generally popular.
The most useful studies in Saratoga
Fashions is that afforded by fur caps
because they are what will be worn
during the Fall and Winter in cities.
c. C. Shayne. the leading New York
Furrier who has set the styles at water
ing places since it became 1.-THE thing
to wear fur caps in summer, s repre-
sented here by at least a half dozen
shapes, to say nothing of new combina-
tons such as gray or black Keimmer
with seal or Hudson Bay sable while
very becoming eapes are of Mandarin.
a white, fluffy fur that is sometimes set
off by dark seal or Hudson Bay sable
color. High shoulders are universal
and the collar is quite feature being
so contrived as to open down the neck
for warm weather wear, with capacity
for being drawn close in winter. Shapes
in collars differ much. but the most
fashionable are the rolling, Medici,
Lillian which reaches to the end of the
cape in front, the standing with Queen
Anne finish. and the Ada. The hand
soonest cape here costing one thousand
dollars has just been furnished by
Shayne to New York lady and is of
Russian sable.
Null, lawn or batiste are stylishly
combined with velvet or silk either of
which may compose sleeves, vest, collar
and revers, Silk may form portions of
the skirt or an underskirt. velvet
being usually placed in one or more
rows around plain skirt or perhaps as
panel. Lucy CARTER.