The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-05-07
NEW YORK FASHIONS.

Jackets-French CrepaIines.
Beautiful toilets of white silk striped
with silver are made up in Empire fash
ion. These are very youthful in effect,
as they have short sleeves, the bodices
are cut half-low, q la rierge, and there
are lavish garnitures of white roses and
foliage. White and silver, white and
pale lilac, and pink and silver appear to
be in greater favor than white and gold,
among the debutantees at least, the lat
, ter combination appearing more among
the elegant toilets for matrons. A
Broadway importer exhibits among
other marvellous toilets some Pingat
poems in silk tulle, in Greek style, dot
ted with pearl and opal drops, these COM
bined with China crepe, or soft crepe de
Chine, with delicate silver vine border
ings.
Some of the newly imported house
jackets are vandyked at the edge. They
are made of lightweight military cloth,
and are tight-ftting at the back, with a
deeply curved seam down the center
and one under the arms. The fronts do
not quite reach the waist, and are worn
with soft Greek sash of crepe de Chine
knotted at the left side. The ends are
embroidered in silver, as are also the
points on the jacket, the Vandyke col
lar and sleeves, the latter opening over
full bishop sleeves of crepe de Chine
gathered into a silver-wrought band at
the wrists.
The French crepalines are exceeding
ly beautiful fabrics for evening toilets.
These textiles resemble India crepe, .but
they are silky and more diaphanous and
clinging. They are both plain and fig
ured patterns, which appear with dain-
ty surfaces of golden terracotta, migno-
nette. almond. English rose, Parma vio-
let. primrose. beige, ivory white, pearl
gray. the beautiful shades of green in
willow, chartreuse, and Nile, tea-rose
ecru, and buttercup. For those to whom
it is becoming, pale soft corn-yellow
silk crepaline is especially effective in
evening dress. Combined with creamy
lace it makes lovely toilet, or the gown
can be made entirely Of the crepaline,
with garnitures of tender trailing green
vines and tearoses and foliage. Watered
silk Of the same shade is used with ele-
CANT effect as foundation when tho tot
lette is made en- princesse, with Greek
bodice and draperies.-N. Y. Evening
Post
"A fashion reported from Paris is to
save cherry. plum, peach and other
stones of fruit, dry them, and keep them
until frosty night makes An open fire
agreeable. Then bring . handful and
throw them among the glowing Goals.
They crack and splutter for . moment
send up . brilliant flame and the whole
room is filled with delicious odor.
1t is said there are sufficient sunken
logs in the streams Of Michigan which
have been used to float logs to the
booms, to make the man several times .
millionaire who shall devise some feas-
IDLE method Of securing and converting
them into lumber.
"A New Hampshire man owns lake,
and it had good crop Of ice last winter.
Men came from New York, Boston and
other places to buy the crop, and they
pestered him until he went crazy and
camped on the lake with q gun to keep
everybody of.
"A certain citizen of Salem being &C
cused of drunkenness, exhibited pledge
signed by him four years ago to prove
that he was sober, and incapable of the
o4ense charged.
"A Wheatland tCai. storekeeper has
. cat that kills an even dozen rats At
night and lays them in . row for his
masters inspection in the morning.