, 1890-09-25
Feathers In Fashion.
fChicago Herald.

Feathers In Fashion.
fChicago Herald.
That woman may count herself
fortunate who did not allow the
fhsclnations Of light and summer
like tones to influence her In the
selection Of a spring street suit, and
she will probably congratulate her
self also II her choice fell upon a
plain, neat tailor gown instead OF
the pattern robes" that are brought
out each season.
Such q gown comes out so we'll In
the fall, and 1t Is n satisfaction to
have one to fall back on. 1t and
ones ulster and jacket, and, of
course, this year ones fur cape, are
the stand-bys that can be depended
ON In the fall and spring before new
things arc ready.
The little novelties of the season
which will put a finishing and
Frightening touch to tho toilet be-
fore the full splendor Of winter
fashions rolgns are chiefly con-
structed of feathers. Tho bows
come off the sailor hats, and are re-
placed by cluster Of three short
ostrich plumes-short plumes, re-
member, not tips-held In their
place by smart clasp. 1t is by no
means the first time we have worn n
bunch of three feathers liz
our bonnets-doesn't that sem
tence sound Scotch?-but this year,
for reasons unknown, the world has
determined 10 call the hats 10
trimmed the Prince of Wales hats.
You all know the three feathers
that appear in his highness' crest.
Cairmgorm pins In imitation of
this three-feathered crest are made,
and the girl who can produce one
from among the mementoes of q
visit to Edinburgh or Glasgow to
pin the plumes in her hat will have
the very latest crinkle. Many of us
who buy cairmgorms in Scotland,
however, choose such IA are set in
the form of of the Scottish dirks,
thinking the souvenir more dis.
tinctive of the nation. Don't use
these to pin In the plumes. Daggers
arc not good form in this seasons
hats. The clasp must be small and
compact, little higher perhaps
than wide.
The Gorham got out some awfully
good styles last year in antique
silver pins for half mourning which
would be the smartest thing possi-
bic for these clasps. They were the
double griffins or dragons rampant,
suggesting somebody's crest, but in
truth being merely n conventional
design, which Is good style.
Another caprice, of which feath-
ers form the chief component part,
Is the collar for the neck-a band of
feather trimming two inches wide
and some fifteen inches long, tied in
front with a jaunty ribbon bow and
having o dozen or more of the tiniest
of ostrich feather tips set in between
the fur and the lining 50 that they
curl out softly all about the throat.
BY the way, here m'selle ought
to tell you that this Is going to be
the trimming of the winter for
opera cloaks-bands of fiat feather
trimming. from the ouside edge of
which roll out curly tips. The
Marie Jansen black circular. with
white lambs wool, and bordered all
about with these feathers, instead
of having the wide turnover collar
of the white wool, will be the chic
garment of the season.
Complete capes Of ostrich feathers
are brought out, hut are not con-
sideIed an absolute success, and are
rarely becoming, but the capes of
smooth.lylng cocks which
are decided novelty--are consid-
cred to give great cachet to the
toilet.
Those making a fall trip to New
York should bring back the latest In
complexion beautiflers. They are
called cerates, and are such an i'm.
provementon the creams and lotions
we have been using since the physi.
cal development craze has been in
the ascendant. About the middle
of the winter those of us who STAY at
home will be able to have these
cerates. Meantime the wrinkles
will all be gone from New York
faces and the delicate, subtle fra.
GRANGE that Just d!scloses itself TO
the senses, and is part of the effect
of the new skin preparation, will be
the moon that we shall long time be
crying for.
AT this early season 1t IL u good
time to make ones calculations for
fall purchases. IL takes n very clever
system Of bookkeeping to make two
columns of figures balance in this
planning, for 1t must be IA big al
lowance that will permit the gowns
and things one needs To number the
same Ms those that one may have.
So IL is well to spend some little
time and thought over the calcula-
cago, who has n nice little social po-
sition, going out and entertaining
moro or less In her own home, can