The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-29

among themselves Tor prizes, and pro-
dncei some OF the most m rvelous feats
of dexterous cut and stitchery one can
imagine. many OF which are kept by their
firms to this day rs trophies of neatness
and clever workmanship.
1t is for home wear that whimsical and
luxurious women now indulge in the most
fAntastical footgear. For bedroom use
the velvet slippers in all colors are bor-
dered with fur. The comfort of slipping
ones ice-cold aud satin-sh feet into
these cosy and furry receptacles can only
be appreciated by those who have en-
joyed the delight of it in place of the
usually numbed extremities. Still the
knitted slippers, costing only labor and
two or three ounces of wool, serve as
we'll. But establishment rather than
real comfort is preferred by some of the
women who make life pursuit of fash
ion. Some of the house shoes are SO
small and low that they are like sandals,
with the ends covered by brilliant bead
work showing up on the light satin foun-
dation. Flat shoes without heels are fas-
tened on the instep with embroidered
ribbon. have heard of house shoes with
heels bound with gold and painted with
miniatures; but these are affected by
those only who have more money than
sense. Perhaps such extremists will soon
follow Sarah Bernhardt's example as to
their pedal extremities. The cable has
told us that, in Joan of Arc" she
is actually barefooted. If that should
become a boudoir fashion, pedicures
would lie in as great demand as mani
cures are now. The actresses beat the
rest of us in toilet exploits. No actress
wardrobe is complete now without a
Cleopatra robe. Do You know what a
Cleopatra robe is? When you emerge
pink and glistening from your bath, and
wish to lounge before your open fire and
drink cup of bouillon and sherry, slip
into your Cleopatra robe and there you
are. woman showed me one. 1t was a
magnificent broc de of scarlet and gold,
lined with Persian lamb. What the
woman of today doesn't know about the
fetching seiuctiveness of the negligee
isn't wort til knowing. Did you ever see
anybody In one of those wondrous Jap
apese tea-gov ms, stretch herself lazily
out and throw her beautiful arms over her
head in odalisque pose?
Returning to The assertion made in my
first paragraph, that plain and picturesque
costumes are contesting for favor in the
sire cts, let me give a sketch of toilet
that is very stylish without being other
than modest in character. You deem the
seem SO when viewed. with its dark gray
color, in association with the suit of the
same quiet hue. Big hats are in increas-
ing favor. Many of them have very wide
brims, capriciously disposed. The gar
niture in some models is torsade of vel
vet ribbon, or drsped velvet around the
crown, with velvet ribbon bow at the
left side Of the front. or at the left side
of the back, supporting full tuft of
demI-long curled ostrich tips disposed TO
shadow the crown. Other models, with
the torsade of ribbon, or the velvet dra-
perry around the crown, h We the brim
turned up at the back, and a large bow
holding several demi-long ostrich plumeS
turned over the crown to the front.
"YoC may care TO know" said dealer
who had just returned from Paris, what
the noted man. milliner, Felix. says of
the STYLES. He is dead set against the
present bonnets. Possibly, he explaipe d
to me, he might confer aboon on woman
kind by solving the problem. He OBJ
| jected on principle to e head covering
which left nearly the whole of it exposed,
and therein be is sensible. He thought a
bonnet ought to frame IN the face more
or less, and that n his opinion we should
look TO the Spanish mantilla or the hood
worn by the erisett of Paris for model
whereon to mold a new style of head COW