Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-04-23
New York Fashions.
(From our special eonespendent)
WRAPS AND JACKETS: MILLINERY: SHOES
AND GLOVES. NOTES

Single, lohg cape attached 10 pointed
yoke. Many garments of this kind are
of tan or gray cloth, but stylish ones are
in black cloth with gilt embroidered
yoke. The yoke indeed is the special
vantage ground for display of those
passementeries or jewelled bands that
are such rage, but expensive wraps in
maDtilla shapes, show lengths of either
extending downwards. Colored bro
cade is a favOrite lining for gray or tan
cloth. Most of the msntilla shapes
however are in black cloth or Bengaline
with adornment of jet, but some few are
offset by gilt or jewelled bands. Young
people have made rush for jackets in
which those of blue or black cloth bound
with gilt and more or less richly trim
med with gilt in front, are chiefly in
vogue. All are long and the longest
may be more properly classed as coats,
where elegant examples are of black
BeDgaline corded with gilt and having
gay OrOcaded vests.
MILLINERY.
Lightness is the leading characteristic
in millinery. Plain straw is almost dead
and the changes ale on fancy straws
that in the finer varieties are almost like
lace. Lace has never been so common
ly worn, and hats or bonnets made en-
tirely of it are being worn with wooden
without precedent. Both hats and bon
nets are set lie plates on the top of the
head and the only difference between
the two consists in the presence or alb
sence of strings which are of narrow
velvet or lace. Trimmings are placed
in an aggressive way, rising high at the
back and with or without an answering
touch in front. Crownless toques are
in keeping with the fancy for half trans
parent hats and the majority are made
of small flowers, but stylish ones are
made of jet in three rows, without beng
filled in and having an addition of fow-
ers.
SHOES AND GLOVES.
The newest slipper is called the
Cleopatra" and shows pointed ton
que with small ribbon bow. Ties are
still laced and boots may sometimes
now show lacings up the front, although
the greater number have buttonsgat the
side. But Fashion tends towards low
shoes with hosiery to match and uppers
are buttoned over for the street. 1t
may be added that in Lord and TaY-
lor's shoe department to which credit
is due for information, the dressing
which they have sold exclusively for
years. is Buttons Raven Gloss, since
they have found it the only dressing
which softens and preserves the leather.
In view of the fashionableness of pat
ent leather, the new dressing ReViyium,
becomes of importance, since prepared
especially for the porpose, it prevents
CT hacking. Mouquetaire gloves lead and
are sold chiefly in tan or gray, and the
same shapes and colors prevail in silk
and taffeta for warm weather.
NOTES.
Charming silks are bestrewn with
small sprays at intervals of from two to
six inches on black surface and love-
ly pattern recently chosen by Mrs.
Cleveland, had two small rose buds at a
distance of four inches on black. The
same features are seen in grenadne
which is extremely fashionable and are
much more tasteful than styles that
show huge spots and stripes in rough or
hairy finish. In both woods and silks
diagonal stripes are very frequent and
may cross the breadth or meet in large
central point or successive smaller ones.
Broad trimmed hats made entirely of
rose leaves or small flowers are very
pretty and one selected by Mrs. Carne-
gle is entirely of violets and a second
one of pale yellow rose leaves.
Lucy CARTER.