The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-11
WOMEN OF FASHION.
New Year Shows Perceptible
Rise in Price of Furs.
THEATER GOWNS OF ROYALTY.
The Duchess OF Fife's New Cioak-Cos-
tunes for Children-A Set of
Bridesmaids Dresses.

II" iohh, Jan. o.--ttOpyrighted, 1871.
-Furs have gone up perceptibly in price
during the past week. There has been
special run on sealskin. beaver and astra-
KHAN, although the latter is beginning to
"ane In popularity because of several good
ana cheap limitations that have been put
upon the market Prices have gone up so
rapidly that those who have not already
bought furs, and who did not receive a
christmas supply, would do well to wait
until very late in the season, hoping that
April and May mildness will cause drop
In prices. Tippets are more worn than
boas. The latter are somewhat old style
now in the fur line, though still flourish
ing IN feathers, and flowers are strung on
wire to make boas for opera wear.
The hats worn by women of fashion
were never more becoming nor more strik-
ing IN style. While there is not an ugly
line about them they are yet so different
from the conventional shapes of past sea-
sons that they startle one by their oddity
great felt circle, az large around as a
small tub. will be taken by the milliner,
wired until the edges lie in nuted waves
and caught with a bunch of feathers and u
bow of ribbon
Or, a big, tall-crowncd William Penn
style of hat will have its sides appraised by
punches of silk pon-pons. Only this and
nothing more.
Long low-crowned, brimmed felts are
raised at the sides and back, and decorated
over the crown with great side folds of vel
vet to match the costume. The feathers,
lining, bow at back and velvet match the
general tone of the dress, while the felt hat
itself is grey in the majority of cases.
The elegantes who are always after ex-
tremes of fashion are trying to revive the
carrying of small, fancy muffs for evening
wear with demi-tolettes. They are not all
convenient as they induce perspiration il
ones hands are gloved and hide the ele-
gance of jewelled fingers if no gloves are
worn. and they also work in direct oppo-
sition to the fan, entirely putting aside the
last named popular little article of dress,
for no one could be so absurd Us to carry
a muff with demi-toilette and also fan.
The mufis are fastened TO the neck by a
long, slender gold chain as elegant as pos
sible in design. One of the muffs recently
worn was made of pink brocade, trimmed
with silver jessamine. 1t was lined with
pink and lilac shot silk, and finished off
with lace and bouquets of roses and violets.
Another was ruched with steel lace, and
lined with chinchilla on the outside a
diamond crab held in its mouth bunch of
tulips.
Some of the theater toilets worn by roy
atty at the last representation of "Sigurd"
are worthy of note, as they come.wafted TO
us from Paris over the sea. The Crown
Princess of Denmark wore q dress of pink
crepe de chine and lampas, embroidered
and spangled with silver, made in Vatican
style, draped lengthwise, with long waist
The neck was cut low and bordered with
gold gallon, covered with diamonds. The
sleeves were long pulled ones of transpar-
ent crepe, close-htting at the wrist, the
two upper puffs open on the inside and
showing the arm This really exquisite
style of sleeve looks well with any of the
long bodices. AS an opera cloak the
princess wore long robe of ruby velours
du nord. lined with sky blue satin; the
long sleeves a la Juive, which almost
touched the ground, were lined with royal
ermlne.
Nine. Carnot wore q magnificent gown
of violet broche damask, with old-rose vel
vet the bodice was cut in a low square
and bordered with pink feathers. The
sleeves had three rows of puffings slashed
over pink gauze tulle and held by black
velvet straps set with diamonds. Her
hair, which was worn a. plain as possible,
was dressed with pink feathers and a dia-
mond aigrette. A broad band of violet
velvet was worn for dog collar and had
diamonds shown upon it.
The Vicomtesse de Seze wore dress of
light, white Oriental stuff, lusterless, and
embroidered with silks and metal threads
of all soft hues. 1t was made low and
draped in the Egyptian style which Sarah
Bernhardt introduced in cleopatra. A
small white wreath went as a headdress
with this striking costume. There were
also white feathers worn in the hair and a
quantity of exquisite diamond pins.