Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-01
New York Fashions.
FALL DRESS GOODS: STYLES N MAKING:
MILLINERY: SHAPES: COLORs:
lgnleIal $1,000 -

tspeciQl C0rrespOadr
New dress goods are very rough, by
reasons Of large twils. Aslrakham
weayes on bourette fleckings, the latter
often bestrewn upon strips. paids or
figures set at intervals or perhaps COM
posing them. Very large plaids are
seen again. but not so prominently as
hitherto. Diagonal stripes are a special
feature. Some traverse the entire
breadth, others form single wide points
meeting in the middle Of the breadth
and from such extremes, diminish in
great Variety TO successive small points.
while diagonal stripes Of some width
may show transverse bars within them.
Dresses IN robe patterns showing orna-
mentation on the front breadth with
lesser touches for sleeves and cofsage,
are heavily imported and the rough,
large patterned goods will be frequently
set in front breadths. Princess outlines
are most in favor of making up. with
moderately high sleeves and quite long
waists, but coats, either independent or
Of tie same material as the dress, will
remain in style and in answer to special
inquiry it may be added that ClaTk's
Mile End cotton still retains the lead for
strength, smoothness and elasticity and
is The best substitute for sewing silk es-
pecially as it comes IN new colors.
NEW HATS
are still on the order of thoss worn in
summer and still trimmed by long loops
or other high garnltures standing up
right at the back, with corresponding
adornments in front. Those having
wide front and side brims, present little
novelty, but in smaller varieties. long.
narrow contours give away to broader
shapes that are sometimes almost circu-
lar. Vassar Sailor hats are repeated in
felt or velvet and not always trimmed
on the left side only, since now and
again, ribbon is quilted around with up
right loops or wings at the back and
front BOnnets often show return to
conservative shapes, having decided
crown and are trimmed to a modest
height ia front.
FANCY RIBBONS
with satin surface, in widths of five or six
inches, display three belts of strongly
contrasting colors, such as gray, orange
and bue yellow, green and blue; red,
green and orange. etc, which melt into
each other. Still gayer ribbons show
similar belts of color that meet in sharp
outlines, while set upon them are point
cd leaf patterns in yet other hues, or
again may appear in contrasting belts,
"a satin and n DIRE weave. the latter be-
ing changeabe. Shaded velvet ribbons
are likewise novel and run from widths
of an inch and half to six inches. but
there IS always a demand for plain rib
bon and here the choice lies among vel
vet, double faced satin or gros grain.
BRILLIANT ORANGE
that is almost red, is a very prominent
color and from thence, in lesser and
purer tones, yellow will be conspicuous
Coming next or perhaps even in rivalry,
is green, from dark to extremely light,
there are bright yellowish browns.
beige, tan or gray, with proportion of
heliotrope, old robe, old blue and other
blues aud coquelicot red These vari-
Gus hues are combined with the utmost
freedom and no contrasts are too auda-
cious.
BLACK
is very much used and seen on by far
the greater number OF hats, gives effect
of shading possible to nothing else.
Jet with the same end in view, is ex-
tremely fashiona BILE. most frequently in
open patterns laid on material and in
Princess of Wales tips, which will be
popular, one OF the three feathers is us
ually black, the other two. shadinos of