Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-28

fad 70 the many dress hobby horses we
arc nov riding. The gown from which
modesto. whose word goes far, expects
results SD sensational b a heavy opal
tinted silk, cleaning by ITS and starts
with esanescent tints of every hue Of
the rainbow. The pointed bodice has
square cut neck with q huge square
lapeLed collar Of white pearl eEnbroid-
cred rets laid back from IL and covering
the shoulders and good part OF the
sleeves. just in front Is puffy hchu
Of white null. The sleeves are elbow
puss huge and stately.
Under the bodice edge Is gathered the
full sweeping skirt. which opens Ia
front over = pettieoat Of net embroid-
cred ike the collar. The train Is edged
al about with sable fur and the hair Is
20 be worn high and declxed with white
ostrich pompons. Shall l tell you who
Is 20 ehaperone, so 10 speak, u. ; novel
"? had better not, probably.
The Washington season Is not fully
under way and il won't DC q very live
made or are IN process Of making in
this city for such festivities a. are
scheduled
For Miss Brice Is pale she'll pink
silk. with tight fitting bodice. cut with
sharply pointed basque III front and
tho sides of the skirt as well as the
train very full The skirt opens in
/ front over q cream satin petticoat en-
broidered in silver and the pink silk
sleeves are full TO the elbow and there
tied with silver ribbons
A graceful little frock for young girl
10 be chaperoned by Mrs. Carlisle is a
| pale turquoise blue crepon, ruched
about the skirt, and an empire bodice,
with huge sleeves pulled upon the shout
/ ders.
| For moro general use is q gown OF
dne black Chantilly lace arranged in
three deep full hounces over skirt OF
shot silk, showing shades of red and
dark blue. The bodice is quantity pic
.uresque, with it's berthe of lace frills
aud It's enormous empire sash OF silk I'm
shed with big rosette bow.
/ Christmas dances will bring ont the
prettiest and freshest froclss of the win
ter One Of which have knowledge is
To be Of pale-green silk, the skirt curl,
ously festooned with knots of blue rib
bon. The mixture of blue and green
has presented itself 70 you before now
As one OF the oldest French fancies Of
the season
I suppose may say proftably a word
Or two more about furs. There are new
fur hats that seem to take the tailor girls
fancy. The seal hats are like big
sailcr in shape, round and low-crowned
and trimmed in front with seal POM
pons and little sable tails Then there
are black Astrakhan turbans, which are
more fashionable than novel or interest
ing.
Ermine evening cloalrs came out
bravely. l brushed one in theater
lobby few evenings ago and turned to
look again ut the long neglected pure
white fur. II was cut like an Henri
III. cape, falling in full folds from the
shoulders and lined with quilted white
silk from top to bottom
As sensible cloak as / have noticed
is rough fawn-colored camel's hair In
which tall, fresh-complexioned girl was
bustling about her Christmas shopping
in one of the big stores this morning.
1t fitted closely to her knees, and was
bordered front and bottom with bands
of mink fur. Three little capes of mink
tails were quantity set about the shous-
ders, the deepest scarcely reaching the
bosom. Golden brown velvet cuffs fin
ished the sleeves, with mink bands at
the elbows.
Much too heavy, unless one is buoyed
up nightly by the inner consciousness
of particularly smart appearance, is
the newest sealskin cloak with its
double-plaited Vatican in the back,
and its loose folds making no preten>e
of fit or economy of material. Its
sleeves, too. are tremendous. the long
puffs coming nearly to the wrists and
ending in cuffs much less pretentioIs
than usual. With it the proper wear is
fat hat with two ostrich feathers
rampant and one couchant under the
brim. ELLEN OSBORN.
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