Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-07
NEW YORK FASHIONS
The Latest Novelties In the
Modes.
Some Pointers About the Proper
Styles in Jewelry.
The Styles of Hair Dressing Now
the Fashion.
Watches and Necklaces of Correct
StyIe-The Newest Fans and the
Oldest = Persian Styles
of Coiffure.
Especial Correspondence to the HERALD.

Especial Correspondence to the HERALD
New YORK, Jan. 30th.
Stylish jewelry indicates an increased
partiality for enameling in colors, and
large proportion of medium-priced
and also expensive articles are illustra-
tions of this beautiful art. Exquisite
Geneva watches for ladies are in plain
gold, less than an inch in diameter, also
in colored enameling, these last being
somewhat larger, and show tiny wreaths
OF flowers on pink surface, or perhaps
landscape, sometimes single figure,
or group OF figures. These watches
make up in price for what is lacking in
size. The plainest style, without a
chatelaine, commences at $50 and runs
up to $3.50. Very short plain or jeweled
chatelaines are used with these minia-
ture beauties, pinned on the front of the
colsage, little to one side, while
in direct opposition is seen at
the opera and other evening entertain
ments delicate gold chains, worn around
the neck, yard and a half in length
with pearls set in about three inches
apart, to which is attached an opera
glass or fancy watch.
Necklaces are very fashionable tn is
season, and the latest style is from
twenty to thirty strands of fine gold
cord, held in position by three upright
bars OF small pearls or diamonds, one in
front and one on each side, producing
collar-like effect. A large jewel in front
instead OF bar is a beautiful change,
but materially increases the cost,
A single pendant or several smaller
ones is also very fashionable, and an
enameled chain with five or seven pend
ants of the same size, either of stones or
enameled flowers, is another favorite
style. The bow-knot or rosette shape
are popular for brooches, and in general
appearance resemble ''baby ribbon"
bows, as the simulated ribbon is about
the same width, and while many are of
plain gold, others are enamelled in
stylish colors, dotted over with dia-
mond, ruby or emerald sparks. Frogs
and LIZARDS are new designs in brooches,
| but these are very expensive, being
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| little green frog, about an inch long,
with diamond eyes and white enam-
| elled body covered with emeralds, costs
| $l60, go that the privilege of wearing
| frogs is exclusively confined to the rich.
No material change has taken place in
earrings or bracelets for two seasons
past; therefore designs then fashionable
remain in style.
FANS ARE IN GREAT VARIETY
regarding style and price-from the
modest spangled gauze at $5 to the
gorgeous Venetian point at 1915. The
newest fan is the oldest, 30 to speak
being q revival of the antique fan of
Louis XVI, painted in Watteau figures
on silk with ivory sticks in open work
carving, and is much smaller than other
fashionable styles. Amber-shell hand
les are also novelty, pro-
duced by clarifying light colored
tortoise shell, and are so expensive that
they are only used with very fine lace
or feathers. A beauty in point lace,
with an exquisite center piece, painted
by leading Partisan artist, and amber
shell stick may be had for $3.50. The
most beautiful and expensive fans OF the
season are seen in opera boxes, from
which emanates the delicious fragrance
of Lauteir's May ybells, and May bells violet
water is also luxury much used by our
fashionable classes. Marabout or os-
trich feather fans are very popular:
those in ''shaded feathers'' being quite
a novelty and reasonable in price, be-
ginning at $40. Black or white ostrich
feather fans are quite large, measuring
seventeen inches in length, and the
breadth of the feathers and material of
the sticks constitute their greatest charm
and increase their cost. Black
lace fans remain in style, and
spangles are much used on
gauze, duchesse or applique,
but never with real point. What fash
ion is pleased to term an 'opera outfit"
is brocaded silk bag, containing fan,
bon-bon box, opera glasses and powder
puff box, suspended from the waist by
ribbon loops, with long, flowing ends.
IN THE FASHIONABLE CoIFFURE
of today, luxuriant growth OF hair is
rather disadvantage than otherwise,
as soft loops, or clusters of small puffs
that are quite as stylish as the Psyche
knot, require very little hair, and it is
said that Partisan hair dressers cut out
all that is not requisite. The avoidance
OF everything like stiffness is the pre-
vailing idea in present styles, and the
fancy for waved hair, precludes any
thing akin to formality. Evening coif-
fures are generally high, but style in
twisted loops, half of which is placed on
top of the head, and the lower half
closely pinned to the back with a fancy
pin is very popular, and less try
ing than other styles, being equally
suitable for all occasions. For balls or
the opera a parure of ribbon is very
fashionable, consisting of narrow white
or colored ribbon, wound on ribbon
wire, passing around the head under the
high knot, with several high loops and
short ends in front, and were not the
hair waved the ensemble might be
somewhat ungraceful. Ornamental pins
are a necessity, and while the most
beautisul are of real Jewels, those
in gilt, colored stones, amber shell or
tortoise shell are very attractive and
sufficiently expensive for perhaps
transitory style. High tortoise shell
combs are again fashionable, and GER