Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-14
New York Fashions /.
FASHIONABLE ENTERTAINMENTS: COL
oRED DINNERS AND LUNCHES:
EVENING DRESS: GLOVES:
SHOES: CoIFFUREs.

still the conspicuous feature. Meats and
vegetable in dishes having been ban
ished to the pantry. table adornments
have been the subject of much thought
and hence has arisen the colored dinner
or luncheon where almost the entire
space is given up 20 flowers. fruits and
bOn-bons. Originality of idea is how
ever prised and even some new depart
ures are in order, as notably a recent
dinner where the four seasons were
symbolized by four tables set at
intervals. But the standard colors Of
blue, red. heliotrope or yellow, are
fashionable as ever. with preference for
pink, because in It's varied loneliness. a
source of perpetual pleasure.
DISTINCTIONS IN cOLoRs.
Blue has sameDess and must be re-
lieyed by yellow, heliotrope requires a
finish of white or pale yellow. and red
is too gorgeous to be used freely. yell
low therefore, comes next to pink. since
almost without limit in its range from
orange to extremely faint shades.
Entertainments in white, are finished
by gilt. Bon-bons. creams, ices and
other delicacies are colored in unison,
the china usually shows touch at least
of the desired hue and particular at
tentlon is given to the little shades upon
the candles that set>in glass or silver
candelabra, are an essential accompani-
ment. Candles are often colored and
even sometimes. the candelabra. One
may imagine what opportunity is given
for ingenuity and taste. The dress OF
ATTENDANT GUESTS
is expected not to conflict with the color
harmony of the feast and if the special
hue is impossible. care is taken at least
to avoid conflict. Dress for dinners is
of course elaborate. the more so as fire.
quently an attendance at the Opera
follows and when the ball season begins,
the Opera will be the prelude to a ball,
Three beautiful dresses recently fur
nished by Lord and Taylor, were worn
at pink dinner and then to the Opera.
Efforts to the contrary, skirts remain
close about the hips and with particular
attention to foot trimmings, because
about the only practicable method of
adornment. Small or medium sized
flowers placed in prolonged rows are
much used as headings to hounces or
they form lovely fringes in themselves
by means of grasses or pendant stalks
and buds. Basques are outlined to
correspond or garlands may cross the
corsage diagonally, but with less fire.
quency, lunches of flowers give COM
pletion and are always preferred when
the hair is adorned in keeping. The
Low ROUND
neck is in much more favor than the
square, and when the dress is cut in the
first named way the sleeves are usually
quite short, but when the neck is point
ed. sleeves reach to the elbow. I'm
dressed kid gloves in white, pale evening
colors, or tan, correspond in length,
but do not follow the shortest sleeve
beyond twenty button lengths. since it
is fashionable to leave bare, portion
of the arm. Slippers of undressed kid,
satin, or material to match the dress,
are in similar colors or in gray, tan or
bronze, with preference for the three
last, because transferable 10 any dress.
Hosiery matches slippers which are still
very sharp pointed. with high heels and
adornment of heads, buckles or straps.
CoIFFUREs
for full dress, are high but soft looking
on account of waves at the back and
sides that are produced by previous
dampening on pins. Large shell combs
or pins are very popular, but shell
bandeaux or strings of gold beads OF
pearls give an attractive change, but
here, the couture must be somewhat
lower. A favorte mode for the front.
is a single short curl, with shorter ones
on either side. Lucy CARTER.