Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-28

draped girdle Of black velvet with up
right loops behind and there were short
puffed sleeves.
For Miss Kate Drexel. possibly as .
part of her trousseau, had been ordered
an empire gown which is a good exam
pie of the seasons fancies in costumes
alleged to be copied from that interest
ing period The stuff was dull yellow
crcpon with full front clasped in posi-
ton by golden velvet girdle. From
the girdle there turned back broad re-
vers embroidered in gold and black,
tapping like great wings upon the
shoulders. The bodice front was soft
and full and shirred to the throat and
then shirred again to the girdle.
For hunt, supper and dance, with
which some of the giddy propose TO
wind up election day, there is in prep
aration silvery crepe de Chine. which
is confidently relied upon to break
hearts. il frocks ever accomplish that
tempting but illegitimate operation.
Chiffon rosettes, mixed with lace, dot
the front and hold in place lace
drapery which falls 10 the knees and
then sweeps away behind in a train A
length of silvery faille, with a pinlkish
bloom upon its surface, forms the
bodice, but the feature of the costume
Is its back. which is far more startling,
with its cascaded Vatican train, than
anything which goes with the face
view. The train is of the same faille as
the bodice, but brocaded with pink chrys-
anthemums and frilled and fiounced
with lace profusely. 1t starts from the
shoulders and sweeps so far across the
room that the quality and weight of the
material it expends is a very considera-
BILE item.
Brown-eyed Miss Lizzie de Wolf Colt,
who has the usual reputation of the
pretty American girls of having at
tracted the admiration of the prince OF
Wales, and who is being much written
up accordingly. apropos of her APP
preaching wedding, has brought from
across the herring pond some highly
original gowns. Among them is sill
very green silk evening dress, hung
with chiffon embroidered with little
green peas. Bands of narrow greer
velvet confine the bust and give a short
wasted Empire effect, very becoming
to the tall dark bride. The low neck
is finished with deep lace frill, and the
back is flowing with long velvet stream
ers hanging of their own grace and
where they choose There are nc
sleeves proper, but frills of lace fal
over the arms
All these things promise festivities
and the promise is already beginning t.
be fulfilled. A handsome dinner las,
night brought out some magnificent
decorations of ferns and chrysanthe
NUNS, and, among other noteworthy
toilets, a gown Of dull white silk EN-
broidered at the foot in silver. The
half-low round neck was edged with q
loose Vatican front edged with white
plumes and kept in part within bounds
by a figaro jacket of black velvet, EN-
black girdle and the pulled elbow
sleeves
At a tea drinking one afternoon thi.
week there came out some elaborate
fall walking dresses, and more partic
ularly the hostess old rose cloth te:
gown. with princess front of white silk
brocaded with pink carnations anc
clasped with a gold belt. The bodic,
yoke and the trailing silk were edget
with swansdown. There were trans
parent chiffon sleeves and below then
deep pointed open sleeves lined with
changeable pink and white silk ans
edged with swansdown.
The food show. the art loan exhibi
ton and various places where womer
congregste are alive with warm red ans
English rose and pale gray and sprico
and amber and much greater variety
than usual, both of glowing and of deli
cate tones. Tawny browns are in favor
with golden olives and woodsy russets