Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-04-27


for a girl of II is jacket front suiting
we'll the maturity Of the form. Scarce
~ any trimming is required for the
skirts of young girls, and for all dressy
OCCASIONS the empire designs seem made
especially for these little maidens.
The big bows which are worn upon
the bodiceS of evening gowns really
constitute the bodice itself At least
they are so tremendous in size that
the material of the corsage proper
counts but for little. There are big ones
on the shoulder, most elaborate in de-
tail, for the big puff is away behind
the times, and curious butterfly tips
and donkeys ears are wired and stiff
ened till they are almost grotesque.
Now, too, there must be large bow in
front and if one can possibly stand it,
a huge one in the back. These bows
must, to be effective, include some
other fabric and color than that of the
gown proper.
Among the novelties in bonnets are
the wire interlaced crowns, sometimes
jeweled, and showing the hair beneath,
sometimes having puffS of lace between,
and in addition to these are the light
basket-like crowns of cork. All bon
nets have the little ear-like appendages
at the sides, which make strings of some
sort almost necessary. Indeed, even
the narrow strings seem out of place,
Is. hat jS
for them-require broad silk ribbons to
be at all in proportion. One bonnet
maker is making the most charming
of all ladies' bonnets of drawn figured
net. They are, of course, real bonnets,
a sort of modified poke, and are more
often than not OF gray or black, having
soft caps of either white or gray for
face trimming, the little tips which,
with satin ribbon, form their adornment.
Another fancy, which is pretty because
of it's apparent franEness, is where a
rose or even a spray of flowers is pin
ned on a hat by a jeweled pin. Natur-
ally tho pin is supplemented by a few
firm stitches, but the pin shows so nat
urally that the flowers thus fastened
seem rs much more beautiful as would
q cluster OF lOngStemmed roses beside
one of the ancient bouquets" whose
elegance was supposed to be enhanced
by a frill Of paper lace. And while we
now regard such trumpery with lofty
disdain, it isn't so very long ago since
people Of the most refined taste accept
ed the latter as absolutely correct.
One of the prettiest wraps of tile
season is a figured grenadine, with 4
short square yoke Of velvet. Freedom
is given to the arms and it might be
adapted in any soft falling material by
somewhat trying.
"And who pray, is Doris?" was the
question that startled Mr.. Brown (WhO
is addicted to that ill-conceived habit
of talking in his sleep, as he awoke
the other morning and found his de-
voted better-half sitting up in bed with
an Interrogation point in one eye and
a note of exclamation in the other.
l. Doris DOris-DOris whO?'
That's precisely what I want to
know; you've been repeating the name
over and over again during the night"
'Oh-ah-yes, yes, Of course. It's
Charlie Jones new collie dog. Oh. she's
a perfect beauty-Pd give anything for
her."
"Indeedr'
Rather she's the sort of dog"
'You ought to own? Certainly-you
appear excessively fond of her. You
asked, you will be pleased to hear. this
collie dog to put her arms around
your neck and kiss you; then you told
Mr. Jones' dog that you loved her with
all your heart and that when you came
to die, if you could only lay your head
on Jones' dogs bosom, you could breath
your life out sweetly there Then
you asked Jones' dog have another
ice cream and if the watch you had
given her kept good time. Under these
circumstances, Jethro Brown, I think.
perhaps, you had better go to Jones
collie dog, as I am going home to my
mother"
It's astonishing how much the appar-
emily simple trimmings cost. The rib
bon to trim one of the new skirts in
three little ruff1es costs about fifteen
dollars.
When the great Partisan designers
cater to the caprice Of careful dressers
of taste and artistic instinct they make
I'D doll figure, fashioned as near the
outline of the woman they are designing
for as possible. and with the same
proportions and coloring. On this re-
plica in miniature they actually make
the dress. complete and perfect in every
detail Then my lady fair comes in
and criticises the result, suggests a
change here and alteration there, pos
sibly rejects the whole design, and
another is made to suit her fancy. Then
when the gown comes home there are
no misunderstanding or disappoint-
ments Foreign women who have the
reputation Of being more careful and
exact dressers than we because they
have much less money to spend on dress