Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-24

az snnxs .na a.uuces With courage
ths. -. ..as,,ir.tlc ard astounding.
rAev nodded their turbsa~i heads snd
shrugged Their slepiag shousaeras spa
pircuestsi on their lsssDted slippers tstl
sse wall a.pw~rs looksi aud ioekea
again and saisei half <AsSasticaslY.
iiss very easy thing after ali 10 clip
backward Where's the sea%e 81 tAiis-
ins q a WOMAN. even II sAe be Kan.
a.. woman for the United States ven.
ate. when the fr.s.she os two generations
azro at a. II they bad nsrsr besn Laid
sAi.Is9 The "sasis snced woman hs2nt
iourneyed 80 very MANY leagues. with
al her talk Of her srayels.
What did they wear2 Well, here's
pictures
Ing soneert yesterday that were better
worth description. A young southern
girl was the prettiest creature In eight,
with her costume OF pink velvet lend
Ing an extra blush 10 her warm bru-
nette skin. A little white lace bib.
jast now one Of fashions pet notions.
was let into the front of her waist aud
edged about with black Astral<han.
She wore . black velvet hat with heavy
plumes-
Within eyeshot were hs u you had TO
look at You couldn't see beyond
them. Pokcs and coalscuttlcs obscured
the view and piumes stood up 30
straight IL didn't matter bit that Gu
potes were under them. An artists
wife. who is famous for her toilets,
wore a big violet velvet hat with two
great velvet wings In front and between
them q tuft OF violets- There were
more violets upon tho crown and yet
Others standing up in en- aigrette DO
hind.
A bonnet that was pretty. II for no
other reason because IL was small, was
Of white cloth, dotted with gold and
trimmed quantity with white satin ro-
settles and sable tails The wearer of
this odd bit of headgear was In a black
velvet robe with q white bodice sable
trimmed.
A Christmas bride wore black vel
vet hat trimmed with mistletoe.
A pretty combination of blue and
brown appeared in q brown felt hat
with small blue rosettes under the brim
and turquoise blue accordion-plaited
bows
At the winters receptions the one
thing you will notice most prominently
Is that velvet is worn whenever the
faintest suspicion of an excuse for put
ting it on can be found or imagined
Entire dresses of velvet are the hobby
of girls in their teens and of matrons in
their sixties. At the annual reception
of Sorosis at Sherry's the other evening
black velvet and purple velvet and
green velvet and crimson velvet and
shot velvets of all shades and combina-
tions of shades walked about and hob
nobbed with one another. They had
voluminous sleeves one and all Of them
and the more stately had deep berthas
Of old lace that were magnificent until
they became monotonous. Some women
wore no ornaments with these robes,
others added jewels or plumes.
The finest noticed costumed a young
married woman, who, like so many of
her age and sex, has written mediocre
book or two. Her gown was an opal
ttntCtt NciSCl, WAlSC kON VAC AAocs POI ~
but dimpling into q fiame-shot pink at
every reasonable opportunity.
A white velvet was worthy OF com
ment also. A line Of pearls ran up
each seam from the hem to bosom,
where the long strings were gathered
in a knot and fell again in heavy rope
girdles. The full sleeves were Of white
satin with la,e friDs.
Some pretty skating dresses have
been brought out by the cold weather.
One of the seasons debutantes-ay young
southern girl, curiously-was on the ice
at Central park few days ago in a
short black serge skirt with q trim
black velvet blouse and mite of .
black velvet toque that finished her of
most piquantly. She looked like a
Dresden shepherdess on sllates-very
pretty. but all your time was taken up
with hoping she wouldn't tumble, she
was SO certain to break il she got .
knock of any kind.
A brilliant blonde girl wore dark blue
cloth with mink bands about the skirt