Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-12
STYLESO OF THE DAY
Sensible and Some Remark.
ably Foolish Women.
CHANGES To0ccuPY QUA MIND
BARI Tsnmlax . ons II Thsns--A
Cape sna an Evs1.nk os~n-Ths
Dsbus1nt-'s Nav coloa

While society hclds il treath and
s~zlta Ia ANXIOUS saspense The EFst
drawing II the L9nsion season. 20
b given b. The pFincess II W4i-s early
nsxt lnonth. aud while Nfs >tanford's
Anti-trinoline league Ia Londoa IL
working hard % secGre fssv more
Thousand ~onen on ia lists. let ~ look
siroa< as and sc what Hen jusl at hand.
We have stu a month before NC shall
kno~ positively whether erinoilne Il %
b on The other side Of the water. nor
nothing can b. known nnti the nrst
drI~ log rson - ever. All wo kncw
now - that the roy A. family has not CO.
operated sith The league. and thai
therefore there u sirons possibility
thai the crinollns may show itself ca
that great occasion Add II u doc>>
woe unto usi FOR sooner or later. Ia
spitr 81 al EFFORTS against II. u will
rcsh a. over here. For London 50
ciety il bound - follow IN the footstcps
OF sis@ princs-ss Of the reslra. and Amer
la Il bot1al - follow the headings Of
i0reign danes
but IN the face % these tantalixing
facts let Is cuntiaue on our peaceful
Way for another month. Let "a be quite
oblivioaS q the fsd that At the end of
our short respife We MAJ oeeolne meta-
morpao.rsl NAV assume an altogether
different IDENTITY. may change from The
in1epss.s fn-ie-siecls girl 10 the
droopinx b,uShiry. weak. helpless bi.
% feminsnlty. al sdrts and lrap-ries.
OF few generations hack After AL
there il n tl-so Ike the present. and
there are pienfy q osher things 10
think about Somebody Is always de-
vislnz something new.
Just now Is j. SKIRT trimming< You
may trim your skirt first with a row Of
f..athers. shade q suit your fancy and
tlr drrss. and. above. series OF half
shells anl.-coquille.--ln velvet or satin
ribbon. CIR You may start again with
your hsathcrs and have narrow bands
embroidered 10 The shades Of your gown
on white cloth. laid above. OR you may
have a closely twisted roll OF ribbon at
th. edge from which rise curving
oanss Of ribbon each headed with =
bo~. or yon may crses your ribbon
bands al around tho SKIRTS. tipping the
eruss~s with rosettrs
Thea there's new f,;hu falling from
the neck Ia fr-ont In The real old-fssh-
ioned lines. long and sl-nder. below the
waist line. scant rusfie runs around
the sl~eve line in front stopping az the
shoulder From shoulder bows fall
long. straight strramers OF ribbon. In
the 'front.' only.
Then the very latest cape, looking
tust a. dowdy and old-fashioned "a you
please. has a Henry III collar, and.
falling below. plain cape long In front.
slopir,g up toward the hips. and short
in bas'k II i of purple velvet The
collar = prettiiy embroidered with jet.
and The dainty satin lining Is Of palest
yellow
>oS there's a magnificent evening
gown which deserves our careful atten-
ton. What . striking effect gives the
violet velvet border on the heavy white
satin. particularly when The velvet Ia
edged by marten sable and the satin ~
heavily embroidered. far up the front.
IN rich gold threads Tho corsage Is
att more striking. for IL reminds Us Of