Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-12-22

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lar of novelty brocade in Persian colors,
bordered with fur, and to this is attached
the lower part, with an eight inch hemmed
ruffie Of faille all around. There is a full
ruching at the neck made of bands of faille,
and there are two long tabs of the same in
front. reaching yearly to the feet, ended by
heavy black silk fringe. The cape is lined
with old rose satin.
have noticed that silver and pearl gray
silk, with combinations of black velvet,
white lace or white silk, or all together,
have been great ~favorites for elegant gowns
at several of the most important social
functions Of recent date-notably, the
opera and the dolls reception at Sherry's,
as well as at the late horse show. No richer
The all black and white costumes are rather
too striking, but gray and white or gray
with black and white becomes q thing of
delicate beauty.
In some of the boxes at the opera the
most beautiful new gowns of the season are
displayed. 1t does not look as if times are
hard, to note the blazing Jewels and the
splendid costumes seen there. One lady in
box II wore a black satin duchess, with
pipings and bows of scarlet. A young
lady with her had a pink courtauld Grape,
the crisp material standing out in delicious
folds around the girlish shoulders and
arms. In box 80 was a lady in mauve satin,
richly trimmed with fine silver castle braid,
made in pronounced Louis XIV style. In
box 10 was a lady who looked almost royal
in a black velvet gown lavishly trimmed
with rich Venetian point lace. Byher side
were her two daughters, one in pale pink
satin, with chiffon bertha and pearls, and
the other in pure white silk, with pufings
of crepe lisse around the neck.
Some Of the ladies wore bonnets and
some did not. The bonnets generally con-
sisted Of sort of horseshoe of ribbon wound
over wire to hold it in place, and with bril-
liant, gauzy butterflies, dragonflies or fan
cy aigret of glittering beads. One bonnet
had W. viking wings set in rhinestones
and pearls fastened to a jeweled band.
There are strings to some and none to 9th
ers, it being a matter of taste. But these
evening bonnets are as brilliant as q queens
diadem.
l think it would not be out Of place to
mention the novelties in sofa pillows now
while so many ladies are planning presents.
The very newest is to have them hand
painted or in oil colors with flowers or land
scape or vatican pieces. These pictures
are set in the middle of the top of the cush-
ions, and the cushions are made of satin,
faille, bengaline and, in fact, any silk that
will hold the paint. Around the edges of
some are pinked out ruffles, the ~scallops be-
ing fringed. The unders side of the cushion
is always plain and of the same material as
the upper, or of some lighter silk beneath.
but matching in color. Some have one
pinked, or a double ruf1e of silk, with a
frill of point de paris lace over it. Others
have first a putting ending in a double ruff
fe of some color differing from the color in
the pillow. Some have a plain surface. but
have each corner tied up like a rabbits ear
| with a rich bow of satin ribbon.
There are very many velvet pillows-some
p~ainted-but more plain or embroidered.
and these have a putting and rufle of satin
or silk. I saw several in royal purple with
puffs of lilac satin around them, and 9TH
ers of dark green satin. Others were quite
plain, save for a large bow set on one cor