Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-13
New York Fashions.
STYLES IN MAKING: OUT DOOR WRAPS
MILLINERY: MATERIALS.

Skirt trimming is the salient point in
new dresses. One or more simple
garnilures around the bottom. are still
admissible, but so many novelties ap-
pear, that naturally they prove attrae-
tive. Some costumes for example, show
successive ruffles placed close together.
that may reach almost to the waist,
those at the top being narrower. Three
or four set closely at the bottom are
equally stylish; a handsome dress is
trimmed only by a soft fold about the
lower edge. Il at is caught at intervals
by velvet ears and sometimes they also
catch uppermost ruffles. A dress of
gray silk showing white raised dots,
has for skirt trimming. three clusters
of white lace ruffles set nine riches
apart, three ruffles in each cluster.
Lace ruffleS set closely, trim the sleeves
from shoulder to elbow and this idea
being markedly novel and pretty as
well, will likely become popular. Most
OF the new skirts are still plain about
the hips and in front, with fullness
gathered or laid in plaits at the back.
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OUT DOOR WRAPS.
the cavalier cloak has at once found
Immense favor. 1t is reproduction of
cloaks worn during the times of the
cavaliers. whence the name and shorter
than the demilong cloaks of the winter,
is full form the shoulders with collar
cite above. Beautiful ones shown by
Lord & Taylor are in colored velvet,
with colored silk lining: others are in
silk with collarette that may or NAV
not match and the same is true regard-
ing cloth. where generally the collar
cite IS OF velvet in contrasting color,
with silk lining. Jackets are also
shorter than these of the winter. rum
ming from twenty-five to tweniy-seven
inches in length and are tight fitting in
the back, with tight or loose fronts.
Some dressy ones are finished with full
velvet or silk sleeves and collarettes. In
MILLINERY,
the Continental" q fiat, square shape,
has one corner turned up at the back
and the hat so placed as to produce 3
three cornered effect. This Is intended
exclusively for young ladies and is ex-
pected to become leading style. Com.
binations Of lace and straw that together
compose the hat, are very popular and
the prominence Of rough straw in dressy
styles, is q marked feature. 1t may
form q considerable part or in bands,
be used to outline or even set in loops,
become factor in trimming. For ex.
penslve millinery, gilt is in marked SUI
premacy. Some capotes are entirely
composed of it and when there is greater
expanse, it takes the form of gilt net
that constitutes parts of brims or entire
crowns, while gilt lace may complete
the picture. Colored stones are equally
in favor and in sizes and contrasts that
would formerly have been thought
vulgar, are now seen in the most refined
examples. Usually they are arranged
in clusters as headings TO long gilt pins
or may form buckles.
MATERIALS
The range for dots and stripes has af-
fected the prestige Of India silks. which
though too charming to be given up,
are hardly so stylish as those that dis
play the two leading features of the
season. Gay silks are enliyened by
marrow stripes in varied colors set
half inch apart and here the interval is
usually plain, so as to set off the stripe.
Where the space is greater, small dots
appear and new plaids are rendered
peculiar by ovescastirgs of small dots.
Lovely dresses are in dotted Swiss
muslin Stamped in doraisprays of many
sizes or in narrow floral stripes that
may alternate with plain. Silk ging-
ms are beautifully refined by reason
of silk mixtures in the weave and of
course rank higher than French percales
that are chiefly in stripes through some
are woven in polka dots or coin spots.
Lucy CARTER