Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-08-10

waist was frilled at the neck and gathered
to q point In front. There was a narrow
polka added to the waist, forming a
basque, and a very prettily draped bertha,
with a jabot of the same reaching to the
waist point, and both made of pongee deep
IL scalloped and embroidered to match the
rest. This bertha was made full on the
shoulders, and where it was turned in the
gathers formed an upright little puff that
looked very cute and pretty.
hi other gown was of hairline novelty,
drab and brown. This skirt was also cut
round and gathered full to the waist, with
a wrinkled front drapery. Down one side
was a black velvet ribbon, with a three
Topped bow set near the bottom. The
waist was round and had a %corselet made
Of three rows of black velvet ribbon. The
sleeves have medium sized pufs, each
having three lines of ribbon down the out
side, and black velvet ribbon also formed
bretelles, having bows on the shoulder.
The front was filled in with q vest of drab
crepe de chine. Nothing could be more
genteel and refined, and yet it is quite in
the fashion and will be at least until win
ter has coldly decided upon our destiny.
Change Is necessary to our existence, 1t
would seem, and everything has to give
place to something else. Our houses are
built in a different style from that of 20
years ago. Our furniture is different.
Carpets go out of style with periodical
regularity, like our hats. Dishes are made
square, round or oblong, as fashion die
tates, and our napery must go through the
same phases. Once we ate with two tined
forks, and then three and four lined ones
took their places. Now we have three
fiT,o1 n,nc f0~ 11o,,1, o-1~A-e k:.al g..
berries, and four for potatoes, and are ex-
pected to go through several other gymnas-
tic feats before we finish our dinner, and
it sometimes surprises me to notice how
much quicker a woman learns a new fad
than her husband does. These philosophic
observations were called forth by the sight
of a lot Of wedding presents, nearly all of
which represented new devices unknown
five years ago, but now they are the fash
ion. The berry forks are two tined Just
now, and to eat a berry with one of three
tines would argue you among the great
unwashed, who rarely get any berries any
how. These foolish little things, made of
gold, silver or enamel, cost from 80 to $4s
a dozen. The newest have enameled han
dies.
Then there are butter spreaders in sill
yer, and they cost from $12 to $3.50 dozen.
1t is not the fashion to put butter on your
bread with your table knife. There are
fancy silver and gold ice tongs, some of
them having a spoon on one end and the
clawlike tongs on the other end, and they
have resolved another question as to how
to spend money in useless things while
millions are starving. There are silver
cake and bread knives, with steel serrated
edges. These are certainly useful, but YOU
can get one that will cut just as well for
81, and these cost $40 apiece if fine.
There are salad spoons and forks, tea
balls and tea bottles and asparagus holders
or tongs, and, in fact, too many things to
remember today. I may say that just now
round dishes are the fashion, and also
opaline glasses with flecks of color and the
metallic lights showing through the milky
glass. They are pretty, but clear crystal
is more refined.
For some unexplained reason coarse
linen in various weaves has suddenly taken
an unusual prominence for all kinds Of