Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1880 — SUMMER FASHIONS. [ARTICLE]

SUMMER FASHIONS.

With laudable e derpris.; EHRICH’B FASHION QUAR TERLY f’ortnepresent Summer presents its readers wsth a beautiful chromo-lithograph, illustrative of the Fashions of the season. Unlike most fashion plates, which are merely creations of the artist’s brain, the present is a faithful reproduction of actual, existent costumes, of which not only the full description >, but th - prices as well, accompany the plate. For the benefit of our lady readers we append a brief sumniarv of tnese costumes, extracted from an advance sheet furnished by the publishers. No. 1 represents a walking costume in brown, of summer camel’s hair cloth and polka dot satin. The front is ot satin arranged in soft folds, with side drapcrit s ot camel’s hair, edged with silk aud tape fringe. Tite back of the skirt is of camel's hair, divided from the side draperies by broad bias bauds of satin, and ornamented with satin bows. The basque is made in French coat ssyle, with broad hip pieces of the polka dot material, and tastefully trimmed cufis aud c liar.— Price, $47 CO. No. 2- is a seco id walking dress, appiopri.itely named the ‘Sunrise,’' and m.i ,e of gend’arme blue French burning and .-ilk brocade. By an ingenious arrangement ot the two materials, the front Is •main nted with the representation of with rays; the side draperies being ot bunting meeting at a ] oint below the basque, and drawn to <i her side of the central design of the front. The basque is ot ’muting, cut long and round, and appropriately trimmed with the brocade. Price, 835 <;0. The third figure in the illustration reprerenis a combination diesi of silk in two < o.ilrasting shades ot drab The underskirt in front is made of alternate strips of the two materials laid in kilt pi.dt ngs, the back being of a single shade, pl tin aud fall. 'The nverskirt is trimmed across the b< ttom with revers of contrasting sill , with a full bowjof silk in two shades; the back being of a darker shade of silk, n atly draped. The ba-que is made in panier, trimmed to coiiespoud with the lower pa-t of the costume. Price, S2B 50. Tiie last figu e is that of a dinner recep i.m dress of garnet colore I satin duch-* ess. elaborately trimmed with cashmere bead fringe and passementerie. The skiit is arranged in a double scarf, ' on which the trimming is imposed to great advantage; while the back drapery is formed of a double box plaiting extending from the waist downward. The basque is cut with a coat back rnd elaborat ly trimmed. The sleeves are open n the u: per side, and laced with cords ot satin, with bands of passementerie on either side; ihe lower part of th.- sleeves, as well as the trimming of the neck, being liuisnid with ruchings and plaitings of lace and satin. Price, $145 00.

Tho Fhoen dost Cass county, sl,019 95 Tim! of McMillen $1,091’80. Twc-ii‘s' B'l.'ton bicycle riders will cross the oc<*au this tn.mlh for a tour of England. Tin: Mexican war vet trans of Cass county pr<ip;)se to enjoy their anuu 1 pi.nic at Lake Cicolt June 8. Mini.hi counjy lias 171 convicts in the Northern i’lison, m :.ddit on to a iibetal reptesi illation tit JMlersonville. (a; tiiii Ccnr.ers, of Lafayette, is building a stein-wheel steamer to ply on the Wa-a-ii river. She Will be eighty.five leel i i length. I he village of Sheldahl, lowa, lies in th.- e conn i< s, and its government isc nr.e £iici.tly mixed. A change of taiuiidi’ries is proposed, but eacn county wants the village. Henry C, Rich who recen ly died in Massachusetts, and his brother, Robert E. Rich, wiio survives, each lost a leg on tlie same day during the war, one at An- . Retain and the other in a skirmish. ' ' A leading New Yoik daily says that there aie hoarded away iu the sub treasury vaults of that city 130 tons of gold coin at.d 612 tons of silver coin. John Sherman may be a great financier but why he should keep such a bulk of coin iimter luck aud key when tne people are n such great need of it, is d ifficult of olution. Judge Holman expressed the opinion in a speech at Lawrenceburgh, that the late constitutional amendments were not adopted accoiding to the requirements of the constitution, inasmuch as they did not “secure a majority of the votes of all the electors of the State.” No doubt that will be the decision of the -upreme court whenever the case is b .ought before it. — South Beni Heiald.