New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25
THE FASHIONS.

~ .x es,ls where the late corn ripchS anu '"o
',;,, sll their purple ohalice with the sunpeains'
IgfaP ara the crowning gift OF lavish Nature
sle'' ,,o hills they keep their shining procession
EAuVno naerinr at the absence Of the lovely urban
Fru'o' - aea as Summer waned. and thereby missed
ho.utv Over the beaches they pass win NOISE
s.o. for the echo of the Summers mad ga!e'y LII
tS,.ss-. and the endless melancholy OF the ocean
- ,-ou their purple presence glory streams o'er
.na land, such as the vanished Season knew not III
fber prime. - .,o ,;ro bsne
/ y hirrder. Terrd Broadway is ablaze as the GEN.
- s-e. seem to ooze from every crack OF hef pave
a, The mountains of the Golden Dustman meh'
4.hr;,ded from the debris Of this sufocating CITY,
r,o o,Tense of the cutters is rank ana smens u
/ Heaven. ,ho ,ox
"a. hack TO this Paradise of i'll odors comes the gay
.,,a and mildly limiting to its autooratic COOK "na'
',.u ve eat and what shall we drink vehemeh'y ue
.ras At the point of its parasol "wherewtha' Sn"'
| We be clohedi -r.o .,o o,,er
AND we who went to Paris in balloon the o'He'
s.v and who "have the receipt OF fern'seeu 10 VAIN
;yisihe into the sacIelest chambers Oh tue nou''e'
will tell the lady readers OF TIE TRIBUNE "na'
II :. c;,l, co.,s and caps aid golden rings
VIII IA. aud cuas and fartninsales and things
xe saw therein. ~
80 srs, Mesdames ct Modemosellcs know that un'
-, 90, ore strouc.mnded. and can brave FASHION, you
,l This Fall bear upon Your lovely brows TOP, anu
,oDud Of sovereignty than which nothing can well De
| pglier -,rrS
a., ara an enormity The milliners have conspired
.rapst YOU to dispace the charming fanehon S'!'e
a. prey so simple. easily made by deAtefous u"
r-,fessional fingers To replace it by revival oil tne
ng,v Empire bonnet which our grandmothers wore
TIA form however has lost all its original Drlgh'neSs
and appoars very much less than the excess OF glory
obscured.
For whereas the ancestral bonnet did cover the
head and earned thereby claim TO respect as haVhs
however awkwardly fulfilled the purpose oil lis exist
spce its marveously ugly descendant Is smaller than
the Fanchon and when worn above the high rolls ana
waterfall as we have seen 1t, gives to the head u
poygona aspect which would drive any lover oil the
Greek idea in art TO deeds of desperation.
These hats in straw or frosted Manila. are expen'
siye because not susceptible of renovation. Those
made in velvet silk or lace, over frames In the new
shape are pretter. cheaper and more becoming Inc
majority have stiff cape like the visor OF boy cap
Others have frill Of wide ribbon across the back
which brought down to the front, forms the strings
Bounets for the street should match the walking cos
tune the foundation being of the color of the dress
he trimming and strings Of the hue of the trimming on
ne dress Their minute size fortunately forbids pro-
fuse ornamentation. The material should be good ana
the style severely simple Very little inside trimming
can be worn. Sometimes only single or double ban
deau Of brighcolored velvet is nsertedbut there are
few faces which dispense with the lovely softening
Effect of the illusion ructe long and so deSeryedy
popular Every lady Of taste will wear exactly what
best suits the outline tnts and harmony Of her iace
without regard to the absolute sha' of the modises
Both in bonnets and dresses shades Of the same
color are more distinguished than contrasting coors
Vulgar women have combined bues hopeessly nhar.
nonious that the highest fashion threatens to pronounce
contrasting colors inadmssble at least for the prom
enade.
The prettiest dress bonnets we have were white.
The front and curtain of uncut velvet chip or rice
straw the crown q bewiderment Of Illusion, blonde,
point applique flowers tiny feathers, or crystal orna
ments The misty lace softens the rigidity OF this
hopeless bonnet and gives it shadow OF fitness for the
young and pretty heads which being the fashion 1t
will eventually perch perch and sit, and nothing
more like the omnOus rayen-ddorn it cannot
"On horrors head horrors accumulate for, IN almost
every show room, tawdry ornaments Of gilt or glass
or imitation stones insult the gazer Across the water
the bizarre taste for this tinse orDanenaton has had
B miserable day. and perished without present hope OF
resurrection. Here, where which will not sell
In Paris happily obsolete food the market, we
must submit to them till the faring bellies Of
,he East Side appropriate them and Broadway and its
tributaries shall know them no more.
We must not neglect TO notice the
Walls,
which ere marked feature Of the new hats In even.
ing bonnets, the vail. Of white illusion is long and
wide fastened in the middle. one end falling over the
curtain behind the other carried across the forehead
and falling on the left side. The natural purpose Of
vail being TO conceal the face and the apparent object
of Fashion this Fall being to achieve the groesque
and fantastic, the expense Of the tasteful and true
fair readers will observe at that the illusion
pretense we have described is certain to succeed
On street bonnes long and wide walls Of gauze will
be worn. Of a harmonious shade. This change but
opens the way to return Of the huge back-lace dis
guises which our grandmothers affected. Whether
they will trail the ground after the fashion Of
Henry l. and be looped up in festoons, frightened
Imagination refuses TO surmise
While tie odor OF late steals il at window
1t seems wrong to this supernal day TO write Of
cLOAKs.
But tomorrow boreal bcczes may force our roses
hOuseward and already wise aud busy fingers that
fashion garments Cor their charming owners trusting
no modiste's questionable shape" and uaquesonabe
charges are futterng in antcipatory activity over
their Winter work.
1t too early yet TO describe INFINITELY the styles which
VIII prevail A few weeks later shah note the
change the time" 1t is quite certain however that
lhe bssquine will he tie fayOrite form II pretty
quettish and, On a graceful figure elegant but insult
ao'e 20 s'ont or elderly women. In Winter, Of course