The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-28

bismarck Brown, Sire - Brown
and the Whole Family OF Browns
Short Dresses, and No CrlnOltne.
fEzomsthe Nov York TimeF3y
We regretto chronicle theafact, but
so it is, Opening Day has lost its
significance in New York City. Most
of the leading houses in millinery and
fancy goods confine their announce
ment Of changes for the season to
their personal friends and customers;
and the few that still adhere to the
old practice suit their convenience as
to time, and yield simply to the force
of habit in inviting the public to their
semi annual display.
THENEw BoNNErs.
OF the new bounets, so much as is
known of them as yet, there is little
of novelty to- record The crown of
last season is unattended by any cape.
and has permanently adopted the mar
row brim, which, raised in front, some
what in the shape of a diadem, was
also INTRODUCED among the newest
/ Something newer than this may be
expected later, when genuine Fall
importations arrive from Paris, and
when fashionable New York has
shaken off the dust from the high
ways and byways. and is once more
at home" =
BRONZE BoNNETs.
| The popular rags has altogether set,
thus far, iny theo direction of the
g bronze brown, sthe = Bismarck
brown, the COLDER" brown, or what
ever other name serves to indicate
the mahogany tint which has all at
once acquired such otoriety.
Bronzs strawbonnets and round
hats have, ere now commenced
flooding the villages and towns all
over the country, .and they will be
seized with great avidity as a new
fashion, until it is found out that the
color is dreadfullY unbecoming, that
the bronze comes off on the face and
fingers, and leaves, aftera short time
and little Exposure, only a very
shabby browpsbonnet.
1t is quiteSinpossible, however, to
prevent people generally from being
caught by glitter, and So the bronze
hats and bonnets, the gold and bronze
leaves, the bright metallic flowers,
and the glistening beadsand spangles,
may be expected to have2a run.
But, after all, the brouze brown is
nothing to the new color candidate
for popular Favor, the fire brown,
which literally darts out tongues of
fame. z
How a woman would look in a
bonnet of this . FIRE ''@colored ma
terial, ornamented with leaves and
conceive; it might be like an immense
box of luclfer matches all taking fire
at once, or like the top of Vesuvius
just after an. explosion. or blast
furnace in full operation on dark
night. She certainly would look like
anything but,a gentlewoman that
man would feel like making love to,
and paying the bills of, for the rest
of his naturallife.
STREET DRESSES.
The favorite designs are in two
colors, or in two materials, both of
| the same color.
Gray, or brown Selveteen, for ex-
ample, is used as a band for short
skirt of the same color, but of differ.
emit material land also for the short
sac or paletoE, which has no trim
ming except bronze or opal buttons.
The upper edge ofthe band and the
lower edge of-the sac may be straight,
or cut out in square teeth-the latter
style is the more general.
Costumes made of two colors con-
sist of shorty gored skirt. with bod
hrxh Il, h. L, he
/ length of an ordinary petticoat. The
I sac is of the same color and material
as the upper skirt. >
! Beautiful costumes of this descrip-
ton have been imported this season,
richly embroidered, and ready made
for wear. They are composed of
black silk, with an under dress of
blue, the embroidery exquisitely exc
cuted in black silk aud fine jet. The
price is from $50 to$200 each, which,
| of course, puts them out of reach of
| all but the very wealthy.
A pretty costume, just completed
| for young lady, consists of gold-col-
| ored silk, bound and trimmed with
pipings of black; over dress. short
gored skirt, and square, low bodice of
gray silk, speekled2 with black and
gold, cut out in teeth upon the edge,
and bound with gold. color.
! Short walking dresses are fashion
ably made of gold colored serge, that
lis to say, the Surface is gold. upon a
black back groand They are trim
xmed with bands or pipings of black
1IEtaffetas
| There are also the standard winseys,
Iand new speekle.l poplin for short
walking dresses: These may be trim