New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-09-15
THE FASHIONS.
INDICATIONS OF AUTUMN STYLES.

| THE Fashions.
| INDICATIONS OF AUTUMN STYLES.
Revolutions never come singly. While Paul
is looking with all his eyes at the glitter and glare oil
political transformation Pauina gives all her pretty
pink ear to the hints OF change in petticoats Which is
the proper thing do OF else one might say,
| with Mr.. Richard Grant White, what would be her
womanly atractiycness What would be the reason OF
rbeingi-snce woman's womanly in life does
not any way depend upon bookearnlng or accomplish
ments" politics. but upon wit, amiability sympathy,
and clothes. Paulina has heard Of Mr. Richard
Grant White but she illustrates his philosophy perfectly
She don't know and don't whether the Prssians are
marching into Paris the French are stornng Berlin,
but she does know thoroughly that there are at
present revolutionary tendencies in drapery she knows
that the excessive bunchings the airy dashng confu-
sion Of trimming and arrangement are losing their rule
and that My Lady Fashion has taken it into her
head the pose statueSque II Is plain to be
seen, says Paulna, that the dstractng ntrcaces OF
putting and slashng, the stiff Celebrations OF involved
trimmings, without beginning end, are not be popular
during the coming The elegance of garments
will depend upon their generous amplitude Of drapng,
upon soft full outlines and Ornamentation at sim
pie and rich. This is revolution which can't be too
much encouraged. and which is inevitable, perhaps,
through the law of reaction. The skirts Of walking
dresses Pauna observes must touch the ground at the
back and almost conceal the pretty feet in front This
length is the regulation, and in good taste Extremists
permit them drag but this is return to folly not to
be tolerated 1t is ordered that all wakingskrs have
the bias ounces in preference to every style OF pleathg
putting and ruching These may be used as headings,
but rarely alone This is well with the long, gracefully
doomed upper skirt degree fulness about the lower
one is necessary to perfectly artistic effect few yio-
lent reroluOnRdires attempting to bring DacK the
crinone in pristine glory but yet there are no eV
licences OF their Bustles of graceful shapes
however are universally Many women have
gfoIt fhaH frttPa hoy IN
| always give the requisite roundness to the hips.
-Pauna says she might as well give up society-with
a capital S-altOgether appear without an oVerskrt
These garments are absolutely indispensable in main
tanning the equipoise of all well-conducted feminine
minds. They 10 be long, straight and quite ful ana
looped careessy in the soft heavy folds that give dig
nifty to the most insignificant figure With walking
dresses this skirt may either closed open in front
In the heavy wool fabrics will be closed and Topped in
any pretty way the chooses. In silk and the
rather stiff pOpins and Brantine the skirt hangs much
better IL open and looped by long tapes from the side
In long costumes the skirt s Of open showing
the trimming the front breadth of the lower SKIRT and
If full falling in oOpcd haftrain behind Many over
skirts of evening dresses cut in elegant rounded
FORMS and left undaped. Another style OF oyerskirt
rather pleasing effect very short and plain In front
| a basque tabier, with as little trimming possible
about the edge but longer at the sides and back which
are deliberately ornamented.
Waists for home and fun dress will continue TO be
heartshaped For the street they will be little higher
at the throat than during the past Waists OF
handsome dresses for full figures open 70 the
belt have broad rolling lappes Young women wear
this style in light silks with broad peaed trimming
Of the material edged with lace With this waist the
sleeves must tight shoulder to elbow and finished
there by deep frill OF lace Square necked waists
will still be worn. All waists will continue short on the
shoulder
Sleeves are both and flowing but the latter Will
not he found without the former. The sabot shape
promises maintain s popularity The coat sleeves
with fril at the elbow will not be worn much as
formerly, and the hanging page sleeves are somewhat
passee. Coat sleeves will be tighter defining more the
shape OF the When that limb not particularly plump
little thin humbug OF waddng brings out the requisite
lines Of beauty The handsomest coat sleeves cut
and in exactly a mans. The style Of full
bias puffs at the shoulders is TO be revived. All
| slender women should them, they broaden
| the shoulders and shorten the arms,
| other complication of dress The prettiest
sleeve par eroeenoe for street and home is the
coat reaching within three inches and half OF the
wrist and finished by graceful frill II the wrist De
handsome the effect specially good Of II not,
a long glove and bracelet will make IL This sleeve,
we are told Is more than any other In Paris and
| London.
The newest suits are made with either a casaque
charmingly draped with two skirts and paetO Mt
ting the figure in pointed vest shape in front and
rounding away the side into little longer slope than
we have been used The vest is the important
feature of imported costumes, and will probably be
generally worn this season, IL is extremely becoming
II at the same time elegant and jaunty. These vests
are sometimes made separate from the over garments
with which they are worn, and often have sailor or
large Byron collar Of the material. When suit
and s trimming are made Of the same stun the basque
| IL pointed at the waist and the vest simulated by
trimming When materials In different shades are
used AS cashmere and gros grain, the vest aud collar
are made OF the silk, and under the latter n worn
crovo the color OF the cashmere casaqn Pretty house
dresses are made with round beted waist and vest.
One specally charming, If Of some soft white, all wool
stuf trimmed with bands Of bias black velvet The vest
is of black velvet fastened by cameo buttons Inside
the velvet collar basted frl Of lace Cashmere eos
fumes are the daintiest this Fall and the FIRST Iii
| feminine favor They usually made with 0vcrdress
or casaaue and worn with gros grain skirt OF another
shade Of the same color The casaque II trimmed Win
bands or peangs Of the silk sometimes edged with very
narrow black thread lace Bows OF bias gro gram VIII DC
much used for trimming aud looping. suite ot psck
| cashmere are generally trimmed with gulpnre lace
aud narrow folds OF black gros grain stitched
| In the center There IL nothing softer
! aud HaeAinl IN eject than cashmere.