Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-13
Fall Rnd Winter FashIons.


The openings for the fall and winter
fashions have taken place. We note as
follows
The newest shape in bonnets or hats,
or both, is high-crowned and helmet
shaped, a military looking affair. with u
small hrim, which sits ON the head like
soldiers caSque.
Velvet is always the most fashionable
material fer winter hats and bonnets in
this country, but We notice a distinct
effort Ia restore the black beaver, which
was fashionable thirty years ago, Round
hats and cottage honnets of English
ton, the most distinguished trimmed
with black ostrich feathers and black
groS grain ribbon. Colors DO not accord
with black beaver,
Black velvet honnets will hardly be rs
general this season as they have been
for the past several years The deepest
shades of garnet, cypress green, Nandyek
brown, cameo, prune, And wine color
are admirable in velvet, and when re-
heved by the lighter shades OF the same
color in soft, satin-inished gros grain,
make a picture which is a study.
! Irish poplins are shade lower in
price, and most beautiful in color and
quality. Of late years the example Of
the royal family has made them as FASH
ionable in England as they have always
been in France and America. They
make handsome dinner dresses, but are
particularly well adapted for stylish vis-
/ iting costumes, trimmed with velvet a
shade darker. and knotted or bullion
/ fringe the color of the poplin.
Velvet will be the material for rich
suits and cloaks trimmed with fur or
/ with new silk and jet passementeries and
/ fringe but IL is too early as yet 10 speak
with confidence OF exclusive winter
modes. Genuine French cashmere is in
great demand for fall costumes, but very
scarce in cOlors il is hardly 20 be found
at all. Fine merino, dnp d'ete, the
best quality of all-wool empress cloth
are trimmed with soutached fringe and
large hrandebourge buttons with tassels,
instead of the velvet and guipure lace Of
last year. A new combination in two
eolors only has been made in Scotch
plaids, which proves very effective. 1t
/ is shaded in blue and black, green and
black. brown and black, and is really
distinguished in white and black The
latter can only be trimmed with black
velvet distinctively.
The warm new jackets of the season
are of velvet trimmed with fur, and of
/ fur (sealskinl cut and slashed into fanci-
/ ful shapes and mounted with fur of a
/ different kind. black marten, or what
has been improperly called " Alaska
sable. Fancy jackets are $40 plentiful
that it seems a pity to cut up sealskin.
which has character of its own, into a
member Of this numerous and uncertain
/ family.
Long, flat hoas, with mufT of the usual
size aud style, are the fashionable, in
fact the sole, designs Of the season, ex-
cepting the novelties in fur jackets. The
prospect for great activity in furs is
most favorable, the prices being consid-
erahly reduced and long, cold winter
/ threatened. Black marten has quite dis
tanced mink as a popular fur, although
the beauty of the dark mink stripe must
always give il certain prestige. Ermine
has recovered much of its former vogue.
aud is in demand for ceremonies, visit
ing, theatre and concert purposes Very
choice sets of dark marten and real
ermine. also can be bought for forty
dollars each, so that lady can be per
.ectly provided with furs for eighty dol
lars
Kid gloves are imported in different
shades to match all the new tints and
colors. They are trihe lower in price,
and a shade deeper in tone for evening
wear than last year. Black gloves,
slightly embroidered with the color of
the dress, are considered distinguished
this year for the promenade. unless the
robe is light eolored, such as camee,
pearl or ash gray, and then the glove
should match in color and show deli
cate embroidery in black