The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-10-13
FASHION ITEMS

Large, loose trowsers are coming
in fashion again.
The French twist is the twist par
excellence at present.
High priced velvet polonaises
touch the sum of $3.50.
The gipsey shape in bonnets is
preferred to any other this season.
Collars for open dresses are made
of plain muslin, with embroidered
edge.
White tarlatan, worn over cerise
silks is very popular for evening
toilets.
Large beads of frosted silver and
of carved tortoise shell, are now
worn as necklaces.
The new style of lace veil is heavi-
ly embroidered around the edge with
floss and beads.
Jet will be much worn this winter,
both for ornaments and in passe-
menterie trimming.
Black marble and sable furs will
be used for trimming silk and velvet
costumes this winter.
Honiton lace is used on all kinds
of dresses, and has a most beautiful
effect on light evening suits.
Crimson silk or satin vests are
very elegant worn with black silk
dress for dinner dress or house cos
tune.
Handkerchiefs for gentlemen with
colOred borders are the mode; some
are worn having brown centers.
A new lace is meeting with much
favor. 1t is called dentelle lain. is
made of wool, and is manufactured
in Belgium.
Double capes of gray and tan col
ored cloth, trimmed with embroidery
and fringe a shade darker, are very
stylish for fall wear.
Bonnets have attained to a size
this winter quite visible to the Gun
clothed eye" The cottage shape
appears to he the favorite.
| All dresses are now made slightly
trained, but on the street they are to
be looped up so as to clear the
ground by at least an inch.
The bandsomest neekties this sea-
son are Of raw silk, ornamented by
double row of bell shaped tassels of
a pretty contrasting color.
Suits of dark cloth, trimmed with
bias folds of silk and fringe, will be
the most popular street costume for
the morning walk and shopping ex-
pedition.
Gauze wells are much worn, as
! well as the new style-a large,
square piece Of plain black net, with
deep hem, above which is let in a
piece Of black lace insertion.
Ornaments for the hair are beet
: les, butterflies and snails, made Of
gray eolored feathers, fastened in the
center of a large ribbon bow with
three long ends.
London has invented a new and
elegant waterproof cloak. 1t is of
/ boiied silk, lined with rubber. It's
: a perfect protection from wet, be-
2 sides being a rather elegant looking
e garment.
Undershirts of autumn costumes
are quilted all the way down in 'front.'
while at the back there is only q
knitted founce, deep enough to take
: up all the space that shows under
= the tunie.
The fashionable colors for silks
are now steel blue, plum color. Lon
don smoke, alligator green, ras de
terre, and later in the season all
shades Of brown and slate color will
be very much worn.
The materials for top-coats are
, English meltOns and French coating.
Dark and light colors will be worn;
of the former blue and dahlia shades
, will be the mode, the latter OF the
drab dye. The plain saeque with
velvet collar, single-breasted and
silk-faced lapels.
,. The favorite Prince Albert frock
: coat is the ruling fashion for the
, promenade This style shows the
T form to advantage; it is cut double
breasted, with medium long skirts,
velvet collar and rolling fronts.
Pants should be made of striped
cashmere,