The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-08-29
FALL STYLES.
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The subject of discussion now in fash.
ionable circles is the coming styles for
fall wear. Some hints Of what they are
TO be have been gathered from European
correspondents, especially buyers for
large wholesale houses here.
Double-breasted garments will contin
ne in fashion during the fall and winter,
and are by no means on the wane Of
popularity.
The double-breasted front will be re
tained in polonaises and redingotes, Of
which fresh varieties are promised.
The sleeveless basque and the jockey
basque are still in vogue abroad, and
will be found among importations for
next season.
A basque with tight back and open
front, closed only at the throat, and fin
ished around the neck by a rug, is very
handsome, and is certainly the precursor
of next seasons fashions.
The walking jacket, similar to the one
worn last year, only more closely fitted
and known by the name Of the English
jacket, will be more in favor than man.
tillas for fall wraps.
A pretty garment, showing compro.
mise between these two wraps, is already
illustrated in French magazines Of fash.
ion. The front has long square mantil'
Ia ends, the back is a snugIy-ftted jack
ct, and the sleeves are coat-shape. This
composite garment is stylish and new,
and will be made of black cashmere OF
camePs hair, to be worn with various
dresses.
The pufed skirt is another Partisan
suggestion for fall dresses. This is mere
ly an amply long basque and single
skirt but the skirt is so belabored that
an overskirt would be superhuous. A
long walking skirt Of cambria is made,
and plainly covered with silk from the
knee down. On this is sewed the silk
skirt, held in length-wise puffs from the
waist down, gradually widening toward
the bottom, and forming below hollow
box plating that gives the effect of a
fiounce around the skirt. The pufis are
separated by ruches, and b9w conceals
the end of each ruche. The basque is
deeply pointed in front and behind, and
is quite short on the hips. 1t is trimmed
by rufile of hollow plaits, graduated
narrower on the sides, and quite deep in
back and front. This skirt is new, but
is the outgrowth of the fashion now pre-
valent of long puffs in the three front
breadths. Overskirts on many impor
ted dresses are open in front and lapped
from side to side just below the belt.
There is a deep point on each side, and
the back is caught up by sash almost
to the belt.
The most serviceable of all materials
for wear are alpacas, which have again
come into great favor in Europe fol
country, seaside, and travel dresses.
Clear gray shades are most used, and are
trimmed with black velvet or else gros
grain of the shade Of the material,
Sleeveless basques Of silk or velvet are
worn with alpaca suits.
There are many novelties in bows,
neck-ties, rufis, and kindred articles.
Rufis do not require necktie passed
around the neck, but merely bow to
close them at the throat. Prettiest
among such bows are those made of col
ored China Grape in irregular loops, folds
and fringed ends, arranged with French
taste, and inclosing dainty iabot ruffie
of snowy crepe lisse. A smaller bow
made to match is worn in the coifure.
As the summer fades into autumn these
accessories Of the toilet take on deeper
hue and appear in dark violet or pom
ceau red, or else are made of the palest
tint Of blue combined with sapphire,
Nile green with dark cypress, or two
shades of the peacock combination OF
blue and green. Single bows are COM
mon in two shades of China Grape in
fanciful loops, with French needle-work-
ed ends. Fresh Windsor neckties Of
China Grape, bias, with pointed ends,
are in white, black, and the deep cOlors
that give character to pale suits. More
dressy ties are of folded China Grape, an
inch wide at the back of the neck, and
shaped wider toward the front, with Va
lenciennes, insertion set in the ends and
wide lace ruffie on the edge.
Ruff or collarettos are very high be-
hind, coming low at the throat, and COW
ering so much Of the corsage front that
any waist trimming is superfluous. They
are made of China Grape folds of two ex-
treme shades-the palest and darkest of
any color-an embroided Grape band and
ruff plating Of crepe lisse. Stylish
ruff chemisettes are Pompadour squares
with high double ruff of muslin edged
with Valenciennes, made very full, and
flaring out from band Of needle-worked
insertion, with close double rufie 10
match. Crepe lisse sets off ruff chemi-
settes and under-sleeves made in the style
just pescribed. Wide double rufs of IL
lusion are worn, but are 50 ffail that
they are seldom good for a second wear
ing, especially in warm weather. Wash