National Republican., 1873-10-01
OCTOBER FASHIONS.
CONTINUED from First Ruoe.)

who purchases wooden goods or inferior silks
finds that for four dollars yard she can pur-
chase IA fine colors In velycts as her more
favored sister can for ten dollars and pro-
duco tn same effect.
yolvets will not only be used for trim
mings, but also for polonalscs and rcdingotes
by all who can afford II; and those who can
not will be strongly tempted, when they sec
the effect OF garment made OF this regal
material worn over n silk dress, TO have one
cost what II may. Vests aud sleeveless waists
will Of course be generally made OF IL.
Made trimmings have been gradually pass
Ing away, but Of course nothing ever passes
quito out Of sight, so that now styles arc few.
But some people are old-fashionod and others
| arc fashioned old; so for these we have costly
and elegant patterned bead and braid work,
aud heavy corded and tassclcd diquiilettes.
coLoRs
The statement made last month about tho
new colors 10 be worn this fall has been veri-
fed. The royal color Is blue, Of which there
are twenty shades, ranging from oiei to enJsr,
or from the llghtest reflection Of cloudlcss
sky upon the motionlcss lake 10 the deepest
OF bluo-blacks. Tho favorito Is dark, but
many prefer the medium shades. Brown
| In an Infinite variety OF new shades-plum,
green (vcry dark maroon aud wine-color are
in the field, as the turfmen say, "at long
odds" For those who prefer II, ! could give
French names-capes, porphyr, marten 10
pcchcer algucs, corbeau, lesard, boutcilc,
canard, scabiensc, &c. But gray--evcn silver
gray or pearl gray-is always gray, and the
| new cliristcnings are so arbitrary that they
only mislead, having no possible relation to
the colors indicated.
It Is really pleasure to visit dry goods
store aud look over the shades shown by tho
quiet and attentive shopmen, for the improve
mcnt OF late years has been something won
dcrful. now and really fine tint was but q
| Few years ago n novelty; now We have score
In q season. Another and still greater I'M
provcment Is that while In old times the new
aud meritorious shades could only DO pur-
chased In the costliest material, now you can
get them In almost any goods and ai almost
| any price. This 10 Of the greatest benefit TO
| the woman OF tasto and limited means, for II
| enables her TO dress as well and harmoniously
as her ncighbor.
| BoSSETs AND HATS.
In millinery therc is revolution. 1t came
In night, but was none the lcss thorough
and complete In Its victory than II II had
been the result Of long struggle. The
Alpine, Schuetzenfest and every other style
popular during the twelve month, has either
disappeared or will DO seen no moro after a
i week or two.
The steady tendency for soms tlmo has
been toward the enlargement Of the head
Dress and while there Is llttlo likelihood Of
ever returning to tho inverted "coal
| scuttlo" of our mothers, II is unQuestionable
that tho day for postage stamps" Is over,
and that an era OF common sense 10 upon us.
The shapes arc notifications on q larger
scale Of the round, the dladem and tho
Valois. The material Is velvet, silk, velvet
and silk, gros dc sucz aud satin barcgc. Tho
colors are dark for promenade and light for
evening wear.
In all cases the hat and trimmings must be
Of the same color, although contracts may be
made by using different shades. Tho trim
mings are plain and moderate In amount, and
consist Of flowers and wreaths In autumn
tlnts, plumes dyed to tho color Of the hat, oc-
casionally q bunch Of grapes, and hero and
there beads and buckles in jet and steel. A
feature Of the new styles Is tho revival Of tho
| old bonnet strings, OF two shades of ribbon,
tied under the chin In bow that shows the
contrasting tlnts.
| The bonnet Is worn squarcly on the hcad,
tilted neither forward nor backward, and
thus tho forelock Of fricze Is shown under
the front edgc-an cvcr-prcscnt reminder to
the beaux
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