The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-09-05


tiers written home from Europe by buy
ers for the large wholesale houses. These
report that doublebreasted garments
have by no means seen the height Of their
popularity. but will continue In favor for
the fall and winter. The English walk
ing jacket, similar 10 the garment Of that
name worn last year, but more closely
fitted, will dispute favor with m2ntillas
a. fall wraps. A pretty garment, show
ing a compromise between these two
wraps, is already illustrated In French
magazines of fashion. The front has long
/ square mantilla ends. the back is a snugly
fitted jacket and the sleeves are coat
shape. This composite garment Is styl-
ish and new, and will be made OF black
cashmere or camel's hair, 10 be worn with
various dresses. The double-breasted
front will also be retained 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 OF
next season.
The pulled skirt is another Partisan
suggestion for fail dresses. This Is merely
an amply long basque and a single skirt ;
but the skirt is so elaborate that an over
skirt would be superfiuous. 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 lengthwise puffs from the waist
down. gradually widening toward the
bottom, and forming below a hollow box
plating that gives the effect of a founce
around the skirt. The puffs are separa-
ted by ruches, and bow conceals the
end of each ruche. The basque is deeply
pointed in front and behind. and is quite
short on the hips. IL is trimmed BY a
ruffle Of hollow plaits, graduated mar
rover on the sides, and quite deep in back
and front. This skirt is new. but Is the
outgrowth Of the fashion now prevalent
OF long puffs in the three front breadths.
Oyerskists on many imported dresses
are open in front and Tapped from side TO
sidejust below the belt. There Is deep
point on each side, and the back Is
caught up by a sash almost 10 the belt.
Alpacas, which are underestimate
here, have again come into great favor in
Europe for country, seaside and travel
ing 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.
BOWS. RUFFs. ETC.
A welcome importation at midsummer.
when spring lingerie has lost its fresh
ness. consists of novelties in bows, neck
ties. ruffs and kindred articles. Ruffs d.
not require a neck-tie passed around tn
neck. but merely bow TO close them ar
the throat. Prettiest among such bows
are those made of colored China Grape in
irregular loops. folds and fringed ends
arranged with French taste, and iIclosing
a dainty jabot ruffie OF snowy creep lisse.
A smaller bow made to match is worn in
the couture. As the summer wakes and
wanes into autumn. these accessories of the
toilet take on a deeper hue, and appear in
dark violet or ponceau red. or else are
made of the palest tint Of blue combined
with sapphire. Nile green with dark ey-
press. or two shades Of the peacock COM
bination Of blue and green.
Very long. narrow jabots OF lace are
still worn. and the height of style Is TO
continue them down the entire front
of the basque, or even the pol0naise, with
which they are worn.
New ruffs. or collarettes. are very high
behind. coming low CT the throat. and
covering so much of the corsage front
that any waist trimming Is superfiuOus.
They are made Of China Grape folds of
two extreme shades-the palest and dark
lest OF any color-an embroidered Grape
band, and a ruff plating of crepe lisse.
Stylish ruff-chemisettes are P0m padour
squares with high double ruff Of mus
lin edged with Valeneiennes, made very
full. and flaring out from band of nee
dle-worked insertion.
Another novelty is linen and lawn
handkerchiefs, with colored hens. made
of the India silk that washes like linen.
They are chosen with reference TO the
a zhn In.
blue. violet, poppy and many paler
shades. Some have plain hem. some britr
stitching on the hem. others have striped
buff and scarlet hens. or else blue and
buff or blue and white. There are also
hens Of fine batiste doubled, TO wear
with batiste costumes, or else TO accom-
pany collars of batiste worn with black
taffeta. A variety of these have rows of
narrow Nalenciennes laid on the hem.
and wider lace on the edge. Another
fancy is fluted rufiie of spotted linen.
like that of the chemisette put around
white handkerchiefs.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Swiss muslin caps worn to break
fast BY married ladies are now made in
the shape worn by Normandy peasant
women. They have stiff. high-pointed
crowns, with ruffles falling around the
face.
A loosely waved tress OF false hair j.
now worn across tina head. just above the
forehead. This pretty fashion l. well
coined by ladies who have burned or worn
of their front hair in frizzing it, as this
enables them TO smooth away their own
front hair out Of sight, and let il grow
long enough to lie parted in the middle
and drawn back in classic style.
For nrofaoriup tho farfpu of ekfrfS that
drag on the ground an inner facing Is now
used OF dark cloth or morocco bound with
braid. Ii costs twenty-five cents a yard
Two Yards are sufficient for skirt, as IL
Is only placed on the back breadths.
Belts with pockets attached. and travel
ing bags made OF alligators' skins, are the
most novel lamentations of fhe week and