Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-09-03
FALL FASHIONS.

in the new jobbing millinery depart
ment OF the up town house, gave to the
few fashion reporters and many whole
sale buyers that attended it hint of
what We are to expect in bonnets and
hats this Fall. The display was as
varied as any one could desire, and the
quantity of trimmed and untrimmed
hats and bonnets enough to make no.
vice at such an opening stare. Their
importation of Partisan milliners' Gre
atoms are larger than they have ever
been, and the home productions" of
the man milliner who duplicates and re-
creates the creations" brought by the
importer from Paris perfectly bewilder-
ing in number and variety. No two
hats in the collection are alike, vet all
preserve general resemblance in be-
ing of larger size, with higher and wider
crowns, broader brims and more pro-
fuse adornment than these of last sea-
son. The regular bonnet is not to be
seen among these styles. The shapes
are all hat like, and the trimmings SO
arranged that they can be worn either
as hats or bonnets. The brims are
either turned up in the form of high
coronet in front, or turned up on the
sides and depressed in front. Trim
mings are placed under the brims in
either case, in addition to the crown
trimmings of feathers, flowers and rib.
bon. Lace is more sparingly used in
the adornment of these hats than for
several seasons past. There is less dis
position to throw pendant draperies in
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to increase the height of the head, while
the hat is now worn either far back or
tip tibted forward, but in horizontal
line.
Felt and velvet are used for the foun-
dation OF these hats. Silk and ribbon
form part of the trimmings. Dark col
ors are preferred in a great variety of
shades. None of the strange ghostly
tints of last season are used, but full,
decided tones, ightened with pipings,
Innings and inner strings of very pale
shade of the same color. Thus contrast
is produced without direct or violently
contrasting colors, being employed.
OF the old shades the peacock green's
and blues have been retained but the
dark tints in the colors are preferred.
Black velvet is most frequently seen
lightened with black silk trimmings,
lined and piped with delicate tints of
ecru, water green, ros, blue, mauve and
the opaline colors. Very dark shades
of steel and marine blue, and purple,
yerging on black are next in favor. The
maroons, bottle green's and dark browns
come next but they are so dark they
almost look black. Felt hats and bon
nets in these colors, in immense quaint
ties, are seen among the untrimmed
goods. The dark blues in felt appear
to be the most popular, judging from
the quantity of importations and pro-
auctions.
Jet and steel are taking the place of
oxidized silver for bonnet ornaments,
but the oxidized goods will not be dis
carded at once.
Large quantities of diagonal camel's
hair cloths or yigogues, in dark cloth
shades. have been imported this season,
especially for redingotes. This is signi-
fcant of the fact that we are to have
that popular garment revived in our
winter suits. These diagonals are
larger, broader and holder in design
than those of last season. They sGe
seen in a variety of designs, such as
twill within twill, twills crossing each
other at right angles, and forming bro
ken diagonal checks, and horizontal and
perpendicular lines crossing diagonals
in an endless variety of designs. These
goods are suitable only for the redingote
or upper garment, which is intended to
be worn over silk or alpaca, merino or
poplin skirt, of the same color or black.
Immense numbers of these suits are be-
Ing made up in our large manufactures
for women's ready made suits, and the
indications are that we will have great
er uniformity and conservatism in our
ladies street costumes this season than
! .st. The redingottS are untrimmel
save with rolling or square Dallor col
lars, or high fraises in the neck, deep
cuffs, large pockets and medium sized
buttons, all of shade of velvet or silk
to match the vigoque of the redingote,
but often q black.
Trimmings on skirts are very much
diminished, or arranged to produce
quieter effect. The fiounces are more
scanty bands and folds are preferred to
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ness so offensive to the eye of taste,
which has degraded the dress of women
for several years past, seems to be aban-
doned, or so rapidly declining, as to
predicate its complete Punishment be-
fore another season. The general out
look among the dry goods houses is
favorable for fine business. The mar
ket is not overstocked with importation
to the extent that it was last year, and
while the variety is sufficient to crafty
all, there is not that bewildering guam
tity of novelties that we had last year.
Silks have not been imported to such an
enormous extent, and the styles and
colors are in better taste. The dark
shades are preferred in these goods so.
For children's wear, delaines and
cashmeres in dark colors, with polka
dots in lighter shade of the colors, are
shown, English and French prints for
little folks wear have dark grounds
with small set figures of snails' shells,
Greek squares and tiny bouqets in