National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-09-02
THE FASHIONS FOR FALL

THE FASHIONS FOR FALL
WHAT WILL Bs WORN IN SEPTEMBER.
The Fad OF the sessou-Biack Promenade
ssits-.rhe New Cslsrs--Nsvy Biss to
be All the Rsse-The cone Particuisr Y
shs&s,-Hish Back Cembs -t,Isves and
Boots, &c, &c.
tFrom our Own Correspondent l...l.
The sharp blasts that came swooping down
from the north last week upon the chronic tour
LIST 10 the White mountains or nomadio dwellcr
In the Catskills, and the chill, damp sea breezes
that for days have kept the cottagers at Newport
and boarders at Cape May In SILVER, have given
premonitory symptoms that the end Of the sea
son Is near at hand. Tue advance guard OF Faah-
Ions votaries have made thor appearance on
the Avenue, and strasgiers from Saratoga, Rich
Held, or Ponta.Pique are here and there seen on
broadway, their ianeuld steps and tired looks
showing but little physical bcnent from their
summers crest" But the wearied and disap-
pointed child Of Fashion who thus carly aban-
dous the gay scenes Of dissipation At popular
watering places will md little TO interest her IN
the bssaars. Tradition places the opening Of
fall styles on the 18th, and some slight pretence
Ia made on that date 10 outline them, but tho
real openings do not come until October; and
while the framework, the skeleton, Of the style
msy be learned thus early, the ming up and
rounding on In artistic form and color must be
waited for with patience. Miss Flora McFiim-
sey may not In round OF shopping, forget her
vexatlon and disappointment at the indifference
shown 10 her charms by the masculine drinkers
o. saratoga whisky and) water, for not even At
stewart, Arnold, CONSTABLE Co.'S OF Lord a
tive and polite clerks win show her goods, but
ITO her practlced eye) their labor and patience
are, are Al In vain: she knows.s glance tella Y.
summer or the resusoitated remnants OF last
vSss psns &, . ss s.o "a n,n hearing sS
Miss Flora drops In on Moschcowitz, the nrst
artist In costume IN the city Of New York, and
f Iss s. SST n os e s re-
from our house Ia Paris"
Moschcowits can aferd to tell the truth. II
Il coming aTe spSE . ~ ia
SS Francis when you ought to be a "a Louis
Meantime the priests, waiting the oracles
utterance, are permitted to guess At what may
be. tits permissible to wear black silk; indeed,
weather Is fair and the sun shining VAIN, SIX
ont OF ten ladies wear blsck promenade suits,
whether on foot or In the carriage. Every
fnodistc knows that II a iady-especially 0 New
YORK lady has ten other suits she will wear
BLACK more frequently than any three Of them;
parity by preferences; parity because it ia always
"a mode, and lastly because II suits All com
ptexlons Tbs wearing OF black u, think,
especial 10 New York. Even In murky London
they anect other color, brown and the Ike; 10
PaIls bright colors arc always IN vogue, while m
most American cities, notably 81, Louis, San
fianc'sco and New Orleans, black Is much more
rare; Tnat black should DO acceptable IN PhiiA.
ueipnla, % wen In Boston, seems en- reg'e, but u
~ iess Say 81 explanation In brilliant yvacious
snd excitable New York
THR WINNING COLOR.
In colors there Ii no change-there II revolu-
ton. The greens, sage green's, and all the race
OF green grayS green drabs and blue greens have
passed aWay nnalt, and u 70 10 be hoped forever.
Ine new coofs that will be exclusively worn
this fall and winter are much darker than the
authenticated Qnater tints Of summer, and more
IN consonance with the dull and s0mbre shades
Of October and November, than were the nsu.
trnl tnta with the bright sunshine Of June aud
July. The coming color-the one that every
6oly will wear-is navy bluei and there Is every
reason TO expect that the new shades to be Of
Isred Of THIS color will be received by the fair