The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-15
MIR. BRINsMAtD's REPLY.
Fashions for October.

lie Toilet says a decided effort is being
made to bring in pattern materials for the
autumn and winter season. Whether or
not it will succeed few days will decide.
We think it more than probable that the
final Arrangement will be their employment
as trimmings, or parts Of the toilette only
There are innumerabe varieties of pat
terns-broad or narrow stripes, stripes of a
different material such as satin or velvet
on silk, velvet or silk on wool-diagonal
stripes with little spots, clusters of narrow
lines, zig-zag stripes and checks of all sizes
and colors.
Another novelty is the Metelasse. This
is silk with satin face; il is very thick,
and has quite the appearance of being quill
ted, though in reality the lines producing
that effect are woven in the material. 1t
will be much used fordsleeveless bodies,
poonaises, or the front breadths of open
skirts.
The eagerly adopted fronce and couisse
toilettes have also been the cause of an i'm
itation which is very effective 1t is made
of silk, and has all the appearance of being
gathered in rows. Though very effective,
it will be far from a useful style. as the lines
will soon be dsarranged and the effect
lost.
Velveteen will be very much worn tor
outdoor dress, either composing the toilette
itself or some of its adjuncts.
The general tendency of all outdoor tni-
lettes is to the thickest and coarsest mate
rial that can be procured, and we now see
our greatest elegantes in costumes of fab
RIGS that we may, without cxaggeration, say
would, year or two ago, have been worn
only by peasants. These toilettes are made
up in the simplest fashion, and, from the
very quietudc of their style, drive to de-
spair those ladies whose only idea of dress
is to look grandly and extensively dressed.
Dresses made up of these serges, limnusin,
homespuns, beiges, in their myriad varie-
ties, are trimmed with several rows of stitch
ing biais, or rows of velvet OF braid, and
buttons.
Those ladies who were SO wise as to prof
it by our advice as to preparing for them
selves embroidered trimmings in colored
woods for serge dresses will be glad they
believed in our prophetic powers, on find
ing, as they undoubtedly will, that cos
tunes trimmed in this manner will create
an absolute Juror this season.
The thick materials previously mentioned
will have one very good effect-that OF
causing the polonaises, so much favored by
all ladies of taste, to retain their favor; at
all events, through the autumn and winter.
The length of skirts, according to the
purpose for which they are intended, was
definitely settled in last months article.
There is also no great novelty as to the cut
of bodices; they fit very closely to the fig
ure, and, of course, the style of trimming
is little heavier in material.
Sleeves of all thick wooden fabrics are
invariarably the convenient and highly
valued shape known as the "coat sleeve,
with its immense variety of parements.
Velvet or braidal cloth sleeveless vestes
and cuirasse bodices will be very greatly
worn. These can be worn over polonaises
for outdoor wear; or, if the wearer should
prefer not defining her figure, there are a
great many different shapes of pelernes
suited to the purpose, to be made of same
material as the dress itself.
A great variety of mantles will be worn.
A species of "Dolman"-or, more strictly
speaking, pelerine-fastened to the waist at
the back, and cut up at the sides, so as to
be very fashionable.
The genre of afternoon and evening toll
lettes is still the same in characteristic
closely clinging tablier front, the whole OF
the long and full drapery thrown to the
to the figure, and open en- chale, en- cGur,
or square.
Excessively large piping cords are worn,
and many long dresses-velyet especially
have thick roll of wadding covered with
the same at the edge OF the skirt. Some
times this is replaced by a thick cable cord
of silk
Many thick silks, satins and velvets are
made with plain skirts, and have a very
rich appearance. They are sometimes
raised at one side over an underskirt. The
portion of the latter shown is covered will
plaitings. ruches, or coulsses.
Cock feathers are much used as trim
mings, and can be dyed to any color, though
they never look SO well as in their beautiful
natural tnts.
Curled feathers will be very fashionably
worn, both as bands and fringes.
Embroidered China Grape tunics ant
fchus, or cuirasses, will be very elegantly
worn over silk, satin or velvet.