Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-09-11
! NEW AUTUMN STYLES.
The LaAesf News for Tie Laaisst q Il
Styles.
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lFashion Lottery.
Back to New York, very mcnh
against my will, l have come in time
to tell my readers something of what
is in preparation for the coming sea-
son. Much will be said about novel
ty, of course, but as yet there N
nothing but an emphatic reproduc-
ton of recent ideas. The skirts
cling more close than ever, over
skirts are aprons arranged with lad
ders Of loops at the back, or scarfs
crossed on one side, and forming
sash upon the other or at the back.
The new polonaisc is the old polo
naise with jacket back. The rage
is for cuirass bodies and sleeveless
jackets, the former differing from
the latter in being plainly cut, fitting
closely and being striped or wrought
all over with beads or passemente-
ries, SO as to form veritablc coat of
mail. This species Of ornamentation
is not confined to black and white
jet as formerly, but appears in as
great profusion in blue jet and to a
smaller extent in blue steel. These
trimmings are adapted to the dark
greys and black blues in materials,
and beading, therefore, will not be
confined to black toilets, as hereto
fore.
Proabbly the most recherche color
for the winter season will be one just
received from Paris and called ''invis-
ible" blue, because it corresponds
precisely to "invisible" green. 1t is
Il very pure, dark shade, easily con.
founded with damson or the black
blue of last season, but quite differ
ent when compared with either. 1t
is only in few pieces Of cloth,
silk and velvet that it can be obtain
ed, and only in one place that gloves
can be found to match.
A new twilled foulard or washing
silk has been imported which forms
a chcckered pattern, brown char DIS,
wood-color, marine-blue, myrtle or
iron-gray, with black or white. The
blocked material is always accom-
panied by the same fabric in the
solid, self color, and the two are used
to "build" one Of the new "compo'
site" costumes. A hat-bonnet il
made to wear with them, the princi
pal trimmings Of which consist OF
two scarfs, one checkered, the ether
plain, twisted together to match.
This style is said to have been very
fashionable abroad during the past
season, and few such dresses have
been received from abroad and dis
played at the watering places, but il
is almost too late in the season tol
them here now, and they need be
sides the hand Of taste to prevent
picturesque possibilities from being
turned into noisy aud vulgar reali
ties. Evening colors are a shade
deeper than last year, but are to be
associated with white or black. We
shall have, therefore, tinted silks
shrouded in muslin and laces, black
or white dresses with pale-blue or
pure blush pink finishings and fac.
ings; and with these gloves-three
or four buttoned-embroidercd to
match, embroidery having been re.
vived, also the narrow welts stitched
into the wrists, white or black like
the embroidery.
The most practical fall suits are
made of French all wool bege, or
some of the pretty wooden diagonals
in iron gray and dark shades Of
brown. They have no trimming ex-
cept a lining of silk which shows as
a facing in collar, cuffs and basque,
but they are very useful and are ac.
companied by felt hat matching the
shade and trimmed with folds of silk
and the wing of a game bird.
The usr al style of making is a
walking skirt trimmed with pleated
flounces, apron, overskirt and basque
often side-pleated, too.
En- PEASANT, it may be remarked in
regard to ornaments that ostrich fea-
theirs will be used for dark velvet
bonnets, and the feathers, wings and
the like of game birds, variously
mounted, for dark straw and felt
hats.
Small birds are, likewise, much in
great demand.
Of course, there is not much to be
said about bonnets, as yet, but the
first glimpses show as great diversity
as ever, decided falling off Of the
crown and as decided an enlarge
ment of brim, which is very flaring
and produces an effect not at all in
harmony with the narrow, close-fit-