The daily gazette., 1874-08-27
FALL FASHIONS.

Harper's Barag forcshadows what some
of the fashions are likely to be tho COM
ing fall. II says: An early importation
OF bonncts from the best Partisan millin-
crs indicate what the fashions of the next
season will be. The eshapes are large with
high, soft, boxplaited crowns and flaring
brims turned up directly in front; and are
very compact looking, without strings or
steamers. A similar shape OF smaller size
is in vogue ut present, and is found to be
the most dressy and becoming of the many
styles introduced in the spring. The ma
terials used are velvet gros grain and sa-
tin. An especial effort will be made to re-
store satin to favor. At least two fabrics
appear in each bonnet, as satin or gros
grain for crown and for facing brims, or
for piping folds, with velvet for head or
front piece and Us upright loops or trim
ming. There is also much wide double
faced ribbon that is satin on the side and
gros grain on the reverse; this is twined
rs scarf around the crown and fastened
behind without bow, but with two short
short, straight, even ends raveled out to
form fringe an inch deep. Sometimes it
is plated and folded over the frame to
form the entire crown.
The wintor colors will be of the darkest
possible shades, just off black. Those of
which French milliners are most hopeful
are mouse colors, blue steel. nut brown
that is almost black, navy blue, violet,
olive, the dark claret shade, known as
lieH dc Borlepus, and invisible green.
Sometimes the shade Of two or three ma
terials is seen in one hat; in others are
extreme shades Of one color, the lightest
being associated with the darkest, as
| iiesh-color with nut brown, The greatest
number of bonnets, however, have differ
ent colors oddly blended, and it will be in
| forming noveland beautiful denominations
| of colors, such us the palest pearl gros
grain with cypress green velvet, or amber
satin with mouse colored velvet that mil
liners will exercise their taste and ingen-
uity. Imported black velvet bonnets are
lighted up with facings and piping of rose
| blue or porcelain satin. The latter are
very handsome, but all black bonnets,
with merely relief of flowers or feathers
have been more popular hero i'll past sea-
sons.
OF the summer dresses now being worn
the same journal says:
As the summer attains its greatest heat
something of its deep tints appears In
the costumes worn at Saratoga and by
the seaside. There are vivid carmine
roses. the deep pOnceau red Of poppies
and fuchsias; and double scarlet gerani
ums for floral garniture; while toilets OF
most delicate tints now have belts, bows
and even "bracelets" Of ribbon Of dark
est ponceau, or the still deeper hue call
ed black hue. 1t may be only bird:
wing or its breast plumage, q tuft Of
game feather, or perhaps single Grim
son rose, but somewhere in the toilet
some touch of brilliant color marks tht
change between the pale monotone dress
es Of early spring and those Of the nov
waning summer. Among such gay toll
cts is a "Casino" costume, with blacl
silk skirt and long simple over dress o
black Mexican, trimmed with jabot ant
rufle OF Valenciennes lace, headed b.,
clusters of scarlet pOppies and ripe whit
/, wheat tied with cOrdOns OF blue ribbon
The Charles l, IIeghorn fiat with wid
dented brim has black velvet band
with shells of Valenoiennes lace hOldinl
peoples of wheat. Another French,
dress for dinner and afternoon is of dra
CRANBERRY gauze, satin striped, witt
iounced skirt and pOlOnaise, trimme,
with long lOOped bows of carmine rib
bon down the front, loops and ends Of
each shoulder, with half bretelle ant
, sash bows behind, aid a bracelet of TIN
,, ribbon tied around each sleeve between
elbow and wrist, and fastened by co
quettish bow. A third dress worn at tn
: seaside has a skirt of pervenche silk
=. trimmed with shirred tlounces, worn wit
/ basque; deep apron of ecru chali, edge
: with yak lace and insertion of the sam
shade and Ornamented with velvet rll
bon Of the color of the skirt.