The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-10-01
Foreshadowings Of the Styles.

THE earliest suggestion of seasonable
changes in the apparel is always observ-
able in hats and bonnets The first hint
of spring or autumn is found in the
slight, yet distinct, variations of head
coverings. Already the shop windows
are filled with hats, loaded with velvet
and feathers and brilliant wreaths, which,
were it month later, would be the envy
of the passing crowds. Now these mir
liners foreshadowings are merely glanced
at and forgotten-at least for the time.
There will beno essential variations of
shapes during the early fall. The favor
ite style will be the Leghorns, with low,
round, flat crowns and finger-wide brims,
turned up against the crown on one
or both sides. This style has been mod
erately popular all summer, the liking
for it increasing as the season waned.
For autumn these hats have the under
side of the brim faced all over with vel
vet, an inch-wide binding showing on
the outside Around the crown band,
fatty folded, or a loose-lying scarf of
velvet fastens in a number of loops with
out ends on the left side, not so far back as
formerly. Mingled with the loops is
bunch of small feathers or a long plume.
Under the curling edge of the brim,
turned up against the crown, is spray
or short wreath of bright-colored leaves
and berries. Ornaments Of all metals
notably FURNISHED silver-except soxi-
died silver (this has run its course) are
sparsely placed upon the velvet garni-
ture; and this, with insignificant varia
tions, is the regulation model for an Oc-
tober hat.
High authorities declare that plaids,
stripes and figures are to be fashionable
in all dress materials for cool and cold
weather. which is equivalent to saying
that plain and simple shapes and meager
trimmings are to be the coming rule.
Plaids, and stripes and figures are SO
difficult to trim with any semblance of
grace or beauty that, when they are the
mode, excessive garniture ceases to be
practicable.
The pretty, old-fashioned Gabrielle
dress, modified and improved, is rein
troduced under the more pretentious
title of the Princesse. 1t is well adapted
to indoor costumes, and, like the long
loved and soon-to- be -lamented polonaise,
is quite becoming to most people. 4
good figure is set off, and bad figure
much helped, by the graceful Princesse
costume.
However strongly fashion may declare
in favor of stuffs with other than plain
colored surfaces, there can never be
question as to the more genuine elegance
Of these. They are more refined and
tasteful, and always more satisfactory
and economical, than any figured, striped
or plaided goods can be. One requires
less quantity of this material, which may
be turned, according to necessity, upside
down and inside out, than of such as
has an up and down" or right and wrong
side
It is believed that the deep, rich shades
Of maroon, brown and blue will be quite
as popular as black during the winter,
both for in and out door wear They
are pleasant change from black, and
there is much greater security in pur-
chasing low-priced colored silks than in
purchasing black, which has become SO
unstable that the largest dealers refuse
to warrant even the best makes. Among
woolen fabrics, cashmere, drap d'ete,
and camel's hair cloth will, as hereto
fore, be the most widely worn; and
promised compromise between the light
cashmere and heavy drap d'ete will fill
long-fe gap in winter goods.
Monthly for October.