River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-10-02
ForeshadOwings of the Styles.

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Tie earliest suggestions of season.
able changes in apparel is always OBJ.
servable in mats and bonnets. The first
hint of spring or autumn is ALWAYS
found in the slight, yet distinct, varia-
tions 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 milliners' fore
sshadowings are merely glanced mt, and
torgotten-at least for the time. There
Will be no essential variation of shapes
during the early fell. The favoTite
style will be the leghOtns, with low
round, Hat crowns and flhgerwide brlms,
turned up against the crown on one or
both sides This style has been modet-
ately popular all summer, the lik-
ing for it Increasing rs the season
waned. For autumn these hats have
the Under side of the brim faced all
over with velvet, an inch-wide binding
showing on the outside. Around the
crown a band, fatty folded, OF a loose
lying scarf of velvet fastens in num-
Der OF loops without ends, on the left
side, not so far back as formerly.
Mingled with the loops is bunch Of
small feathers or a long plume. I'm
der the curling edgs of the brim, turned
up against the crown, is q spray or
short wreath of bright colored leaves
and berries. Ornaments Of all metals,
notably FURNISHED silver except
Oxltiized silver (this has run itscourse),
are sparingly placed upon the velvet
garniture and this, with insignificant
variations, is the regulation model for
an October hat
High authorities declare that plaids,
stripes, and figures are to be fashion.
able i'll 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 gar
niture ceases to be practicable.
The pretty, old-fashioned Gabrielle
dress, modified and improved, is re-
introduced under the more pretentious
title of princesse. 1t is well adapted
to indoor costumes, and like the long
loved and soon-to-be-lamented polo
naise, is quite becoming to most people.
A good figure is set of, and bad figure
much helped, by the graceful Princesse
costume.
However strongly fashion may de-
clare in favor of stuffs with other than
plain eolored surfaces, there can
never be a 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 a 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.
1t 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 outdoor wear.
They are pleasant change from black,
and there is much greater security in
purchasing low-priced colored silks
than in purchasing black, which has
become 50 unstable that the largest
dealers refuse to warrant even the
best makes. Among wooden fabrics,
cashmere, drap d'ete, and camel's hair
cloth will, as heretofore, be the most
widely worn and promised compro-
mise between the light cashmere and
heavy drap d'ete will fill long felt gap
in winter good.-Scribner's for Oct0-
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