Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-10-05
Fashion Report.
WEBBING DRESSES.

WEDDING DkESSES.
A great many treusseaux are made In
September for the weddings that take
place later in the autumn. The new fab
RIGS for wedding. dresses are creamy-white
brocaded silks, or else white with the
faintest pink tinge, covered with brocaded
white roses. There are also very rich
white velvets with blocks and broken
plaids OF heavy pile, and also matelasse
velvets with raised leaf and arabesque
patterns. White rose brocaded silks in
cream and in snow tints are 81 yard !;
those with scroll and leaf pattern are So.
Some of these rich bridal dresses are made
in princesse shape. They are quite plain
as low down as the knee but below this
they are richly flounced with plain gros
grain and lace. Others are made with a
long cuirass basque with sleeves of point
lace, or else transparent sleeves of some
kind. The cuirass has jabot of lace
straight down the back and down the
front The Lamballe fichu of lace or OF
the silk edged with lace trims other
basques. White roses will be much worn
mixed with orange blossoms for bridal
parurcs.
ENGLISH MANUFACTURERS.
Double breasted English walking jack
winter wraps. The materials employed
are Scotch Cheviots, diagonal cloths as
finely twiiled as vigogne, and other soft
wool cloths. The trimmings are broad
Titan braids, loosely woven, like Panama
canvas, and buttons covered with this
braid Black is the prevailing color.
They cost from $l5 to SIS.
SILKS.
The novelties in fall silks are now dis
played on counters of retail stores, and
some idea of their prices is obtained One
Of the most tasteful novelties is matte silk
in looselymatted tresses woven in basket
checks This is meant for over-dresses to
be used with velvet or plain gros grain,
and cost 81 so yard. II comes in all the
dark stylish shades for suits, such as
myrtle green, prune, seal brown, slate
blue, gray, navy-blue and black. Moyen-
age brocaded silks or single color, blue,
green, or brown, are also shown for parts
of suits. They measure twentyfour
inches, and cost $3.50 a yard.
The winter gros grains are exceedingly
soft and of medium fine reps. They are
to be made up in connection with plain
aud figured velvets and with matte silks;
hence merchants have imported them in
shades TO match the handsome novelties
just described. At every large house the
announcement Is made that myrtle green,
seal brown, and slate blue will be the
leading colors. Prices range lower than
those of last season. Dress silks begin as
low as 81 so yard, in new colors as we'll
as black, and increase TO s. or 80. For So
and even less can be bought handsome
gros grains for costumes. Trimming silks
in all the rich dark shades are $l35
yard. Striped silks for parts Of cGstumes,
black with colored stripe, can be bought
for seventy-ive cents yard in qualities
that formerly sold for 81
HANDY woven black silks are highly com.
mended by reliable merchants They are
spun and woven entirely by hand instead
OF by the power-loom. They are richly
repped lustrous blue.black silks, very soft
and finely finished and rs this softness
and lustre are in the silk itself they are
not lost by usage They are imported in
four different grades and sold for 20,
g. sc, 81 and $3.50 yard. They are said
20 wear better than any other silks. Those
at 81 are as rich and lustrous rs many
silks sold for "a or Is a yard.
ENGLISH PRINTS AND CAaBRICs.
English calicees are in the plaid pat
terms so popular in wool stutis. They
come In blocks, cross.bars and in bias
plaids as well as IN plain ones. Shaded
brown plaids, black barred with violet,
blue barred with black or with white, and
black plaided with gold are the best pat
terms These colors are also shown In IT.
regular stripes Price twenty-eight cents.
The soft. finished cambrics initiate twilled
Chevoits and have diagonal stripes and
plaids. Blue, brown and gray are the
prevailing colors. Navy blue grounds
are barred with white In Greek key pat
tern. The slate blues are also pretty.
These goods are yard wide and cost
twenty eight cents. They are being made
up with side-plaited basques or else with
loose basques. They have long, round
oyer-skirts plainly hemmed or else Dor.
dered with stripe of calico, The lower
skirt may also be quite plain, but one
gathered fiounce does not detract from the
neat style appropriate for such dresses