The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-09-15
The Latest Fashions.
WEDDING DREssEs.

A great many trousseaux are made in Sep
tember for the weddings that take place
later in the autumn. The new fabrics for we'd
ding dresses are creamy white brocaded silks,
or else white with the faintest pink tinge, COW
cred with brocaded white roses. There are
also very rich white yelvets with blocks and
broken plaids of heavy pile, and also matelasse
velvets with raised leaf and arabesque pat
terms White rose brocaded silks in cream and
in snow tints are 81 yard those with scroll
and leaf pattern are Sc. Some of these rich
bridal dresses are made in princesse shape.
They are quite plain as low down as the knee.
put below this they are richly founced with
plain gros grain and lace. Others are made
with long cuirass basque with sleeves of point
lace, or else transparent sleeves of some kind
The culrass has jabot Of lace straight down
the back and down the front, The Lamballe
hchu OF lace or of the silk edged with lace
trims other basques White roses will be
much worn mixed with orange blossoms for
bridal parures
ENGLISH WALKING JAcKETs
Double breasted English walking jackets are
made in large numbers for fall and winter
wraps The materials employed are Scotch
Cheviots, diagonal cloths as finely twilled as
vigOgne, and other soft wool cloths The trim
mings are broad Titan braids, loosely woven,
like Panama canvas, and buttons covering this
braid: Black is the prevailing lcolor. They
The novelties in fall silks are now displayed
on counters of retail stores. and some idea Of
their prices is obtained. One of the most
tasteful novelties is matte silk in loosely-mat-
ted tresses woven in basket checks. This is
meant for overdresses to be used with velvet or
plain gros grain, and costs $3.50 a yard. 1t
comes in all the dark stylish shades for suits,
such as myrtle green, prune, seal brown, slate
blue, gray, navy blue aud black. Moyen age
brocaded silks or single color, blue, green, or
brown, are also shown for parts of suits They
measure twenty-four inches, and cost So so a
yard.
The winter gros grains are exceedingly soft
and or medium fine reps. They are to be
made up in connection with plain and figured
velvets and with matte silke; 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 tnan
those of last season. Dress silks begin as low
as 81 so yard, in new colors as well as black,
and increase to So or Sc. For SO and even less
can be bought handsome gros grains for cos
tunes Trimming silks in all the rich dark
shades are LBS yard. Striped silks for parts
of costumes, black with colored stripe, can be
bought for % cents yard in qualities that for
merly sold for ST.
Hand-woven black silks are highly commen-
ded by reliable merchants. They are spun and
woven entirely by hand instead Of by the pow
er-loom. They are richly repped lustrous blue
black silks, very soft and finely finished; and
as 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 80, So so,
So and So 30 yard. They are said to wear
better than any other silks. Those at So are
as rich and lustrous as many silks sold for "a
or $5 yard
ENGLISH PRINTS AND CAMBRICs.
English calicoes are in the plaid patterns 60
popular in wool stuffs. They come in blocks,
cross-bars, and in bias plaids as well as 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. Price % cents The soft finished cam
brics initiate twilled Cheviots, and have dag
onal stripes and plaids. Blue, brown. and gray
are the prevailing colors. Navy blue grounds
are barred with white in Greek key pattern.
The slate blue are also pretty. These goods
are yard wide, and cost twenty-eight cents
They are being made up with side plated
basques, or else with loose basques. They have
long roundloverskirts plainly hemmed, or else
bordered with stripe of calico. The lower
skirts may also be quite plain, but one gathered
hounce does not detract from the neat style ap-
propriate for such dress.-Harper's Bazdr.