The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-09-14
Autumn Styles.

AUtuAA OCy ACos
The weather continues of such unprece-
dented mildness that autumn STYLES have
not yet appeared in their full glory. But
the glimpses we have had Of them are
prophetic of unusual beauty and tasteful
ness. In color we have many of the
shades so admired this simmer; but they
are all distinguished by the great depth
and softness of the shades, while, at the
same time, they are more decided in tint.
MYRTLE green, invisible, and bottle.green
will be standard colors the darkest shades
of blue, deep plum, and navy-blue are
destined for great popularity. In brown
there are beautiful variations, from the
deepest, richest chocolate color to the
dark-seal brown and delicate fawn. In
gray we have a great many exquisite
shades, delicate ashes-of-roses, soft Silver
gray, and deep, subdued tints, almost
slate color. Stripes and plaids will con-
tinue in favor, but there are shown no
new fabrics in them. Cancels hair will
probably be most used Of all materials,
and with the increased demand comes a
much improved quality. This is very
close grained, firm and solid, and has an
exceedingly handsome finish In this
material is remarkably odd but not un-
pleasing variety; a ground of some solid
color, such as green seal or blue, very
dark, with tiny, irregular spots of several
brilliant colors, crimson, purple, lemon,
scarlet and others. Over a skirt of some
dark, plain material, this fabric makes
up into really handsome and distingtie
polonaise OF "habit'' Bfocatled silks
and various kinds of woodland
silken damassee will be in una
bated demand. They will be re-
served for polonaises, overdresses, or
various CONNECTIONS upon dresses of some
solid color. For housewives the Prin-
cess has an unlimited lease of favor. Ad-
vices from Paris warn us to make no
change in this charming and becoming
garment. A peep at one which is to
serve at fall opening as model is a
Princess robe of exquisitely fine cash.
mere, in color rich carbonier. The scarf
like drapery, which is very elaborate, is
of beautiful shade of pearl gray, with a
handsome tioriated design in silk of color
like the dress. The lower edges of the
drapery are bordered with remarkable
fringe of twisted cables of pearl gray
wool and intcrmingling punches of car
bonner silk thread resembling "corn- silk
in texture:
Handsome silks, the dealers tell me,
are rising rapidly in price, especially
those of the colors which will be most
fashionable this fall. Those who have
already handsome seal-brown, dark
navy blue, plum colored, or myrtle-green
silk may esteem themselves truly fortu=
nate, for now these co1ors, in desirable
qualities, can be obtained only at about
or nearly double their former cost.
Myrtle green will probably be the color
this fall, and it would be hard to find one
more deserving Of this distinction by rea-
son of intrinsic beauty. Navy-blue still
continues in fair demand, but we are told
it must be so dark as to appear almost
black in order to come within the pale of
desirable shades. Some exceedingly
beautiful silks come in bright cardinal
red, and are designed as underskirts to be
worn with polonaise or other overdress of
some rich but subdued contrasting color
A specimen dress of this sort has the
skirt of silk, deep cardinal red, rery long
and narrow, with a gathered t1ounce a
foot deep ornamenting the bottom. Above
this is shirred putting put on diagonally
with the t1ounce, and of equal width to it.
This putting is headed by bias fold two
inches wide, heavily corded on both sides
The edge of the tlounce also is ornament.
ed with a corded bias band The polo
naise is Of the new black brocade, a beau.
full variety, so firm, stout and rich that il
is novelty even in this day of beautiful
silks. This polonaise has an inserted vest
of cardinal red, overlaced with black
silk cord. The outside ends of this vest,
instead of terminating below the waist in
front, extend into two three cornered
pieces, like the end of fichu. These are
all passed smoothly over the hips, and
joined low in the back with cable cord
and tassels. A handsome fringe of cardi-
nal, black and jet, forms an elegant Dor.
dering for the polonaise. The pockets,
which are very full at the top, are drawn
into place with cardinal-red ribbons,
and otherwise ornamented with bows OF
the same.
A simple and inexpensive dress, into
which the favorite cardinal enters, is one
we'll adapted to the cool fall mornings. II
has the skirt of cardinal-red empress
cloth, cashmere, or serge, simply trimmed
with two pleated tiounces headed by q
bias band The overskirt is a polonaise
of cashmere or camel's hair, in color q
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fitting very smoothly over the hips. The
back is draped by means of three pleats
laid at the side seams and in the back
These pleats are reversed and made into
three upturned folds. At each is bow
OF cardinal-red faille gros- grain ribbon
without ends. Around the bottom of the
polonaise is fine cording, and above this
are three rows of inch-wide silk braid
cardinal-red. The dressy effect of this
braid may be greatly enhanced by having
traced upon it some simple but pretty
little design in floss of light carlinal-red
and gray. The sleeves, which are coat
shape, are open about two inches at the
wrist, and are faced with cardinal-faille
or gros-grain. They have also three rows
OF braid. Such dress of good materials
and we'll made is now procurable for
thirty-five dollars, and is an extraordinary
" BARGAIN Its color and combination
are 1.-THE rage" and it can be worn all
through the winter. A little taste and
ingenuity will permit of the braid's being
embroidered Gn loose stitch) at home.
In millinery, designs and devices are
numberless. 1t would be a task simply to
enumerate them. The shapes which will
be most popular are the " Gainsborough, -
the English turban; another style of tur-
ban, with the front and back depressed OF
bent, and a shape with the high pointed
crown and wide brim turned up closely
to the sides or back. During the early au.
tumn coarse straw will be much worn, but
with the cooler days we shall welcome
back the familiar old felts in charming
new shapes. These felt hats will be seen
in all the new colors and shades, such as
seal brown, plum, myrtle, green, cream
and ivory white, dark blue, and so on al
snyinitu'n. Feathers of every description
will be universally worn, but during the
first few weeks in autumn fall flowers and
fruits will prevail as garnitures. In
wraps there are, as yet, no decided
changes, but the coming few days will be
fraught with novelties of every STYLE
N. Y. Cor. Chicago Tribune.
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