Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-08-24
WHOLE NO. 1740.
New York Fashions-Fal Styles.
LONG WRAPS.

VI TAI - ~ R0ittC NsAF ~ nfitS
year. Buyers who have been allow
ed glimpse of the fall and winter
garments in preparation at the lead
ing Partisan houses say the new
wraps VII be very long, in many in
stances covering the dress as effect
ually as waterproof cloaks DO. The
long silk and doth fur-lined cloaks of
last year viii! be worn again. The
shapes will be the circular, the Ulster,
and the sleeved cloak that reaches
almost to the bottom of the dress.
Sacques will be long and straight
around instead of dropping 10 front.
Nantes, Dolmans, and soarfs will be
made of soft cloth, cashmere, Sicili-
enne, and v>lVet. The trimming will
be fur bands, feathers, wide galloor,
and braids. A new fur is announced
for trimming rich cloaks. The long
shapes are being made not only of
rich and expensive materials, but OF
such low-priced fabrics that these
large wraps can be sold for Sl2 or SIS.
Opera and evening wraps are sleeVed
Dolmans of cream white Sicilienne
or camel's-hair, trimmed with velvet,
heavily embroidered, and edged with
feather bands The long fur lined
cloaks will also be worn in the even.
ing, and to brighten them up, as we'll
as to cover the head, is a new opera
shaw of India cashmere, made
square. with one corner rounded and
thrown over the head. Cardinal,
pale blue, and cream color are the IA
vorite shades for these shawls.
PoLoNAIsEs.
A tho first displays of fall COS.
Tunes, poIonaises have apparently
superseded basques and versklrts !;
but the LITTER will not be entirely
abandoned, though without doubt
tho poIonaiso is to have another
season Of popularity Those polo
naises are princeSso over dresses
made 80 hng that ;he skirt beneath
is only visible on the sides; to make
it evident somewhere the sides of
tho pOloiai arc sometimes left open
almost To the waist. A conspicuous
feature Of these garments is an i'm
mense bow placed behind half>way
down the Il TT, and which in many
case takes tho place Of all drapery.
The front is the plain princesse
shape. with one or with two darts,
and sometimes with u long side form.
Tue back may be the French shape
without side bodies, and without any
added fullness, merely orramonted
by the great bow and tho ong
pocket, which is placed very far
back, or else it may be caught in
soft irregular drapory, which is
arranged differently on each side.
The trimming is fringe, piping, and
frils of narrow gros grain raveled on
the edges. The sleeves are coat
shape with quaint narrow cuffs, or
else slashed from the elbow down
and filed in with puff. Damassee
silk is the material that will be worn
for the earliest fall over dresses.
The trimming and lower skirt are of
velvet or plain silk /; the sleeves
match the polonaise.
FALL SILKS.
Purchasers are advised that silks
will be higher when the fall stock ar
rivos than at present. There has
been an advance of fifty per cent. on
raw silk, but dealers say two-thirds
of this is for labor, and that the man.
ufactured goods will show only an
increase of fifteen per cent. 1t will
be we'll tor Indies who study econo"
my to make their purchases early,
especially as we can tell them upon
reliable authority that black and ex-
tremely dark colors will be fashion
ably worn again also that gros
grain, with medium reps and demi-
Iustre, will be the first choice. 1t is
safe to buy black gros grain. myrtle
green, or seal brown; and navy blue
will be worn again, provided it is al
most black indeed, the best selection
is what is known as blue- black, or
ink.color. Myrtle green is the fancy
of the moment in Paris, and will be
the prevailing shade hero next sea-
son. 1t commends itself TO people
who can buy rich goods, because it
is a shade that can not be obtained
in common coarse stuffs, and in mix
lures of wool and cotton. 1t is the
fashion in Paris to relieve it with ecru
trimmings, but for winter the entire
dress will be green, with an ecru bon
net and gloves.
Damassee and armure silks are also
being very largely imported to serve
as parts of costumes. These come in
intricately woven figures, so closely
matted that they do not fray, as
loosely b-ocaded silks are apt to do.
The princesse over dress will be of
this figured material, while the skirt
will be velvet or plain gros grain.
Bright shades of cardinal red are
found among tho fine silks, and are
used in Paris for lower skirts and
trimmings with princessc polonaises
of quiet colors. Cream-color with
cardinal is especially fashionable for
the demi-saison, and makes a very
gay costume for the autumn at the
seaside or the watering-places. In
dications are that red dresses will
probably be introduced for house and
evening wear, and that cardinal will
form very prominent part in street
costumes.
NEW WOODEN GOODS.
The new wooden goods are of the
same soft pliable texture lately worn,
but are woven in greater variety of
designs than We have had fer several