The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-09-22

Already are the m :rmurings Of up.
proaching innovations reaching us;
aud, for the most part, the changes do
not please.
For instance, It's said we are TO don
very bright, gay colors for street cos.
tunes, such as have been worn abroad
all summer.
And We are TO do away with tour
nures, crinoline, and all attempts ut
buaeLery IAN original word, for the
occasion), and everything is to be par
allel.
The drcss-skiris are to I've narrower,
tighter, and longer than ever, if posi-
bic.
Well.proportioned busts aud wal
are to 60 out, and one must appear
moulded IL tight-ftting armors.
Sleeves must he moulded to the
arms--or, rather, the arms moulded
in the sleevcs-aud the only trimming
a quaint cuff at the wrist.
Drapery nantes, for early fall, will
be worn more than sacques; but the
long, fur.lined circular and ulster Ct
last winter will appear with renewed
favor when the piercing cold suggests
the need.
Fur is again promised as a favorite
trimming for costumes, notwitlstand-
ing the fact that everybody ,aid last
winter that "fur was awfully com
mon"
Everybody must own to the fact,
however that last winters trimmings
in furs, feather bands. moss aud fur,
and the rich silver and gald-threaded
braids, were the prettiest, in their va
riety and appropriateness, that we have
ever had.
Sacuucs will Of course be more or
less worn; for who could expect every
body to give up their love Of years
the useful, convenient sacque' The
shape is to be changed into plain,
long, round saoque.
Fashion is great tyrant, at the first
look. In the end we find, however,
that the people iule in the matter,
after all for, after the many styles
are given us, that which pleases the
fancy of the, greatest number Of people
really becomes the style for the time,
and the demand for these particular
flncies soon drives other creations from
the market.
Polopai:cs, rs We have predicted, are
to rage for street costumes and they
are to be loug ard PLATA, slightly
draped far back at the sides. Were il
not for this, trimming on the under
skirt would be superfuous, so very long
are they.
And now own up, dear reader, that
You are right glad we are to have the
polonaise again; and those real, sensi
BILE ones, too-not the creation of tLo
last day of polonaises, before they went
out, when they were so punched,
draped and trimmed that one could
hardly tell where they began OF
ended.
The polonaise of to-day is a sensible
affair, and can but meet the wants Of
all, for what other garment is there
that is alike fitted for old and young,
stout and lean?
A fieshy woman can wear polo
naise with far better concealment Of
her real figure than with an over-skiri
aud basque for n long, straight,
smooth-ftting polonalse, with its un
broken lines, seems to contract the
apparent size, while a basque, cut short
Just below the hips, seems to give one
more rotundi,y of figure than she &C,
tually possesses.
Misses look far prettier in polonaises,
for they can be buttonel in the back,
and trimmed across the fronts with
straps, or with bretelles, that give APP
parent fullness.
The new goods for fall are all that
is desirable.
Camels hair is again favorite ma
terial, and instead Of the snow flake of
last season We have them hecked,
striped and barred with white threads
of fleece. And these goods are ever so
cheap, too, for new stuff. They are
fifty inches wide, and cost but $3.50
per yard, are all wool, and so soft they
drape beautifully.
The darkest of green, in silk and
wool goods, will be chosen as a iayorite
street shade. And in wool goods, we
have this color in stripes and raised
diamond pattern. Also the basket
cloths, that were so popular one year
ago.
Again We are told that silks must
rise in price; add this time it does
seem with some sort of reason that will
hold. The silk crop has failed, the
production OF raw silk being nothing
in comparison with that Of former
years.
We therefore feel it incumbent upon