The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-20
IMPROVED FIss-LEAvEs.
Colors for the AMtumn-Ci siIdren's Fash
CONSULTATIONS, ETC.

iOns-Patterns, ETC.
We are told there is to be great activI
ty In the autumnal market--that Tres
importiOns are rich and varied, an
prices. az during the summer, Will b
very reasonable.
Cloth colors will predominant, ant
there will be additions TO the fiecket
and dotted goods OF last year.
Just now, ladies are. planning hoy
they can keep their wardrobes In g fresf
and fashionable condition until til,
change. SO near at hand, takes place.
Very many of the heads of our larg'
emporiums are in Europe, making Sc
leetions, and some goods have already
arrived for their respective houses bu
IL would be more than sacrilege to give
one peep at them this early.
The later bonnets that have appeared
are smaller and really possessing more
shape than those OF early summer.
The newest OF all Is helmet shaped
hat, of Japanese straw, with flowing
band OF white or black lace.
And there are high, conicaI crowns,
with the merest suspicion Of a brim,
which Is usually bound with a mere
thread Of black velvet, and then narrow
bands around the crown. This is pretty
for a young lady with a round, full
face !. otherwise they are hideous.
Ladies' In mourning, this season, are
not wearing 30 much Grape as formerly
instead, a black canvas grenadine,
trimmed with knife. pleating and
crimped tape fringe, Is considered full
mourning, and can be worn In all sorts
OF weather, while Grape cannot.
There is n new patented invention for
restoring Grape to its newness, making
IL waterproof, and quite as good as new
Information which ladies obliged to
use this. formerly perishable fabric will
hail with joy.
Lawns and muslins are still being
purchased, both In costumes and by the
yard. They are both selling very low,
and ladies rightly suppose such bar
gains cannot be found next spring when
needed.
The patterns were never prettier, and
the style OF making and trimming is
quiet and pretty; 30 that no risk Ia run
In purchasing the costumes.
Embroidered batiste robes are selling
very low. These are. In right pretty
shades of coloring, and the robes CON-
plete, for making, is sold as low as $12.
Some with extra work upon them, COM
mand $1s and these are much below
regular prices. One advantage In dresses
of this. kind, one need never worry
about the amount the trimmings are to
cost. they have 1t all In the costume.
Striped batistes are also much sought
after for country dresses. The under.
skirt OF. these dresses IL trimmed with
knife pleating five inches wide, and
headed with quite deep flounce OF the
material, cut bias, simply hemmed, and
put on to form its own heading. A very
leng polonaise is made slightly looped.
with q pocket, long and shield-shape.
placed upon the left side. Pockets are
found SO convenient that they are not
discarded for utility dresses. A small
mantilla scarf finishes the costume.
This is edged with a narrow pleating to
match the skirt.
Handkerchiefs come with colored
borders to match costumes, and there
are sets of collars and cuffs in delicate
shades Of pink, blue or gray.
Hosiery also fills an important place
in the fashionable makeup. Some In
silk are in Scotch plaid, In bright col
ors, and cost from SO toss per pair.
Lisle thread open-work stockings,
and long-wristed gloves, Open worked,
are very much worn during this, the
heated term.
Ohildren's fashions are the same.
Kilt or gabrielle suits are the only ones
seen for those In dresses and the sail
or jacket, or cut-away jacket, with knee
pants and shirt waists, are designed for
boys who have mastered the babyhood
of frock.
There Ia new lapboard for cutting
and arranging work, made out of heavy
paper, the same as the moth-proo bar |
rels. These are much lighter, have a |
yard measure attached, and we should
think would be invaluable for seam
stresses.
: There are rubber curriers', called mag
They are warranted not to cut the hair.
and to curl and retain In place better |
than kid or cloth curriers'. /
Little girls hats are of white chip or
line straw, and trimmed with several
rows OF fine organdie pleatings. On
the centre OF top is bouquet OF fiow-
ers and hemmed organdie streamers.
These are light and cool.
We are really to wear vests, like our
husbands. Late imported suits have
open jackets over white diclSey, with
standing collar and turnover points
also, g scarf with ring, and the bosom
closed with gold studs. Then a white
pique vest. cut exactly like mans. is
worn over. the dickey. The sacque is
usually closed with one button in the
centre. How will that take for a iaunty
costume? At least it will be very con-
Tenient.
The skirt extender and protector"
that was brought out early In the season.
IS ever SO nice, and answers the use in
ended the best of anything vet in
vented, and SO much better than apy
Kind of hoop skirt.
The "Multiform" is fast being adopt-
ID by ladies of good taste, much to the
iisgust OF hair dressers. 1t will indeed
,ob them OF much business, for with q
'Multiform" lady is at once inde-
pendent. HI fecotrf
BLANCHE