The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-12
FIG LEAVES.
New styles for Autumn-The Rage FO
Fruit In Hats and Dresses,


Fruit In Hats ana Dresses.
The lull in novelties in fashionabl,
garniture is now more noticeable thar
at any other period of the year.
Fashionables are mostly out of town
having well-filled Saratogas of every
thing that has been fashionable brough,
out this season.
Artistes in millinery, costume making
and CONNECTIONS for the outward adorn
ing of women to be made lovely, are
busily at work designing new styles fol
autumn.
Something new and unique must be
furnished or there would be no call for
openings, no tireless lady shoppers,
who are even now Ieeuperating for that
great social event-the fall openings.
The only excitement one has in the
city is the going about to get the reduc-
ton in prices; and they are simply as
founding. Why, a body, nowadays, can
buy a respectable looking dress for So
or "a
1t has also been forced upon the mind
of the most obtuse woman that the fab
rio, make and general appearance of q
costume must harmonic with the time
and purpose for which it is worn, and
since this fact has dawned upon our
sex we see women dressed in far better
taste than in days agone.
The wealthiest people dress with the
greatest plainness. They have no fear
OF Mrs. Grundy, consequently print
wrappers and cambria suits form part
OF their wardrobe, and on occasion they
always wear them.
Silk, and dainty organdies, trimmed
with real lace, are no longer considered
necessary for picnicking, and dainty
shoes with silken hose, while the latest
love OF a French hat and parasol finish
the toilet. Oh, no! people go in for fun
to-day and dress for an excursion is
made of wash goods, either cambria,
rercale or linen, with skirt escaping the
ground; no extra bows or streamers
to catch in low branches good
stout shoes, buttoned high TO pro-
and-ready" broad -brimmed hat, with q
scarf Of grenadine around the crown,
ending in q long veil, that is wound
around the throat Or over the face, as
occasion requires. The hands are in
cased In Isle or undressed kid gaunt-
let's, and good-sized buff umbrella,
lined with green, completes the outfit,
with the extra wrap in the shape Of
sacque for any sudden change in the
weather. This is the costume now
chosen by women of fashion and sense,
when they seek day or more Of pleas
ure, camping out.
The: rage for fruits in artificial trim
ming for hats, and for the costumes
and hair, has attained ridiculous pro-
portions. Think of woman with
something on her head shaped like
hat, still covered with red, black and
white currants and foliage, until one is
inclined to commit theft, thinking OF
their empty jelly-glasses at home!
Then there are grapes. love apples,
cherries, peaches, apricots, prunes,
strawberries, and whole punches OF
cherries, with birds dangling among
them. Some OF she cherries are SO large
and SO red they look like young toma-
toes.
The fruit mania has also extended to
summer coJtons and lawns, with all the
fruits in their natural color and size. are
exhibited. Let us hope that the fall
will not bring on the ripening corn,
beets, etc. You know we have now
wheat, oats and grasses in profusion.
Among the prettiest trimmings Of the
season are those of straw.
We noticed recently a black, coarse
straw, in the Gainesborough style. A
fine silk webbing bound the brim (Which
was faced with velveD, and this was
thickly studded with tiny straw stars,
narrow bands of the same ornamented
the crown, and where the brim was
caught to the crown, on the left, were
loops of the same, and straw.colored
tip curled to the front.
1t Is said that we are surely to have
the turban fashionable hat again this
autumn. We are right glad, for this
style Of hat is the only really becoming
one many ladies can wear.
There are pretty and inexpensive
white muslin dresses made this sum-
mer in simple manner The prettiest
muslin is that embroidered in large
white dots. The skirt has two hounces,
edged with smyrna, and the upper one
headed with the lace, and set on to form
a tiny rufte above. An overskirt is
edged the same. forms tablier in front,
and the back seam is left open. Each
side is edged with smyrna, and caught
together to form a jabot. Between the
,pirals, young ladies wear loops and
ends Of colored ribbons matronly ladies
wear black velvet. A nearly tight fft.