The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-07
THE FALL FASHIONS.
Notes from the New York openings
~ What Women Will wear = his
winter Trimmings, Manifest
ana MillineTy.
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4 Special Cor Cincinnati Gazette.
| The keynote Of color this season il gre en-
land gold, gre which are yellowish and
yellows which are greenish; moss hues and
leaf Units, the hues Of wood With the sun
light cleaning through. But, besides
these, there IL 10 lack OF tho standard tiuis
we oil know 40 well--dsrk browns, dark
grays, dark blues and purple plans; violet,
almost black. For evening wear pale blue
reigns queen Of colors, and afierward, as
maids OF honor. comes more pinhs aud
greens and creams and yellows than have
sp ice total OF.
NEW TRIMMINGS.
Its to be hoped that your lady readers
have needed my counsel, and held on to
han csome jet-coyered garments when.they
possessed such, for jet Is once more 10 full
favor. Not only jet proper, but jet So call
ed, OF all shades, bronze, gold sky blue
tclair de luneJ, and beads in all colorr
wrought into embroidery OF fruits and
flowers on gimp seven inches wide, the
dazzling fabric costing SIS yald. OLe
magnificent piece Of passementrie has the
fronds OF the banana heavily crusted with
jet. Another IL In oak leaves yeined with
bron re, and with bronze beaded acorns
dropping from the Gimp in sparkling
fringe. TasseIs Of chenille and grafs-like
silk sway eide by side with ears OF corn,
the grains OF which are beads, while the
new moss trimming is gallOOns with crimp.
ed silk tufted loosely over it, and with dew
drops OF clair de lune jet scattered thickly
over it. As for the embroidered galloons,
might nigh as well try TO describe now
er garden. Every manner Of flower and
fruit ID wrought in living hues ON galooss.
or on net These last embroderies are
transferred TO the dress on which they are
10 be worn, and appear rs IL wrought by
hand on the garment itself There IL irl.
nite'.choice in these gallons. Brocaded In a
single color, on a solid ground, they begin
As low a. forty cents. and are really pretty
at that price. Embroidered by hand, In
natural shades in flowers and foliage, the
embroidery eight inches wide, the cost Is
si9-hardIy high when one thinks..oi the 10.
finite stitches and the exquisite care which
went 20 the work Fine black silk grena-
dine bands are embroidered in white, gray
or in black, and bands OF ladies' cloth en-
br0idsred with silk are called felt trim. |
mings. Black silk gal.oon comes in many
Substituted, tasseled, with Milan balls
and beades, with rosettes or with chenille |
loops and ends. One .surberb fringe of |
six and chenille ia in tufts OF each alter. |
mating, the chenille strung with acorns and |
the silk shaded with white, a. \
il shower OF hoar frost had fallen upon |
it. All self-trimmings are fashionable, |
aud ingenuity Is taxed 10 the utmost tor |
novel results. Plaltings are seen in pro.
fusion. Shirrings are abundant. There
are folds and pipings, scuIs, ruches.
scallOps, points, and flOunces OF every
style. But oh, the passenenteries
Great ornaments, crusted with beads,
messy with chenille, and fluffy with
raveled silk, take the place OF pockets.
Collars Of the same--a mass Of intricate
on many rich
dresses, and loops and tassels, kLots and
bands, tit for queen to wear, trim the
imported suits shown on opening days.