The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-09-27
NEW YORK FASHIONS.


A humorous writer Gays, IF ,yos want
to do we'll In the music baAinsas.. Aave q
top note" MY verdict is, -"If yon want
TO do well in the fashion business. e..
if you wish to he Acknowledgement
beads" Have them on your bonnet,
shower them on your costume, wear
them peeping forth from beneath your
dress, .bestFew P!entifllly on your stock
ings, and even on your ahoes. The
beads just mentioned are bronzed, or
made to glitter with metallic effect, the
latter style being the clair dc tune jet, of
which We shall see and hear good deal
before the expiration of the winter.
Bronze will be the leading color. 'Th
going to be bronze, bronze, bronze-in
silks, dress goods, millinery. aud know
not what: Now, "why is this thus ?" one
asks, and 1 answer for several reasons
Firstly. because the various bronze
shades harmonize SO well with the differ
ent yellows now 80 fashionable. Then.
again, bronze is handsome color. and
affords a variety from brown, on which
the changes have been rung 50 eyerlast-
ingly that, despite its many advantages.
we have grown somewhat tired of il.
Running the gauntlet of colors over we
ind that bronze is more generally suita-
BILE than blue, green, plum or grey, and
therefore while we shall see all the above
hues patronized, yet bronze will be the
color.
DRESS MATERIALS.
Is it result of woman's rights that
dress materials look rough enough TO
suit so many Amazons going to war
BE that as it may, it is q fact that thew
do. Yet, the vanity of the sex comes
out in the bright interminglings Of color
which arc apparent-gay dashes or dot
tings (maybe both) of red, blue or yellow
scattered broadcast and at random over
the goods, as one would SOW wheat in a
field. The ground work may be plain,
or, again, it may be wrought in mosaic
figures, but regularity of design is thus
set at naught and counteracted. New
silks also are devised in similar fashion.
and both come under the heading Of
bourette goods But should some doubt.
ing soul excIaim, 'You have Just said
that bronze is the leading colorW So
have, and so do now. Let me explain.
Bourette goods being SO rough need sn
otisett, and here comes in your bronze,
effective in plainly woven woolens and
silks, which will appear as parts of COM
bination costumes. Standard materials
are among the first importations, and as
for general wear nothing is so desirable
rs black. We Gnd chat special .ttention
is paid to the better class of black goods.
in cashmeres the "G-and Opera" brand
is preferred by purchasers of discrimina-
ton; and in mohairs the "Beaver" brand
is excellent, being silk finished, and a
fast black, while the sable brand OF
Turkish Briiliantive" possesses the
highest degree of brilliancy, and is the
most beautiful black lustre goods ever
imported.
MILLINERY.
We are rushing after satin and plush
with the ayidity of a widower "along in
years." who seeks to fascinate girl OF
sixteen. Velvet is classed as thoroughly
respectable, but who wants to dress IRE.
| spectably9" We want something stylish
something which is new, and which
causes Mrs. A. over the way 70 look
at us and feel Jealous. In millinery, es.
fsSia..y, SraIs;os the ct'diiT &c t,ii;i5 Ion
'Tis everywhere placed on plain foun.
dations, bustl;ng on aigrettes, hanging as
petals, bestrewn on leaves, glistening on
moss, peeping forth on braids, cleaning
on buckets, and giving out changing
hues with every change Of light. Shapes
are various-with square OF slightly
pointed crowns, and narrow brims, and
foliage is massed in heavy montures
occasionally lightened by flowers.
COSTUMES.
! Princess polonaises lead, but close
1tting basques end overskirts are moi
dIsca a-ded, or, again, we find the princess
dress ali in one Ohe of the hantsomesl
designs iii the last named style is fhs
davenport dress, having the front
draped across, quite low down, and &
plated train inserted about midway
down the back, producing a fan-iike
effect. The "Cyarina" polonaise is also
novel and distinguished, being a unique
design in which the waist, both back anG
/ front, is partially shirred and confined ir
q deep yoke. The Camille" basque ie
a distingue design, tight fitting, with the
trimming arranged to simulate @ vest
and the neck cut low and shawl shaped
The "Janita" overskirt is irregular il
arrangement, and very stylish. the from,
being disposed on the right in deep dag
onal folds, While the left side is plaiI
and tapping over the right at the belt
The closely clinging drapery, at presen,
fashionable, demands support for thu
dress other than that afforded by tho
ordinary undorskirt, and hence we finc
different kinds of tcurnures designed
which combine both elegance and com
fort. Perfection has been reached in the
Queen" which, besides being very
stylishly shaped, possesses durability
and elasticity, combined with a gossamer
lightness never before cqualled. It il
entirely new, made without pockets
clasps, buttons, or other metallic device
and the tapes are sewed to the wires by
q lockstitch sewing machine Of move
construction, made especially for thii
purpose. One will be sent, post paid, or
recaipt of 81 80 hv ] I. fsolhv & On