The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-22
FASHION NOTES.
THE ENGLISH COAT.

Inc English coat OF nOmeSpun ClOJnS. Will
velvet collar, cuffs and pockets, is the iaunty
and comfortable Hooking wrap for early fall
It Is of medium length, not too long to wear
with short skirts nor too short for carriage
costumes. The front is double-breasted, and
the back Is IN coat shape With short sid side
Buttons define the waist. and there are p1eats
or revers In the seams below. Their shape
and whole appearance are very much Like
gentleman's English morning coat. Gray
and brown are stylish col0rs.
Mantles are very large, with three seams
behind, straight across the sides, and long
fronts that are caught in tassel ornaments at
the end, and almost reach to the feet. Very
elegant ones are made OF black Sicilienne
trimmed with pleatings Of striped MORE and
jet fringe.
Travelling cloaks for autumn journeys are
listers OF English homespun cloth with three
Carrick capes, double-breasted fronts, and a
belt that crosses the back but not the front.
FRENCH BoNNETs FOR AUTUMN.
The first cases Of bonnets imported for the
autumn contain velvet, felt, plain silk, MORE,
princesse bonnet, with clinging front and
sides, high, broad crowns, with some Nor
mandy crowns, and almost invariably the
curtain band. Rivaling these are larger bon
nets with flaring .brims, and either soft cap
crowns or broader crowns OF the material
smoothly covering the frame. Ribbons and
feathers are used In profnsion for trimmings !;
fewer flowers are seen than for many seasons.
The ornaments are OF tfnsel, gilt, Jet and gar
net oldest looking lizards Of gilt and black
or OF many-colored tinsel are fashionable Or
Moments, two being used on q bonnet; then
there are tinsel humming birds, scarabei and
butterflies The garnet and sapphire orna-
ments are mostly fat pendants to feathers, or
else they are set like brooches clasps or
buckles.
The new bonnets are faced plainly inside
with satin or with velvet and seldom have
any other face trimming, though few con-
sentative mlliners have used bands OF velvet
set on top, sometimes quite far forward,
sometimes between brim and crown, and
sometimes far back on the crown is seen on
two-thirds OF the bonnets. This bow is made
OF rich velvet, satin, plush, or MORE ribbon,
which sometimes has different color on the
inner side; ends pass from under the bow
down the sides to form strings that are
to be tied under the CHM folded band
OF the ribbon Is placed across the bottom
Of the crown above the curtain band.
This Is quite enough trim ming for u plain
bonnet but II 1t Is to be more dressy, q
panache Of from three to six short feathers is
posed high on one sde with the feathers curl
ing forward. and Is held in place by d lizard
covers the curtain. The felt bonneta have O
band of the new feathers arranged In India
cashmere colors passed around tho crown.
This brightens up gray and moss green bon
nets very prettfly. Full dress bonnets Of
white MORE silk have wreath Of white os~
trlch feathers that have been stripped and
erimped. Tlnsel cord Of many colors Or else
gold cord edges the brims Of bonnets, and
looks very rich with dark green or maroon
velvet.
in the new bonnets. It forms the entire bon
net and trimming in some velvet specimens !;
In others, garnet and moss green velvet are
combined, and it trims dark felt bonnets very
richly. The wail-of-Troy squares SO long In
vogue Tor dress trimmings are now seen on
bonnets; thus the curtain has these squares
outlined with gold beads. or the brim is real
~ cut In squares that are piped with velvet.
After red there are the greater number Of
dark dull green bonnets, then gray, then
net made entirely of marabout feathers The
most iaunty shape In felt bonnets Is that with
q close princesse brim, slightly pointed Nor
mandy crown, and curtain band. This comes
in all dark cOlors to match costumes. Ladies'
who, do their own millinery are advised to
purchase this simple stylish shape, and trim
it with dark plaid ribbon and some India
cashmere feathers; the Alsacian bow, strings
and curtain band are the appropriate trim
ming. To make this bow stylishly it must
each side of the brim, and be tightly strapped
across the top Il plaid ribbon Is not liked
velvet or satin ribbon Is used.
The newest round hat Is the Liberty cap,
with crown pointed toward the front, and
brim rolled upward like turban 1t Is made
of felt;. the brim is covered with felt, and
above the brim Is a feather trimming that Is
quite high in the middle of the front, and
slopes narrower on the sides to the back
Other felt hats are in the English shapes,
such rs the Derby and Oxford with stiff
crowns and narrow rolled brims. Velvet
bands and India cashmere feathers are the
warm looking trimmings. The picturesque
Rubens hat of fur beaver and Of felt has
wide brim indented irregularly and turned
up on one side.
PARAsoLs. ..
The marquise parasols are quite out Of
date-I refer to those small sunshades elabo-
rately trimmed, the sticks to which were
iointed in the centre and folded up. The
duchess parasols are now the only variety
seen, and are, in fact, walking stick and
parasol combined. The most economical to
buy are those covered with striped silks of
two or three colors, because they can be- worn
with several toilets. For country use the ecru
foulard remains the favorite, and likewise
dark-blue linen parasols, trimmed with red
and white Russian lace.
The prettiest dressy parasol I have seen
this season was white faflle, embroidered all
over in the Louis XVI style with small
baskets and w-eaths of flowers. The handle
was citron wood, with Pompadour bow,
superb old Mechlfn lace.
+.1 A LA CREOLE .
A charming new fashion was inaugurated
In Paris by the Princess of Wales on her re-
cent visit. 1t is a headdress composed of a
foulard fichu twisted round the head q la
creole, and worn somewhat at the back. The
Princess first appeared in this original head
dress made of red foulard, with q tuft Of flow
ors at the side, and diamonds. At Nine. Cely's,
3 Rue de la Paix, have since seen O. CAPITAL
selection of these headdresses, a la Creole, in
pale-pink and turquoise-blue foulard, and In
an oriental material striped with gold; also In
neigeuse cause faxed with silky tufts II an
agrafe of gems is worn with this Creole cap,
It is fastened at the side; if gold or diamond
pins are substituted, one pin is placed at each
side.
rhe Great Navy Piunderer Startled by
the Defeat 0f Eugene HALE.
From the Hartford Times.l
WASHINGTON, Sept o. It was gloomy
about the headquarters Of the Republican
committee here to-day.
About II O'clock there was n1ite a CTR