River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-10-03
STYLES.
For the Laaies 20 Road.

. OFcrhanging center drapery wall be &C H. |
tinued.
The Greek style Of drapery viii be favored
next season.
Paris bonnets are conspicuous for the ab-
sence Of feathers.
The vest fronts are much longer than those
worn last season.
Only few DAYS more and the fall fashions
will be established.
Black lace this season will be used only on
black dresses.
Cancels hair goods display smiling comoi-
nations in colors.
The style of arranging the hair at present
tends TO smoethr IS.
Great ingenuity is observed in the display
of embroidered goods.
Foulard silks are selling very cheap. The
tints are very delicate.
Swiss and linen Hamburg trimmings are, at
remarkably low prices.
The coming season promises much that is
gay in TIE world OF dress
The pannier will, no doubt, increase in 3 re
as the season progresses.
Vests, detached and simulated, are made.of
bright-tinted materials.
The first importations Of the season are
more than usually alta active.
Short promenade suits are accepted IN
Paris, ard we shall go and do like wise.
For full dress toilets, lace made Of gold aad
silver thread will be much used.
The imported bonnets and wraps are ON
mented beautifully with garnet beads.
Narrow, upright collars nicely trunealed
from the throat, have ashowy effect.
Elegant millinery ornaments are Roman
| lizards and bees of bright and dead gold
Ornaments of the greatest antiquity are
| considered the most fashionable at present
Fancy coverings for the head are made OF
! navy blue Spanish lace with Cardinal borGer-
Aristocratic wedding dresses this season
| will be made of white barege over white
| satin.
September brings forth the lirst indication
| OF what the seasonable fall modes VIII Dc
| like.
Hose with iasteps embroidered, are pre- .er-
/ red 10 those that have clocks, and especially
for slipper wear.
Trimmings of all sorts have grown into ia
yor, and the coming season bids fair OF giving
asurfeit of dress adornings.
Ladies are slowly becoming conscious That
the cut away jacket and walstco&t is not al
all becoming to slender figures.
| Ladies now GIQDFOlucl tllelI Wluc Sin hEAt'
| in the brightest colors. These belts are an
| ornament to black and dark silk dresses.
Among the large variety Of slippers worn
this season. those of black velvet, perfectly
plain, are the most desirable for the house
Coat sleeves are still the chosen shape foi
all ordinary costumes, and the mode witt
gathers at the elbows is much liked for silks
The English coat of homespun cloths, viii
velvet collars and cuffs and pockets, il
the iaunty and comfortabe-looking wrap To-
early fall
There is a great Juror for ribbons; hence
cheap toilet can easily be made to look quite
dressy by the addition OF several ribbon bows
Exceedingly bright hues in every style o
bonnet garniture have been accepted, and th'
result gives to the beau monde singularly ga.
chapeaux
The colors of the seaaon take names from
the precious and semi-precious stones, BEN!
designated as ruby, sapphire, amethyst
emerald, garnet, topaz, &c.
Ribbon bows, with long flowing ends, ar
fastened on the left side of the waist. In fact
bows of ribbons will form one Of the chic
dress granitures OF the season.
Fashion this fall will permit of the wearing
of straw bonnets until very late Of the season
White lace will be worn on light as we'll a
dark and even black dresses.
Smooth surface goods will be more worl
will be seen in many dress patterns and par
ticularly in mixed fabrics.
Travelling cloaks for autumn sojOurners ar
listers of English hon pun cloth with tire
Carrick caIes, double-breasted fronts, ana
belt that crosses the back but not the front
Bonnets have grown. The fall modes j
} millinery show a decided gain in the size c
!, hats and bonnets. Straws, richly trimmed
will be among the first chapeaaX for earl
seasonable wear.
Novel cravats, quite like those worn by gen
tlemen, will grace the neck of fashionade
/ THESE cravats are tied in neat bow in
somewhat prim style. However, they wi
r take" since tn y are novel.
The novelty Of the season IN millinery is tb
high haring bonnet, a reproduction OF th
styIu our grandmothers and great gra6G
mothers used to wear. They are tied on Wit
/, broad ribbon passing over the crown.
Ribbon two inches wide, known to mill
ners as No. IL, will be much nsed for trim
ming bonnets and for strings. These ribbon
are reversible, being plush Or velvet on on
side and satin on the other; the sides do no
differ in color-merey in fabric.
Fall dressing will present much that is ga
in expression. The dash of glowing colors
such as ruby, currant and garnet will NEE
the eve at almost every turn. OF course
there are other tints that will be favored, bu
the above dyes viii figure most conspicuously
Felt bonnets will be worn again, as the,
are too popular for medium dress hats To b.
willingly relinquished. The beaver felts witt
long nap are very handsome, and are ais
becoming. White beaver felts viii be mucl
used by young ladies Tor full-dress and reeep
ton bonnets.
Oil-boiled Scotch ginghams are fall novel
tv in elegant dressing. This goods come il
variety of bright patterns; perhaps the {ol
Roy will be the most favored Bingham COS
TUNES will be handsomely trimmed with vel
vet, and mostly made after the kilt model
| the vest and sash, also cuffs and collar, arr
made of velvet.
Another very handsome fabric is velvet la
NINE, or with tlnsel groundwork, showing
brilliant lines or dashes of color amid the ricl
black pile There are dashes and dot of gilt
silver, or cardinal red, of pale blue, and o
green, Tightening the black velvet very effect
lively, without giving the tawdry appearance
tinsel produces when used in large masses.
The old-time underl,erchiefs will figure this
fall in mode toilets. This neat bit OF dress
adornment consists of white linen, null and
swiss, placed IN ornle of a surplice around
the throat, and extending about twelve IN hei
over the neck and Dust This style of dres;
is designed excluis vely for the house, yet i
may be seen on our promenades during early
autumn.
Red is the prevailing color Ia millinery
goods, and is shown in various shades The
Jacqueminot is most often seen, and has
more OF the MAGENTA shades than that worn
last season; next comes Theirs red, which il
darker, and the Bordeaux or claret red, dark
er still. The greaat, or garnet IS a familiar
shade, and cardinal has more scarlet tints
than formerly, resembling the dull Egyptian
and Pompeian red The new blues have pea
cock shades and are dan, like turquoises;
These are called gens-d' armes blue, and diff
fer from the clear rationale and sapphire
shades. The stylish green is so dark that it
is mistaken for black. The brown shades
are red hazel, seal and felt-color, which is
drab.
Brocadea velvet has quaint irregular fg
ures, partly Of cut and partly Of uncut vel ret
showing the satin groundwork IN the spaces
between. This is imported TO white for dress
bonnets, in pale blue and in Jacquemiput.
Still another novelty is the corduroy velvet
| with curled pile in the stripes. This, like III
others mentioned has the lustrous saith
back which is now preferred 10 the silk back
velvet so long in use. This is called satin
| pekin by the dealers. For trimming bonnets
| q novelty is bourette velvet with an irregular
fleece and occasional knotted threads. &
| great deal Of plain plush is shown for cover
/ ing the frame of bonnets. This win be styli, h
in black, with a gold or else JacquemiHot
| trimmings
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