The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-10-02
STYLES.
..For the Ladies to Reasl.


next season. 5&4 s5E
Paris bonnets are conspicuous for the sb.
eence Of feathers
worn last season.
Only a few days more and the fell fashions
Will be established, 555 I rs a
Black lace this season viii be used only on
black dresses &
C,amers.hair goods display smiling comb
nations in coiorsv
The style of arranging the hair at present
tends to smo0thness.
Great ingenuity is observed in the display
Of embroidered goods.
Foulard silks are selling very cheap. The
hints are very delicate.
Swiss and linen Hamburg trimmings are at
remarkably low prices
The coming season promises much that is
gay in the world of dress.
The psnnier will, no doubt, increase in size
as the season progresses s.. s3. Is
VESTS, detached and simulated, are made Of
bright-tinted materials. 5g.J
The first importations Of the season are
more than usually attractive.
Short promenade suits are accepted in
Paris, ard we shall go and do likewise @
For fun dress toilets, lace made of gold and
silver thread viii be much used.
The imported bonnets and wraps are orna
mented beautifully with garnet beads.
Narrow, upright collars, nicely truncated
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 border.
Aristocratic wedding dresees this season
will be made of white barese over white
satin. aa4
September brings forth the first indication
OF what She seasonahle fall modes will be
like.
Hose with insteps embroidered, are prefer
red to those that have clocks, and especially
for slipper wear.
Trimmings OF all sorts have grown into ia
Tor, and the coming season bids fair of giving
asurfeit of dress adornings. a.
Ladies are slowly becoming conscious that
the cut-away jacket and wastcoat is not at
all becoming TO slender figures. a
Ladies now embroider their wide silk belts
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 for
all ordinary costumes, and the mode with
gathers at the elbows is much liked for silks.
The English coat OF homespun cloths, with
velvet collars and cuffs md pockets, is
the jannty and comfortabe-looking wrap for
early fail. taa
There is a great Juror for ribbons; hence q
cheap toilet can easily be made to look quite
dressy by the addition Of several ribbon bows.
Exceedingly bright hues in every style of
bonnet gaYniture have been accepted, and the
result gives to the beau monde ingularly gay
chapeauX. ,. It'd
The colors of the seaaon take names from
the precious and semi-precious stones, being
designated as ruby, sapphire, amethyst,
emerald, garnet, topaz, &c. =.
Ribbon bows, With long flowing ends, are
fastened on the left side of the waist. In fact,
bows Of ribtons will form one Of the chief
dress granitures Of the season. t
Fashion this fall will permit OF the wearing
of straw bonncts until very late OF the season.
White lace will be worn on light as well as
dark and even black dresses. &a
Smooth surface goods will be more worn
$inau fancy hQuretted patterns. Persian tints
will be seen in many dress patterns, and par
ticularJy in mixed fabrics. .r-. ..s.
Travelling cloabs for autumn soiourners are
ulsters Of English homespun cloth with three
Carrick cages double breasted fronts, and q
belt that crosses the back but not the front.
Bonnets have grown. The fail modes in
millinery show decided gain in the size OF
hats and bonnets. straws, richly trimmed
will be among the first chapeaux for early
seaaonable wear.
Novel cravats, quite like those worn by gen.
temen, will grace the neck of fashionables
These crayats are tied in neat bow in 8
somewhat prim style. However, they twill
take" since tn" y are novel. . -. :s.,..,:.7
The novelty Of the season in millinery is the
nigh faring bonnet, reproduction of the
style our grandmothers and great-grand-
mothers used to wear. They are tied on with
q broad ribbon passing over the crown.
Embroidered garments will be imported
for next season. This fashion Of dress beau.
tifying is all the rage in Paris, and hence we
have coming to us embroidered lace, bands
materials OF all sorts richly embeiiished with
exquisite needle-Work. ~
Ribbon two inches wide, known to milf
ners as No, t. will be much nsed for trim
ming bonnets and for strings. These ribbons
arc reversible, being plush Or velvet on ONT
side aud satin On the other; the sides do no
differ in color-merely in fabric
in expression. The dash of glowing colors
such as ruby. currant and garnet, will NEE
the eye 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 will
long nap are very handsome, and are also
becoming, White beaver felts will be muci
used by young ladies for full~dress and recep
ton DonnetS. T.. 81. H..
Oil-boiled Scotch ginghams are a fall novel
ty in elegant dressing. This goods come i,
variety Of bright patterns; perhaps the Rol
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, ar
made OF velvet. @
Another very handsome fabric is velvet Ia
mine, or with tlnsel groundwork, showin
brilliant lines Or dashes of color amid the rio
black pile. There are dashes and dots Of gil
silver, or cardinal red, OF pale blue, and {
green, Tightening the black velvet very etfec1
lively, without giving the tawdry app earanc
tinsel produces when used in large masses.
The old-time underlSerchiefs willfig thi
fall in mode toilets. This neat bit Of dres
adornmen& consists OF white linen, null an
swiss, placed IN forus Of 8 sttrplice aroun
the throat, and extending about twelve ia che