The daily gazette., 1879-10-10
FASHION WHlMS.
NeaO Styles for, the A"tuDsss
Months. al

NeaO Styles for tne A"t"ntse
Months. .s-J
SOPHIE sPARKLE's SUMMING UP FOR
THE sEAsON--BECOMING COSTUMES
AND HOW THEY ARE MADE.
The fall fashions are now more pro-
nounced in style than they were last
month, and Madame La Mode has final
ly been gracious enough to utter her
grand edlct as to what we shall wear.
Nearly all the large stores upon Broad
way and Sixth avenue have had their |
formal openings Of antumnal novelties,
and the Inc weather Of The past week |
h as brought out crowds OF fair shoppers |
and novelty seekers. New York has |
never been so full of strangers as now,
aud, here and there, among the fair |
bevies of girls and matrOns who gather |
aronnd the very latest thing in costumes
or the last new ''love of bonnet" some
black-coated, bearded man may be seen
eagerly listening to the opinions Of the
fair critics before he makes his purchases
for the dear ones at home-for some
wife or daughter in the Far West or In
the sunny SOuth-who has enjoned him
to bring back the latest fashions from
the great metropolis in the guise Of
dresses, mantles, or bonnets.
HATS AND BoNNETs.
One naturally begins at the new hat
or bonnet, for. this receives the earliest
considerati each changing season.
Since costume of last year may be
still preschtable, while the hat which
first accompanied it is decidedly passe.
You may wear a black silk dress you
wore last month, in October, and per-
| haps all winter besides, but your sum-
mer hat would certainly look oddly
enough upon Broadway just now. The
first thing one notices upon entering Our
fashionable millinery stores is the profu-
sion of birds and feathers which are en-
ployed for trimming the newest cha
peaus. Alas, for the slaughter Of the
| innocents Women are said to be ten
der-he arted, but they turn over and di.-
cuss the prices of these poor little silent
songsters with as much indifference as
though the poor things had never lived
their brief lives and died a painful
death lust to adorn ladys hat as an
elegant trine. Thousands upon thou
sands of the most beautiful birds are
yearly offered up on this hecatomb of
fashion, and we heartily wish that every
lady in the land would put in her protest
against such cruelty by refusing to wear
bird upon her hat or In her hair. Not
only one bird Is now considered neces-
sary for an ornament, but five or six,
and even dozen, tiny birds are massed
together to form 3 pompon for the side
of hat. Humming birds and other lit.
tie creatures of the most brilliant plum
age age used for this purpose. We have
seen bands to be worn around the crown
of the hat composed entirely of very
sma,l-feathers in the most gorgeou.
tints, and upon the front Of these bands
are placed from four to six little bird:
in row. One favOrite style Is pail
of paroquet heads and throats rising
from the centre of two outspread wings
Tropical birds 10 q eat val ieties are uset
as the brilliant-feathered parrots il
gold, green and scarlet, paroquets, Balti
more orioles and many Others. The fire
bird, the blue jay aud even young dove
are worn. Humming-birds and othe
small birds of gayest plumage abound
and as though nature had not don
enough for these flashing jewels of tn
win, ed world, the resources of art hay
Q been summoned to add to their nativ
splendor, their wings are bordered wit
Offering rows of tiny beads, threads @
gold and silver are mingled with thei
plumage and a fine dust of shining
powdered crystal is showered owe
them.
Exquisltely beautiful as are the birds
| ~ flat in, fhis fa pbinn
the miliiner's shop, and would far rathe
60 back to the plain drab hat of on
Quaker ancestors than to sport one Q
these little martyrs upon our new bon
nets. Besides, what need? Nothin
could be lovelier or better adapted 70
adjoining the hat than the charnin
French flowers in the newest styles
There are wreaths and sprays of th
richest velvet leaves, shaded in the mos
exquisite tints, and roses that might hav
bloomed in the Vale of Cashmere, S
luscious are they in tint and so luxurlar
il petals. The art of initiating flower
: seems to have almost reached perfection
and even the perfume is not lacking |
some of the more costly bouquets. PHI
: mers in all varieties are much worn, an
broad strings OF satin,.. velvet or ribbo
are fashionable. These are tied in
large bow under the chin. Among IT,
preltiest models of Paris hats which W
have yet seen is a dark-green velvet {
the Directoire shape, trimmed wit
pleated rows of white Breton lace ,au
three curling white plumes upon on
} side. Another hat of sage-green velvt
had broad scarf Of plaid velvet passin
over the crown and descending on eitht
> side for strings; tuft of green feather
j A stylish poke bonnet Of black velvt
. had a small green and red parrot upo
D one eide, back lace tastefully arrange
and wide strings of black velvet face
1 white silk. A hat of garnet velvet hs
garnet and blue velvet flowers for garD
|. ture, and strings of garnet velvet, face
with pale blue satin. A white, feather
!: felt, with a very broad brim and hi
crown, had scarf of plaided bias velve
I with steel ornaments and tuft of plum,
upon one side. Turbans are much W Or
made of plain velvet, with fancy ORE,
ments on the left side. Large green be,
ties with golden legs are among the Il
vorite novelties, as well as other brillaT
insects of topical hues. Satin, velv,
and felts are all fashionable in hat
The prevailing shapes now worn al
quite small and close to the face, but I'll
winter styles, it is predicted, will be ver
much larger. White and black lace
used in prOfusion for trimming, an