The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-09-10

FALL FASHION NTs--PHrLADELPHIA,
August 29.-Two important questions are
now agitating the fashionable feminine world.
What fabrics are. we going to wear and how
shall we make them np9
The large wholesale houses generally import
standard goods, while those which have both
retail and wholesale trade bring out novelties,
and these are seldom ordered in large Quanti-
ties at first for fear they win not meet with
the approval of the fair ones for whom they
were intended. Hence it is that decided nov
elites are often entitled to the name after arti-
cles brought out at the same time and made
common by promiscuous acceptance have
been in favor and discarded.
Such a novelty is a foulard silk, rather
heavier than the ordinary foulard. and cover
ed with irregular stripes on black and yellow,
interspersed with amber, upon an old gold
GROUND. 1t is called tiger foulafd, and looks
like the skin of that animal Chenille cloth
and velvet camel's hair are different from any
goods before imported, but will not loug re-
main in favor, for the loops which come above
the back of the cloth are uncut, and will catch
in rough surfaces and pulls out like the loops
Of the tapestry carpet These fabrics are,
however very pretty, being not only odd, but
on some patterns most brilliantly coloied in
decided dashes or flakes, aud after the manner
Of last years bourette.
soft, fine and beautiful cloth more compact
than camers hair, and yet susceptible of being
gracefully draped and arranged in trimmings.
This retails at 81 20 yard, and is not injured
by rain or snow, and being perfectly water
proof is also used in circulars cleaks aud 9TH
er out door coverings, as well as for COM
plete costumes. 1t is called India cloth, and
comes in all the desirable new colors aud
shades. There are various other kinds oil
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wear, and will be trimmed with braids and
furs for cold weather. Such suits win be very
useful t
If you remember, handsome Irish poplins
used to cost quite as much as silk, aud were
richer and heavier than the silks that sold at
the same prices $3.50 and So yard. For
two or three years these goods have lain DOR
mant simply because they did not drape well ;
this season poplins have been retired, but de-
cided differences is noticeable in the new fab
RIGS. They are rich in finish, with silken sur
face but they are not so heavily corded, and
are soft, pliable and can be beautifully drap-
cd.
Velvets are going to be in great demand.
not only as trimmings for poplins and silk
costumes, but as the snit proper, aud will be
in turn garnitured with plain or brocaded
silks, or the new figured and embossed velyets,
which come in new designs, and in all the
fashionable colors. Velveteens, too, will be
used for complete suits for fall wear and trim
med with silks early in the season and with
fuis for mid winter service and for skating
c0stumes.
In the large retail stores in New York and
in our own palace of fashion, Wanamaker's
Grand Depob new goods have not yet been
exhibited in the show rooms but wholesale
buyers are privileged to examine samples or
the goods, so soon as the importations are re-
ceived from the other SIDE s.
The models already in the manufacturing
department ut the Grand Depot look like old
pictures and are very quaint and pretty
From them we learn that walking skirts are
surely to be short--that Is, they will escape
touching the ground by at least three inches
all around. Elaborate decoration is still in
favor, and much fulfness may be found over
the hips and in the backs showing the certain
coming of the panien, not only as an outside
lode of garniture, but the paner support I'M
derr cath the skirts. The most popular OF
these are made of deer hair, and serves as
support as well as to slightly increase the APP
pearance of size.
Jackets aud basques, as yet, have no decid-
eddy novel features, but the borders which
are now used for day as well as evening pur-
poses have deep points both back and front,
while those for balls are very much pointed,
very low in the neck and absolutely sleeveless
For full dress the skirts are still demi, or very
long trains, according to the fancy of the
wearer. AS yet we have seen nothing pecu-
liar In wraps. The same styles as were worn
late in the spring will be in favor for at least
two months, and then we predict absolute
changes in the outside garments for late fall
and mid winter. M. e. L.