Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-29
New York Fashions.

:, New York Fashions.
PARAsOLs-BELTs AND BAGs-COsTUMES
NEW FALL DRESS GOODS.
Correspondence OF the Staunton VINDIcAToR.l
NEW YORK, Aug. 25th.
The female mind at present does I'M
doubleday run to parasols.-Behold the
list for one week at Saratoga: Sunday at
the Springs: blue checked Bingham para
sol to match blue checked bingham suit;
three hours later at church-yellow striped
with yellow stripes; afternoon-white en-
broidered parasol to match white en-
broidered costume. Monday at Springs:
yellow lowered Saline parasol to match
Powered Saline costume; half past ten
garnet and ecru parasol to match garnet
and ecru suit; afternoon blle satin and
ecru to match blue and ecru suit. Tues
day at Springs: cotton band;.na p.rasol to
match bunting conlllnrd with bandana;
three hours later-u hiIt brocade paraSOl
with pink flowers to match costume Of
same; afternoon-pearl gray to match
pearl gray toilette. Wednesday at Springs:
blue dotted monte CLOTH parasol. for blue
dotted monte cloth costume. haIf-past ten
o'clock-stone colored lawn par,sui to
match stone cOlored lawn suit, both edged
with lace; afternOon-shell pink brocade
embroidered parasol to match shell pink
dress. Thursday at Springs: brown ging-
ham parasol for brown Bingham suit;
three hours later-wine and ecrue parasol
for wine and ecru costume; afternoon
white brocade parasol fringed, for white
brocade fringed toilette-a perfect match.
Friday lin honor of the day as the young
lady is a fervent ritualist) at Springs: pale
gray lawn parasol without trimming, to
match gray lawn suit-general effect
mournful. Half-past ten, at church ser
vice-drab brocade, embroidered in black
to match drab and black costume; after
noon-rich black brocade para3ol to match
black brocade costume; colored jewelry
not allowable as not harmonizing with a
| fish diet-diamonds instead-a diamond
| cross conspicuous. Saturday at Springs:
blue checked gingham parasol, with blue
checked bingham dress; three hours later
-bandana silk parasol to match bandana
and pearl silk costume; afternoon Pom
padour silk parasol with Pompadour silk
toilette.
THE REMAINDER.
What remains of feminine intellect goes
to-belts. The sweetest thing of all is of
coarse canvass, white, red or blue, looking
exactly like a horses girth, and fastened
by yellow leather straps and buckles.
Moreover the distinguished feature in
these belts is to have them wide, and so
this pretty war goes on. One young lady
sees another young lady with belt wider
than hers. Immediately she gets jealous;
throws hers sway and gets one wider, and
that belts of all kinds grow wide, but finer
limitations of the canvass belt are being
produced in silk with straps and buckles
Of the inevitable alligator skin. Yet all
belts are not wide, for your worthy cores
pondent has and will continue to have
several Of medium width.
COSTUMES.
The princess costume if not entirely
dead is MORALLY wounded and soon will
die-mortally wounded by the panier.
Now panier is used to signify punching
on the hips, while the princess ideas as we
all know aimed after the greatest possible
plainness. One of the prettiest morning
costumes in panier style was worn at Sar-
atoga by Marie Litta as she fingered near
the Weber grand piano in the magnificent
parlor of the Union Hotel. 1t was of In
pia mullmade alfalfa overskirt. It was
short. with the apron open in the middle
Of the front, and very fully draped, giving
the effect of paniers on the sides and the
back very bouffant, being separated into
two full puffs by broad bands placed across.
The skirt was demi- train with three kilt
plated founces; the waist, the Valentine
blouse which with plaits back and front
was confined by black velvet belt Of me-
dunn width with black velvet steel en-
blOlOOlOo b0Ss 4AO VI lLuU1luS Was VI L l06-
ton lace; the same designs are adapted to
light wool fabrics. Another charming
toilette worn one afternoon was of POM
padour silk made Camille polonaise over a
a black velvet skirt. It may be added as
a bit of gossip that Litta chose a Weber
piano for her concerts, but of course it is
chiefly with her costume that we have to
do. Before leaving the subject of CO.'S
tunes, may add that Edwin Booths
young daughter, pretty girl of about
fourteen. wore recently at Saratoga a
plain ecru and figured silk costume made
Floy basque and Lucille skirt. This style
of making would suit girl Of sixteen, or
one so youthful even as ten or twelve.
NEW FALL DRESS GOODS.
1 do not exaggerate or vainly boast, when
say that was the first writer on fashion
permitted to see the sample books of -
This is favor accorded at any time to
only few of the privileged, and I was
the earliest in availing myself Of it. They
had two hours previously been brought
into the house. Elegant novelties are
shown prominent among these are fine
dress goods displaying brooch and costume
effects. Imagine the patterns of India
shawls reduced down ever so small-broad
stripes made the width of pen knife blade
and you have or ought to have an idea.
The rich colors are often preserved in tony
resemblance, but again we find grave va
rieties in dark blue, brown, green, etc
jacquard goods are covered with bright
silk flowers on dark surfaces and these al
though for the most part quite small are
sometimes medium sized, presenting a