Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-11-27
FOR THE FAIR SEX.
Fashion Notes.

The new fans are very large.
Felt hats only are considered for young
ladies.
Fur-lined cloaks are shown in all
shapes.
Lynx furs in light gray shades are in
great favor this winter.
The princess dress will be the faverite
style of dress for evening.
Black marten remains the favorite of
the low priced dark furs.
The most approved wrap for young
girls is the English jacket.
Thick, light woollen corduroy is also
among the cloaking stuffs.
Large pigeons and parrots are seen on
the new bonnets and hats.
The "Oxford," or the English walk
ing hat, is the favorite of the moment.
The strong Alaska seal-skins, with
thick, durable pelts, are used for most
sacques.
The first choice for child's set of fur
is a tiny muff and boa made of africa
chinchilla.
Except for the daintiest ware, the silk
stuffs are not prominently considered for
A chinchilla scarf and muff is the
fashionable choice for young ladies who
have fine compilations.
Wooden buttons are among the nov
elites; they are of walnut, or of walnut
inlaid with white wood.
Gray squirrel -'sacques are serviceable
wraps for children, as the fur is warm
and endures hard usage.
The popular fur lined wrap is the cir
cular, which is easily put off and on,
and does not crush the dress beneath it.
Never were buttons seen in more
varied designs or more beautiful mate
rials than on.ladies' costumes at present.
Fur trimmings will be more used this
winter than they have been for many
years as borders for cloaks and dresses.
For the colder weather there are raw
silk gloves with ribbed tops, fieece-lined
silk gloves and cashmere and cloth
gloves.
Tiger-velvet is a novelty used for
trimming bonnets. 1t is a satin ground,
with irregular-shaped spots, in long,
raised velvet.
Seal skin sacques, in shapes similar to
those worn by ladies, are made for girls
five years of age, and are often ordered
for those still younger.
Sealskln is shown in darker, richer
shades this winter than the furriers
have before obtained, and remains the
favorite fur for saeques and cloaks.
Pearl buttons are carved as hand
somely as cameo in flowers, classic
heads and miniature landscape designs,
and some seen enameled and gilded.
The style of dressmaking of this sea-
son for half-grown girls, or young girls
in their early teens" follow very
closely those for the full-grown of the
sex.
Muffs are as small as it is possible to
make them when expected to cover both
hands, and are also perfectly plain; that
is, without bows, fur tails or tassels on
the ends.
Short evening dresses will be much in
favor this winter, as well as those with
the demitrain. The long sweeping
train will no longer be the rule but the
exception.
Velvet, embroidered in sets compris-
ing vest, cuffs, collar and pocket-laps.
is shown for handsome costumes. Satin
embroidered in the same manner is
shown also.
The colors of school girls gloves run
through the dark and medium cloth,
wood and neutral dyes, the light neutral
and cameo-tints, the accepted evening
colors, and white.
Double basques and double collars ap-
pear on some of the new plush jackets.
The pockets are square, and are placed
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two rows OF fancy buttons.
The toque is the novelty in sealskin
hats. 1t is a kind of turban with round
crown, but points slightly in front and
back, and has band of very deep fur,
slch as sea-otter, passed around the
edge.