The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-10-15
FOR THE FAIR SEX.


! Inc vdrleJleS OF styles TOR the season
are numberless and beautiful. First in
point OF costliness and beauty, are the
new silks in cashmere effects, in Persian
colors, with shot or changeable
grounds. These come also in stripes,
polka dots, palm leaf and other Oriental
designs. The colors for day wear are
rich tones of Egyptian red, yellow,
olive, Invisible green's, and rich tones OF
dark and medium blues, the mingling
of various colors SO managed as to pro-
duce soberness of effect that is very
French, medieval and artistic. On
some of the shot grounds appear the
rich old-fashioned colors and designs of
the Louis XIII. period, producing sober
tones by the mingling of rich pure
shades of color. Evening shades are
cream, pale blue rose, blue, old gold and
sulphur color, in similar changeable eff
fects, mixtures and designs.
For bridal robes, white brocaded and
damask satin is shown, to be mingled
with striped or plain white satin. Taste
and individuality can be displayed and
character shown in the selection of the
designs of even bridal dress. The va
riety to choose from is very large. There
are brocaded white satins for bridal
dresses, with shattered stars and cres-
cents and flower petals mingled together,
and others with rosebuds and leaves
and others still with jardiniere designs
in pure white, the effects produced by
the pattern alone. Then there are small
and large figures, and narrow and wide
stripes, to suit both tall and petite brides
American black silks at one dollar a
yard and upward, and also the black
damasees and satin striped and MORE
silks that are so extensively used in
trimming plain black silk dresses, like
wise black all-wool and silk and wool
novelties, are seen along with other
goods equally well adapted for costumes
composed in part of these American
black silks. The stripes and designs in
all the silk and wool mixtures and all
wool figured goods follow the same gen.
eral rules that have governed the de-
signers and producers of all silk goods.
The armure, snakeskin, boar's hide,
momie and repped effects meet the eye
at every turn, but, above all, stripes take
the lead. The came.'s-hair cloths in
Chudda stripes are genuine novelty.
They are smooth finished and extremely
soft and pliable.
Among silk and wool novelty mix
lures class of goods of a. rare and
original character is encountered. Ex-
cept for that peculiar stamp of high
fashion which France imprints upon all
her textile productions, one might take
the rich fabrics on the counters for the
stuffs of Persia and other Asiatic lands.
The palm-leaf pattern crops out every
where. Oriental ideas prevail, even in
the stripes Of contrasting colors, show
! ing the combinations of the kaleidoscope
in one line, and the satin serve or monte
or snakeskin effects in the alternating
stripes. Most of these French India
cashmeres, however, are not striped.
They show a mingling of rich colors in
Oriental, Egyptian, ancient Greek, or
Roman, medieval Louis XIII. designs,
with chameleon effects produced in the
weaving. They are intended for parts
ofcostumes, and must be sparingly used
to produce the best effects. Many OF
Shem are in brocadcd designs of uncut
wool velvet or satin surfaces, produc-
ing the ever-recurring chameleon effect
observed in nearly all dress and millinery
goods of this falls production.
Black wraps, mostly dolman visites,
or sack visites with elbow sleeves, are
shown, profusely trimmed with jetted
passemeHterie and fringes; but there are
also q large quantity of fancy shaped
cutaway jackets seen this season in g
variety of colOred cloths, the favor be-
ing fairly divided between the light hues
of dauphin gray and drab, and the dark
shades of wine color or Burgoyne, dark
blues, invisible green's, and seal and cana.
que browns.
In millinery there is jet revival
Quantities of both variegated and black
jet are seen on many hats and bonnets
and jet and colored tinsel glitter aG
1aausedn1 on every counter. The most
notable milliners of Paris are repre-.
scented in trimmed hats and bonnets, but
those of New York trimmers are notice
ably in better taste.
A startling novelty is an OWLS head as
: a trimming for misses round hats. The
= demand for OWLS heads exceeds the sup
ply. A prettier novelty is a pigeons
head hat trimming. The head is turned
slightly on one side, rising from the
iridescent neck and breast, and showing
one ruby-colored eye with its black
pupil.
The latest importations of dressed and
, undressed kids show the new colors and
shades that appear in the new dress
goods. The Burgoynes, navy blues
plums, browns, yellows, invisible deep
sea green's, olives, drabs, grays, ecrus
and all the evening shades are found in
every variety of tone. A feature in the
new importations are misses gloves
with short fingers, really called for by
; ladies who have small hands and short
:, fingers, and medium lengths for those
, women who have neither very short MOI
, very long hands.
The hosiery partakes of the orienta,
and medieval character of the dress
goods. both in co1ors and designs
r The cases and counters where the richest
, stockings are displayed reveal az start
ling combinations of color and origi
, nality of design az the bizarre millinery
goods. Chevron effects on the instep il
two colors, with the rest of the stocking
in still another color, are frequently
seen, and roses and flowers are EN-
broided in natural colors on both darl
and light grounds. One of the mos
! striking novelties in this line is blacl
lisle-thread stocking embroidered with
medieval designs in gold-colored silk
At little DISTANCE Ii looks as if annhrnid.