The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-04

bretonne lace, which is intermixed with
bright flowers and silk and velvet leaves.
These bonnets are in the "capote Direc-
toire" shape, and not very large, but the
winter styles are to be immense. The
"Henri iii. toque" shape will also be
fashionable. Changeable velvets are to
be used for winter dress bonnets. The
flowers will also be shaded, in contrasting
shades, producing rather metallic effect.
Small caps are worn by young ladies
as well as by elderly persons These
beautiful morning coiffures consist Of
tiny caps made of white, pink or blue
foulard de Chine, trimmed with lace.
The soft white lace is sewed against a
round tulle form, fitting the head exactly.
The hair is dressed beneath with small
chignon, and taken back by means of a
small shell comb. Over the tulle form
is foulard point, with the three ends
tied, together in front, two forming the
bow. and the third the knot. Around
this bow is a lace trimming. The foulard
is stitched down here and there in the
back, so as to prevent any plaits in the
goods. The lace with which these caps
are trimmed is gathered and not plated.
The caps are also made of foulard, with
cachemire designs, and of piece Of the
goods of which the "robe de chambre"
is made. For elderly ladies these caps
are made in dark colors, with the
lace rather longer ON the sides
and in the back. They are
brought rather more over the face.
KIDS AND HOSIERY.
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 greens, 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 nor very long hands. Francis, who
is high authority in matters of ganterie,
reports the revival Of pale lilac kids for
evening wear this season.
The hosiery partakes of the oriental
and medieval character OF the dress
goods, both in the colors and designs.
The cases and counters where the richest
stockings are displayed reveal as start
ling combinations Of color and originality
of desipn as the bizarre millinery goods.
Chevron effects on the instep in two
colors, with the rest Of the stocking in
still another color, are frequently seen
and roses and flowers are embroidered in
natural colors on both dark and light
grounds. One of the most striking nov
elites in this line is black Isle .threae
stocking embroidered with medieval de
signs in gold-colored silk. Ata little dis
tance it looks as if embroidered with golt
bullion thread and cords.
NOVELTIES IN WRAPS.
Several rare novelties have appeared il
the form of heavy English raw sill
shawls for heavy fall wear as carriag'
wraps. These show the same Orienta
and medieval colors and designs that ART
observed in the French India cashmere
and silk goods. Some of these shawls ar
bordered, others striped. Some show
light centers with dark borders, other
the reverse. The Zenobia shawl is an
other English shawl; heavier than tn
raw silk shawl, and suitable for clea
weather. 1t is of raw silk and camel
hair and shows the popular combination
of color in stripes and also in borders ant
centers. A little heavier than this come
the all camePs-hair shawl, following sim
liar ideas-some of them snowfaked, an,
lastly plain beaver shawls, very thicl
and heavy, for the coolest weather
These last are in dark and light shades @
gray with wool fringes. They are revers
ible and have centers and borders in tw
shades Of gray.
Black wraps, mostly dolman visites, O
sacque visits, with elbow sleeves, ar
shown, profusely trimmed with jette
passementerie and fringes; but there al
also large quantity of fancy-shaped GU
away Jackets seen this season, in variet
. of colored cloths, the favor being fairl
divided between the light hues of dal
phin gray and drab and the dark shade
of wine color or Burgoyne, dark blue
Invisible greens and seal and canaql
browns. XACr.