Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-08-28
New York Fashions.
Cssssses -. 1Delss and Psrssols.--N~w
Fall Dress asoSsis.

BUNTING COSTUMES.
Genteei poverty finds nothing so conven-
lent Just now as bunting. Rich people
wear Il freely. aud just for that reason the
tired school mistress, or the clergyman's =
wife may freshen up In bunting costume
without the feeling that they are assuming
q badge" of any kind. The pastor 3
young daughter too in her toilette OF bunt-
Ing may try her small coquettish airs un-
fetteIed BY the thought that Mrs Grump
over the way is calling her extravagant
or that Miss Nuggins Is whispering avs fal
things to Deacon Sparse. Then too, bunt-
Ing untes so well with the varied silks and
ribbons OF the day; can be made grave or
gay just As one wishes, and Is suited to
morning. or evening; rainy weather, or
sunshine. As has been said it Is worn
by rich As well as poor. Mrs. Marshall
-. Roberts appeared the other morning at
Saratoga in costume of white bunting
combined with yellow and block striped
satin. The same evening Mrs. Edward
Booth wore a pale ecru bunting adorned
with black velvet bows. and Marie Iitta
As In the recesses OF her at Congress Hall
she ran scales 10 her Weber plano pre-
paratory to her evening concert, wore a
charming morning toilette OF white bunf-
ing trimmed with blue satin bows The
Weber indeed seems a favorite instrument
at Saratoga, for have observed 1t 10 lead
ing hotel psrIors. aud it Is selected for
concerts given by prominent musicians.
BELTS.
Fancy delicate young lady -trappinE
around her wsist cirCingle OF coarss
canvass, red, white, blue, or yellow, fast.
ened with yellow leather thongs, aud Won
have what i regarded as sweet" at the
present time. The wider the more stylish
An epidemic OF belts has certainly broken
out and i spreading. Exclusive houses
sre making up more refined specimens 10
silk of various colors which are fastened
BY expensive straps of alligator skiu.
tor alligator skin Is one OF our RACES and
permcates the entire world of satchrls,
pocket books. belts. bags and the like
nothing being thought "a lovely as the
criHsted yeiio~ish, notified surfaces. The
real Is quite expensive. but limitations run
riot and are cheap. What Is left OF the
female mind after belts are exhausted
runs TO parasols, and bills are brought In
not as formerly fOf one. two. or three
pArAsois, but for 4 wine Colorcd one to
match vine colorrd costume; blue and
rcru 70 match a blue and ecru toilette, and
80 on indefinitely.
COSTUMES
Hut going back TO belts. what do they
.igniCyl They mean the linal departure
OF the princess costume aud the establish
mcnt OF the panier style Of dress. Bunched
ou the hips aud bouilaut in the back For
DO you not that a belt does not har-
monike well with an expanse OF close ntting
corset like Nhalebone extending below
Something bunchy and oouiiant is much
more to the purpose. 50 here i n reason
not only tor belt. but tor sa,heS which ihis
summer have suddenly come TO life again
Apother evidence oi the approaching reign
or buuchuc-S | can't hnl any other
word j. the display Of bu,tIcs which dis
NAL To tell are ou the increase. | haze to
write this. Tor OF all oJiUgs things they are
most 80, vet what are fashion writer's put
In this world Tor II not 10 tell the truth.
Then again there are prophecies OF small
hoops 10 s-rp nut the uutTimiued skirts.
hut we wont indulge ia hurriI auticipa-
lions Before leaving the subject OF cos
tune, sttt ',e"s'~. i.~-fiy hlns canals
hair and satin costume worn by young
beauty OF fourteen A. saratoga made Lucille
SKIRT and Fioy basque. This would be
suitable for mis-, of sixteen or n girl OF
ten cF twelve.
TALL DRESS GoupS.
or course It will be quite a while before
these are shown, but | have had admit |
tancc 10 sanctum where only u few OF The /
cho.rn are allowed 10 enter, aud SO | can |
propacsy. striking novelties appear. /
" hat j. called "sllk shot" effects are very
Here the goods which often !
are wrought in small armure squares d. |
agouals or straight rows show stitchings OF
bright coiOred silk AZ regular intervals or |
again the silk mixtures are thickly scat
ter ed with no regularity whatever. Iacq- !
nari goods displaying bright silken flowers
on a dark ground are largely imported but |
in opposite style, many fabrics are woven |
with dark, invisible stripes obscured |
by grayish cloudug-. The baudaua ideas
oi the summer are repeated Ia very bold |
bright plaii- With -alinc, Scotch chryiot |
aud lwilcd surfaces. and these are IN great
numbers. But the chief novelty Is the In !
PRODUCTION OF line soft dress goods having
cashmere and broche effects. Fancy an
Indian shawl, striped or otherwise. re-
duced down In patterns To less than a
dOzcnth part Of the original size. aud you
have All idea OF what these move! and very !
beautiful materials resemble.
Lucy CARTER.