The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-05
FALL FASHION MINIS.
PHILADELPHIA Auer,


PHILADELPHIA August 20.
Two important questions are now
agitating the fashionable feminine
world. m .y.fLf
What fabric are we going to wear and
how shall We make them up.
The large Wholesale houses generally
import standard goods, while those
which have both retail and Wholesale
trade being out novelties, and these are
seldom ordered in large quantities 1t
first for fear they will not meet with
the approval Of the fair ones for whom
they were intended. Hence it is that
decided novelties are ofien entitled to
the name after articles brought out at
the same time and made common by
promiscu0us acceptance have been in
favor and discarded. aH. al Io
Such . novelty il . foalard silk, n.
Their heavier than the ordinary foulard,
and covered with irregular stripes on
black and yellow, interspersed with am
Der, upon an old gold ground. It is cal
led tiger foulard, and looks like the skin
Of that animal. Chenille cloth and vel
vet cancels hair are different from any
goods before imported, but will not long
remain in favor, for the loops which
come above the back of the cloth are
uncut, and will catch rough surface and
pulls out like the loops Of the tapestry
carpet. These fabrics are, however,
very pretty, being not only odd, but on
some patterns most brilliantly colored in
decided dashes or fakes, and after the
manner of the last years. boure to-
A new waterproofis, in appearance,
like sof;, fine and beautiful cloth more
compact than camels hair, and yet sus-
ceptible OF being gracefully draped and
arranged in trimmings. This retails at
SIPS yard, and is not injured by rain
or snow, and being perfectly waterproof
Is also used In circulars, cloaks and
other out-0f-dOor coverings, a. we'll q
for complete costumes. II Is called In
dia cloth, and comes in all the desirable
new colors and shades. There are var
ious other kinds Of cloths, which will bt
popular for mid-winter wear, and will
be trimmed with biaids and furs for colo
weather. Such suits will be very use
full.
If you remember, handsome Irish
poplins used to cost as much a. silk
and wore richer and heavier than the
silks that sold at the same prices, $2.5C
and 50 q yard. For two or three year.
goods have lain dormant, simply because
they did not drape well ; this season
pOplins have been retired, but decided
differences is noticeable in the new f.
brics. They are rich in finish, with sill
ken surface, but they are not SO heav
lily corded, and are soft, plisble and cal
be beautifully draped.
Velvets are going 10 be in great do
mand, not only as trimmings for poplin
| and silk costumes, but IS the suit proper
and will DO In turn garnitured with plail
or brocaded silks, or the new figure,
and embossed velvets, which come il
new designs, and In all the fashionable
colors. Velveteens, too, will be uset
for complete suits for fall wear ant
trimmed with silks early in the season
and with furs for mid-winter service an(
for skating costumes. ..4
In the large retail stores in New Yor
and in our own palace of fashion, Wana
makers Grand Depot, new goods hay'
not yet been exhibited in the show
rooms, but wholesale buyers are priyi
legged to examine samples of the goods
so soon as The importations are received
from the other side.
The models already in the manufac
turing department at the Grand Depo
look like old pictures and are very quain
and pretty. From them we learn tina
walking skirts are surely to be short
that is, they will escape touching tn
ground by at least three inches all around
Elaborate decoration Is still In favor, an
much fullness may be found over tn
hips and in the backs, showing the Ger
tain coming of the panier, not only as al
outside mode Of garniture, but the panic
support underneath the skirts. Tn
most popular of these are made of dee
hair, ad serves a. support Is well a
slightly to increase the appearance o
size.
Jackets and basques, as yet, have nj
decidedly novel features, but the border
which are now used for day as well a
evening purposes, have deep points bot
back and front, while those for balls N
very much pointed, very low in the necl
and absolutely sleeveless. For full dres
the skirts are still dsmi, or very lon
trains, according to the fancy of the wear
er. As yet we have seen nothing pecu
liar in wraps. The same styles as wer
worn late In the spring will be in favo
for ct least two months, and then W
predict absolute changes in the Outsid
garments for late fall and mid-winter.
M ELL,