Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-09-11
The YAGARIE> OF FASHION.
Styles for Fall and Winter--.SkirtS.
Waists. and Wraps-..PerSOnai Orna.

mentS.
New York Times
Short skirts are 10 be even more worr
the coming fall and winter than they
have been during the summer months
The small pelerines and garments
worked with jet beads are to be re.
placed by India shawls, as large outer
garments do not look we'll with short
skirts. India shawls draped over these
dresses will be particularly suited to the
Pompadour materials, and the goods
embroidered in Oriental designs, which
are TO be worn in the winter An ex-
cellent effect should be obtained bv the
skillful combination of the yariOu,
colors of the toilets and shawls India
shaws have one great advantage over
all other outer garments. which is that
they can never become common. When
it is too cool in the country to wear
very light tissues, a very convenient
fashion is to have underwaists made of
very light cachemire, or of Crepe
SUISSE" which is a light woolen goods
looking somewhat like Grape covered
with down. When this material is
laundried it must never be ironed, as il
Immediately loses lis appearance of
Grape, and looks like htnnel. 1t is suf-
ticlent to rinse it out we'll in tepid water
and then let it dry.
Autumn, and even winter bonnets
have already been seen. They are very
large ''Dlrectoire," 'Muscadin," and
"MerveilIeuse' shapes, with the brims
larger than they have yet been. 1t Is
thought most probable that flat crowns,
made of different material from the
brim, will be in vogue. One of the new
"Drectoire" shaped bonnets has a
square crown covered with seal-cOlored
satin. The brim turns up, and is
lined with an old gold colored material
which is called satin antique" being IA
combination of plush and velvet.
| Around the crown is d twisted piece and
a bow of sealcolOred satin. In front Il
d bunch of old-gold color and red
shaded plumes. The fashion is not,
however, to be limited to these very
large hats, as small capotes are still to
be worn, but are not any longer con-
sidered elegant.
A garment which is meeting with
considerable favor is the ''mante Bren
da," or Walter Scott. 1t is generally
made of Scotch plaid. 1t is plated In
the back, and has large velvet revers.
1t is often made of green plaid and
trimmed with dark blue velvet. Black
and wkite checked goods is also suitable
for this purpose when trimmed with
garnet-co ored velvet.
As "polnt d'esprit" is only suitable
for trimming and fichus to be worn over
light materials, Bretonne lace, which is
very durable. continues to be used for
trimming silk and woulen suits. This
lace consists OF bands of strong tulle
worked by hand with fiat thread in
light and simple designs. This lace
is made in imitation off the old-fashioned
fiat mOllnes lace, which was very ex-
pensive. The same design are worked,
only in much larger figures. Flchus
and plastrons are cut of the tulle and
then worked in this manner. AS it Is
most likely that great deal of white
will be used for waist trimmings this
winter, many ladies can work these
bands during the autumn months.
Vests are made rather smaller than
they have been, and many are no
more than a narrow trimming down
the front of the waist. A new matcria
called "cachemire turc," is now much
in favor. It is a silk goods, heavy, and
soft, and is made in all the rich and
varied shades of India shawls, worked
in odd, Turkish designs. Some of the
groundlings of these are principally OF
red, green, or turquoise blue. Casa
quins are made OF this fabric. They
are very tight-ftting, and rather long,
To- uyIt fr1r
ming, not even galloon. The ma
that it requires no trimming. The casa
gums are made either closing In the
neck, by means of of very handsome
buttons, OF open like parlot, with re
vers. From under the revers comes a
full white lace or plated point de
esprit" trimming. These casaquins will
be much worn this autumn, and are
suitable with skirts made of any mater
ial and in any color. They are hand
somes however, over toilets of black
faille, cashmere, or white muslin. Some
ladies have old cashmere shalls cut for
this purpose, in which case they Can be
be trimmed with plain passementeriesi in
corresponding colors worked with beads.
Among the new fancy goods now In
vogue are chatelaines and crystal smell
ing bottles handsomely mounted. They
are in many designs, such as small re-
volvers and quivers. Ornaments for The
hair consists of diadem combs and far
and rounded combs IN the shape of the
head, to be worn when the hair is dress
ed fat. Very pretty ornaments are al
so made of light and dark shell in the
shape of swords.
Earrings in Roman and Grecian de-
signs of dead gold are also fashionable.
Serpent bracelets and bracelets COM
posed of old coins continue in use.
Small gold and silver ornaments are
are made in the the forms of umbrellas
guns, and mandolines for b1east-pins.
A very charming model Of the latter is
of gold, with the crOss-pieces fastening
the string, top and bottom or rubies, and
the NIB iii, which is twisted around the
mandoline of diamonds. Small point
ed 'sabots" are in vogue among Paris
ian ladies for seaside wear. They have
metal ornaments on the top. Stocking
are ofScotch silk, white gulpure lace up
the middle in front. Some hose are
worked with gold and silver, and
many Valenciennes Renaissance lace o.
point d. Alecon combined with silk.