The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-16
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LETTER FROM PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, August, 1879


This is the month of months for Summer
excursions and rest; that is outside of orr
popular Palaces of Fashion, and in these
houses most complete revolutions are taking
place.
Now, in Wanamaker's Grand Depot
when we visited there last week, had a
splendid lot of low-priced Summer silks
displayed upon counter. Yesterday a
very different stock caught our eye. Car
penters and carpenters toolS-and in every
portion of the building they are at work
erecting galleries and making improvements.
Indeed, when our out-ottown friends visit
Philadelphia for their Fall clothes they
won't know the Grand Depot, it will 80
changed and beautiied.
What have they new there now?
Bah! absolutely nothing. At every
counter you have this same story, Stock
marked at lower prices, to sell to make way
for Fall novelties" Do you know this is
the time to buy everythin. cheap, even at
less than cost. Please don't tell on me, but
Wanalnakcr's buyers have some of them
just returned from Europe, and they should
not he careless with te-books, for | will
steal hints of coming attractions for the out
of-town readers of my fashion notes. DO
you editors blame me-
OF course not, for once when l asked an
editor how | was to procure 4 piece of
uesired lhloriuatlon, ne repleu: ASK Tor
it politely; if they decline to give, offer to
pay for it. If they won't sell. then go ahead
and steal it, l did not get it by begging
or buying We can give some important
facts i'll regard to coming styles and present
fashions. Mothers will be glad to learn
that boys suits are no longer deliberately
embroidered or trimmed. They now par
take of the pllinness which characteristics
the dress OF men. Even fancy buttons are
al tnl Thn,- l,~I
bound, tailor fashion, and modelled in all
respects upon strict principles of utility.
For little girls. Princess, Gabrielle dresses
and skirts, with plated blouse waists are
now used to the exclusion of fanciful de
signs. These models may be As elaborate
in decoration As the artistic creator may
desire, or they may be plain and neat, easy
to laundry.
Fall pctticoats arc made of striped ma
terial, with two or three tiounccs edged with
embroidery.
Corsets are now manufactured of Pompa-
dour county, and even Of satin in the same
styles.
The newest fans are of Pompadour Indi-
enne, covered to the stick with the small
blossoms that characterize the Poinpadour
styles.
A new hat is in the old mushroom form,
with convex crown and sloping brim.-
vi ulA1h NcIN CT arc UACu 10 TIC Top
of the crown with 4 bow, and are tied at
the back so as to press the brim down over
the ears. The hat is of coarse Dunstable
straw, and Oh the right side is a large banch
OF big Refine roses with leaves.
Fall parasols are of Turkey red, and are
very cheerful in their rich coloring, with
the many hued cashmere borders. Care
should be taken, however, that the red may
not jar with the tints of the toilette proper
a new costume is of WOODEN fabric and
silk, trimmed with old gold and grenat
The whole costume is trimmed with grenat
cashmere, with silk fringe in grenat and old
gold. y small scarf in gr-nat cashmere,
trimmed with the fringe, forms a strikin.
contrast to the neutral tnts of the rest Of
the custumc.
A stylish suit is made of two shades of
yellow and is trimmed with blue velvet
The skirt is finished with gathered silk
tiounces bound with velvet and put on with
tabs of the same; above are two killings and
a ruching. Drnpery Of shot silk held in
place by plastrons of velvet jacket bodice
fastened with gold buttons and sarnitured
with velvet bows.