The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-08-08
FASHION NOTES AND NOTIONS.

reticoas are made wider to il the fuller skirts of
the dresses now worn.
Cords VIII play an important part IN the trimmings
Of dresses amd wraps this fall.
Evening dresses are worn at the moment In rafls |
with uccks aud short sleeves.
Ladies who have gray hair Ito not conceal IT, using
neither dyes, pomatum, caps.
II Is again fashionable To the hair In coils, In
which strings of pearls twisted.
New icticues to match dresses are richly trimmed |
with gathered lace, cords. and iasscls
smooth coifures aud HAT waves bangs, and Grove
cwur locks are the rule IN hair dressing,
Natural very fine artificial flowers worn In the
hair to match those worn In the corsage
Among raiisan caprices large double collars on
many dresses prepared FOR early fall wear.
Dresses made Of crctonncs, with large figures In
other words, curtain cacoes, are again In vogue.
The corset cover the chemsc, and the peicoat arc
all combined In garment hi underwear for
fall.
Fancy retlcules, at the elbow, decorated
with all kinds OF metallic aud enamel Insects aud rep
| tiles.
Low coifurcs are most In favor hut short women,
those with round faces, sili the hair dressed
high.
Two corsagc bouquets are worn, the left side
Of the neck, the other far back aud high the left
| Side of the neck.
| Large embroidered collars like those worn by chill
drcn arc worn with white muslin dresses Trimmed
| with embroidery.
New night robes have large full sleeves shirred In Mt
the armole, and shrrs also Mt tho wrist To narrow
embroidered cutf.
High coinures are no longer formed by braids or
pulls but with soft of hair arranged In loolson
| the crown of the head.
| Ficu collarcttcs arc worn by older young ladies,
while misses In their teens affect largo square coarp
such Ms little children wear. w
Combination garments, which serve for ch cmisc,
la pnat MI fnuuI
among late imporations OF Paris lingerie.
While long WASTED corsages, with vandykcs back
and 'front.' are worn In Paris the tendency is to the
short waists and belts Of the first Directory period
Some of the new basques cut long and square in
'front.' with pocket put on each side OF this square
front; the back OF such sques short and cut 10
form two points.
The fashionable coois for early fall wear are phcas-
ant red: tote de faisan: false blue laps; rouge lie
Ncnse, tawny red, and various shades of metallic,
Olive and bottle green, and for evening the gaucus
green of marsh grasses.
Lady Woichouse nee Minnie King, of Augusta,
Ga. lately married to the Marquis of Anglcsey, wore
bridal dress of peai-culored sain almost covered
with white lace. and Leghorn bonnet, shaded by
white ostrich plumcs at her Wedding.
Very snowy small visitcs are wo,n some of these
are of brass colorcd plush, trimmed with frnges o
gold beads; others are OF surah embroidered with
garment Small mantilas of purple surah are en-
broidered with beads In the same color.
. Light blue and pink ''zephyrs. ~ with blue, pink
and corn -colored stripes make very frcsli-loOklnl
summer ioilettes. They trimmed with white lac,
AMI very large ribbon loops Suits also to he
of cream coiorcd 'voilc,'' with stripes and thread
running through the goods in gray, red, green an,
brown.
Aprons arc now Indispensable for lawn tenni
nF ipu
u with cream lace and insertion worked with golt
y thread, with old gold satin bows. They are long
very broad. averaging about three quarters of yar
: long and broad. Most of them have bbs Int YER
few have shoulder straps. Some have corne
II folded back with n bow.
skirts with draperles. and tunques them, III
sil made very narrow, with the little fullness "a
', taken back Generally, skirts with draperes are
l. a foundation, as The body of tho dress must be rathc
It still. For instance, black cachemre skirt Is mad
10 foundation of handsome wooden cretonne, and
foular toilette is made cotton fouard skirt Il
!, exactly the same shade. Waists very tight fitting
BasIues are short long pointed or rounded sluar
l. like q habit, or cut like tight fitting paleto.
: A toilet combining all the novelties of the seaso
st may he described as follows: The round skirt Is q
y, surah merveiileux, in faded helotrope color. Th
large plated hounce is covered with lraperle
,s which fastened In the back. The " Vera
n6se ~ waist is of silk knitted work. 1t laces In tn
N back, and the lower part Is covered with draper
T. matching those the ouncc. The surah hood is IL.
~ and trimmed with satin ribbon The small straigl
Al collar is of heotropc velvet, embroidered with gold
The cuffs are of tho same velvet, trimmed to match
q MrpGr'S Bd=or says that the walking costum,
le which VIII be most In favor for the autumn Is made
}" CLOTH with short skirt peated pcrpendculary,
IN short redingote, resembling mans cutaway coat
of the same cloth. The opening formed by the revei
Is filled with chemisette of fine linen, pleated,
Lola al w tlrnn unll hutt an
nj dark cravat. In the side pocket Is handkerchief
T. without lace, 1t should he understood hut finely
N broieicd Boots of very fine kid, and felt hat wit
vs. long pumes.
III AT the sorce of the Royal Academy the 30t
st nltimo the l'ernardt present. She arraye
10 In pale yellow sain sleeveless, trailing overdre
made with "A multitude Of small plaits. The under
Of dress was white, covered with n cascade of sma
" white bngles. The sleeves white lace and lgle'
,' large bunch Of j0nqus pinned close up to III
ls throat, round which stood high coarctte of ol
w lace. She wore the long gaofs de Suede, whc
she never appears without, and over them glistenc
diamond bracelets.
ed Tho oId-fashioned leghorn hats are again worn
Wild and grotcsqno shapes are secn but the styls
he preferred by ladies of quiet tastes the cottage
Gypsy shapes. Young ladies' wear the broad brimme
he "Maud Muller' hats--simpe In form and alway
~ becoming. They are generally trimmed with fu
no plcated runes Of I.anguedoc or Breton lace, an
clusters of field howers-scarlet peoples, wheat
r. corn flowers, Margueritas oeaIder blossoms
ny Others have heavier trimming of black velvet All
IT, lace, colored old gold ostrich tips and pea
IL ornaments.
uy ~ A new caprice for trimming evening dresses
lie India null Is to press the brightest coored
m until they are thoroughly dry, then arranging the
r. upon the skirts bertha and sleeves to resemble VIM
giving the effect Of the most delicate hand painting
ok embroidery. Small tufts Of wood moss ichens grour
,.,l fam, nlyn nanI adj
employ their leisure hours at the seaside or in Il
mountains, by placing these delicate sprigs betwe'
two thicknesses Of white tarletan. bottle Of muc
On lage and few yards Of tarletan VIII make a vel
g. beautiful and artistic hall or bay window traiisst
e. ency Ladies' their taste In the selccti'
" and arrangement OF the leaves and mosses
ty one of tho most dcult questions to answer is VIII
g. to give for wedding present. Where Tie matter
de cost Is not consideration there Is wide range fro
e which to choose, II the giver has taste and lie
I'll fingers, she easily make something both decor
nv tive and useful at less expense pretty
to scryccable gift for bride who Is to 20 away Is Il
I'm embroidered railway rug, oi, aS 1t Is called her
ma afghan. The designs intended fol this purpo
n OF serge. CLOTH cnlored blankets, or coore n'
A.. for summer wear embroidered In ioss's and crewe
-, and then lined either with the fabric son
" thin stuff suitable for that purpose. Any CONVEX
~ tional pattern, mOn0grains suniowers, or the lady
W favOTie lower Is fashionable.
~ American and English ladies are much mo
%. yenturous In adopting styles than French lade
Many Of the fashions brought ont In Franco are u
he In general use there until they have been employ
tn sometimes for two or three years In England on Anne
iii lea. This has been eAemphed by the use OF lar
an hats aud small capes. and the latest example Is In q
an present use of hoods on the back of garments El
si- sh ladies' have these hoods for the past thr
lst years. lined With bright colors, and at present tn
lg- arc the rage IN Paris. There Is great dnerenc
| however, a the which the