The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-04
For the FARMER knd Mechanic
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Fall Materials; How to Fut TO
eerner; An Opportunity for
the Ingenious; cioaks n
Jackets; millinery.

7, has come. That embroidered wave
mr. wave ofembroidery foretold IN my let,
ter from Saratoga Submerged We MO
noe.cape Embroidery looks forth from
honnets: Of embroidered costumes
enough perhaps has been written; our
cloak. and Jackets come ready emoroider-
"a. vhiie glirnpses Of embroidery peep
from shoes. Great and almost fatal IS
he blow thus struck at combinations oil
material. Fatal indeed except where
dotted or lowered woods (chicfy IN large
natterpsl are made up "a ~polOuai-es over
nlain underskirt- or where nowefed
~flounces serve as Offsets 10 PLAIN over
dre,se-. An exception too must be naie
IN favor Of goeelin tapestry WOODS &c"
and notable they are most tru j. ip
roIors Of olden time: in land,ca''e pat
terms where the designer shrInNs huf from
represeptations of trees. mountains.
castles and the like. Evidently 81 h pom
der,us simultatioHs must be disposed with
caution: the fair one must not he too
heavily laden and SO We shall zee the
greater part of the costume composed of
plain canel's hair, cashmere, etc. While as
a plastron in front or III touches elsewhere
come in the tapestry additions. On other
woods come rows of pussy's heads, dog $
faces, etc; these must be worn by some
body and as scarce anybody would wish
to appear so peculiarly enveloped, We may
conclude that a large part of the costume
will be of plain goods And now the
observing reader may remark that my
bill of exceptions is so.large as to modify
my assertions regarding combinations:
Nevertheless [ repeat, the signs OF the
times are against them. Ordinary goods
are no longer so put together.
SELF HELP
A word now in confidence to- such OF
my readers as have more ingenuity than
money. Embroider a costume tor your
self if YOU want one. Buy so many yards
of material soutache braid to match,
have your design stamped; go to work
and in a short time, behold your costume.
Pyramidal patterns covering the front
breadth are extremely stylish. with
touches for sleeves and corsage, but you
may embroider bands of different widths,
bestowing them as best suited to the de-
sign you may choose. Or if quite a sklll~
ed needlewoman. you might embrOlder
with silk in those graceful, wavy outlines
peculiar to canton Grape shawls, this lat
ter process however, being much slower
than that done with soutacbe braldlng.
There is a regularity too in the putting
on of braid that you should note. Much
Of it is run on In such a way that one
edge stands off from the cloth, But
again we see much lying flat, SO you have
wanting t. know how all these new goods
QUO 20 Io n,,1a Non oan n.ra unrr no
better reply han to advise you to send a
postal to Lord and Taylor. asking for their
fall catalogue. There you will see not
only the lates. and best illustrations, but
a series of ably written articles on every
department Of dress.
CLOAKS.
A silken cloak. is a silken cloak. and as
such must command esteem. But even
the wearer OF such respected garment will
look obviously on the lady who appears
enveloped in one of the new wool redin-
gotes finished with soutache embroidery
and opening down the front to disclose
the embroidery to match on the costume
below. None of your make shifts or
h~unbuggeries here. She needs no
herald to proclaim her outfit brand new.
A saddcIed glance at your silk cloak, no
matter how rich and a slight exercise of
those logical faculties hat distinguish the
sex, will show you that somebody may
surmise that you might have had that
cloak last winter, while that fortunate she
is above suspicion. Now if a costume
nay be embroidered, why not one of these
>uper-stylish redingotes? Why not a
jacket? A jacket undoubtedly, ifyou are
quite a young lady. For embroidered
jackets of wool are as effective ~silencers
Of gainsaying rivals as ~redingotes could
be and a grand rush will be made for
them. Jaunty and we'll liked, too, will
be velvet jackets; giving a change, and if
made of nonpareil ve!veteen, coming with
in the means of those who would hesitate
to pay the cost of velvet.
10 be continued.