The Evening critic., 1882-09-18
Fashions FrOlics.

Striped plush is blocked into shape Us
lining for the wide brims OF felt hats.
Sicilenne and Irish poplin are coming
into fashion along with other repped goods.
Diagonal rows of narrow bias ruiiles are
the new trimming for the foot OF silk skirts.
Leather lace, with leaves of leather on
twine flcelle lace, Is novelty for trimming
bonnets.
Train dresses that have been but little
used during the summer have roappeared at
Newport and Saratoga receptions.
Brocades will be limited to vclvets for
the approaching season; plain goods Will be
preferred In silk and woolen stuffs.
Cashmere and cloth with Saxony en-
broidery, soutache braiding, or plain stitch
ing, Will make up the bulk OF new autumn
costumes.
Turkish and India embroideries of soft,
dull, yet rich coloring, Will trim the self-col-
ored cashmere and cloth dresses worn later in
tho season.
New wool goods have ball figures three
inches wide, of II shade so nearly like that of
the stun that the whole fabric appears to be
plain at the first glance.
Tho long guaze wells formerly worn here,
but now out Of style, are worn IN Europe and
llsh mask veil OF red tulle Is adopted here.
New bonnets and hats for the season be-
tween summer and winter have the brim OF
summer straw with u wintry velvet crown.
defined.
The stylish wraps for the first cool days
Will be braided cloth jackets for plain toilets
and ncelle-colored cloth mantles, trimmed
with lace and pompons of the same shade for
dressy toilets.
precisely like the long plain redingotes worn
Two years ago. 1t is made OF cloth and trimmed
with braid down the front and back, but not
around the skirt.
A great deal of dull red is seen on the
newly-importcd costumes, and touch OF red Is
In almost all toilets, though It may be only a
copper.red silk neckerchief, namingo's
breast on the turban or terra-cotta gloves.
India cashmere sbawls of great value, and
many OF which are heirlooms, are most ruth.
lessly cut by dressmakers to make short
"visites." II is said that an ulstor has lately
been made out of n shawl that cost $500.
The only beaded trimmings among new
goods are "solid " passementeries that show
nothing but beads, but there arc many sizes
and shapes, such as bugles, fiat nall heads,
large balis and the smallest beads like seed
pearls.
Milliners select the best feathers of eight
birds 10 make single turban. Blue jays,
wild ducks, pigeons, swallows and many other
familiarly-known birds are stripped OF their
feathers 10 minister to the new craze.
White with gold, white with silver, lilac
and pansy shades, are tho colors for dinner
and evening dresses worn at Newport. White,
pure and simple, is losing favor because It has
been so generally worn during the summer,
and 1t is now usually accompanied By red and
yellow.
The European custom of carrying infants
on lace.trimmed pillows Is adopted by Ameri-
can mothers; and the nurse wears an Alsaco
cap with bow OF ribbon fourth OF yard
wide, with ends that hang behind nearly to
her feet Tho nurses dress is OF the color
used for lining the lace Of the baby's pillow.
The new braid embroidery differs from
that so familiar TO every lady by having the
called "knife. blade" fashion, TO make the fig.
ures appear In relief ON tho fabric. Amazon
cloth Is the most suitable material for braid
work upon II has drawn look that Is not a1-
mlred.