Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-09-14
change of scene and air.

places, is nearly all in town. but thus
far the undecided weather has prevent
ed the fall fashions from asserting
themselves in any but n tentative way
Turbans are at present worn n great
deal, both the English and the feath-
cred variety being equally fancied. -
The prevailing colors of the new hats
and bonnets are quiet and inclined to
darker shades. Maroon, olive and
terra Gotta will be the most fancied,
though new color termed dragon blue
will find favor with many. Small South
American birds with rich plunIage, and
long ostrich feathers will enter very
largely into the ornamentation of hats
and bonnets. Plush and velvet ribbons
will be substituted for silk and satin
as strings for bonnets. Tie French
steamer of last week brought over
number of new hats, made as samples
| by the great French modistes, and
through the good offices of leading
importer of millinery goods, | was en-
abled TO have look at them. They
are SURPRISINGLY beautiful. One par-
ticularly arrested my attention. 1t is
termed the Chapeau Fleuri. IL il made
of hunters green velvet, with long os-
trich plumes curled gracefully to the
left side, and il is finished with clus-
ter of pale pink roses. The strings are
of velvet TO match that of the hat it.
self. The most attractive design for
young ladies is the Gretchen Chapeau.
IL is composed of maroon velvet, long
blood-red plumes, caught with narrow
strips Of velvet and Egyptian clasps.
Two South American light-blue birds,
with yellow breasts, rest Oh the front
brim. The effect is simply gorgeous.
and this design is bound TO make a sem
sation. Diamonds will again be worn
a great deal this year, and fashionable
ladies seemingly cannot wear too many
of them During the summer they are
not worn much at the watering places,
but at tile last garden party at the
Grand Union at Saratoga, which prac-
ticnliy closed the season, there was
such bewildering display of them as
to fairly dazzle they. o"e i".iy -as
pointed out TO HE as carrying OH her
person over "a quarter of million OF
dollars worth of the precious stones.
she was Mrs. T.. u. Puylar the wife
of II prominent New York physician
The lady latterly has been going very
little into society, although she il Il
great favorite, but her presence always
creates "A sensation.
The dressmakcrs slow long Dor
say redingotes which are des ined 70
prove very popular for autumn wear.
They lave very long skirts. open down
the front and back, and fitting tightly
to the figure. The trimmings consist
of brandebourgs Snd passementeries oI
black silk. The goods are usually silk
matelasse, and the colors generally sea
or iron gray. These garments have tn.
stamp OF genuine elegance and ar,
bound TO prove very attractive.
very careful arrangement of skirt anC
tournure is necessary under this gar
ment. Tournures are rather wider thar
they have been and consequently larg
er. Petticoats have full trimmings o
lace and fiounces Tournures are worI
between the petticoat and skirt, max
ing the latter sit out, while the forme
falls over the feet. BY making an,
? other arrangement the effect would b.
very bad.
The real fall event was the orenin,
Il, of the fall meeting of the Coney Islam,
Jockey Club. The Sheepshead Ba
8 Course is becoming the Ascot of Amer
o lea, ard it is as much a duty for tn
fashionable world to be- present at tn
opening day, cup day, and Long Islam
: stakes day, as TO attend first night u
8 the opera i'll winter. Last Saturda
- there were over Is, 900 people present
: nearly one-half of whom were ladies
: and the sight from the quarter stretc
q was surprisingly beautiful. The wealt
= of charming faces and the array {
: gorgeous toilets was such as to attrac
:, ev;n the most confirmed speculate
+, and make him for a moment forget th
horses and drink i'm the chariniil
= scene.
II The British rifle team has arrived b
II the steamer Alaska and, judging b
,e their appearance, will indeed be har
a men TO beat. The militia were an,
" ious to meet them with military hoi
ors, and Col. Austin of the 18th kin,
n ly volunteered TO bring out his con
" mand as a guard of honor, and offe
al ing at the same time to defray all I'll
Z expenses. Gov. Cornell, hOweve
" could not resist the temptation of agai
\ parading his usual dog-in-the .nIang,
~ policy and refused his consent. Il
ID seems to have the singular faculty
10 making more enemies when he nee,
NJ more friends The ntcrnational mn
# itary rifle match takes place at Cree
II moor on the 18th and 18th, and mea
NJ while the sound of firing ut the but