The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-24
THE FASHIONS.
A Few short Notes for che Fair
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Feather ornaments will be worn next
season again, il the fact that one leading
Paris milliner has contracted for the skins
OF so, 00J pigeons for the adornment of
hats and bonnetS counts. The birds are
to be caught in all parts of Germany, and
dealers in game in Berlin are filling the
order.
The gayest flannel dresses this season
are made of the terra Gotta tints with
enough brown in them to prevent their
seeming 10 be merely red flannel dresses.
The cadet blue flannel dresses are now so
common that no new ones are being
made. Blue black is the preferred shade
in flannel, and they are trimmed with
black braid.
OF all modes of bonnets introduced in
the beginning of the season, the one that
has proved the most popular is the trim
little French bonnet OF last year, in va.
rious notifications; the capote, the jaun.
ty little princess, and a shape much re.
sembling the Marie Stuart bonnet, but
not so pronounced in its pointed dent
upon the brim.
Zephyr lawns made of the material
used for Scotch ginghams, and similarly
WONGu, DuI Us lulu SOlI Us dIS
among the most satisfactory thin wash
goods. They come in violet with white
bars, pale blue with brown blocks, dark
garnet with black bars, and all the
clear, dark colors, as we'll as the light
shades, used in Scotch ginghams.
1t is said that embroidery will be used
in great profnsion on winter wooden
dress goods. Polka dots will be enlarged
10 haI 10.
though they are wrought by machinery.
Self colors will be used in dress goods in
preference to figures. Heavy gros
over satin lustrous silks.
The prettiest ball dresses of the season
have been seen at Saratoga. They are
composed of tulle or some light diapha,
nous material, with soft chenille spots.
The drapery is arranged in the ripping
serpentine fashion known as the water
fall" and large spray of roses in two
colors, with leaves loosely mounted, is
fastened on one side.
Among the Lyons novelties for autumn
are silk and gold woven brocrades, in
two shades of the same color, with gold
upon the darker tint the effect is very
rich, A delicate shade of pink is bro.
caded with rose color, in the form of
narcissus of natural size and arrange.
ment. Metal threads are also being in
terwOven with the more simple fabrics of
twilled satin, which are covered with
small dots, stars and the like.
1t is believed by the best authorities
that many of the new costumes this fall
will be made of single fabrics, and that
the combination will not appear except.
ing as perhaps trimming forrich materi-
| ais. Velvets, for example, will be trim
med with satin or gold cord, but only in
moderate quantities. The gold intersect.
ed fabrics will doubtless be used to com
bine with wool, gold and silver being so
very rich and distinguished an element
in the new brocades. The thin damasses
have had their day.
Two novel watering-place toilets are as
follows The first is a dress of dark
olive brocaded India gauze over an un-
derskirt of very light blue silk, trimmed
with two deep flouncos of dark olive-col-
ored Spanish lace. The second dress is
of deep-gold-colored satin, with overdress
and corsage of coffee-colored lace, and
garniture of scarlet geraniums and white
marguerites with deep brown hearts.
The sleeves in this last mentioned dress
are dispensed with. Upon the shoulders
are placed epaulettes formed of the floral
garniture of geraniums aud daisies.