Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-20
FASHION NOTES.
New YORK Sun,

New YORK sun.
Fashion is eclectic this fall.
Crane finished woods will be much worn.
Cloaks OF all shapes and sizes will be
worn.
All kinds of hats and bonnets will he
worn. -=..-.
Wool and velvet combinations are all
the rage.
Sleeves are longer than those made for
spring dresses. "..
Very long English overskirts are worn
with plain skirts.
Combinations of wool, velvet and satin
will be much worn.
The new Louise velveteens simulate
and are invoiced velvets.
Bourettes are agaia in vogue, hut they
are not like the old bourettes.
The bulk of the silk importstions this
fall are Ottoman reps or trayers.
For the short coats, the Melton and
West of England cloths are very popular
Embroidery cut out and applied or
| woollen and silken stuffs will he much
| used. -.
Waistoosts or plastroDs, plain OF
pleated, appear On almost all new cor
sages. --5..
| Cheviots come in stripes, checks, and
large blocks, in all the combinations of
| colors.
| Pointed velvet Jokes are used on si)k
dresses which have Vandyke pointed
trimmings.
Velvet and velveteen will be worn t.
excess, and with all sorts of sutfs, ever
silk gauzes.
For the neck and sleeve trimmings o
the new dresses gilt braid, gilt gauze, anC
gilt lace are used.
Gilt lace and white crepe lisse, crinklet
Grape and silver braid are combined il
the new neck wear.
Breton, Franklin, ami Elizabethal
vests and plastrons are all revived in TIL
new autumn toilets.
All of the new gathered aounoes hsg
the edges cnt in leaf, dogtooth, or Van
dyke points or blocks.
Skirts cut in Vandykes or blocks a
the bottom, falling over plested iiounes
are feature in fall costumes.
Long, close fitting cloaks, trimmed wit
iive-inch bands of fur, sre being mad
! l,y the tailors for the coming winter.
One of the handsomest silk fabrics
!, this season is black satin de Lyon br,
= caded with fine cut jet beads, woven in
= the fabric.
a Jackets, NANTES, dolmsps, vistes a.
Il circles, small capes and scsrfs, make [
a the varied importations of fall and whit
outer garments.
Superfine broadcloths with close
n woven surfaces London cloths in herrin
II bone patterns, and irregular TWILL
4 cloths are used for the popular tsilc
- made costumes.
VI Sets OF embroidaries on gold and silT
gauza and net, or black, white, and tint
= nets are Aold At prices varying from 81
to $3.50, such embroideries forming all t
trimming of aud tie greater part Of t
ia dress.
a Tailor made suits come in very da
- sage green, purplish red, dahlia shad'
gray, golden brown, royal, electric, Ga
phire, and navy blue, Belgravia a
Grosvenor suitiugs, and black chew
and Lucknow serges.
mr. For dressy winter evening toilets, trai
q, parent stuffs Il all eolors will BE- wei
ot such as silk, gold and silver gauzes a
"a nets, with satin velvet, chenille 3
= feather embroidsries, the figures Vt
~ solid, while the grounds are very open
10, TIL new applique emb nid-ries III
:" ON the handsomest evening, diuner u
hall dresses consist OF large and sn
bouquets, arabsslue and Oriental
signs of all sorts, fruits, pastitles, ma
rooms, and couventionalzed obje
lip wrought in chenille, silk floss, pearl &C
Ike silver, and irideseent beads of the fir
ate quality, and gold and silver threads
ok foundations of satin, silk, velvet, 6
and silver aud silk gauzes, and g
silver, tinted, and black and white
net.