The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-10-27
For the Fair Sex.

The new Louise velveteens simulate
and are invoiced velvets.
-Bourettes are again in vogue, but
they are not like the old bourettes.
The bulk of the silk importations
this fall are Ottoman reps or travers.
For the short coats the Melton
and West OF England cloths are very
popular.
-Waistcoats or plastrons, plain or
plated, appear on almost all new cor
sages.
Embroidery cut out and applied on
wollen and silken stuffs will be much
used.
-Cheviots come in stripes, checks
and large blocks, in all the combina-
tiOns of colors.
-Sashes are still greatly in favor for
the adornment of young ladies' festival
and dinner dresses, those with choice
patterns or tlowered centres with satin
edges being preferred.
Two apron overskirts--one long
and square and caught up on the left
side, the other full, short. rounded,
and much looped over the hips-are
seen upon the latest impartations from
Paris.
-"Tel-el-Kebir" is new cloth for
costumes, much resembling albatross
cloth, only very much thicker. 1t
comes in monochrome patterns, and
also in brocades some of which are very
gorgeous.
The first importations of fall dress
goods are rough-fnished cloths in
camel's hair OF single color that looks
coarse, but are Of fine wool, with that
oil finish that makes fabric agreeable
To the touch.
Since we are speaking Of these plain
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skirts let us add they arr : y .' s'ii
materials. There is no flounce, nothing
but velvet ribbon about an inch wide
and placed now at the very edge, now a
little distance from it.
-Silver-gray mohair dresses, made
to fit perfectly and trimmed simply with
self-plaitings, are among the most lady
like and serviceable of travelling cos
tunes. They are not affected by damp.
ness, and shed the dust with good
shaking.
Quaker gray, amber, dove and sill
yer satins are imported, made in superb
and elegant simplicity with court trains
unadorned, the only trimming upon the
dress being a bertha and frills at the
wrists of old lace of rare designs and
value.
New autumn cheviots, tweeds
serge and basket-cloths are mostly in
plaids, in even or irregular patterns and
in quiet neutral tones Of fawn color,
nuns'-gray, pale golden-brown, and the
like enlivened by stripes or dashes of
scarlet and gold.
"A novel and dressy bodice for
evening wear consists of a short zouave
jacket of tinted silk OF satin under
meath which is worn dainty waistcoat
made of frille or Persian null, laid in
softest folds over the shoulders and
narrowing at the belt. From here the
folds flow loosely and strap around
the hips, to be caught up with
drapings of the dress skirt in the back,
forming light paniers underneath the
edges of the zouave, which only reaches
to the waist.
-Redingotes and polonaises will both
be worn. The two are often con-
founded. The first is masculine, un-
draped affair ; the second may be bun
chy, trimmed and dressy, worn for
quiet house dress, a street suit, and
equally well in full dress-all depending
upon material.
The polonaise just out has full
blouse waist, belted at the waist-line
skirt more or less draped. Another
style that will take better with those
who need no building has pointed vest
of contrast in velvet, plush, or puffed
satin
-Basques are no longer plain, simple
affairs buttoned from throat to edge,
but they are in variety of styles, with
plain vest with side pockets (quite
manly in effect), or the vest may form
two points at the bottom, and the
waist close with three buttons or a clasp
over it at the waist-line, then cut
away above and below. Again the
vest may be beautifully embroidered or
trimmed with rows of narrow velvet or
braid.
The Moliere puff, which is a vest
gathered in at the neck, again at the
waist-line, and falling below In full
ends, lace trimmed, is very dressy and
will take well where lace and satin are
to be used.
Sleeves are set high and bouffant
in the shoulders, both in dresses and
coats. Abroad they are wearing sleeves
gathered and banded in at the wrist
but that does not take here. Even the
bouffant shoulders is worn by but few,
whereas there are but few formst to whom
these high sleeves are not positive ad-
vantage,