Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1883-10-18
Fashion Notes.

style with young ladies during the
present season. 1t is made of dark
felt trimmed with a broad band of
velvet around the crown. The
pointed wings Of six birds are massed
together in a bunch on the left side
near the front, and a large steel buck
lie is OH the right side.
Satin is not to be superseded by
Ottoman silk or velvets for at least
another season. Among the richest
dress patterns yet exhibited r those
of plain satin with several yards
richly embossed with velvet Of gay
colors in branches of flowers.
New fans haye the favorite gray
doves plumage mounted on sticks of
gray wood or bluebirds' feathers on
mother-of>pearl. Most curious of all
are the fans made of owls feathers,
hayirg an owls head with ruby eyes
on the framework.
Braided collars and cuffs and a vest
of velvet with a row of buttonsdown
each side give a new appearance to
Jerseys The vest may De covered
by closely set rows of braid, or may
be made of ~tan-colorcd kid or of
white cloth with rows of gilt brazil.
A fayorite way of making morning
gowns is to plat the bodice in fine
plaits from the throat and imprison
the waist in a wide belt OF velvet
fastened by a silver buckle; the
plating below the belt forms a frill
that covers the hips.
Black Russian lambskin is the fur
that will be most used for trimming
cloth dresses and cloaks. Epaulet
~perler,nes of this glossy, waving fur
will lie worn accompanied by small
fat mufs with sqare ornerS
Light cloth Newmarket coats for
autumn are fastened on the breast by
a single button, n fall open to
show the dress beneath from its
collar at the neck down to its pulled
~paniers and Vandykea fhunces.
Sarah chemisettes, made with full
gathers or close plaitings, till up the
front cashmere dresses in square
plastron shape just below the neck,
or they extend to the point OF the
dress below the waist.
New ball dresses are of colored
tulle spotted with chenille. They
are draped over satin of the same
color, and have a low, sleeveless
bodice, worn with a ichu of the
folded tulle.
Wild-rose pink will be a fashion
able color for the thick corded silk
gowns worn as dinner and reception
dresses this winter, and by the brides
maids at October weddings.
Natty cutaway jackets with checked
waistcoats are worn with plain skirts
of dark wool, with a'sin,ple hem, and
gathered into the waistband OF plated
alike all around.
Plaid or striped skirts with tunics
to match, aEda tailor>made coat OF
cloth or a woven jersey, will he the
regulation dress for school girls this
winter.
Vandyked hounces bound with
velvet or with satin llhhon are used
to trim the skirts cf the wooden and
silk dresses.
Loose. pointed jackets and plated
blouse bodies will be worn in wool
dresses made as they were during the
Cabbage bows-oiIrrwIse rosettes
of velvet ribbon trim autumn bon
nets, hats and dresses.
French dressmakers pad the hips
of new dresses for wenien of slight
figure.
The following m,icl for an au-
tumn wrap comes from a London de>
signer. The material Ia black velvet
brocaded ottoman six; showing a
heavy cord as a background to the
raised figures in velvet. Down the
front and around the throat are set
wide bands Of black chenille and cut
Jet intermingled, aid from each side
Of these bands falls a full jabot OF
real Spanish lace. The shape Of .ah ;s
mantle is exceedingly becoming to a
slender fgare, ~ the chenille trip
ming around tie NECK is made quite
full, thence falling oyer the wide
lace, tn luz forming a deei. collar.-
Fitting quite snug, y" b waist as
it does, there would he a want O. the
needful fulIness ncccstatcd by the
tournure, weFs this not added, by
means of invisible leats adjusted inst
the waist inside.
Among fall novelties in neck wear
are ottoman silk scarfS, woven in odd
antique patterns showing an artistic
ntermingiing of scarlet, green,
bronze and bright gold. These
scarfs are to be fastened up close III
the throat outside the street jacket,
and are tied in til same manner
as the steenkirk of white lace. Worn
two years ago--a style of neck>dres-
sing closely initiating that by MOBILES
men and gentlemen in the reign OF
Charles III.
Very handsome and expensive
belts, called Anne Of Austria girdles,
are imported from Boucher6n, the
great manufacturer of Parisian jew
elry. These belts are formed entirely
Of scmi-preclous stones arranged in a
CONTINUOUS spray Of tiny flowers and
binds, which reaches aFapad the waist
and fastens in front underneath a
large blossom set amid a number OF
brilliant-hued leaves formed of gor-
geous and %glittrring gems. Broad
dog-eollais and spiral bracelets, hoop
earring, sash buckles, and jewel.head.
ed pins for the hair to correspond are
also impaired, and the purure entire
is quite beyond thR seich OF an ordi-
nary po~cket-book.