The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-11-09
FashIen items.

The closely.ftting blouse-corsage IS
seen upon some of the richest of Pingat's
carriage and dinner dresses Of satin,
Ottoman silk and French cashmere.
Among other cold-weather fabrics are
full lines of Newmarket suitings, Lin
colnshire cloths with rough. shaggy
surfaces, broad striped cheviots and
Durham tweeds, Belgravia armures,
millions, diagonals and Ottoman cloths,
brocaded with great moons and cres-
cents of chenille, all the fabrics being
particularly adapted to the tailor-made
style of dress.
For those to whom they are becom-
ing high-crowned felt hats are to be all
the wear this autumn, trimmed with
the wings of any bird one may fancy
grouse. pheasant or partridge, duck,
snipe. pigeon or swallow. Upon some
hats five or six wings are arranged per-
pendicularly around the crown with the
head of one large bird just in front.
In the matter of the couture the interest
Just now is not so much directed to the
style in which the hair is worn as to the
fancy ornaments which adorn these
tresses. Jewel-headed pins, sparkling
gem studded daggers, and odd orna-
ments showing most beautiful devices
in heraldry, wrought in silver and gold
and often set with diamonds, are among
the novelties; and in flora. symbols the
single Notwithstanding the iris
is favorite hair ornament for ladies
with blonde locks.
For the cool days of autumn are
shown an immense variety of fine serge
costumes, plain velvet being very
favorite material for trimming them.
Gold and silver braids are also much
used for the purpose and are very
effective. The bOdices of these cos.
TUNES, especially when tailor-made. are
generally accompanied by waistcoats
when metallic braids are used as the
trimmings. the gilet often being striped
with fine lines of either gold or silver,
these meeting in the center in down.
ward point, most advantageous to the
figure.
1t has been said that in no other place
but America could muslins and furs
both be appropriately and comfortably
worn upon the same day-a combine
ton that dweller in New York often
sees. This is, of course, the fault of
our fitful climate. People put on sum-
mer clothes because the thermometer
forces them to do so, and in few hours
after furs and wraps are in order be,
cause the weather has changed its mind
and grown blustry and cold. 1t was q
recent curious sight. during drive
through Central Park, to see half the
people clad in muslins and the other
half in heavy woolens and furs.
The most stylish tailor-made costumeJ
now imported are fashioned as follows:
The skirt of tweed, cheviot, serge, Ia
dies cloth or carmelite. is laid in kilt
ings and panels alternating. Above
this is a very long apron overskirt,
whose ample folds, front and back, are
held at each side by costly buckles or
slides run through with bit of the
dress fabric. Needless to say the close
Jersey bodice must fit ike a glove. The
outside jacket is devoid of trimming of
any kind, is double-breasted, and reach
es halfway to the bottom of the skirt.
Where trimming is used on the dress it
self, elaborate braiding or fiat bands of
mohair braid have replaced machine
stitching entirely.
Flat, crossway folds hanging like
tucks on the skirt is one of the novel
ties from abroad. These are well adapt
ed to materials unsuitable for full
trimmings; and many of the wooden
materials worn later in the season will
look very well with the lower part of
the skirt trimmed with crossway folds
overlapping each other slightly, and
made alternately of velvet and the dress
material. For wooden dresses, such as
cashmere. vigogne and the like, broad
founces edged with wide bias of vel
vet, put on the skirt with a series Of
shirrings run on heavy cord. will be
very fashionably worn. The gaugings
employ portion of the wooden mate
rial only. The bodices to these dresses
have usually waistcoat of velvet, with
a cutaway jacket-bodice of the other
fabric.-M Y. Ereniag Post.