The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-04
FASHIONS FANCIES.


signs fer lace pins.
Jerseys will be generally worn
throughout the autumn.
CorSage bouquets for evening wear
are larger than ever.
RolllnS turn down collars are seen
on some of the new dresses.
New round hats have stiff high
crowns and straight or rolling brims.
Heads, wings, breast and crest of
birds are the tavorite ornaments for
fall hats.
Small shoulder capes or collars with
full plated rutileS are among the late
novelties.
Embroidered net fronts and ilouncps
for evening dresses have very large
flowers wrought in chenille, with the
veins of cOlored pearl beads OF large
size.
Embroidery on lady's cloth forms
rich costumes that are almost us cost
ly us those of velvet, and are very diff
terent from the simple tailor suits of
cloth.
Fichus are very large again, and
are made of null doubled and shirred
once just back of the neck and trice
in front, "a are edged with either
Ornamental or Pompadour lace.
The newest velvet brocadeS have
the ground Of velvet. with the figure
lndented or sunken in the pile or the
velvet, and OF very gay colorS on Il
sombre velvet back ground.
"Inlaid velyets" have detached fig
ureS done in croSS-stitch embroidery
| of the color of the velvet; these are
used as the vests and tablierS Of plain
velvet or ottoman silk dresses.
The Louis Quinze coat is the name
| given to an oYerdrCSS that is medium
short in front like I; basque corSagc,
and has tabs and drapery behind that
make it as long It's Il pOlonaise.
a new fancy is for large, detached
| figures or flowers wrought in high re-
lief on wool, and in silk on velvet OF
on net. Three or four rows of these
are enough to cover Il whole breadth
| of velvet or Of net.
Small crocheted bullet-Shaped but
tons remain in favor, but there are
many new buttons that glitter like
| jewels, being made OF the cOlOred
metals and cOlored pearl, with cameo
centres or with painting.
For an elderly lady nothing more
charming could well be imagined than
a capote Of gray terry covered with
silk lace, interviewer with silver
thread. PlumeS Of gray feathers are
fastened a little TO one side of the
gathered front and velvet strings Of
the new raspberry" shade give IL
pleasing touch Of color to the whole.
HandkerchiefS are now made to
match each toilet. If the dress is of
apple green and dark green combined,
the handkerchief must have center
of the light green lined, and Il border
Of the olive green. Some new hand
kerchiefs are cut in an octagon, and
have the days of the week in each of
the seven corners, and the name of the
owner in the eighth.
There is little change in the style
of shoes. Rather high boots, with
pointed toes, but with broader and
lower heels than have prevailed for
some time past, are used for morning
wear. For evening. elegant low shoes
are universally adopted, with half
heels and trimmed on the top with
embroidered bows. The stockings ac-
cOmpanying these are entirely open
worked, or even with the upper part
wholly of lace.
White wool, either Of cashmere or
nuns yelling, trimmed with lace, will
be the evening or dancing school dress
for girls this winter; otherwise white
dresses will be little used. Even very
small girls of eighteen months or two
years wear guimpe dresses Of dark
cashmere or pale blue or rose color.
These guimpe dresses will take the
place Of the Mother IuDblrdS, and
are really low in the neck with puffed
sleeves worn over Il high waist Of
Silesia, that is covered at the top in
square yoke shape with tuckS Of cash
mere, and has cashmere sleeves.
There is new departure as regards
the skirts of young ladies' ball gowns,
the hitherto indispensable "Water fall"
being replaced by skirts of tulle and
net, arranged valet fashion in flounces
of unequal length. The numerous
skirts are trimmed with perpendicu-
lar rows of satin ribbon fastener
lightly upon them, the effect being
pretty decidedly novel. Plain skirts
are now adopted in preference to
those studded with pompons, though
these are still used, fastened to the
ends of lengths Of variously colored
ribbon, and are frequently made into
punches and placed at equal distances
around the Wristbands beneath the
basque of the bodice.
The New York Sun gave this excel
lent ADVICE to father who asked the
editor to recommend a book that he
could give his son, which would help
in forming his character. The father
inquired whether Lord Chesterfield's
letters would be a fit volume for the
| purpose. To which the Sun answers
in the negative. pronouncing the