The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-25

ants, and fiat fringe5 are more or les
richly finished with knotted work.
Upon a small "capote" is a large
uft of full-blown peoples, made Of
velvet and intermlxed with ears Of
barley and ferns, tied together with
grass.
Wells of dotted tulle are considered
Injurious to the eyes, so wells or plain
tulle are worn instead. They are put
on under the bonnet in place OF over
it, and are drawn tightly over the
face.
A morning dress of biscuit-colored
twill is covered all over with square
cubes of cut and uncut YelVef, the
color enhanced by loop bows in Pc
culiar tone.
A toilet of exquisitely fine linen, to
be worn over white sill, has plastron
of fine-thread lace insertions made ian
shape down the front of the polon-
aise, arranged with loose puff and
tiny, lace-edged ruflie.
A very lovely dress recently seen
was white nuns yelling, with two
wide ruffles on skirt, long plain
overshirt embroidered with apple
blossoms, and a white jersey fastened
do Wn the front with sprays of apple
blossoms.
The new trimming for light coffee
colored chip garden hats consists of
two rosettes made of plain braid, one
red, the other blue, placed slantwise
together. Three or four rows of the
same braids are passed around the
high crown of the hat.
One of the novelties in fans is called
the acorn. The body is in wood
brown silk, with acorns in brocaded
effects over its surface. The natural
oak wood frame has a half an acorn
set in silver as decoration and the
short silver lingering chain ends IN
two whole nuts.
Smooth broadcloth will be used for |
dressy cloth suits for autumn, and fur |
will be added to these for |
the winter. Mixed colors in smooth
broadcloth, fine diagonals, "corkscrew"
cloth, and the rough London
,uitings will be chosen for travelling
1resses. The fine broadcloth suits are |.
shown in dark salmon shades, with
red tints prevailing, in Egyptian
browns, in golden brown, plum-color,
many gray and many green shades,
Ind in the English blue that has gray
n it; tie mixed broadcloths have
hre.;;a u gold ,r OF red interviewer.
Nankeen, d paie yellowish-brown, like
he cotton nankeens used long ago, is
! delicate shade, of which very hand
ome suits for receptions will be made.
As cloth suits are made for use-not to
)e hung in the Wardrobe-and. also
or constant street wear, tailorS make
hem of as light weight as possible,
md as simple in design, dispensing
With the elaborate braiding and the
combinations with velvet or satin
cen on imported tailor suits. The ,
tyles are little changed from those of
asst winter; the newest feature is the
louble-breasted front for the position
)asque for the house, and also for the
Prince Albert coat already described. !
The pleated belted .basques will also
)e made again, and singlebreasted
,arments are by no means out Of fash
on. The over-skirts are long and
,lain in front and back, and are
aught up on the sides easily and quite I
Ugh by letting the arm drop its full
ength and lifting up the over-skirt to
he belt; this forms natural and easy ]
olds. The skirt beneath may be quite {
lain or in vandyke points, with a
Heated flounce at the foot, or there /
nay be squares instead of points. The t
Heated skirts are in wider pleats than
For very small ladies polo I
aise suits are made with lengthwise ,
leafs that make the wearer seem tall !
r, and there is either plain or a :
leated skirt. :