The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1885-10-07
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
som ETuING OF INTEREST TO OUR
LADY READERS.

.Ititatlng Cocknoy Accents and English
Styles Latest Wrinkle In Stockings.
(SpccMt DSpdtch to tie Battimore Sua.)
NEW York, September ss3O.-New
York becomes more English every
year. With the fall of the leaf the
sweet cockncy accent is once moro
heard OH the hill, MURRAY Hill, of
coursc). 1t is not the genuine article,
bit it is an excellent imitation of it.
Nobody eve heard Il well Englishman
or woman speak in the dialect which
in New York passes for trauslantic
English. 1t is peculiar TO the district
that lies within sound Of the Bow
Bells. Another phrase of anglopho-
bia which is more fragrant in the nos
trils of the corrupted American is
the great lavender boom, which makes
tho streets of New York smell like q
linen press of the last generation, and
brings before II pleasant thoughts of
lovely English cottage gardens, and
particuly Anne IIathawav's classic bit
of land. At every street corner, SO 10
speak, stands u man with u large
basket of lavcndr flower, either loose
or in envelopes, Oh which is printed a
remark ihat lavcodcr flowers arc used
by the Queen and the royal family, and
this is the genuine English article. 1t
sells rapidly at three, five and ten
cents q package, and "thcrc's millions
in il" for the cntcrprising pseudo or
real Britishcr whose thought it was to
scent the New York highways with
the herb so sacred to rural domestic
purity.
In n community which encourages
lavender as an article of popular com
mcrcc it is not be wondered at that
tailor gowns not only exist as before
but show more vitality than ever. 1t
is probable that they would have died
a natural death long ago, like most
New York fnahions, il the sudden
appearance of the great Rcdfcrn among
us had not given them a new lease Of
life. Then, too, the prominence ac-
corded to tailor 90 wns in the trousscau
of the Princess Beatrice has exalted
them in the eyes of all American be-
levers i'll the right of the royal family
to lead the fashions. The favoritc
materials arc Scotch and English
cheviots, in warm combinations Of
color. The least expensive cloth for n
really fashionable tailor gown costs 50
n yard. The drapcrics of the newest
gowns are plain in front and very
boullant at the back. The only per-
missible buttons for the top coats arc
large metal ones, which should har-
monte in tone with the cloth High
military collars with stiff Innings are
frequently made with postiliion backs.
All the wooden materials of the
soascn arc rough and coarse i'm texture,
ard consequently more than usually
elective and stylish. Smooth fabrics
arc not good form. English home
spun, in browns, grays and slate blues,
max C the most desirable street cos
tunes for ordinary wear. Similar
materials, with floss silk, generally
black, woven in squares and giving IA
tlussy effect, arc known to the trade,
and the dressmakcr rs "nigger. head"
The q lorously-namcd wooden cloth is
combined with plain goods of the
same color and kind in suits. Scrgcs
Of coarse texture arc favoritc mate
rails. Some of them have rasicd
stripes, an inch wide, contrasting with
the ground. a darker brown serge
has stripes of two lighter shades of
brown. The same combinations Of
blue and rcd which have prevailed
during the past two seasons continue
in favor. The blue is a tritlc brighter
in the newest costumes. Embroidery
is still used OH wooden costumes
Many fthc imported patterns gowns
arc heavy, with applique designs in
%opcnwork embroidery, lined with
cnnir 10 cttnn nn1n- rnr,- bnN1,a
dark blue cashmere Of the new shade
has a red lining showing through the
open spaces of the embroidery. Vel
vet and damask brocades, with large
figures and wide stripes, continue in
favor for evening gowns. Colors and
designs are, if possible, more pro-
nounccd than last season. a curious
and novel material is the tiger plush.
Ii would require n person of Cleopatra
presence and Scmiramis beauty to
carry off a gown wholly or partly COM
posed of this eccentric material, and
even then she would look like n per-
ambulating hcarth-rng The general
style of these costly and certainly
sumptuous fabrics suggests wall.hang-
ings and furniture ovcrs Vclvcts in
plain color will also be much worn,
anu FclEclccllS arc always popular.
Fur trimmings will not be as u%nivcr-
sally worn as last winter, although
they arc always more or less in fashion.
Handsome silk cord ornaments take
their place. a favoritc design con
sists of heavy quipurc cpaulcttcs, with
several r0ws of cord forming loops
from one to the other across the front
Of the garment.
Tho covering Of tho New York fc-
male head becomes more and more
hidcous. Even the nice little capotc
bonnet is SO modified as to lose it's
dainty elegance, and as this was the
piece de resistance of sensible people,
it will be seen that things arc in n bad
way. The new Gapotcs have the
defined like a Normandy bon
net, and in some cases it is plealcd ut
the back. All the trimming is piled
on in front. Loops of ribbon and
flowers, wings, Dr. tips, all form pyra-
midal effects. In the round tnrban
hats imported by matters or made here
after the English models the same ten
dency TO concentrate all the effect on