Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-21
THE MID-AUTUMN FASHIONS.
foks OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES LACEs-LoSDoN
FAsHIoNs-RED coLoRs-a1AcK SKIRTS AND
sToCKINGS-vEILs AGArN-MrrAL BUTTONS,

FAshioNs-kED CoLORS-BLACK SKIRTS AND
sTocKINGs-vRILs AGArN-MErAL BUTTONS,
| ETC.
FURs WILL BE WORN to a greater extent
than ever this winter, as soon as real cold
weather sets in.
CAPEs WITH SLEEVES are seen among short
anu anu n ngnI wraps for mild days in November
SILK AND VELVET DRESSES are coming to
Tue 'front.' again as the proper stuffs for toilets
Tor all sorts of occasions.
| SILK DRESSES never go out of fashion. The
are oniH Oh their uses for certain occasions
| SOME NEW DRESS SKIRTS are quAintly
Trimmed trlni with velvet ribbons, put ON spiral
fashion round the skirt.
NECKLACES composed Of many strands of
even pearls are much worn with low bodices at
| e,enhs entertainments.
~. IAAiN SKIRTS are not the invariable rule.
| MANY fashionable women cling to the classic
iines OF the long draped overskirt
FUR PRINCES made Of real or imitation tails
the en wr same i animal whose fur trims forms
'ne wrap Is feature in this falls wraps.
| ROUGH GOODS FABRICS to look we'll must be
I'm lnea and faced with silk to match or harmon
iAe Win the coors Of the WOO stuffs.
SATIN SHOES are worn in preference to boots
h,,, iu,i aress They have low heels not square,
out curved out, which looks more graceful
| EMBROIDERED WOODEN LAcEs are worn in
az great excess as in the summer. They are
~ w. auorneo and transformed with embroidery
| In color and tinsel
| ING should always be worn under black or
eoiored stocking, no matter whether of silk,
| Hsie Unread, or cashmere wool.
| BLACK STOCKINGS are worn with all sorts OF
street, carriage, indoor, reception, and evening
dresses, when the hosiery is not necessarily OF
'he coior OF the frock or its accessories.
| CREPE DE CHINE AND MAL1NEs LACE are
the correct materials for n bridal dress. The
| veil Is de rfgUeur of tulle, while diamonds and
couture. ' ''>'A
TUcKs AND OVERLAPPING FOLDS are the cor
rect skirt finish for brides dresses The train
! is mace part of the overdress which is faced
front.
| BLACK UNDERsKIRTs of satin. silk. wool,
alpaca and Saline will be worn, rule next
10 the dress skirt this winter along with plain
Dlack SIX or black Isle thread or black cash.
mere stockings.
RED IN SHADES BOTH DEEP AND VIVID is a
leading color which is likely to prevail the
autumn and winter through in dress, millinery
ana In many wraps for either dressy wear or
| utility uses.
| The CZARINA OF RUSSIA appeared lately ut O.
theatrical representation in a white lace toilet
with a low bodice. She wore necklace of eight
rows OF large pearls around her neck, sur
! mounted by diamond dog collar
THERE IS CRAZE for passementeries. But
they come in new forms from cords knotted
ike Franciscan's girdle to 'motifs.'' plaques
anu medailiOns as intricately wrought as an
| tlqUe faces or medieval cut work.
| SOME OF THE New SILK-EMBRoIDERED
| CLOTH crown and center pieces are so elegant
and rich in coloring that they are used upon
| the most expensive reception and opera bon
nets OF satin or velvet.
THE NEWEST JERSEYS are pointed in front
| very snort over the hips, and finish with the
}aunty French position in the back. Gold
nraidW v, or bright red emhroideries are used
| upon the palmer Jerseys OF black.
ONE OF THE NEW MATERIALS for millinery
purposes is a velvet stu"ded with nails in jet or
| steel; the points of the nails. not the heads
| appear on the surface, while in cheaper
article the fabric is studded with imitation tin
| tackS.
| PLAIN SKIRTS Do NOT LOOK STRONG MINDED
when bOrdered with boucle or astrakan plush,
or when made of striped material with tiny
pleating of good velveteen at the bottom, or
when bOrdercd deeply with any rOugh.Ook-
| Ing or heavy hroche bordering
IMMENSE METAL BUTTONS again dispute
with bead and silk cord fastenings for the
| suffrage of fashions followers These buttons
ming dresses also Unless, however. of the
| best Quality, the size OF these buttons tends to
vulgariZe them.
THE New PoLoNAIsEs which Madame Raw.
mond says are only polonases in part are
found among the latest importations of French
dresses. These are quite varied in design,
some of them being severe, straight and stately,
looking. while the more bouttant and youthful
| styles are also represented.
SUCH Is THE VARIETY in regard to the d.
mansions and outlines of the skirt it must be
| confessed that while some imported dresses
come with rows of steels not only in the back
breadth. put an around the bottom, Others are
| sent defining the form with the same plastic
grace OF folds that have SO long been worn and
| admired. =
BUCKLES. clasps, slides and hooks, in gold.
silver, steel, bronze, enamel, pearl, amber and
| Jet, are used with a free hand this autumn both
Tor dress and millinery purposes. These vari-
| Gus ornaments, in all manner OF odd. quaint
| devices, often represent nothing but the vaga-
rles OF the designers Imagination.
| THE SHORT SEALSKIN MANTLE and its imita-
| ton in seal plush, trimmed with feather bands
| for the early days of autumn and with black
otter bands and tails for later in the season. are
promised an enduring popularity until the
| weather demands long fur-lined and seal gar
mcntS of various forms which are brought ont
for midwinter wear.
THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY is revived in the
latest importation OF silk and plush fabrics. and
with 1t the age of gold. The most magnificent
of these fabrics may be called cloth of gold on
the wrong side; the right side is of stiperh
creamy white MORE antique. over the surface of
when te nne goi3 appears in very large designs
OF Byzantine ana Moorish traceries.
The RAGE FOR FEATHERS is Lot exhausted
The fancy and tinsel decorated feathers have
been In demand up to the present moment.
but now. as we are informed at RidIeys' and
other millinery houses, taste is taking y tilt in
favor of ostrich tips, aigrettes and pompOns
but not to the exclusion of fancy feathers nv
any means These were produced In such
rarely artistic and novel forms and colorings
this fall as TO warrant long run of popularity.
Wells are introduced after a long rest: not the
scrap of lace that was originally Intended to
keep the banged hair in shape at the risk of
running the eyes, but the veil that will reach to
the chin covering the nose and chin generally
the most unlOvely features. The exposure Of
the face TO the heat and cold has severely in
jured the deHcacy of the skin with tan and
frecklcs, and flesh and blood is more beautiful
ana modest for the veil that eveals and conceals
its charm.
Now THAT Wool GooDs are considered de
rigueur for street suits, since flounces are dis
pensed with and plain trimmings are preferred
to those more elaborate, the clever home dress
maker can nave tasteful dresses at small ex.
pense seven or eight yards OF strong diagonal
enough for a tasteful suit for the street while
the pretty cashlneres at rs cents yard are
heavy enough for similar dresses for the house
FANCIFUL ARRANGEMENTS on the fronts of
bodices abound. One, very becoming to fat
figures, is of surplice folds, crossing over the
bust, with the ends tucked into the belt
variation OF the same idea has full folds franz
ing small V-shaped chemisette of EN- brodery
or lace, and terminating under q narrow shield.
shaped plastron which buttons on both sides
with small buttons set SO closely that they
almost touch each other
THE ASSOCIATED HA1RDREssERs of New
York assert that the catogan loop is to take the
place the hiyl, COiffura With Sc ,ot-oa 49,.