National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-07
Child Norfolk suit. Eiseman. cor. 9TH and ]
FASHIONS FOR WINTER.

Turbans are popular for young persons.
Striped green and gray velvet is used to trim
gray Dire sses
Sleeveless jackets of velvet are worn with
every sort of dress.
Tinsel is steadily increasing element In
millinery decorations
Although walking skirts are pain, the bodices
are deliberately trimmed.
Soft autumnal browns are tho favorlte hues
In the decoration of table linen at present.
Broad cape collars of lace or embroidery arc
worn by children, with cuffs to correspond.
Broad striped materials worn under bodices
and TUNES OF plain teXtilest, arc again In high
vogue.
The homespun suits are in the simplest
tailor styles, entirely of one material. with no
trimming other than stitched edges and some
very large buttons.
Birds and bird head are now tied in place
on the bonnet by little bows of ribbon. This
ing where he Is Of his own accord.
The economist is advised to use watered silks
In remodeling last seasons dresses OF cloth or
velvet, and in combining with cashmere for
house dresses. Black cashmere draped over
black watered silk remains iavoritc for house
dresses.
Many ladies seek happy medium between
large bustleS and none ut all in the useful, old
front and sides sharply gorcd showing rows
of stin boX-plaits set one above other the en-
tire length Of the skirt In the back.
Coat clasps are very fashionable not only
for cloaks, but on dress bodies at the waist,
where the jacket is fastened over the waist.
coat. These, too, are In the metals, but the
newest are made in wood and are square In
fom. Gold and wooden hooks and eyes are
used us clasps.
A new idea is the Introduction of natural
made of fir cones suspended In chenille loops,
thechenille being In the colors of the dry cone.
small pine burrs are also used, intermiXed with
a fiat pointed fringe resembling the leaves
of the pinetree.
Five rows of cut jet beads, each rs large as u
pea, are strung as dog-cOllars and attached
permanently to black velvet or silk basques,
or else they are mounted on satin and inter
lined, to be worn with various dresses. Sim.
ilnr rows of Roman pearls make necklets for
evening dresses.
Either cGpcs or jackets may be used for Suits
but the newer fancy Is for the Capnchin man
Tie, which Is u cape that sets close behind, but
falls loosely outside the arms In front, and has
u monks pointed hood; or else the cloth Is cut
III two dropping points nom the back OF the
neck down on the shoulders.
New. wells to wear with small bonnets revive
the old mask shapes with rounded fronts and
pointed ends. The lower edge Is scAllOped ana
the very light net may be plain or dotted with
chenille. The veil Is now chosen the color of
the bonnet with which II Is worn, whether
white, red, gray, brown, or black.
The etnmnc which had so great a run dur.
| ing the summer Is now made in wool with
thick silken stripes for winter wear, aud is
used in the same way in soarfs and bows. held
by fancy gilt pins, insects, rats, hoes, pitch
forks, the heads of animals, aud tiny blossoms
being the fayor!te mnclos for the heads of such
pins.
Red Is n popular color in millinery just now,
and many ALFRED bOnnots VIII be worn for
evening. Most of those, also, which are In.
| tended for wear either with dark green, navy
blue, gay, or brown suits, have more or loss
| rod used by way of illumination. Its one rival
~ brilliant yellow, shade becoming to all bu!
very iuir COIGple&icns