Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-06
Fashion Notes..

Pansy is the new purple, and there are
several shades OF it.
Tight fitting Norfolk jackets of home
spun are worn with any costume.
Children's dresses OF red and blue com
bined are fayorites for autumn wear.
A new style Of dress goods has a gul-
pure pattern over a contrasting color.
Both long cloaks and small wraps made
OF striped stuffs, wool or silk, will be
worn
Velvet dog collars with crocheted lace
half their width are worn with different
dresses.
Brocaded velvets for autumn wraps are
among the most superb OF the seasons
novelties.
Carved wooden beads of every size and
color are used for trimming dresses, man.
ties and bOnnets.
Jersey jackets have plush vests, the fa-
VOrite combination being seal brown
with vest of golden plush.
Single breasted jersey jackets have the
front edged with satin drop BUTTONS, set
as closely together as possible.
A dress for a little boy from to 8 years
of age is of purple velveteen, trimmed
with gold-cOlored brOche; deep collar or
white lace.
of the seasons novelties, and VIII appear
in all materials and on all of the palmer
styles OF dresses.
There are some charming laces shown
in the autumn impOrtations, and we are
promised a revival of the old Venetian
point lace for collars and cuffs.
The unglazed Swedish glove decidedly
remains in favor for both elegant aud sim
pie toilets. For the evening it is fire.
gently worn with deep lace cuffs.
Lace voilettes are coming into fashion
again after being superseded so long by
dotted tulle. Fichus and mantillas of
black Spanish blond are also in great
favor.
silk and wooden jersey stockinet hats
are novelties. They are made over felt
shape, but being much dearer than felt
and not ''dressy," they Will probably not
be very popular.
Young married ladies wear the capote
without strings. When strings are worn
they are narrow and tied on the left side.
They are mostly of velvet or thickly-
ribbed Ottoman ribbon.
The rough and rugged style of wooden
materials which had already made their
appearance last winter. seem likely to
prevail again in the making up of this au-
tumn and winters costumes.
Embroidery Is "a popular as ever for
millinery uses, and - extending to all
grades OF goods from tulle to brOadclOth,
and even leather. Some of the new en-
br0idered crowns on kid are very attract
i've.
Satin is much less worn now for bridal
dresses than it was during the last few
years. Fable and gr0s-grains have come
into fashion again for brides, and are
often combined with brOcaded silk OF
with embroidery.
The favorite mantle for autumn is the
cloth Jacket, open with revers. fastened
with one double button or fancy clasp
inst under these, then slanted straight off
on each side to the back. 1t Is tight-ftting
at the back, and has rather deep basque.
The overskirts Of many cloth dresses
are made lOng front and back, Topped very
high on one side and slashed 10 the wallet
line on the other, showing the rich bor-
Tered boucle, byzantine figured. plush.
Astrakhan striped or braided underskirt.
A blue boucle material dress has kilt
plated skirt and full drapery ~ the back.
The front drapery is arranged as a very
short apron. Toe position bodice opens
over blue velvet vest, and the nigh coll
lar and the trimming on the sleeves are Of
velvet.
An admired millinery color combina.
lion this fall is dark green with plomb or
lead color, the hat or bonnet being OF
dark green Ne,ret, the trimmings of
pl0mb bead embrOideries and ornaments.
the STRINGS Of plomb or lead-colored ribbon
with pearl picOt edges.
skirts des gned TO be worn under polo
naises. without n back breadth and open
widely In front are often deliberately trim.
med with embroidery or passementerip.
aud are frequently also covered. MS in
former times. with pleated nounces. These
pleated tlOunces constitute a medium be-
tween The severe peasant skirt without a
pouf and the draped skirt to which we
have returned altogether.