The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-10-08
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO OUR
LADY READERS. III

LADY RIsADERS.
Ititating Cocknoy Accents and English
styleS-Latest Wrinkle In Stockings.
(8peaat Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.)
NEW York, September SSO.-New
York becomes more English every
year. With the fall Of the leaf the
sweet cockney accent is once more
heard on the hill, Murray Hill, of
course). 1t Is not the genuine article,
but it is an excellent imitation of it,
Nobody ever heard well Englishman
or woman speak in the dialect which
in New York passes for transantic
English. 1t is peculiar to the district
that lies within sound of the Bow
Bells. Another phrase of anglopho-
Dia which is more fragrant in the nos
trils of the uncorrupted American is
the great lavender boom, which makes
the streets of New York smell like q
linen press Of the last generation, and
brings hcforo one pleasant thoughts of
lovely English cottage gardens, and
particuly Anne Hathaway's classic bit
OF land. AT every street corner, so to
speak, stands a man with large
basket Of lavcndr flower, either loose
or in envelopes, on which is printed a
remark that lavcoder flowers arc used
by the Queen and the royal family, and
this Is the genuine English article. Ii
sells rapidly at three, five and ten
cents package, and "lherc's millions
in 1t" for the cnterprising pseudo or
real Britishcr whose thought it was to
scent tho New York highways with
tho herb so sacrpd to rural domestic
purity.
In a community which encourages
lavender as an article of popular COM
mcrce 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
natural death long ago, like most
New York faahions, if tho sudden
appearance of the great Redfern among
us had not given thcm now lease of
life. Then, too, tho prominence ac-
corded to tailor go wns in the trousseal,
of the Princess Beatrice has exalted
them in the eyes of all American be-
levers in the right Of the royal family
to lead the fashions. The favoritc
materials are Scotch and English
cheviots, in warm combinations of
color. The least expensive cloth for
really fashionable tailor gown costs S5 |
l yard. The drapcries Of the newest |
gowns are plain in front and very
at the back. The only per- |
nissiblc buttons for the top coats arc |
arge metal ones, which should har-
IN, fnnn with ibr. lntl 4,
military collars with stiff Innings are |
frequently made with postillion backs.
All the wooden materials of the |
'oasen are rough and coarse in texture,
and consequently more than usually |
effective and stylish. Smooth fabrics
are not good form. English home
spun, in browns, gravs and slate blues,
max the most desirable street cos
tunes for ordinary wear. Similar
with floss silk, generally
black, woven in squares and giving
fiussy effect, arc known to the trade,
and the dressmaker as "nigger. head"
The sonorously-namcd wooden cloth is
combined with plain goods Of the
same color and kind in suits. Serges
of coarse texture are favorite mate
rials. Some Of them have rasied
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 red which have prevailed
during the past two seasons continue
in favor. The blue is q trifle brighter
in the newest costumes. Embroidery
is still used on woolcn costumes
Many ofthe imported patterns gowns
are heavy, with applique designsi in
velvet. Others arc elaborate with
openwork embroidery, lined with
color. A very handsome
dark blue cashmere Of the new shade
has 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-
nounced than last season. A curious
and novel material is the tiger plush.
1t would require a person of Cleopatra
presence and Semiramis beauty to
carry of gown wholly or partly COM
posed of this eccentric material, and
even then she would look like per-
hearth-rug The general
style of these costly and certainly
fabrics suggests wall.hang-
ings and furniture covers. Velvets In
plain color will also be much worn,
and velveteens are always popular.
Fur trimmings will not be as univer-
sally worn as last winter, although
thcy are always moro or less in fashion.
silk cord ornaments take
their place. A favorite design con-
sists of heavy quipure epaulettes, with
several rows of cord forming loops
from one to the other across the front
of the garment.
The covering of the New York fe-
male head becomes more and more
hidcous. Even the nice little capoto
bcmct is so modified as to lose its
dat.ty elegance, and as this was the
piece de resistance of sensible people,
1t will be seen that things arc in bad
way. The new capotes have the
crown defined like a Normandy bon.
net, and in some cases it is plealcd at
tho back. All the trimming is piled
on in front. Loops of ribbon and
flowers, wings, or tips, all form pyra-
intdal effects. In tho round turban