Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-09
THE FASHIONS.
..,e OF the Fabrics Witch Prevail Oar
ing the Early Autumn.

COSTUMES y" 'SAAS' oloatiOeS, ana
o,her light and white woods will bo
worn far into The autumn, enriched bv
cummings of ruby, dark blue, or myr.
tlc-green, velvet ribbon trimmings re-.
,locing those of lace. Often a s;mnle
,oniug effect will be given by a vest and
cuffs of velvet. There are also pre.
nared iaunty coats in Louis XIV style.
made of the wooden goods, tho ronts
iurned back with large revers of velvet.
trimmed with handsome buttons. A
drop turnover collar and wide eaunt-
,at cuffs, also adorned with buttons.
are added. These coats will answer in
lieu OF any other wrap as long as the
dress itself proves a seasonable gar
ment.
An American designer has justissued
q number of very stylish and graceful
nolonaise models and among them il
one which would be particularly be-
coming to a slender person. The front
Is fitted to the shoulders snuely, but
instead of the usual close darts. the
no)ouaise front has clusters of yery
fine cross-shirrings at the throat and
waist line, which draw the goods trinity
to the form. the loose folds above the
shirrings adding the f%ullness desired by
a slender form. The folds below the
Iclt-shirrings fall gracefully into the
hip draperIes, these also being shirred
ND at their back edges at a little dis
lance below the waist line. The front
edges of the back drapery are cut to
fall in jabot-like folds, allowing for Il
pretty bright facing to show in and out
ND the entire length of the sides. This
polonaise would be prettily made up in
serge, camels' hair, bison cloth. cash
mere, v'gogne, or any light wooden IA
bric which would admit Of shirring.
There is literally no end to the vari-
etv of new basques and bodices, and
these promise to become more and more
varied and novel in caprice as the sea-
son advances. Upon a score of freshly
imported costumes no two of the wa ST
designs correspondent. The vest effect
j, still a very noticeable characteristic
of the latest Paris models. but here, as
in other STYLES. they present an array
of freaks and fancies which are quite q
study for artist OF mod'ste.
Among pretty morning jackets are
those of Ncapolitan red serge hand
somely braided with a deeper color in
a line Arabesque pattern. These are
designed for practical use and, for
more dressy Wear are Jackets of Eta
mine, or ecru, Llama net, or rich pat
tcrns in Escurial canvas. over Innings
of poppy-red surah, with lace trim
mings to match. mingled with tiots of
poppy-red satin ribbon. with very often
a blouse vest of the surah caught at
the belt with a silver clasp. For even
ing an entire dress of these materials
is extremely effective and becoming,
appropriate for almost any season of
the year and properly worn upon
almost any occasion. The Yak and
Spanish guipure drapings are much
ussd ovcr scarlet foundations, and be-
cause so serviceable toilets of this kind
are really inexpensive, as in the end
cheaper dresses.
trimmings at the back of some of the
new hats. This suggests the idea,
when one is adjusted, that the wearer.
in a tit of Observation-Disclosures, has made
a mistake and put on her chapeau
wrong side foremost; but wherever the
trimmings may be placed, the fashion
of piling up material is as rampant az
ever. All the loops and ends are fixed
in a vertical position, and nothing
droops, not wen feathers. One hat
showed two long gray quill feathers
set up in the immediate front. Fixed
in this position. they gave the idea of
a donkey who had either spicd athlstle
or heard a steam whistle, rs the feath-
ers looked like two long pricked-u up
ears.
Among French jacket models are
those showing extra front pieces seWed
into the side seams on the shoulders,
and ending toward the front in very
long points that are to be knotted
gracefully below the stylish Vandyke
collar of velvet which graces the neck
OF the Jacket. The ends to some OF
these scarfs are richly hand-embroid-
cred.
Various standings of drake's-neck
blues and greens are charmingin mono-
chrome. or mixed with pale gold in
tweeds. serges aud cheviots, with blue
plush or velvet employed as garniture,
edged with gold cord. Upon q costly
Partisan walking-dress Of this color. q
broad bard OF the velvet with gold cord,
set close to the edge, bordered the
killings. and also formed the gilt pei
ERNIE cuffs and toque.
The economical and becoming fash
ion Of wearing a velvet basque with
SIX. ITS OF contrastingmateriali is revived,
and will be very popular the coming
season. 1t is not at all esseut al, either.
thai velvet should eater into the con
struction of the skirt, for this may be
of one. two or three fabrics bearing
no relation whatever to the velvet
basque.
The long jersey-fitting pe!isse will be
In as great vogue as ever this autumn.
and for ''demi-saisom' there are a
great variety OF half-fttings in Raglan
style, and some exceedingly
French rcdingotes. cut, draped and Or
namenteA with especial view to an
swering the demand that invariably
arises each season with a certain class
OF people for something absolutely
striking and out of the way. They GER
;ainly have it in some of these new
french wraps. A young LADY attlreo
IN some of the ''smartest' OF these;
with thoir adOrnino s of scarlet anu