Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-10-12
NUMBER Al.
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FALL FASHIONS.

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and stylish or good and dovdy"
"why wicked and stylish. vouldn'.
you ,"
The above colloquy between t~o young
ladies may not find an audible echo in
every heart bat. bat certain 10 .. that II
some people tried half - hard " Be good
a. they do to be stylish they would no,
come 90 vide Of the mark, - casual
study Of the startling costumes seen upon
our streets too plainly indicates.
wha, 10 s,yle' The formulated an
.wu IL anything in which form OF
manner is expressive OF tAs,s OF senti.
meat" This meaning is growing 10 Be
more aad more . rule Of correct dressing.
and the taste and sentiment Of the wesrer
may be expressed by her gown n well
a. BY the books she reads or the company
she Keeps. The once arbitrary sdie, Of
fashion has been 90 modified that, with
IN certain limits. oae may dress - she
chooses if-ah that unfortunate Ill"
.he has the money. The expression OF
IDEAS coats monyy. II one has . la'i
years dress and |, s blue and must be
made to do duty. one cannot be poem
in brown OF nlver.sray. hossvsr strongly
individual taste may ioeline thsm 10 that
direction.
oas may easily avoid bad taste. but
10 DO this the useful black which has
ben dubbed by oae fashion writer - the
universal gsrb Of poverty" must plsys
prominent part Novelty goods. of which
ihsre IL Just nov such charming varie!
~. mus, be avoided by the woman. Of
slender means, FOE they are 80 con'pieu'
oasly ugly when on, Of style. The plain
goods relieved with vest. CATS and hisa
collar. which may be renewed ct ANAL
expense. are very elegant and preferred
oy many ladies whose taste 10 no, limited
by their poekst.bcoks.
The reesn, cloak opening OF Turner
Brothers, sho-s some slsssn, desigas In
cat snd material. The long. deep-red.
beaver Newmarket. With sa,in.lined hood.
10 very stylish and servieeabls garment.
cosehmsn's jacket, az, stylish and prs,.
~. and appear in varsity OF material.
Seal plashes were never In greater
favor. Mounted With seal ba,toa'. they
are equal In sppesnnes to the seal 'kin
it.,lf and fOr durability eannO, be sI.
eellsd. Many ladies aver ihs, they pro.
fer . zeal plush 10 . seal skin. bat the
o-ner Of the real article da~ their cost.
ly far little closer aud smile " sour
grapes as plsinly /. words could say.
For ,h. money. there is not to be had
nsnd.omsr OF more comfortable -ia,er
garment than . seal plush. They are
generally made Ia the conventional half.
f,ting ..eqae-. little fuller 10 the skirt
ihis season.
The convenient, aud stylish wraps are
Gu, very short in the back. With long
pointed tabs. Fur Of various grades is
a.ed in trimming Very little feather
trimming appears. Many u the jseks.s
are tailor fai.hed.-Asusehsn cloth 10
black and SILVER is . fsvori,e msteral.-
The ne~ brocades. in which there is .
double pattern Of cut and pneu, velvet.
are very effective.
Fn.e and novelty cloths are made In
to jackets and wraps fOt autumn wear.
and may b. lined .ni worn all win,sr
MILLINERY.
Pslmers opening is always looked for.
ward to by the ladies to decide the com.
ing style Of hssd.desa
The f,,ing.room Vas crowded yes.sr-
day with old snd young. fof no woman
Is insen.ibls TO the fac, ,ha, becoming
bonne, is Of the fire, Importance 10 her
personal appearance.
The styles may be gsneralired. briefly.
as very small and high for boansu.
While hats are rather smaller and
higher than In the summer. though much
the same in general effect, there is nov
and then . band about the crown; but
unle. the hs, is very large. !, Is utterly
devoid Of trimming eSeep, righ, in frons
where ell the trimming IL Is possible TO
ge, into q given space Is mssssd. Fine
wire !, run 10 the edges Of the brims. and
they stand high above the crown. sar.
mounted in their turn by aidy balls OF
feathers, an sisre,te OF waving pompon.
Breasts and birds appear in profa'ion.
Ostrich tips are always In good taste.
Some OF the hats wers composed OF
alternate rows OF plain felt and braid
made Of fne strands OF felt. These little
strands were also made into balls for
trimming. The ha, pins are amply
colossal. A mediam-sired apple viii
convey . correct idea Of the size. They
are made hollow. ba, even then one
young lady said she Eel. as II her hat were
falling forward.
Hsliouope. garnet. old blue. dark
green. drsb. dove and vine are fAvorits.
The mos, stylish combination 10 vine
aud heliouope. A pretty imported bon
ne, was Of old blue and old gold.
SEw prrARruRE
Ia millinery h little perfamed mutt OF
the same materials a. the bonnet.
The new ribbon has . tufted edge aud
Is very effective in combination. A green
and white WAS especially admired.
Mr.. Palmer has the handsomest mil
linery store in New Easland. Being In
the Wholesale and retail business. he has
. very large stock Of the latest New York
styles from which to select. Miss Allen. the
lady ai the head Of the millinery depart
meut. b an artist Ia her line.
Besides the fancy goods department.,
Mr. Palmer has recently sddsd . fine
line Of conets, and viii soon issue IN II.
las,ra,sd catalogue to facilitate ordering
BY mail.
ARI DECORATION
Ia the home Is receiving . great deal Of
attention. but the limits Of this article
prevent extended mention. In carpets
and wall paper the sunshiny buff pre-.
dominates. giving . most cheerful look
to room.
Before Christmas I shall try 10 send
some practical hints for Christmas pres.