Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-12
Fashion Notes.

An Egyptian sunshade is a novelty.
Brocades will be generally worn for
elegant dresses.
Checked English suitings are exactly
like those employed for men.
Rhinestone and cur-steel buckles are
used for fastening velvet belts.
Shepherds plaids and ''invisible" plalds
are to be much worn in the autumn.
jersey plush Is one of the new materials
for millinery and trimming purposes.
Leather bindings are made use OF In
trimming many tailOr-made costumes.
Feather trimmings are again brought
out, and are much the same as last sea-
son.
Double-faced Henriettas and silks are
made especially to combine with the new
velvets.
The standard colors OF the season Will
be seal brown, navy blue, garnet and
black.
Walking jackets in fawn, mouse. white
and bottle green are to be the favorites
| this season.
Cadet blue in plain and striped materi-
al forms most attractive costume on
| the sailor order.
| Color and variety in shapes of beads
will create the effectiveness of bead gar.
| niture for the fall goods.
All colors are to be worn, and the vari-
Gus combinations VIII be in much better
taste than have appeared this season.
Walking skirts are somewhat shorter
this fall, and reach only to the instep in
front, and escape the ground in the back.
Oriental lace is tabooed on street
dresses for this season. 1t is, however in
favor for afternoon or evening house
toilet.
A new couture consists of small round
piece of white or cOlOred tule twisted in
tiny turbar and fastened by an orna-
ment.
The wide feather fringes for cloaks.
with tassels of feathers and silk balls on
feather pendants, are among elegant nov
elites.
Bright buttons for street ba sques are
again in fashion. They measure almost
an inch in diameter, and are placed only
an inch apart.
Scarlet and gray riding habits are COM
ing into fashion. They are trimmed with
black braid on the basque, the skirt being
short aud plain.
Some OF the extremely high hats have
appeared for fall aud winter wear, and
with them come turbans with low crowns
and the very small b0nnets.
A kind of aigrette of flowers or plumes
comes from the centre Of tee tn ban.
Young girls wear this small tulle putting
with flower or fancy ornament.
Cancels hair, with checked surface, has
stripes of two colors. one OF which Is
always red. Red and white, red ard
brown, and red and yellow are the COM
binatiOns.
Silver buttons were seen to advantage
on an elegant ladylike suit Of dark blue
brUadcoth. these were in large size. on
the panel Of tine skirt and on the double
breasted jacket.
The identifying sashes which have
made the success OF so MANY summer
toilets this season will still continue TO
reign again this fall on some Of the most
dressy costumes for the street.
Applique galloons are among the new
trimmings TO be used on the serges, They
are shown IN variety of patterns and
colors, and in bands from two TO FIVE
inches wide made on the same principle
as applique figures.
A new jewel used for the hair and
around the low neck OF an evening dress,
consists OF tiny swallows, placed ia lines
OF three or FIVE, on fine gold wire, over
which they appear TO hover. This Is a
light and graceful ornament.
Copper colored braid is the only tInsel
trimming which 10 stylish this season,
and, on some of the London-made gar.
ments tals braid is very lavishly dis
PLAYED and is very stylish as well as
pretty,
The favorite goods for bridal dresses
this fall seems TO be heavy aile silk,
which is as soft as surah, and vet resem-
bles gros-grain IN quality. Trains are
made from one to two Yards long, aud are
generally plgin or finished with a heavy
rftoriup "a lilac a4I4s