Evening star., 1886-09-25
NOTES ON AUTUMN STYLES.
FRocKs AND WRAPS THE LADIES WILL WEAR
AND HOW THEY WILL TRIM THEN-NEw
SHADES IN GLovEs-A PARIsIAN NOVELTY In
HATs-AurUMN coLoRIN0.

| HATs-AUrUMN coLoRIN0.
! full.
| SKIRTS are worn very short, and shorter be-
hind than before.
| FEATHER BANDS are the preferred trimmings
| for new fall wraps.
WHITE LACE il to supersede the cream tint
| so long in fashion.
YoKEs OF VELVET are o feature of silk dresses
| for autumn and winter wear.
| THAT ROUGH W0oLEN stun called Sanglier
| (boar's) cloth is more in favor than ever.
BRONZE Is combined with pale blue, pale
| pink, light green. salmon and poppy color.
ENGLISH Cows are made In severally simple
styles, but are exquisitely fitted and well sewed.
| GRAY WATERED SILK is combined with black
cashmere and black camers hair in gowns for
| elderly ladies.
UNDER-PErrIcoATs of silk in dark and light
colors, white and black, are made with gathered
pinked hounces
HAIR ORNAMENTS are combinations of rib
bon loops thickly massed and surmounted by
SAsHEs OF WooLEN material, corresponding
/ to the dress with which they are worn, are
| trimmed with embroidery or fringe.
ROUGH CAMEL's HAIR fabrics, plain striped,
plaided, and cross barred, are among the favor.
| lite dress goods for taior-made frocks.
| THE MOST ELEGANT Partisan women refuse
| to wear very prominent bustles, but, for all
that, there is threatened revival OF crinoline.
WAISTS ARE LONG, but positions and pointed
fronts are short but acutely peaked, while the
cOrsage is cut very short over the hip line.
WHITE LACE JABOTs are worn with high
bodices and are fastened with gold or jeweled
pins arranged according to the dictates OF the
wearer.
BRIGHT YELLOW in small quantities bids fair
to take the place Of or share the favor with
vivid red. so long popular as brightener OF
dark toilets.
WHITE EIDER-DowN JACKETS will be worn
as driving wraps over light dresses the autumn
through. These jackets are becoming, stylish,
and extremely comfortable on u cool day.
THE NEW FALL WRAPPINGs challenge ad-
mirati0n, and the styles are of the most varied
and mixed description, showing an indescrib.
able blending OF visite corsage, jacket, mantle.
and pereline.
A CAPorE of bronze felt has the brirn bound
with pale pink velvet. cluster OF nodding
ostrich feathers massed In front and an aigrette
form the trimming. The short strings are OF
pink velvet ribbon.
BUTTONS are in great variety. Those OF metal
either have etchings and raised designs or are
of nligree work. The old.fashioned way of COW
ering button monlds with the material of the
dress is again revived.
The PREVAILING COLORS seen in fall impor-
tatiOn Of woOlens for women's wear are dark
brick, dark green, dull dark blue, dark purple,
dark brown, leather shades, steel gray, and
y CSs
dashes and streaks.
A BONNET OF BLACK FELT has a coronet
brm faced with plush. A fold and knot OF
poppy red velvet cross the brfm at the lett side
and large metallic green bird and fancy
aigrette complete the trimming. The strings,
which cross the base of the crown, are OF poppy
red velvet ribbon with picot edges.
ELABORATE CoIFFUREs, arranged high on the
head, are still very fashionable. Though the
close classic style of hair-dressing, which ad-
mits of but little decoration, is again in grow
ing favor, as 1t usually is when autumn weather
more comfortable tor the sultry season.
AMONG the handsome dress materials for au.
tumn are changeable silks with tiny bouquets
or stripes In plush, failles with wide stripes OF
MORE, striped woods with odd Bayadere border
ings and elegant qualities Of silk etamine or
canvas with stripes of velvet or else chine or
tinted transparent silks.
THE NOVELTIES IN GLOVES this fall are
coiors dear TO the heart OF all French women,
namely, all delicate tints of dove gray, pearl
and maave. These many importers offer in
preference to the longavored tan and beige
shades. The latter, however. are still highly
popular with the best-dressed women, and the
new autumn tints In these begin with pale
chamois dark ecru, and q yellow russeL for
deeper tiDts OF the novel colors tor shopping
and street wear generally are handsome sha les
in golden brown, chestnut, mahogany, and CUR
color: Evening gloves are OF undressed kid
lilac, pearl, tea rose. cameo, flesh, Towering
almond, maize and palest canary color. Gloves
are stil. exceedingly long for evening weaf, and
medtun In length FOR street uses.