Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-09-08

briars. Come closer, all heaven. Narrow
the circle around His great heart. o Christ,
the Saviour! o Christ, the man! o Christ,
the God! Keep Thy throne forever, seated
on the circle of the earth, seated on the cir
Gle of the heaven!
ION Christ. the solid rock stand;
/ All other ground is shifting sand"
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
AT SUMMER REsORTs-FALL sTYLEs-AU.
TUMN Ls-MILLINERY-GARDEN
PARTY COSTUMES.
by our female Fashion reporter.]
India silks are much liked by young peo.
pie for garden parties, usually made in
bouffant style and combined with surah
lace or velvet. The hat, some pretty crea-
ton to match and parasol in keeping. Pic.
| turesqueness is, of course, the leading idea
and the entire costume is gotten up with
this new, crepe de chine is also favorite
material and handsomer yet, real canton
Grape embroidered in silk or silver such as
pearl gray recently worn at Newport.
| Another model costume worn on the same
occasion was of pale blue crepe de chine
made with wide panel of inch wide rib
bon and equally wide folds of crepe inter-
lacing in basket pattern. Beaded tassels
gave finish; the front was wrinkled apron;
the back draperies full and straight with
him at lower edge. The corsage was made
with vest to correspond and like basket
work adorned the sleeves. Lace dresses
are also constantly selected for garden par
ties and here, of course, universal adapta-
bility gives room for universal becoming
ness. In spite of this and other fabrics
f1ryc ko11 -
now and then greeted by the sight of some
stout matron who resolutely persists in
wearing her
RANDDAUGHTER's CLOTHES.
Nothing will satisfy her but gay floral
| patterned outfit, and the result of so fatal a
choice is really as painful a thing well
| nigh as the eye can contemplate. The class
of stout, middle-aged ladies is a large one
and if they would only lay to heart the les
son of wearing their own clothes and not
those of their juniors, what step would
be taken in the worlds civilization! Could
they but study the effects of light and shade,
brightness and darkness, taking refuge in
the latter, and leaving the former to the
average American fedgling who needs ex-
actly what they could best spare! To her,
let them relegate the puffings and hounc-
ings, the houting and futtering of ribbons
and all other coquettish additions. Pro-
perly dressed, stout woman might become
pleasingly dgnified object of contempla-
tion, but SO dangerous a position does she
occupy, that slight deviation might be
ruinous to the peace of beholders, though
perhaps not her own, since the apparent
c6mplacency with which individuals of this
class sometimes survey themselves, when
dressed in nymph- like style, is really sor-
rowful. The same remarks can be made
regarding hats. Ago shows nowhere more
plainly than about the throat and neck, and
as shelter to the prudent woman, come
bonnet or shade hat-strings which to the
wise are veritable Iefuge. The spectacle,
again, of some stout woman tottering on
French heels, is one that happily is not
very often witnessed-it is occasionally
nevertheless. The foot perhaps may have
retained a pristine beauty. With pardon
able pride she contemplates that foot and
wishes others to do the same. Let her sacri-
flee that foot, however, to a general welfare;
wearing her dresses long, and remember that
the two little totterers supporting an un-
wieldy weight, transform her into walking
absurdity. How about thin ladies, some one
might ask? Their position is not quarter
part so risky. Addition is their trump card
of course; let them add freely, but with a
vast deal more care than when young. The
freshness of youth brings with it so great
charm that dress is subordinate. It is the
class who are entering, Or already within
the shadows of age, who do well to pause
and consider: accepting the situation and
painting the picture in keeping. For all
are pictures more or less gracious, and let
each do her part; regarding the Same as an
aesthetic duty. For
TENNIS DRESSES
the sailor blouse costume, one of the happi-
est devices for comfort, is as appropriate as
ever, since the upper part of the body is ab-
solutely free; the plain skirt without hustle
or springs being an inestimable boon. But
within the limitations of implicitly, there
are many pretty variations in these tennis
dresses and they run the gamut from
dark flannel to jaunty inspirations of differ
ent colors combined with dash and abandon,
as witness skirt of striped awning cloth
showing red, green, and white; white jersey
with red vest, and sailor hat of green. The
family of white woods are always attractive
for there are both bright and delicate shades.
The hat, sailor straw or some one of the
soft colored felts with cord or band of ribbon
and bow on one side or perhaps a painted
bouquet. Handsomer tennis dresses have
ribbon sashes, and there are elaborate Co.'S
tunes finished with sash showing charac-
teristic embroidery with the same on sailor
collar and sleeves. Jersey waists with or
dinary skirts are, of course, worn when a
special suit is not at hand.
AUTUMN STYLES.
By kind permission of Lord and Taylor,
we have hints of what will be worn in the
Fall and Winter. Cloths showing squares
in all sizes, from the very large, down to
small checks, will be in much favor, but
this does not prevent the continued popu-
larity of stripes. In these mixed cloths
the brown and yellowish shades are con-
spicuously noticeable, with not infrequent
mixtures of blue or red. The colors, how
ever, do not stand out of themselves, but
are shaded into one another by indistinct
blendings. "Mixed" is the word which best
expresses the situation. The uniting of
silk and wool in the same piece of goods, is
quite as much an idea this Fall as last
Spring when cotton was largely added to
the two first named materials. Various
blendings of silk and wool, therefore, will
often be in striking combinations such as
plnsh or velvet stripes on wool, silken
MORE as we'll while in pure silk or velvet
goods there are stripes of plush, MORE or
frise. Velvet will continue leading fabric,
appearing in its own handsome plainness
or as part of rich material. Grosgrain will
be more worn than satin, and among some
of the most sty lish importatlons, black silks
striped in gold or white are noticeable. Al
most always, however, stripes differ in tex
ture, and among varieties, come frise, vel
vet, moire or plush. Tinsel is used to quite
an extent in new silks; chiefly in the light
evening shades, but somewhat, also, in
those for the day.
| MILLINERY.
Felt bonnets and hats will lead next Win
ter for general use, but as hitherto, o1
course, the finer varieties, handsome trim
med, are not inappropriately worn with .