The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-11-05
New Y rk Fashions.

Winter hats will be put on earlier
than usual this season, because the
open straws worn during the sum.
mer and autumn are two cold for
comfort when an east wind blows.
There are very open designs also
among new winter bonnets, such as
the jet lace and chenille wrapped
wire bonnets, but these are to have
velvet or silk Innings of gay colors,
especially of the new light red and
pistache green, and of Suede and
cream colors. and will thus be made
warm. The winter hat or bonnet is
chosen with reference to the coat or
wrap when the outside garment is to
serve various dresses, as the bonnet
and wrap give the distinguishing
tone to the costume in the street.
Felt bonnets were formerly con.
sidered the only correct thing with
cloth suits, but cloth gowns are now
made so elaborate with braid and
velvet and fur that velvet bonnets
are quite as often worn with them,
and indeed are required to match
the great elegance of many cloth
dresses, notably those of the delicate
shades Of sage green or Suede, he
liotrope, or of Salammbo combin ed
with white cloth, and bordercd with
fur. Such bonnets are small capotes
and of simple shape, with their rich.
ness massed in the large high trim
ming in front, and embroidered
across the brim Or the crown diagon.
al stripes with beads and tinscl
threads, or else in all.over designs
of beaded stars. leaves, diamonds,
or flowers. There are also passe-
menterie crowns and brilns studded
with large colored stones like Jewels
that are put on velvet bonnets to
match the trimmings of rich dresses.
The close velvet bow at the throat
is tor bonnets, and ribbon strings,
tied by the wearer, are for those
more elegant.
Velvet and plush turbans promise
to rival those Of felt and of cloth
which yonng ladies have used hith.
erto with tailor suits. These are put
on over the frame in single piece to
form the loosely folded crown, with
the front much higher than the back
and these high folds in front support
the long slender loops of ribbon, or
OF plush, or jetted leaves, or the
feather aigrettes that are used there
as trimming. The protest Of the
Audubon club against wearing birds
is having good effect, and the high
front garniture if now made of rib.
hons of three or four different colors
in quaint new combinations, or else
of embroidered cloth, or of velvet
richly beaded, or it may be of plush
in corrugated folds, and bits of fur
are used as tabs or as binding on
the ear,shaped loops. The brim of
the fur, or else of contrasting velvet
or plush in loose irregular folds laid
along the edge of the frame. Another
fancy has the whole front of the tur-
ban made of the M teral of the
crown in high points, with a bow of
ribbon behind this ON the crown and
down the entire back of the hat,
while still others have a series of
ribbon loops up the left side OF the
crown.
Velveteen suits will be much used
by young ladiaN this winter, as they
ale less cos - & h costumes,
amt are almost as effective as velvet
Brown and plum, color are perhaps
the safest choice in these velvets
and should be chosen with thick,
close, short pile. The design for
making is the plainest tailor style.
that is, with plain lower skirt
not pleated-apron over-skirt, and
position basque, with single breast.
ed jacket warmly wadded for street
wear. AS for trimming, border of
fur is liked ut the foot Of the lower
skirt, and on the jacket either as
collar aud cuffs OF W tn vest and bord-
err, or it may lie used only as fchu
crossed on rhe che~t to the left side.
A French fancy is to use leopard-skin
or the motrl,d tigel-. kin for vest for