Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-01
WoMANs WEAR.

The plain hem at the bottom Il again In
vogue.
Jacket fronts are feature In the new tea
gowns
Fur win be much used in trimming winter
gowns
Few feathers are seen on the dreaiest fall
bonnets.
Shocked frocls are - popular as ever for
little girls
The more fashionable the woman the
smaller is her hustle.
The tendency Of fashion in feminine attire
is to the plastic, classic style.
Strings Of bonnets come from the very
back, not the ears, this season.
Cloth finished lannels are the preferred
wear Of women Of taste but limited means.
The so called directory and empire gowns
show only few features of the dress Of that
period
New kid and Suede gloves have plush Ike
seams on the back Of the hand that look like
chenille.
Both large and small bonnets win be worn,
but the toque Of medium size will be the Ia
vorite for early fall
There are no plain tight fitting tailor
gowns among the fall importaEons Of Paris
and London dresses
Round hats are very large and deliberately
trimmed, but the brims are not wide nor SO
eccentric as formerly.
Soft armure silks and peau de soies are
shown in tints to match the rich peau de
hrc<, hot ell f,,. -,
Short gigot sleeves appear ON many of the
pretty, dressy empire gowns for evening
wear that are brought over from Paris this
fall
The largo round hats brought out with first
importations Of fall millinery are too pict-
uresque for any but carriage or country
wear.
Some Of the new long cloaks arc made In
such form and 50 deliberately trimmed as to
be full dress for tse street, carriage or re-
eeption.
Long strings from the back Of the capote.
drawn round and formed into a bow under
the chin, convert thus most fashionable hat
into bonnet
Cloth bonnets are small and dressy, with
metal and with ieznbroideries in which glass
beads give the jewel effect, with,,ribbon loops
and curled feather bands.
Skirts made with pisces or fine kits all
around are favored by fashionable women
for morning and house. Such skirts take the
name Of ''indeplissables."
The richest jewel effects are thrown into
the new gold. silver, steel and tinted metal
thread embroidered bands that come for
dress and wrap trimmings.
A new soft silk is called Arabian, but it il
woven in France, is much used for the long
Sashes slung twice around the waist that are
SO frequent feature in fall importations Of
Paris gowns
The new short wraps for fall wear have
sleeves and jacket points opening over q
waistcoat buttoning to the throat. The collar
Is high, the back short and the orpamentation
excessive on such wraps
Only one very short white petticoat is
worn by fashionably dressed women under
their colored silk or mohair long skirt, and
this short petticoat is trimmed or tucked, &C
cording to fancy. They call it netticoat
Full long cloabs in all shapes, from the
Irish or French peasant to the improved rag
Ian, Newmarket and Russian redingote, viii
be worn morning, afternoon and evening
with toilets that demand complete COW
ering.
The new tinted metal and solid silver and
gold thread and cord embroidery bands that
como for the ornamentation Of cloth, silk,
velvet and novelty wool gowns will convert
them into the cheeriest toilet that we have
had for many seasons-New York Sun.