Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-09-30
FASHIONS FANCIES.
What the Ladies' Will Wear thii
Fall,

The directoire, empire, Russian and
Grecian are four distinct types of gowns,
all of which are to be fashionable the
coming season. There are almost end.
less variations of these models, 80 there
will be practically no limit to the variety
of elegant gowns the coming fall and
winter.
For the autumn the small carrick man
tel will be very fashionable. 1t is very
useful in case of sudden rain, or for cool
evenings. 1t is sort of cape, composed
of five or seven plated frillings super.
posed, and is made of fine cloth or faille
Some are bright red, others gray or
beige. The former is suitable only for
the country or seaside.
A pretty dress is embroidered all over
in aatin.stich, down the front, round the
neck, over the plastron and sleeves. The
dress is of bure, of pretty shade of
stone.color. At the back one long lapel
of the material is arranged into an en-
ormous sash. bow. 1t was worn with a
Marie Antoinette scarf of black lace, one
of the novelties of the season.
For children, but for children only,
bright plaid materials are come into
fashion again. There has been shown
for little girl or years old a pretty
Russian blouse Of plaid poplin. This
blouse was fastened on the left side
under trimming of green passemen-
terie; the full plaid sleeves were finished
by deep wristbands of green velvet. A
green silk cord was loosely fastened a
little below the waist.
Some young ladies change the carrick
for the Sainte Denisienue ichu of beige
cloth, braided of shade lighter; this
fichu is crossed over the chest, the ends
being fastened inside the sash, which is
tied around the waist, and falls in two
long lapels at the back. When the fchu
is worn with dress of the same material,
braided to match around the foot of the
skirt, it forms very elegant costume for
early autumn.
The sun star is one of the popular or
naments in costly fancy jewelry. 1t is a
large star with sharply tapering points,
all brilliants. This is worn on the
shoulders, on the sash, or fastened into
the lace draperies of the trained evening
dress. Still more effective is the long
gold saber, with mass of fne-cut dia-
monds in the hilt; it ia intended to pass
directly through the material of the
dress, or to hold spray of flowers on the
corsage. Large dragon flies, intended
for the couture, have each four diamond
wings and long body, with rubies or
sapphires mixed with diamonds.
Most of the new art dresses are appro-
pirate only for the few and not the ma
jority. A dress that is so peculiar as to
be striking, either from it's brilliancy of
color, it's uniqueness of make, or its odd.
ity of outline and trimming, should never
be adopted by any save those who have
numberless resources in the wardrobe,
and may therefore wear each toilet but q
few times. A conspicuous gown, even
when handsome and unique, soon bears
its date and wearies the eyes of those
who first admire it, while quiet, unob-
trusive gown easily lends itself to some
new, pretty arrangement or different ad-
justment in the way of trimmings in lace
or ribbons or wholly new bodice.
| Among the autumn cloaks recently
displayed is long one of a rich golden
shade of terra Gotta, figured with black,
the figures woven to represent a fine
black braiding. 1t is hung from short
| tight. fitting under jacket. Straight from
the neck to the feet in front are revers of
black MORE, wide at the shoulders, and
narrowing to the bottom of the skirt.
There is also q deep cape-collar of the
MORE. The rich watered silk looked
very handsome and not at all heavy or
gloomy, being relieved by the soft terra
Gotta Of the cloth. Another cloak has q
woven design of passementerie figures.
and is decorated with ivy leaves worked
in glittering copper beads.
| A pretty and becoming modification of
that prime favorite, the English walking
hat, has appeared, less narrow on the
brim front and not rolled so closely to
the crown on the sides, making it more
than ever becoming to slender faced
women, to whom the shape, like the
French turban is always boon. The
new felt bonnets are beautifully soft and
fine and dyed in all the autumn shades,
both dark, pale and neutral, to match
street costumes. Some are in prlncesse
shape, others with small coronets or in
the fat style OF the new English cspote,
which reveals all of the waved or fluffy
mass of hair over the forehead. Some
of the crowns, low at the back, are
|pinched into few soft folds, thus taking
away the plain, straight look usual to
these shapes. Fancy figured, mottled,
heather-mixed, and checked felts are
shown, to be worn with tailor suits Of