The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-09-22
AUTUMN WRAPS.
All the Tendencies Are in
Favor of the Shoulder
Cape.
CARELESS AND JAUNTY.
That Is Why Young Women Like
Them----Jackets for Everyone
and Peasant Cloaks for the
Elderly---Pale Greens for Even
ing Gowns.

Elderly---Pale Greens for Even-
ing Gowns.
The oil important question now in the
way of fashions is, what are the autumn
| styles for fall wraps. This is always a
puzzlfng garment to provide, as it is gem
orally needed before one is aware that the
! time has come to wear 1t. Everything
seems to indicate that shoulder capes will
be very popular before 1t is time to don
| the heavy winter cloaKs- These shoulder
capes have decided advantage over the
| peasant cloaks, as they permit the display
of q handsome toilette.
There is certain careless and jaunty
air about the capes which Is particularly
attractive to young ladies. These capes
/ are generally made short in the back and
have long tab fronts, or front short like
the back, or made with deep point Gray
| green, tan, white and blue will be the IA
| vorite colors in cloth used for the gar
ment. Some of these capes are made
made full in accordion pleats or rufiie
| attached to short, round yoke. This Is
| finished with a turn down collar, or
| shirred in q high standing ruffie. In
| some the yoke Is deep, cut with long
| points In front and square in the back.
| Others still are made in several layers,
after the style of the Carrick mantle
which has been SO popular this fall. Short
WRAPS will be made of silk and yvoollen
brocades, cloth, velvet or plain silk.
These are made of large hanging sleeves,
basque backs and long mantilla fronts.
Some of the cloth wraps have sleeves Of
velvet, with the cloth part OF the garment
| generally boa trimming and cuffs Of
| fur. and others are finished with ostrich
| feather trimming or silk passementerie.
Jackets are always in style, and while
| not so fashionable as the shoulder capes,
| will be worn considerably. The
latest are made close fitting with loose
sleeves and a Medici collar
| Long peasant cloaks will be much worn
| by elderly ladies. These are generally
| made of black surah, cancels hair or
wooden brocade, and have pretty fancy
| Innings.
When made Of cloth silk yoke with
| hood is very attractive.
| For evening wear the shoulder capes
| of white cloth will be generally worn.
! These are very pretty when braided with
tinsel and fastened at the neck with q
| bow of ribbons.
| listers for driving are also made OF
white cloth with silk Innings and pearl
buttons. They are made with tight fit
| ting back and loose double breasted
! fronts. The sleeves are large and loose,
| and q pointed hood Is tasteful finish to
| the garment.
| Monks cloaks, though excessively plain
are stylish and comfortable for travelling.
| The back is made half fitting and the
fronts loose. There is pointed hood, and
the large sleeves are turned back nearly
to the elbows A thick rope girdle is tied
| around the waist.
Underskirts and vests of the same color
will be worn with full skirts Topped high
on the left side. The basque is short and
| has full sleeves.
Only slender figures should wear the
plaid and large checked goods now in
| fashion.
White and pale green are given the
| preference for evening gowns. Empire
| silk Of rose or leaf designs are made with
| shirred fronts, full skirt back and pleated
| sides. The waist should be round necked,
| and full from the shoulders, with pulled
sleeves This is extremely pretty for even
| ing wear.
The colors and shades worn this season
are the gayest that have been in vogue
| for many years. In London green is
most popular. while in Paris red pre-
For quiet church wedding travelling
or visiting gown of dark green, blue or
| gray cloth is most appropriate for the
! brides dress. The bridemaid should wear
u gown similar to that of the brides.
| Gray gloves are worn with gray suits,
| ana with other colors IAN continues TO pc
popular.
| much used for trimmings.
| The bonnets this season are much
| smaller and are trimmed with embroid-
| cry, flowers and feathers.
An exceedingly stylish dress Is made Of
| q combination of wlllow-green cashmere
and silk The underskirt Is made of silk,
| over which the skirt falls. The back is
very slightly draped and ON the right
| side are two double pleats. The front IL
| finely pleated. The bodice has the back
and side pieces of cashmere, and the
front of printed surah, which forms @
chemisette. Over this falls jacket fronts.
| The sleeves are pulled high, and the
neck is finished with rolled collar. A
sash of silk makes pretty finish.
The new tailor costumes are made
with round plain skirts rarely of two
materials, one dark shade over lighter
one The bodice is q simple jacket with
plain vest, or a cuirass, fastened ON the
| shoulder and down the side, or simply
| buttoned down the front.
| A handsome silk costume is gray with
a small black figure The skirt is made
| plain and full and has about the bottom
three rows of black velvet. The bodice is
cut out in the neck to form a cheInisette
and is finished at the waist with a belt of
velvet. The sleeves are pulled high and
have cuff Of velvet.
New WnlJe SaCln SHOES are open worked
with gold and pearl embroidery at the
toe, and have narrow strap of pearl over
the instep fastened with pearl buttons.
Evening shoes have two straps that
cross the ankles in sandal fashion.
Silk cord and bead passementerie in
vine, scroll and Van Dyke point design
! will be fashionable trimmings.
Collars, cuffs, yolkes and panels on
house dresses are made of heavy Irish
guipure lace.
Astrakhan on fur trimmings will be
very popular.
/ Velvet ribbons will be much used in
trimming dresses.
Silk sashes are made in very gay colors
and are only appropriate to be worn with
black or very light dresses.
| Sashes for full dresses have raised vel
vet figures of flowers or vines.7
Collars, revers, cuffs and belts of velvet
will be fashionable for dress decorations.
! Round embroidered collars are two
| inches deep in the back and slope to
| narrow edge in front. They are fastened
| with breach SO as to expose the throat.
Net wells with large spots are again
worn.
A Well Connected Post Office Thief.
Special to The Sunday Morniro Neles.
SUMMIT, Sept. 81, lS59.--It has Just
| leaked out that the post Office at New
| lorOVidnnce WINS robbed of $I5O abOuf, two