The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-08-25
W OMEN And
Fashions Are Beginning to
Take on Autumn Hues.
MEDIEVALISM ISPOPULAR
Shoulder Capes Are to Be Worn in
the intermediate Season---Real
Grasses Are Nice for Fall Hats,


tumn frocks.
A great variety of new belts and
girdles are on sale.
Sailor hats are much worn.
Directoire redingotes will be gen
eral this autumn.
The new simple Gretchen frocks
are becoming to some styles.
Very many plated and briar-
stitched silk waists are seen.
Pretty silk bags hang from the belt
on ribbons on the left side of many
frocks.
Skirts continue merely gathered or
pleated.
The new Monaco-blue shade would
be suitable wear for card parties.
Gray and white are fashionable
combination.
Russell shoes, stockings, belts and
long. loose gloves of russell kid ac-
company the russell suits worn for
boating or tennis.
Falls of silk lace from the edge of
the brim are seen on black Directoire
hats.
Large puffs of plain silk, embroid-
cred, top some striped coat sleeves.
| Small capotes are of straw guipure,
| trimmed with delicate wreaths of
| flowers and foliage.
Gold and coral bead necklaces are
! in great favor at the moment.
| Black straw hats trimmed in colors
are fashionable
Nantes of Spahis red cloth,
| trimmed with black embroidery, are
in style
Braiding is more in vogue than
ever. Braided jackets are particularly
in favor
| Faced cloths for next seasons tailor
suits will be trimmed with fur bands.
Some of the new long cloaks are of
figured broche cloth, or of the new
bordered material, with broad stripes
at the foot.
Bandeaux of gilt beads trim some
of the new pretty little black lace
| bonnets.
Pleated folds, with jewelled pins
| thrust in here and there at random,
still trim the fashionable bodices.
Jackets will be as varied and popu-
lar as ever this season.
Some of the new velvet sleeves but
ton up ON the inside of the arm to
meet the top silk puff, as many as q
dozen buttons being used on each.
Some pretty new shoes are, the low
ties of gray suede, with fancy trim
| ming of cardinal ooze.
Real grasses, ferns, and foliage pre-
pared by some new process ornament
many autumn hats.
| Pretty little pale gray straw bon
nets come to be worn with frocks of
the same color; they are trimmed with
bows of ribbon velvet, feathers and
embroidered crepe, with strings of the
velvet.
Laurel green crepolines for early
autumn wear are made up in Direc-
toire style, and trimmed with Persian
arabesqueS.
Medieval designs will be somewhat
straight and lifted slightly on the left
discloses lower skirt.
/ Miss Letter wore q frock that was
much admired at the Casino in New
port one evening last week; the skirt
was of mauve silk, brocaded with sill
yer, trimmed with garlands OF white
| and mauve lilacs; the bodice was
made entirely of silver cloth.
Pretty new zouave jackets come in
bright blue or red cloth, silver braided
and edged with small silver bullet
| buttons.
Some of the stylish new autumn tea
1 gowns are made of the Bagdad drap-
| cries.
Travelling cloaks are made of Mo-
| dore brown Oarmelite wool, with q
monk'shood at the back, and confined
! at the waist by knotted rope OF
brown silk.
Some of the new popular weaves oil
| English serges and cheviots come in
| effective stripes, bars and Venetian
| patterned borderings.
A favorite trimming. for black
| straw hat is a drapery OF green gauze,
| with wreath of aquatic foliage.
| Large bows of faille or OF Satin rib
| bon are placed down the fiat front Of
dressy frocks.
Shoulder capes of cloth, with an up
per cape almost as full as a ruffie, will
be worn in the intermediate season
before heavy wraps are required.
For autumn walking costumes there
| will be no contrasts of color-toQue
| gloves, shoes and wrap all must be Of
| the same shade.
A new straw sailor hat of an OLD
rose color is trimmed with black
MORE and large blackbird poised
as If flying downward.
| The small black silk jackets worn
now are composed of q mere plastror
! of embroidered silk at the front anC
back, with open sleeves falling loose
from the shoulder, of black silk Oh
bead tissue.
The Princess of Wales is said to BIZ
devoted to the Spanish mantle now
for dressy occasions. 1t is cut in the
pointed shoulder cape style, with
scarf ends that cross at the belt anC
fall to the foot of the skirt.
Faust frocks are the fad of the mo
ment, and those worn by Marguerite
will be copied in many autumn cos
I tunes exactly in faced cloths, thu
pocket or bag being made Of velvet Of
a darker shade than the cloth.
Many costumes Of finely wover
French camel's hair, which is to bt
very much worn during the autumn
were included in the trousseau of the
Princess Louise. A large portion o
these were made up over silk skirt
and trimmed with silk bands and silk
cord ornaments.
New black wool frocks are beinl
effectively trimmed with Escuria
passementerie, an open cord trimming