, 1890-11-06
FUR TRIMMINGS.
They Arc Now Used Instead of Feather
Borders.

FUR TRIMMINGS.
They Arc Now Used Instead of Feather
Borders.
New York Correspondence Inter Ocean.
The feather borders for autumn
will soon be replaced by winter fur
trimmings which will be worn to an
extent seldom attempted.
The idea Is not unwelcome to deli
cate people; fur at wrists and throat
adds comfortable cosiness to the
clothing, and keeps off the chills
where they strike most dangerously.
Fur cuffs hooked close about the
wrists keep the pulse warm, and
borders in front give the warmth
that Is most grateful over the chest.
Many woman, we'll clad, in a
liberal house, gets her death by GO
ing about chilly, with slight cold
ness In the back and front of the
chest-sign that the vitality is low
and needs care to keep the fires of
life from going lower. 1t Is held I'm
contempt to coddle ones self, as
vigorous friends call 1t, and so she
runs close risk of pneumonia rather
than make herself comfortable in
her own way. In velvet and fur
season one can hardly help being
warmly dressed.
The fancy cOunters-wlth their
sets of embroidered velvet sleeves
ready TO sew in last years sacque,
the pink, canary, and pale blue os-
trich collars and Bulgarian work for
Chrstmas--are not more interesting
to most readers than the home COM
forts In hosiery and inside wear.
Scarlet knit vests and drawers, soft
as zephyr wool, are elastic enough
to draw over white bodywear for
snowy or muddy days. Sensible
women are making knickerbockers
of the fine, pretty striped flannels
usually made up for morning
gowns. In their way these are bet
ter than most thing made for us of
late years-flne as the expensive
French fiannels, in very pretty mar
row stripes, and, being mixed cot
ton and wool, neither shrink nor
fade.
One Is grateful to find such salts
factory material for gowns and pet
ticoats, cbildren's dresses and winter
drawers at the moderate price of 81
cents yard wide. The camel's
hair serges and cheviots at So and
So n yard do not offer nearly as good
qualities for their price. They are
coarse, shay, attractive as so much
bed blanketing, and the worst l.
they wear three or four years with
out change, which is no recon-
mendation.
Figured materials are In high
fashion, not only in the expensiv,
silks, chinee and printed, but IL
cashmeres and French twilled fan
nels for street wear, and delaines oi
alpacas for house. The tiresomt
wafer and half moon figures give
way to the beautiful, old-fashioneC
bouquets in colors more or les:
natural and floral stripes. OF cours,
nothing like paniers or overdraper,
is to be thought of, and the simple
gathered gown with full fiounce OF
the skirt are so pretty one wishe
laNols ht SuOW'
silks for evening in white or cream
grounds, with gorgeous pattern
partly chinee and partly In velve
relief, are not good choice even TO
the stage.
Such u dress seen once IL never
forgotten and grows commonplac,
in three times wearing. The flowe
an bouquet designs must he mod
Ia. ..is,a nt 10 I. pth -
studied, of just that size which
color, without stamping it on tn,
eye, a bouquet gown Is a pleasure
forever.
IL is sin to make or print an in
ferior pattern when good one Is q,
long valued. With all the fuss owe
schools of design, the work sent ou
from the best ones Is doubtfully de
sirable. a window of brocades is {
sight to turn ones eyes from. Tn,
exhibition of last year seems fol
lowed by a reaction of design which
sinks into drearincss. Those sprinl
acanthus and .prickly poppy lea
patterns up and down rich silk re
mind one OF horned frogs anC
dragon fins, or stinging, ill-man
iittCu dhd "Vitc SttuAtu COhIs
weeds, which possibly do for tn,
border of Flemish tapestry, bu
are not the ideas TO associate witt
women's gowns.
One word to those who woult
select wrappings for lasting gooc
style. Always choose cloaks o.
Jackets with as few seams ant
pieces as possible. The less thicl
cloth is cut up the better. anC
sacques with six pieces in the bacl
or separate skirts never look as wei
or give the satisfaction of simple
models There is pretty shor
Jacket sold I'm very dark and fin,
plush, nearly as handsome as 'blacl
seal, though not initiating it,whicl
goes we'll with any costume. Tn,
fronts lap little, giving warmth u
the chest; the collar sets closely
with very small lapel, and the
skirt IL straight without being clum
sy. This Is as well made as any.
thing at $50. Besides this have O
long cloak Of very light or dark
cheyiot; If light with high cloth