The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-28
FASHIONS OF FALL
What the Women Of New York
are Wearing.
HAT STYLES FROM EUROPE
Scarlet Quito Door Jackets will he In
Vogue This winssr-Capricss
in Stationery.

New York Evening Post
"If you wish to see what men and women
will do in the way Of conformity" says .
modern philosopher, stake . European
hat for your subject Of meditation. dare
say there are q. 000.0 COO people at this mo-
ment each wearing one Of these hats, not
for their own special satisfaction, but to
please the rest"
Shot velvet ribbons arranged In stand
ing loope, choux, coquilles and points. are
noted upon many French bonnets and round
hats. Another fancy IL . complete wreath
of short, fluffy ostrich tips sst oil around
the crowns Of Vandyke round hats. At
one side Is q Prince Of Wales feather
cluster. Black velvet picture hats. made
in this fashion, are sometimes faced with
orange velvet, and, in this case. very costly
gold and black enamel pins are set among
the black feathers outside.
Very ladylike and handsome gowns OF
fine Venetian wool are worn ct afternoon
receptions and informal dinners. These
are in princesse style, with artistic Greek
draperies, which give them the title Of
''picture dresses" Beautiful India camel's-
hair textiles are also m ade up in charming
fashion for visiting and evening concerts.
These dresses appear in all the new art
shades Of the season. The princesse form
is mere again . favored one. with slight but
effective draperies and gold or cnt-steel
passementer.e trimmings, with Medici
neck and sleeve frills OF rich lace.
Full corsages are frequently varied by
trimming OF velvet ribbon carried from the
shoulder seam on either side round the
front edge Of the armhole. II is then
brought in obiique direction towards the
center Of the bust. and the strands, meet
ing there, form q point A second length
Of velvet. carried round the edge OF the
bodice to the point in front, and confining
the full pleats in corresponding fashion,
makes pretty yet simple decoration for o
slender figure. A neat little home dress
which carried out this idea was of beauti.
full tint of softest fawn-colored India CASH
mere, the sleeves Of brown velvet. as were
also the three narrow frills at the foot OF
the ekirt.
Persian brocadsd stripes are put on rich
amber silk. and magnifcently illuminated
broche sat:ns striped with velvet bands Are
outlined At the edges with gold or silver
Initiating gfmps and galloons. Many OF
the expensive fabrics in India camel's hair,
cashmere. armure, and benRaline are
striped with broad bands of silk velvet,
with hair-lines hey ond of copper, bronze or
gold.
dark navy-blue English serge gown,
figured with large red polka-d0ts in rough
weaving OF the goods, is made en- princesse.
with slight drnpery in front. kept in
yer. Slashed open under each arm, the
drapery IL drawn loosely over the shoulders
to display what is apparently glove-fit-
ting under-bodice of derk-red cloth, covered
by complex pattern of broad and narrow
braiding in blue, the sleeves following this
style in their arrangement The sailor hat
which accompanies this costume 10 of fine
blue French felt. trimmed with three very
narrow bands OF red velvet and red vel
vet butterfly bow.
New notepaper and envelopes are tinted
delicate cream-gray, with fine gold mon-
ogram. and are called the Stanley station
cry. An attempt has been made to intro
duce long slender envelope, into which
the ;s,d notsspaper: folded lengthwise slips
English mourning" stationery 10 an inn
provement on the usual style. Instead of
the ali-around black border graduated to
express the extent of bereavement, only the
ieft-hand corner of the paper and cover is
stamped with mourning insignia in the
shape OF solid black triangle. It stands
out clear and distinct. and looks less lugu-
brious than the familiar black edged varie-
ty. Mauve stationery. with silver mono
gram. Is also announced.
Many Of the cloth jackets are OF such
rich quality and so handsomely decorated
thai they will be entirely appropriate for
dress occasions and for carriage uses.
from their having vevet-like finish, are
shown in c0l0rs OF fawn brown, silver blue,
sapphire blue, dome blue with much green
in II, copper color, amaranth red, gray in
many lovely dyes. and brown in at least a
dozen wholly different shades. The Goals
are lined throughout with brocade or shot
silk. and trimmed with exceedingly rich
araoesque passementeries in entirely novel
designs.
Skirts of ultra-fashionable walking
dresses sweep the ground in the back
Skirts OF the common-sense order clear the
pavement all around, but yet are not so
short as to look choppy and ungraceful
The height and abnormal fulness of dress
sleeves have subsidized, bonnets are q trifle
larger. and shoes less pointed. Plush and
velvet shoulder capes have brocade or shot
silk Innings. Pointed yokes are a. much
used for fancy wraps as for dress waists,
and expensive garments of the kind are
covered with superb devices in pas
sementerie. Others are framed in feather
bands. Very beautiful Greek gowns are
made OF cream-coiored India wool, sheer
and silky of texture, combined with cream.
coiored armure silk with polka-dotted
stripes of cream or lilac satin. Some of the
India wool textiles are bOrdered with q
deep gailOon in Persian effects, with q
great deal of copper red and gold in the de-
signs.
Fine braiding is one of the features of
coming winter fashions. Many of the new
out-of-door jackets are covered with SOU
tache, forming elaborate arabesque de-
vices. One stylish coat is of gray and
white cloth. the slightly high sleeves COW
cred with tiue black silk braid, every inch
of the foundation cloth being covered by
tire braiding. The fronts, and Q deeply
pointed piece at the back of the Jacket. are
similarly wrought. There are any number
OF red and garnet cloth jackets closely
braided in black, and with these are worn
black silk passementerie toques laid over
red silk. Scarlet out-of-door Jackets and
pelerines in the same martial color, are
likely to be quite popular this winter.
There is always an admixture of black with
these gay garments, be it much or little
Black velvet yokes are seen with bright red
coachmen'S capes, and some of the red
driving coats have black velvet collars and
sleeves. and black leviathan braiding ON
the fronts.
At fashionable importing house on
Broadway is exhibited Pingat tea-gown
with bronze and gold berries and leaves.
The gown is trimmed with narrow bands OF
bronze-brown marabo9t.
The new bonaets are OF medium sizes or
else very low, small shapes, TO be worn with
the hair coilec on the nape of the neck.
These are very much ike a tooue with
strings. ana they are to be had with plain
brims or with coronet fronts. Velvet and
fancy ribbons, passementerie bands. Rus
sian and Persian embroideries on silk net,
gold-worked crepe de Chine, and feathers
ara favored g6rnitures Piock trim.