, 1890-10-02
FASHION NOTES.

There is q rage for the golden tints,
both in evening dress and millinery.
Many of the imported house toilets
| for autumn are ribbon-trimlned, ana
none of the ribbons are wide.
| Wood brown is seen in most of the
new fabrics, and promises to be lead
| ing color IN both fall and winter goods.
| yellow tints are nunerously repre-
| sented among evening toilets, varying
| from pale-straw color to deep-spanish
gold.
Navy blue is a very fashionable color,
and 1t will appear among many oi the
sty lish street and carriage dresses during
the present season.
! Skirts of walking dresses are slightly
shorter than they were, sleeves less high
and bouiiunt, bonncts trihe larger,
and shoes less pointed.
| Toilet vinegar is made by pouring any
scent or cologne in the bath. The faint,
sweet smell that will hang around the
bather Is worth yard of sachets.
Don't take set of plush furniture as
present. Sell 1t, burn 1t, bury 1t, but let
nothing tempt you to use IL. The stuffed
sets are the cruciliSion of good taste.
Large rosettes made of narrow ribbon
are arranged as neck band, and tied
closely round the throat, with long,
hoating loops and ends of ribbon at the
back.
1t has been pronounced an exquisite
and artistic fashion to bind the hair
with tillet of gold, and girdle the
waist of white or light dress with
silver chain.
The present dress finds increasing
favor, but II must be borne in mind that
the polonaise does not look so well un-
der an out-ot-door jacket as skirt
which does not open up the front.
The new silks for dinner and evening
toilets are magnificent in design and col
oring. Flowers and sprays of the most
delicious tints almost cover the most
exquisite grounds of rich brocades.
Wear street gowns the color of your
hair, house gowns the color ofyour eyes,
and evening gowns the color of your
compile Xion' is the advice given by
popular lecturer on the art of dress.
The Stuart style Of sleeve, with its
double pulls and perpendicular bands of
material, has been viewed in all its pris-
une picturesqueness, and promises to be
n great iayorite with slender women.
The lily.pattern bedroom carpet, in
| two shades OF green. is particularly ef-
lective with terra Gotta hangings and
cushions. This daring floor covering
wns designed for the "Lonsdale' bed
room suit which is made i'll ash, and
may be bought for $50 or so.
The newest felt turbans are perfectly
round in shape. In spite OF protests
from bird lovers and phlnnthropic
writers, the slaughter Of the limo.
cents still goes on, and black birds
with outstretched wings perch on the
crowns or cling to the brims of many of
these head coverings.
As an indication of the fashion of the
U ha ~ t,lr
striped woolens, with softened shaded
effects, are being prepared for the fall
and early winter; also soft wooden stutis
of all kinds, with fringed borders, or a
piece of cloth with interviewer stripes In
Astrakhan black OH color.
| Ordinary muslin is coming into wear
again, and black lace trimmings are
much worn with 1t, either as fichus,
| panels or large jabots diminishing to
| wa-d the waist in fact, any way that
fashion and fancy dictate, for the light
black lace on the thin material forms II
/ pretty aud elective contrast.
Black gowns nre always in good taste
provided they are OF good material and
weli-ttting. In spite of the taste for
bright colors which has been very mani.
lest oil late, 1t Is observed at many of the
more fashionable gatherings, races, gar.
den parties. and tho like, that n large
II.
All the newest dresses have one fiounce
about the bottom, which may be taken
as premonltion that the gowns of
next season will be II ounced to the
| waist, after the STYLES of our grand
mothers. Thus gently does fashion i'm
sert the wedge of an innovation in mode
which presently develop TO exaggera-
tion.
1t would surprise the carpet buyer to
know how many houses, the keynote OF
| which is good taste, are covered with
mating. Not only is the chamber so
treated, but the clean, cool grass weay
ing is iald on the drawing room floor for
the relief oil rugs and mats that would
be fortune To the workingman at an
auction.
new style of fancy jncket is com
posed oftwo enthusiastically a plain
fabric and brocaded ono. For instance
the bodice of the jacket which is tight
hitting at tho buck and open in front is
OF bright SILVER gray gace silk, while tho
,uli sleeves, the collar and revers, taper-
ing down to the waist. are of brocaded
SILK OF the same shade of color
Gold lace is much used in delicate mt.
terms with vandyked edges and in Tosca
nets with dots and cresccnts. Thcr. IN
much mixing of cream and gold, blacI,
and gold, ana of white net With either
gold or silver embroidery. Some very
handsome and expensive Spanish EN-.
broiderics in silk have their deenIv-
pointed edges finished with heavy silk
! fringes.
fcather bands of all colors arc to he
used FOR trimming. High corsages Will
have feather band around the throat
anu low evening DouiCcs will be bortlercd
win feathers around the neck and arm
holes. Black curled ostrich bands are