The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-12-06
STYLES FOR WINTER.
Leading Ideas in Dress Goods. Flower
and Toilet Access cries, --.. =.

Leading Ideas In Dress Goods. Flowers
and Toilet Access cries. =.
Thistles and bluettes are the flowers
of the season, and many of the bodices
are crossed by a ribbon, sword belt fash
ion, or, as the French call it, ''Sautoir."
Ruches still appear on the hens of
dresses, but I am inclined to think the
''Rideau" style is newer. An excellent
example made was pink silk draped
with black Russian net, covered with
lozenges in black velvet. This at
the foot was caught up in festoons
as you see some of tho fashionable
window blinds. Another black and
pink had the bodice differently trimmed
with horizontal bands of galloon. One
of the most lovely of the evening
gowns was tilleul brocade, the
front draped with crepe de chine
of the same tint, but embroidered
all over, in silk, with tiny tlorets. The
bodice. had the silk arranged to cross
over chiffon, while on the shoulder was
large frill of violet velvet The dress
was laced at the back, where were Goa
basques, opening to show the satin of
the same exquisite tint. A green vol
vet skirt, made perfectly plain, had a
belt of green embroidery coming well
under the arms; the sleeves on the up
per portion were chiffon.
The leading ideas are spots in f1lmv
effects produced by the shaggy surface
of the pattern, and the astrakhan weav-
ing. Black designs on lighter grounds
are newer and more original than pale
surface with a distinct motif of a
deeper shade. Winter dresses for
day wear will be made of wool rather
than silk, though sometimes there is q
combination of the two. The gowns
are none. the cheaper on this account,
for the best of new woolens are costly.
A good example is a gray-grounded vi
cuna, soft, like velvet. but far more sup
pie. On this far apart. is conven.
tional floral design in black astrakhan
weaving. Another soft twill fabric had
a black crossbar check all over, with
brocaded floreated circles in some of tho
squares, all shaggy and misty, the long,
black, fibrous hairs having the. appear
ance of being combed on to the funda-
mental color, such as pelunia. In Paris
this is made up as plain skirt and bod
ice, with high sleeves, accompanied by
a sleeveless jacket of plain color.
Some of the new cloths are prin ted with
vermicelli designs in red on black, and
other mix lures. u s
Bordered materials have been brought
out in quite new guise, and in such q
fashion that the adornments at the edge
serve to border the hem Of the gown as
we'll as the bodice and sleeves. 1 will
describe some of them: A reseda twill
had very narrow lines of tiny pink bro
cade and picots of tho same tone at the
extreme edge. Another in mouse-col-
ored diagonal, had three of the tiny
striped lines Of brown velvet, divided by
motifs in wedge-shaped brocade. These
are novelties not to be found elsewhere.
Stripes are being treated in quite new
fashion. A blue ground was almost en-
tirely covered by graduated black
stripes, which, instead Of being ar
ranged perpendicularly, were placed
horizontally, the effect being deepened
at.the foot by black silk founces, with
French hens, which have come back to
us. Snow-faked tweeds are fashions
BILE and for cheaper gowns the specklod
wool serges. which, to Judge from their
wiry fiber, have worsted IN them. Chit.
cago Times.