, 1890-10-16
AUTUMN STYLES.

fShirley Dare in Chicago Inter Ocean. /
A welcome coolnesss in the wind
promises frost-the blessed frost
whose touch exercises from the air
foulness and disease, which destroys
odors Of swamp and street and sends
n thrill of life into weakened frames
Two things the world would be very
Ill off without-ihe east wind and
frost--the two angels of health
which counteract malaria and
plague.
They bring out the fur capes early
and sensibly, for when Is cold more
felt than when II first comes? The
stylish, reserved wearers like the
coats In softest thick wool, light as
elder flannel, with dull, fine lin ish.
Simply fitted in the back, the mar
row single fronts look slender with
out darts, and thick cloth looks
bunglingly fitted to the bust any
how at best. A princess or wo-
man of exclusive taste would choose
one of these fine coats, with lon g
revers, braided with the cord that
Is not much more than coarse sew
ing silk on revers, collar and mar
row cuff, leaving the braided sleeve
to popularity, which will immedi-
ately vulgarize 1t.
HATS AND BoAs THIS AUTUMN.
To this coat the fair wearer will
add the boa Of thlckly curled os-
trich or sheared feathers, or the
glossy cocks plumage, which is
rather the choice for its effect in
throwing up the whiteness of the
complexion above ii. Alas! these
pretty feather boas arc forbidden to
round faces and short throats, W hich
remind one of a Christmas pudding
round and unctuous in Its wreath
Of holly-while long faces with
cheeks that have lost their fullness
wear these feathery coils with a
kindly grace. There Is sense in
these fashions-repeat it--for the
light, warm protection for throat
and front will save many a weak
chest from feeling the keen air
which would leave one delicate for
the winter.
The felt hat for town mornings is
the boat shape, with brim up
turned in the back and front Just
the width to relieve features fallen
oil In plumpness without making
them look spare In contrast to their
span OF roof. Ash gray felts with
rich loops of black velvet, cock q
plumes and scale embroidery in
Jet are the choice for street cos
tunes. Park hats, with low crown
and broad brim, come in nat
ural gray rough felt aud fur plush,
with long plumes in Charles II.
style. Fine French felts have the
brlms buttonhole stitched with fine
arrasene and chenille mbroidery
on the broad fronts or embroidery
and cutwork veined with chenille.
GOWNS TO BE WORN.
Gowns run 10 cutwork and an.
plique, the finest serges in terra
reds, bishops purple, and Carme-
lite grays having borders of velvet
and applique, or velvet bands with
flowers and rocco borders cut from
the cloth and applied with fine cord
edging. These and the superb
plaids In silky cameps hair and deep
soft Starts and Shetland woods are
the most striking fa abrics of the fort
night. The Macduff tartan, In its
deep crimson with dark green bar.
Ia the most sumptuous coloring OF
the Scotch plaids. The fancy pat
terms which combine deep, rich
mist-purples with gray and russell
bars, or green and gold, are 30 de-
lightful In the show window one
regrets to think of them mlsmade.
tumbled and worn by the wrong
woman. They are to be worn as
drapery solely, in shoulder plaids,
which are their real purpose, and in
plain skirts with broad side pleats.
draped fronts and fullness gathered
closely in the back.
ne warm autumn brings out the
fashions for dress SO slowly that one
Is thankful for more time 10 make
the house ready for changes of
weather, and provide the comforts
with due forethought.
FALL FooTGEAR,
rirst OF al delicate people must be
well shod for changing seasons. Be-
fore the need of warmer clothing IL
felt, the damp chill striking through
the feet is felt through limbs and
body, stiffening the chords and the
gait, fostering u general ache of the
muscles which tends to anything
but usefulness of feeling: What is
to be done? To wear rubbers con-
stantly Is only another form OF the
evil, for the feet cased In their own
warm moisture get dangerously
chilled on taking rubbers off.
The safe thing Is to have a rubber
shoe, which leaves the upper part of
the foot dry and free to the air. /
never expect TO see again the emil
nently sensible walking shoe which
appeared I'm Boston shops six yedrs
since, which had rubber sole in
laid on the tread, which was the
most elastic, and comfortable shoe
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