The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-30
FASHION NOTES

Astrachan Very Much worn-Favorite
Colors-Neck Gear.
Silk mousseline, chiffon and satin viii
be used in preference to tulle for evening
dresses.
Plaid wool gowns continue to be made
bias throughout. The seamless bodice is
closed invisibly. and may have silk or vel
vet at the top or in the sleeves.
Sleeves are as varied as bodices. They
are made extremely long, curving low on
the back Of the hand and covering the
wrist in front. These are the tapered
sleeves, without cuffs, and merely edged
with narrow gimp.
As sleeves grow longer gloves are worn
much shorter, the five button glove being
much worn.
Sleeves are smaller and skirts are ride
ulously longer.
Silver mounted bags show quite new
designs.
Silver girdles are used for looping up
skirt draperies
The forget-me- not figures conspicuousiy
among the flower jewelry.
A stylish gown of swallow-blue i'm
perial cloth is made like 3 riding habit in
the back. The waistcoat and front of the
dress are formed of russet-colored camel's
hair. with deep embroidery in silver,
A very rich winter costume is made of
satin brocade IN heather c0l0rs, this in
princesse form, while the great-coat is of
dark green cloth, made with a high
collar and mousquetaire cuffs Of sable
fur
Otter, castor. heather and chestnut are
the popular tones in brown
MarQuise baudeaux of shot ostrich tips
grace the crowns of the largest hats.
Vatican brOcaGes made in Louis XIV
fashion are especially elegant for brides
maids gowns.
Hats are less frivolous in shape than
formerly. Those crinkled-up and bent
about shapes that girls with frizzle hair
are so fond OF are considered passes now.
Large hats have straight brims, but they
are always caught up at the back to show
the hair, either with q rosette, bird, or
a bunch OF tips.
Bordered materials have been brought
out in quite a new guise, and in such a
fashion that the ad0rnments at the edge
serve to border the hem of the gown as
well as the bodice and sleeves.
Astrakhan is enjoying popularity long
denied it. White Moufflon aud Thibet goat
are much fancied for youngish persons,
and gray Persian lamb is also quite popu-
lar NutTia beaver is cheap and really as
pretty as q genuine beaver.
The fur canes that are now SO fashion
each garment. The high Medici collar is
a favorIte. and Is usually of different
kind of fur from the rest OF the cape.
Among the elegant winter cloakings
are East India broche fabrics. very Orien-
tai in effect. black and a number of glow
ing Persian cciors being woven together.
There are besides some stylish wooden
brocades, soft and luxurious in effect, IN
terra Gotta. Venetian brown, black, olive
and gray These clothes, neecy as camel's
hair on the inside, are so heavy that
wraps made of them are merely silk lined
the silk being frequently shot
Among the pretty neck trimmings for
ball aud opera wraps, are bands OF pale
bebe blue ostrich feathers into which
are set much narrower bands Of Jet in fine
arabesques studded with soft blue tur-
quoise stones, or tiny opais and Roman
pearl beads. The bands are IN cream,
hiGe, Nile green, white. yellow. aud
black, and they are also used on dress
sleeves, and across the foot Of skirts OF
velvet or brocnte.
In addition 10 the mantles and other
short form OF wraps are long. loose cloaks.
reaching 10 the hem OF the gown. and
made with high collars lined with fur.
On some OF these new cioaks fur also APP
pears on the yoke and border of the gar.
inenf. Many OF the long cioaks Tor wa1E-
in4 or carriage wear are made OF dark