The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-11-22
FASHIONS FADS.
The Tickle and Extravagant Dame
at no Loss for Novelties.


Sable tail trimming is much used for
trimming round hats of velvet or satin,
especially with different shades Of brown.
A fashion that is only permissible to
women whose figures are very slender,
Is that which shows tiny velvet rosettes
put where the buttons ought to be. While
these are absolutely rosettes, stfll they
are made Of very narrow velvet ribbon
and slightly f1attened.
Lace fiounces are much used on evening
toilets of velvet.
Handsome buttons with real or imitation
buttenholes appear upon many Of the
new costumes OF cloth and velveb in COM
bination.
White woollens are much worn.
Box cloth Is becoming a fashionable
material for cloaks and jackets.
Military red is foremost in favor for
thinning hats, but be sure it is becoming
before you get 1t. as you will not be
forgiven for being both consDicuously and
uubecomingly dressed at the same time
just to be fashionable. The color suits a
blonde with pure clear complexion
Round waists, belted IN. are still worn.
Nothing Is more becoming to yout h.
full, pretty face than the soft low Tam
O'Snanter caps of velvet now so much
worn. They are folded up high ON the
left side, and ornamented there with two
quilts thrust to point forward. Felt
round hats with velvet crown Of gay
color are also worn by every young
women. as q soft brin of brown felt with
t ureau velvet crown, trimmed with
wings, tips or cog plumes.
Bands Of fur are much worn on street
dresses.
Long hideous capes, which seem to aim
at destroying every line of beauty in
woman's figure, for some unknown rea-
son, are much worn.
Piaids are universally used for chill
dren's dresses.
Tricky repped yet soft Muscovite silks
and bengalines OF light color are made up
be worn with a skirt Of white or light
colered face cloth bordered narrowly
with fur. The back Is seamless, and is
widely shirred at the waist line, while the
front turns back with a revers collar TO
disclose null blouse OF chiffon, lace or
silk. Rose pink Muscoyite silk makes q
beautiful coat of this fashion. with gar
net velvet revers, and white blouse of
China silk with rufiies down the front
mitred with pink. There are full long
sleeves of the white silk gathered to u
HFistbaHa, with shorter over sleeves OF
the pink silk banded with garnet velvet
A soft felt hat-with crease on TOP, that
goes by the name of Alpine" is much
worn, TO the establishment of many who
detesL it.
SHETLAND shawls, whose picturesque
coloring makes them very becoming, are
much used for driving and travelling
cloaks. The fringe forms trimming for
the front and hem
Most of the trained toilets for full dress
the coming season are in prlncesse style.
the length of the train moderate. the
usual skirt springs and other support
ers replaced by the taffeta-silk petit
coat. which shows a graceful ingenious
arrangement OF pleating founces at the
back, skifully grouped and adjusted with
4 view 10 supporting the train. The
foundation skirt appears only at the back,
and is lined to the depth of three-quar-
fers OF u yard with very light weight can
vas Then the pIeated train which falls
above this is linen either with feather
weight cotton flannel OF cotton back
MORE silk, material made expressly
for lining skirts of handsome gowns.
In other respects, evening toilets
show the same general details as other
dresses, as in them also much
emphasis is laid on picturesque collars
and sleeves and fancy and elaborate cor
sages. Medieval designs appear again
upon gowns for special wear, the skirt
falling straight and being lifted slightly
on the left side with q rich chatelaine
ornament Of silver. The quaint style of
dress also that is worn by Marguerite In
Faust is copied almost literally for youth
full, petite figures.
Black silk is among the most popular
fabric for dinner gowns that are not pre-
tentious but rather inclined to quiet
elegance. says an English authority. The
sonibre effect OF black is quite obviated
by the decorations of the dress, the
gloves, chiffon, flowers and jewels.
But there are often occasions
when beautiful woman accentu-
ates her beauty by dead black
toilet, which is only relieved by her hand
bonouet OF red and pink roses Such q
gown gives dazzling prominence to
fair skin and beautiful hair. One stylish
dinner gown of rich black silk had a
deni strained skirt bordered with cut jet
passemeuterie, and the bodice most taste
fully trimmed with black chiffon, black
velvet and jet.
bright side.