The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-11-15
FASHIONS FANCIES.
Furs all the Rage-Laces and Ben
galine Much Worn.

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Sicilienne is frequently blended with
velvet and sable tail. Handsome shot
silk Innings are used, and for evening
wear very light clothes are trimmed
principally with white Thibet goat, and
richly embroidered in small pearl beads
and gold thread. For travelling there is
pie wooten check cloaks, which have de-
tachuble capes, cut on the cross. descend
ing almost to the knee.
Broche velvet will be a good deal worn
as the season advances, and all the cloaks
are cut on the cross. This cross cutting
adds to the amplitude Of the folds.
Mantels are always difficult to choose.
but there is a variety to tempt purchas-
ers. The best are three-uuarter length
with high shoulders and collar. Some of
the newest ave Jokes OF velvet or fur
introduced.
Changeable silk muslin is one of the
novelties for toilet accessories.
A novelty for jacket waists consists of
ready made revers of silk beaded with
jet.
Many, and in fact most Gressmakers
now put large hooks on the belts of the
waists and basques, which hook into
eyes on the belts of the skirts. and this
sustains the weight and also keeps the
skirt from sagging.
Very many of the slight paniers which
are added to the pretty gowns OF the sea-
son are made of a different material from
the bodice and skirt, In most cases
matching the vest and sleeves, but in
others differing entirely from any other
part of the dress, except perhaps the col
lar. In these instances. lace, fringes, or
nets form the paniers.
I~ndian-red cloth costumes, with coat
hndipa aud holl SRirf nra VARY hAn6GnmA
when trimmed with black silh braidfng
and black fox fur.
The new princesse dresses, cut with a
low-corslet bodice, like q peasant waist,
are very striking in effect among the
array of dinner and reception robes, but
the most charming of all appear in the
exhibit of French house dresses and tea
gowns.
Feather hands are much used on both
wrsppi1 G 8 an gowns, and marabout
fringes have .rcently been introduced.
Back cashmeres, camel's hairs, and in
fact all kinds of black goods, wool and
silk, are very effectively trimmed with
yellow, the shade depending upo the
wearer's taste. and hats ana bonnets are
made to match,
Among the dress models of the season
the skirt is frequentely gathered and
fastened at the back of the bodice. The
fronts of the bodice and the skirt are In
princess form, This makes a graceful
dress, and if the form is over-slender,
hip draperies are added.
Furs Of every description will be more
largely used as trimming than ever be-
fore. If such a thing is possible. Every
kind is fashionable. Trimming made on
flat bands of ostrich q peacock plumes
blended, will be very much used on even
ing dresses. Bands of white ostrich with
the bronzed and iridescent hues of pea
cock feathers make an exquisite COM
bination. 1.
Bengaline is reduced in price, but the
popularity of this fabric is still evident, as
gowns, wraps, n princesse dresses. I'M
ported or made at our best American
houses, are formed wholly of the silk. or
combined Will wool or velvet. In some
degree bengaline resembles Irish poplin.
but it possesses more ~pliabilitys ana can
consequently be arranged In folds which
poplln may perhaps be induced to take.
but which itrefuses to retafn. Bengaline
combined with shot velvet forms some OF
the handsomest gowns of the season.
The dainty 1ounce of lace arranged in
festoons round the skirt is still much
worn, while some skirts are cut in van
dykes at the bottom. exhibiting a fine
fan-plaited balayeuse underneath. Sleeves
are still large and high on the shoulder,
and are often made with one or two puts
between shoulder and elbow, the puts
being held in place by a band of narrow
ribbon of velvet. while the part OF
the sleeves is tight fitting and of velvet or
brocade to match the trimming of the
dress. Collars are still worn moderately
high, and, at any rate for the present,
American women do not seem inclined to
adopt the French fashion of having day
dresses cut quite low in the neck.
For the street there is nothing so truly
ladylike as a pair of well fitting, goat
pebble, high buttoned boots, though some
prefer yarnish or patent leather, on &C.
count of its more dressy effect. But
patent leather is very injurious to the
feet. 1t is as though they were scalded,
which indeed they are in their own per-
SEPARATION. Ladies shoes are seldom made
with tips this season, the toes being broad
er. lips would only accentuate the width.
Oxford and Newport ties, with low heels,
are the fayorite foot gear for ordinary oc-
casions. with low plain kid slippers for
home. and back satin for evening. Per-
fumed shoes are now all the rage. Those
who can afford it have Russian leather
shoes. but as these are very expensive,
the inside of ordinary shoes is sprinkled
with orrisroot or any other perfumed
powder. Pearl gray buckskin is much
used for summer shoes. and they are
bound with gray ribbip. and are stitched
with gray silk to match. They are also
sometimes stitched with pale pink silk,
which gives them a more fanciful appear
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