The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-04
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
SOME MORE FALL NOVELTIES
THAT HAVE JUST ARRIVED.

maj RAVE y OOG Ahftl v hD.
Three Afternoon Gowns - The New
Style In Sleeves-Some Pretty Bib
Effects - How the First Fail Hats
Look-A Stunning Black Hat.
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New YORK, Sept. 3.-The promise Of
more sobriety and common sense in the
new fall goods is beginning to be sadly
broken. The second importation, which
have just been viewing. displays splendid
audaciousness Of design and coloring, which
at once attract aud appall US. The idea OF
wearing a dress Of this material, for In
stance, with its dark groundwork and its
network Of quaint design over in small
velvety or plush divisions. Of bright colors,
makes us feel as If we daren't ware IL, and
yet that if we did we'd be sure to look
awfuuy nice and awfully striking. These
great big plaids with silk stripes are very
enticing, and 30 are the materials that have
pretty fancy designs in bright colored silks
covering them. It's hard 80 give them all
names and a great many Of them thus FAR
go by the name simply OF novelty goods.
And they are we'll named. There isn't a
thing plain among them. Everything has
a raised line or sJripe of some sort Of silk or
a plush design covering 1t.
Some pretty fall dresses have made their
appearance, and the style of them is like
unto the Russian blouse, in some cases,
with variations thas give pretty effects
They are afternoon dresses all of them
and they bear no trains. Paris has dropped
her train altogether, exceps upon state
occasions. Skirts simply touch the ground
now and may even clear 10 il one so de-
sires. VIII women welcome this wonder ,
Not IL the now length brings with it the old
cut Of skirt, and drops altogether the light
and comfortable bell Much as has been
truly written against that most injurious
fad, the train, il is certainly much less
harmful combined with a light bell skirt,
with no unnecessary folds, than Is a train
less skirt Of heavy draperies aud multitude
nous folds. And iJ Is TO be- devoutly hoped
that every woman will join the crusade
against the old, lshc-ious garment that
once had so complete sway.
But to describe my afternoon dresses.
No. has skirt Of plain seal brown, with
seven small tucks around the bottom also
deep rounding yoke, and sleeves If the
same material The blouse is cut very low,
and Is Of delicate leopard shade. Black
marabout feathers join blouse ana yoke,
and also edge the skirt Of the blouse A
black girdle, confined with a gold buckle,
stands out prominently on the leopard
color. The little hat that goes with it is
very cunning; it is a little fluted straw that
scarcely reaches to the front of its wearer's
head-just rests on curls--and Is trimmed
with few knots OF velvet ribbon and a
small aigrette, and strings that meet in a
chou.
No. is somewhat after the blouse cut
that is, in front; IN the back il il coat style.
This blouse is also cut low and round at the
neck, fastened to a full yoke Of gross grain
silk. A little above the waist line the ma.
terlal Is cut away altogether In front and
the TWO sides are held together by silk STRAPS
fastened by gold buckles. The gold buckle,
by the way, Is most in vogue just at pres
ent. Russian sleeves of silk fall over plain
tight fitting ones vita silk ruffies, The
skirt of this gown has the deep hem
trimmed with two narrow diagonal silk
bands.
No. is most pleasing and most original.
The material is dull blue, heavy faille,
and is amply combined with black velvet
There's broad band of it at the edge of the
skirt, and the band Is again trimmed both
top and bottom with marabout feathers.
The plain bodice is covered with a
berthe Of fine guipure lace, also
edged with marabout, as well as the
pointed velvet belt, and the double black
velvet sleeves that fail over the blue silk
ones. These blue silk ones reach only to the
elbow, and the light gloves that will be
worn with the dress join the sleeve at this
point. This is pretty fad in sleeves and 1t
promises Co be popular for some time.
Ones arm looks so much prettier incased
lii a glove to the elbew than in a sleeve.
saw very stunning black costume on
the street to-day. The girl who wore it was
very petite, yet OF exquisite figure, and
looked well in the plain, tight-fitting black
gown, OF severely plain cut. buttoned down
the back several inches below the waist,
The front fitted everywhere without a
wrinkle But the hat was more striking
still. 1t was OF black guipure lace on a wirs
frame, of very broad brim. Several ostrich
tips stood up In front; so did several loops
OF black velvet ribbon; and between them
was an Immense wide bow Of flaming orange
velvet. Under the rim In front perched
single velvet flower OF the same vivid color
From what / have seen OF new hats,
should say that possibly the coming color
for the fall is brown 1t would seem so. at
least, from these outcomes of millinery
skill. For almost every one had touch Of
brown, or brown and white; and the
greater part of them we're built upon a
brown foundation, branching out into gold
and delicate lighter shades, until they paled
to cream. Aud, as | noted with surprise,
they had narrow velvet strings, every one
OF them. The brims were bent and curved
considerably, ana the crowns had fallen and
widened out One beauty was faced with
fiat ostrich feathers and trimmed with
brown velvet and plumes; bird of rich
bright green perched among them. An
other WAS trimmed with bows Of brown
and white velvet and creamy plumes. But
they were all trimmed in front; the sum-
mer precedent was faithfully adhered to.
The bib effects are becoming more and
more lengthy. One on delicate heliotrope
silk has cream lace bib of exquisitely fine
thread hanging loose from the neck half
way down the skirt. II is extremely pretty.
Another is plated In soft crepe over a russ
set-colored dress. A great many folds at
the neck hang down at one side and are
slanted off considerably, so at the other side
the bib is very short.
These bib effects are very pretty over
dresses that button In the back. If you de-
sire to look real babyish and captivating,
get dress with pretty full gathers in front,
button it down the back and then have a
dainty, flimsy, fancy bib hanging in true
infantile style. The effect is wonderful
takes tea years off your life, IL you can