Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-19

pretty one: Fnst, here's a blouse OF
silk IN Scotch plaid Of pretty warm
col0rs, over this comes the skirt. Of real
nuns color, gray eamels hair, with q
broad belt that covers a good part Of the
blouse. The belt. however. u straight
al around. not pointed like our sumner
ones. The sleeves are Of the finest six.
with = wide cuff Of grey. The cape that
goes over has high standing collar,
with velvet buttons AZ each side. by
which the bright-eolOred cord whith
fastens the cape is knotted together.
The cape does not meet; IL stands apart
about three inches, displaying consider
able OF the pretty blouse. The skirt
has six narrow rows Of gray braid; the
gloves are gray also.
Troasseau gowns-it's a broad sub
ject. and there's such bewilderlng
mass Of materials - choose from, that
one hardly knows what 70 get SO far
the season has not settled itself In
stead Of some OF the new and startling
goods quietly sinking out of sight and
leaving simply the cream Of materials
on top. more and more fabrics are con
stantly appearing. And what with the
velvet stripes. the Russian velours, the
tucked goods, the dotted and palm
leafed Bedford cords, the new serges,
the shot goods, the eorduroys and ali the
rest, our minds have no very clear ideas
in them So that II one put off buying
for few weeks, 70 see what viii actu-
..T1 ~ -
and criticism unframed. one will prob
ably fare much better than by purchas-
ing now. But if this be impossible,
there is some material that il is safe 10
count upon The new shaggy eheviots,
for instance, will never be amiss, and a
Bedford cord can be relied upon to last
for one season at any rate Serges, too,
are always in style, but the serge craze
has been so intense all summer that il
Is little tiresome now. Still, in new,
odd shades, serge will be worn again.
Crepons? Yes, with the silk designs
running over them, they make up very
handsomely.
The empire is surely coming upon us.
We see suggestions of il In the short,
tuAA NhisIs, TIC AlSl ShlElS COuilllR up
over, the ever increasing sleeve, the Wat
team folds and variations in our gowns.
Some of the bell skirts are being sup
planted by gored ones; even the bells
are cut differently from what they
were, having no seam at the back, but
only bias, bell-shaped piece. In the
front the breadths are gored TO fit the
figure more closely than ever.
A pretty new combination suit has
Just come from Paris. II is novelty
for IL answers two purposes-that of an
afternoon visiting gown and of an even
ing dress as well. For the velvet yoke
il bears and the embroidered lower
sleeve can be taken out at will, leaving
remarkably pretty evening dress
The material is soft sea-green Duchess
silk, and Is combined with much greer
and delicate gold embroidery, in bands
The front Of the skirt hangs separate
from the back, and where they stand
slightly apart at the sides we can see 4
band of black velvet. This style o.
skirt will be very popular this winter
Whether it will reach Us so soon one car
scarcely say. The front portion of the
skirt Is bordered, both edge and sides
with pale green and gold embroidery; 81
is the back portion, but only at tn,
sides, for the small train must need: