The herald., 1893-11-05
ALL ABOUT new YORK FASHIONS.
The Proper Styles for the
Adornment of Women.
Fannie Fields Letter on the Modes
and Fashions in Vogue.
Fancy wcavos In wooiens and silks
Moirss = Fancy Fianneis = stylish
waists- ID inner Costumes
New Hosiery.
Special to the nsnA1D,

French novelty woods in one or two
colors or melange OF many shades
have taken firm hold on popular favor,
and honeycomb weaves. the familiar
hop-sacking or basket check patterns,
are rendered novel by brilliant color
combinations, diagonal stripes or change
able hues. contrasting strongly with the
smooth-hnished French broadcloths. A
partiality for fancy weaves combined
with changeable effects is evinced in
the newest bengalines; black or colored
moire antique or fancy moires are, how
ever, particularly prominent, showing
large and small satin dots, black pin
head dots on pale rose, Nile green,
or clel blue, often with some floral figure
of another color. Black moire Is exten'
sively used in combination, especially
on plain-colored, dark woolens or on
velvet capes, and fairly rivals the latter
material in general popularity. In new
silks, extremely small colored figures
on black satin grounds, bayadere stripes
or minute white designs on black are
leading iavoritss; at the same time bro.
cades in self colors. or in contrast, go to
make up that endless variety which
often renders selection a difficult mat
ter. The ascendancy OF green and pur-
pie 10 unshaken, although the black and
white "fad" is more recent.
FANCY FLANNELs
are quite feature among fall goods /;
stripes or dots in contrast, palm leaf
deeigns, 'all over" silk embroidered
patterns in verr delicate shades, or col
ored figures on black grounds are used
for ladies' wrappers and sacques, or for
childrsn's dresses, cloaks or underskirts.
Colored embroidery on flannel ekirting
was never more stylish, and while all
the standard colors are represented,
pale hues are in great favor, and by
using ivory soap and luke warm water
the finest hannels, colored embroidery,
rich Iaces, children's colorsd jacques or
creeon cloaks may be washed without
the slightest risk OF fading.
SKIRTS REMAIN
about four and half yards wide, those
designed for street wear clearing the
ground, at the same time not really
short. Numerous styles OF corssges are
ehown, seam at the middle of the
back, with broad side form, being a
change from full backs and invisible
fastenings, which last are by no means
out of style. Pointed or round waists
are equally appropriate for day or even
ing. aud round basques, buttoning over
to the left, with double row OF buttons,
almost the eize OF butter plates, and
broad revers, with or without fancy
vests, are il great favor, being suitable
for either plain or handsome material,
and admitting of changes regarding
trimmings, A new sleeve, having q
puff at the top, with rows OF ehirring
below, and second puff at the elbow
with shirIed cuff, wac seen at late
opening OF French dresses, and while
not absolutely new, ribbon or jet passe-
menterie shapes are used over white
lace or colored velvet sleeves, dropping
from the shoulder over the elbow.
TWO PATTERNS OF BRocADE
may now be used in one costume, as in
superb dinner costume. the ekirt lie OF
white brocade, with immense sleeves
and large revers edged with jeweled
psssementerie and deep white lace. A
Cleopatra front OF pale yellow chiffon,
set to haIf-tight jeweled band, imparts
an air of oriental languor. The skirt OF
another dinner dress is a rich pale
green changeable silk, covered with
black pinhead dots, trimmed with three
narrow bsrds OF Russian cable, the
front opening on green changesble
velvet V, reaching to the waist. The
long green velvet coat bodice has pink
chiffon vest, strapped across by pink
eatin ribbon confined at the center By
Rhine stone buckles. A white Vene
tian point lace cap covers the neck,
falling over the green velvet sleeves, and
q wide Venetian lace band is laid plain
on the velvet V at the front of the skirt
the sleeve cuffs being edged by lace and
Russian sable. A white silk evenins
dress, with black satin, box plated
foot border about two inches wide, with
a narrow jet galluon at the center, is 6
pretty illustration OF the prevailing
fancy. A fine black lace skirt, woven ii
a floral pattern, falls over the white eilf
underskirt to the foot border, and tht
white elk added bagque is cut low neck
with each seam strapped by jet pas
sementerie. The elbow sleeves are lou
silk ruffles, covered with black lace
matching the skirt, and around the necl
are two full elk rutliss, similarly veiiec
| in lace.
| COMMON GRADE HOSIERY
shows no marked changes, but fanc,
goods are especially attractive; ant
here as elsewhere intermixtures OF blscl
with light colors are an important fea
ture. A broad black stripe. sometime
of embroidery or open work, extend
from the toe to about midway hetweel
the knee and instep at the center, not
however, conceaiing the principal colo
from aide view. Three colors and or
namentaton above the 'black boot
are verv general. Vandyke pointa, min
iature Eiffel towers, or bands IN thfe
shades OF the same color, with a CORE
spending band at the top, are all tasteful
styles. Th, Clan plaida are brought on
in elk Z. cashmere, the former 81 pc
pair, tie .atter $I50, aud five coore,
clocks On black. combining three colors
are among novelties.
EANElE FIELD.