The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-19
Notes.

Among trimmings, velvet promises OF
occupy the most important place, with
black satin following close upon it. The
satin has a particularly stylish effect,
but, unfortunately, is not becoming to
many people, and, perhaps on this &C:
count, more than any other, will yield
the first place to velvet. Gallons OF all
kinds will be extensively used on. the
colored gowns, and are seen in gold
with cOlors, and in the iridescent effects
SO particularly eilectiYe on the mixed
goods. Jet, too, is in great favor, as 1t
could not help but be under the reign oil
black in all parts Of the costume. Fur IS
already shown, and will form one OF the
staple trimmings for wool gowns as the
season advances. 1t will be used both
on waists and skirts, but will probably
be more confined to street costumes than
it was last winter. On silks and satins,
both black and white lace will be used
and magnificent pieces are shown IN
such variety that it would be hard Tor
one to 20 astray in such aselection:
Diagonal Cheviots are produced IN
one and in two tints, some OF the new
est having diagonal lines OF solid color
on an oriental multi-coloreG ground.
Rep holds its ewn, and reappears wiD
an admixture OF silk. gold silk blending
with navy, green with red, violet with
black wool, and some have fancy cords
on the surface. Whipcords are now a
combination with dagonals and reps
in one or two co!ors. Honeycomb
cloths show the same persistent blend
ing of many vivid coiors.
Skirts OF street dresses are made the
same length all around, and so escape
the ground without the troublesome
lifting to which we have grown so nc.
customed. All skirts except serge and
other strictly tailor.made suits have
some sort OF trimming on them, which
may be simple or elaborate. according
to the material or style Of the gown.
The double and the triple skirt are
growing in favor, and give some indiPa-
tons OF the advent OF drapery before
many months roll by. When they are
used each one is trimmed more or less
deliberately, and the effects very stylish
on tall person. Short women, though,
should beware of their seductions, as
they only intensity any lack OF height,
and happily, there are plenty oil other
pretty and stylish models to follow.
Hopsack is the new stuff par excel
lence OF the year. 1t is TO be had bas-
ket wove, shot, diagonal wove, in two
colors, such as green and terra Gotta, or
woven in two colors interpleated like
sacking, and all the shades are new,
the wool pure cheviot- Some are coarse
woven, and some fine. The hopsack
serge mas diagonal lines n bright moss
green finds special favor. Some are
woven like diaper; indeed, the varie-
ties are endless, one class recalling
crepe cloth, the tints most employed
being claret. green, brown, violet, fawn
and many intervening tints, green and
red, violet and brown, peach and green,
blue and green, brown and green
blending. Baize green IS to be well
worn this year. and very red brown and
assertive violet! a terra Gotta pink COM
bining well with brown.
The round waist with belt will be
much worn during the autumn and
winter, and the seamless variety Of it is
especially suitable for the loosely
woven woolens. For stout persons
these waists are made almost like very
short basque, and the belt is set on the
outside, giving a slightly longer-waisted
effect than when the belt follows the
waist line. Fashion, however, on long
er demands so long waist as has been
sought after for some time past, and
the short-waisted person need no more
be tempted to disfgure herself by max
ing waist line where there is none.
For dressy toilets in the heavy silks and
satins, basques will be worn. The new
est styles have rather long points, but
are still very short on the hips, making
not much more than long pointed
whist