The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18
FASHION NOTES.
Hints About Woman's Dress for the F
Season.

Hints About Woman's Dress for the Fall
Season.
With the return of cooler days and
the necessity for wraps of some sort,
the enormous bow of watered ribbon
reappears as a finish for the front of the
outside garment. There are also some
new models, with ends of soft silk or
japanese crepe attached 10 either side.
These ends are tied in g bow at the
front and hang half way down the
skirt. If one does not like the crush
ing and missing of the material, the
bow may be ready made and hooked
underneath the front. These bows
have points of advantage in that they
give dressy effect to the costume and
do away with the necessity of elabor-
ate vests. Some of the new early
autumn suits have the skirts cut with
the corselet point. This, while not in
many senses new. is always desira BILE,
and as it continues in fashion. those
who have skirts made in this way may
| congratulate themselves on being in
good form.
There is very much to be approved in
| the present style of dress-that is. the
| style that one may adopt if she so
chooses. 1t is not at all arbitrary to be
laced down to the sutfocating point,
| and very many women rarely wear
ie esses that so construct their bodies.
Some women ha We a special corset and
style of costume for receptions. and the
rest of the time go about in comfort
able fashion. wearing a blazer and skirt
or the ever-prese MT and exceedingly
popular fancy waist.
The tailor costume is a perennial
subject of interest to women They
must have one or more at their com
mand. There has been good deal of
effort to get out something radically
new in tailor costume this season, with
what result it is as yet a bit early to
say. Among the novelties to be pre-
scented. however, are dresses with very
narrow breadths. each breadth piped or
corded either with fancy woven cord or
one with a silk cover
Years ago, dresses with corded seams
were all the raga. The older members
of the feminine community will recall
the old-time ga brielle or princess dress
with every seam piped with bright or
contrasting color. Z he newest idea is
dress somewhat on the redingote
order the sides and backs of the dress
being full length. the front of the skirt
piped and having a vest-front effect
with a pointed bodice. This Is all very
well to look at. but any woman who
has found it necess airy to insinuate
ko,,ro1f int of of thnGn
! dresses, has an extremely poor opinion
Of it as far as convenience is concerned.
| However. that counts for nothing with
| the arbiters CT fashion.
| There is much to indicate an invasion
of violent contrasts. 1t will probably
be only passing fancy, but just now
! the most startling combinations are
made and that, too, in some cases,
without even good sense as guide.
A dress shown the other day was
made of brocade with pin,,ish-white
ground ard small bouquets of bright
roses in brocadings. The trimming of
this was black velvet in enormous re-
vers, corselet belt and sash ends.
There was a great deal of white lace
about the costume, and the front was
Of chiffon of the color of the ground of
the dress. Blue and heliotrope are
lsed in the same costume, and pink
and heliotropa, the latter being not so
pad if the proper shades are selected
A novelty trimming for dresses is of
perforated cloth. The edges are seal
oped or pinked out, and pattern in
,rabesque or lace design is cut through
he fabric. A stylish dress had the en-
ire front of the skirt made in this per-
,orated fashion, also very deep Shout
Ter rutties and cuffs. This perforated
material is much improved by being
ined with bright silk or something
hat shows color throu gh the perfora-
ions 1t is said that this cut-out
trimming is to be in general use for
wraps, capes. dresses and millin cry. 1t
axes extremely fine and handsome
goods to bear it well, and this fact
alone will add to its popularity. Y.
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