The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-23
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
ALL OF TIE NEW MA TERIALS ia VE
NOW REA CHED OUR SHOPS.
which one. Sensible Women VIII Sci, ct
The Wonderful Blending OF Colors-
Trimmings for the Fall Gowns.

Downright. 1891. for The Times)
Said one rosebud to another rosebud
See how much larger than yours are
my petals! How much attention / re-
ceive from passcrs 10y, while yod gro"
quite unnOticcd on your small staIK' VII"
your tiny petals pressed closely together
ION, yes" responded the wee bud, 'but
when you have faded away, / shall be
coming into the fulness of my beauty with
all these other little buds. Then We can
enjoy each others society while your
petals will lie scattered on the ground.
II we are going TO apply the moral TO
ourSclNeS-iOr now -a-ddys there Is a
moral attached 10 cvcrything-We shaH
make no effort to get ahead OF car neigh
Dor in the matter of fall
dress, remembering that If We
come out too soon, our gown
Will be somewhat passe. when the autumn
parade is ready for march. BY TINS time
however. all OF the fall and the carry
winter styles are displayed in the shops.
1t needs sensible head and discrimi-
mating eye, TO select. out OF the bewilder-
ing pile OF fabrics that viii be unrUlled
before the prospective purchaser. pat
tern and material that VIII stand at least
one. and sometimes two or three, season
wear.
The beautiful. fancy crcpons you Will
select only when you are aUle to adj one
or two more to your out-Oi-dDOr costumes.
I OF the tFtHDn Is reserved LOT tdiAlllB,
informal reception and the like.
II you are restricted TO one handsome
gown for afternoon street wear. you viii
choose one Of the Quieter materials.
There is handsome bJuCle, with brown
ground, closely run with fine black cord
iueS. and scattered with brown polka
mere is a beautiful corduroy effect,
irriacsccnt. In green and bright red
colorug. This sounds brilliant, but it
is not startling, 50 subuy is the green
h
Handsome, sensible didgoldls are both
striped and mixed. The ground is a sub
tie shading Of a color. say granite b.ue,
WITH a strangely pronounced bayadere
effect. These have rich, narrow borders
vi black Persian lamb.
There is also the bOucle with notified
s",.t--raY. green and red Subtly shading,
Ol,rrun with waves Of black.
A soft CamcIS hair shows mixed didgo-
Y.I effect. the color being black, blended
with two other tints; il is particularly
telHtu in the green and red comDlha-
All Of these bright colors are woven
with 't, black SO CleVerlV that the DrlSht-
ness u. the tintS is almost lost, only
enough r.T1iulng to suggest color Tor
tho trimming.
The so.t.. tweeds have also the notified
effects These are soft to the touch ana
Oh. ..,. They are shown in the purple
tHt- -, fashionable this fall, with the
purple toned 10y black. Another rlGh cot
o-n- is % lawn that is briehtened by the
addition ct pale green, plnklSn red, ana
4 deep golden brown.
The mixed diagonals, i'm two colors,
have also the Persian lamb borders. \
new covert cloth is a salt and pepper
mixture. marked AT two dollars a yard.
An of the new materials run from that
price TO four. Indeed, they are all more
reasonable than We're the early lmpoTta-
tonS OF last fall which were marked by
extravaganza 81 both color and price.
Remembering that it is still early in the
season, one cannot cali any of the novel
ties expensive. and it VIII not be long
before they Will be still lower. They are
all of course very wide, forJy-eight
inches, as rule, and need few yards
for a costume.
Last Of the materials are the bourette
novelties i'm soft, uneven checks. and
coarse stripes.
fan, although, strange to say, chiffon is
its rival.