The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-25
IDEAS FOR WOMEN.
Millinery.

Millinery this year is not 30 much on
the neutral tints as last season; 1t 10 more
pronounced in color, richer In effect, and
suggestive Of the brilliant autumnsl tints
and colors-not gaudy, but glowing and
magnificent. We never think of the old
fashioned brocades and trimmings worn
by our stately grandmeres 40 gaudy. but
as rich and elegant, and the colors and
ribbons of this year are faithful copies Of
that earlier period. Gaudy implies, to our
educated tastes, cheap and tawdry, and
surely this years effect cannot come un-
der either heading. The delicate shades
and neutral tints are giving way to more
vigorous colors, not SO artistic and refined
perhaps, but colors taken from Dame
Natures palette. Bluet, Q purplish blue;
rien, new shade OF pink; mousse, an
artistic shade OF green; Jacquemiuot .
rich red; Sarah, . rich pinkish yellow;
cerise, gay cherry, and numerous new
shades OF green, brown, blue and violet,
are among the many shades and colors to
be be worn this winter. In the new Sar-
sanet ribbons oftentimes two or more
blended SO as to make the general effect
beautifully soft and sheer.
The satin and velvet ribbons of each
year have been replaced by ribbons OF the
new sheeny texture $50 like the old FASH
ioned Sarssnet), and taffeta-glac rib
bcns, both of which combine so bsauti-
full withly the mirior-glace velvet. Gros-
grain will be nearly ss popular a. last
season.
Garnitures.
For trimming and ornaments We have
Paradise plumes, resembling coqus feath-
ers in shape and length, but narrower and
finer in effect huge feather rosettes, not
soft and downy, but made of tho stinl
quill feathers; Ivy leaves, looking - ma.
tural as though growing; exquisitsly
painted satin and velvet fowers; jettsd
rosettes; pins surmounted by dragons
heads studded with brilliants; pendants
Of jot, gold, silver and steel beads I;
beaded bonnet crowns; silver and gilt
lace; little animals heads, beautifully
mounted and very expensive; gorgeous
wings, plumage, and perhaps the tropical
bird itself; broad circles and crescents of
cut jet; brilliant passementerie wings,
etc, and yet new effects from "across the
pond" are constantly arriving and being
placed on the market by the ever-a active
importer.
Wells and Veilings.
The simple tulle wells, in light colors,
will be more generally worn, as they are
more universally becoming than those
with tho many embroidered borders
handsome rs they are-though the latter
will be worn TO some extent this sea son.
One OF the latest fads in Partisan lingerie
is veil OF fine dotted net so long a. to
reach to the waist and finished with
snumber OF rows OF narrow ribbon, giving
the effect of a border. These will be
brought out on our side this year, and will
be worn by the more daring, in
Gotham" at least.
Fur Trifles.
Have you seen any of the ribbon and
feather collarettes Just imagine q fluffy
feather band finished with fiuffier rosettes
made OF soft breast feathers). The
rosettes-two OF them--fare out ON either
side just below the ears.
a set, consisting Of q cap and nun made
entirely OF tiny quill feathers, so closely y
set as to be incapable OF roug hing up or
becoming loosened, il quite swagger,
| although many would hesitate TO don
the cap which Is very severe I'm style and
reminds enc OF the caps worn by Russian
and Canadian damsels. The muff is q tiny
AFFAIR just accommodating ones finger
tips. believe most of the muffs are TO be
much smaller than those of last year.
More for effect than comfort.
The Alsatian bow effect is carried out in
everything Uhat Ia, the broad and low
efect), ribbons, rosettes and feathers.
Ostrich Feathers.
Ostrich feathers are to be used in
abundance. In fact some Of our prettiest
hats will be the large ones just nodding
with great plumy feathers. so many
people take no comfort with these
feathers, beautiful a. they are, for they
ind the first exposure TO dampness,
whether IL be rain, snow or fog, converts
them into bedrsgglcd, rakish- looking OBJ
jects that have to be recurled to be pre-
sentable; but let me give you .
tip mot an ostrich tip). Male
feathers stand dampncss ~ we'll
as wings or quilts. IL they be-
come straight when damp, they will curl
again OF themselves when placed in .
warm dry place. of course they cost