The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-10-05
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
New Materials-Elegant Crepons-
BOucle and Other Goods-Styles
in Making Out Door Gar
ments-Millinery
From our Regular Correspondent

HOTEL MAJESTIC, NEW YORK.
Oct. 3, 1895
Extremely y effective crepOns show silk
surface set on wool, the latter quite smooth
while its silken covering heaves up and
down, being attacked only at the intervals
Of depression ColOrs in these novel goods
are rich and beautiful combinations that
melt one into the other and many display
floral patterns that show up indistinctly in
chene style. All designs are indistinct
and this is in keeping with the general
run Of dress goods. G"ajchc (the French
for poodlel is the name given a class Of
novelties in wool and this because of boucle
tinishings that rise variously above the
surface and set close, really resemble in
miniature the woolly covering of the little
pet animal.
NEW WOOI.S
are also finished in Turkish toweling style
and in competition, some goods with heecy
surfaces resembling Canton flannel Vel
vets are of course in plain colors, but there
is also Il large proportion showing floral or
Persian patterns and these are made up
sometimes in entire dresses and come in
acceptably OF course as parts of dresses.
since different materials are put together
quite as freely as ever. Revers, large
collars or sleeves are often still made of
materials differing from the dress and com
bination front breadths and panels are
used, but only as yet to quite Il limited
extent. All this of course contributes
largely to economy, since small pieces or
remnants can be readily utilized. If taken
from dress already worn, they can be
delightfully."- freshened by the use of Ivory
soap and last season gowns when treated
III a similar manner, come out good as new
The fashion of placing fur and chiffon to-
gether and both as adimcts to goods
markedly opposed t" the latter. is by no
means in decline. At
IMPORTANT OPENINGS.
the leading features departed in general
but slightly from those of last season.
Full vest, stock collars, large sleeves and
waists round or very slightly pointed, with
soft velvet belts. were frequent, but the
fullness in sleeves was placed on the sides
instead of at the top and some few were
notably depressed at the top, with fullness
falling towards the elbow. Quite pro-
portion showed the short circular basque
which as ii novelty, will likely
be much used, and some tailor made dresses
had postillion backs. Skirts were almost
always plain and hung much as they have
done, although one notable exception was
gathered full all around and limited num-
ber had side plaits.
OFT DOOR GARMENTS
Sleeves being still large, capes must of
course continue to be worn and are in CLOTH
velvet. or the Marie Antoinette silks of
the day that are printed in various floral
patterns. Other silks having patterns
woven in are used. and as figured silks in
general are greatly in vogue, they will be
argely used for capes. Jackets have large
sleeves and are short, with plain backs and
most frequently loose fronts.
BREADTH IN MILLINERY
'emains the leading feature. BOnnets are
,ften but little more than crowns set on
he head, but huge bows or wings project
IN either side and 50 it is the trimming
more than the foundation that counts.
Bicycling it is said will bring into favor
10Th Tam o. Shanter and Alpine hats for
,oung people, but the same class will also
year such enormously broad hats with ex-
ggerated garnitures that theatrical man
gers must already be apprehensive. High
ising trimmings are also in order and oc
reach the extreme Of twelve
lches, For this purpose quill feathers
re frequent Lucy CARTER.