The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-11

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particularly effective. One having .
raised design Of oak leaves cleverly de-
fined in shiny silk on dull background,
struck me as peculiarly neat and pleas
ing. This material is produced in
double width only. Large patterns and
very small ones will be equally setaside
this season, a good medium-sized pat
tern being looked upon by various
couturiers as the proper thing for drap-
ing the female form this autumn
To recapitulate, therefore, checks,
plaids, medium-sized floral or conven-
tional designs, and coarsely-woven, soft
materials fecl1ed with silk or finer wool,
satin cloths and ribbed materials, either
plain or peppered in two colors. viii be
most popular for winter wear, while
printed velvets, in the loveliest colors
Imaginable, sllk-faced. cotton backed,
Will form entire corsages or jackets.
Some OF these velvets arc printed with
artistic, old-time designs Of the Louis
Quinze and Louis Seize periods. 9th
ers have punches of roses thrown care
lessly on to q soft, pale green, mouse
gray, or helitrope ground, the floral de-
sign reassembled by ribbons tied in true
lovers knot bows. Posies of gold and
copper-colored marigolds, tiny bou-
qucts this time, stand out radiantly
FROM ground OF royal blue, Lincon
green, or mahogany7ground velvet.
In more dressy and expensive mate
rails we find the beautiful moires, that
appear to have fruit-like bloom upon
their watered surface; nor does this
suffice for richness, for in some in
medieval pattern in medallion or a de-
sign of foliage is brocaded upon thu
silken fabric. Moire-velours for even
ing dresses, especially for young girls,
will also form part of the seasons nov
elites, in white, pale blue, golden yellow
and pale green. This material is most
fetching. Then there is series of fine
ly-ribbed silks, woven with floral de-
sign in posies ton sur ton, or of that ex-
act shade of the foundation. These
silks are particularly pleasing for ladies
who appreciate quiet and rather Quak-
erish garb; the faint, old-time shades
or "naunces etientes," such as puce,
dove gray, viex bleu, vieux rouge and
a quaint faded green, having soothing
effect on the nerves, after the aggres-
sive coioring adopted by the masses
during the past few months. Personal
", l fancy reaction will set in and the
vogue will favor soft, faint shades, 60
much more becoming to the generality
OF feminine compilations. Brocaded
silks, or rather silks brocaded with Q
raised velvet design in Louis Quatorze
style, will be employed by one of the
leading houses for gala and evening
dresses, while silver and gold-woven
brocades will be used as enumeration
in conjunction with plain satin or MORE
gowns. As to trimmings, embroidery
will again be largely employed, inter
mixed with narrow lines Of fur out
lining The design. Suede and glace kid
will be much used also, in bands, or cut |
out in fretwork design, and worked |
around with silken cord, metal beads, |
and at times with lines of colored |
chenille in Renaissance style. Entire |
cuirasses of this cut-out kid, / am
told, will be forthcoming later on, re-
one singularly of the ''buffie- |
terie" worn by the couriers Of the mid
die eyes. One of the favorite styles Of |
trimming autumn dresses will be with |
narrow velvet ribbon. generally black,
and set on in rows of seven, fiveor three |
around the skirt, the corsage similarly |
ornamented. These velyets vary in
width from two inches to the fifth of IN
inch, end may be employed in grad
mated manner, or each row may be of |
similar breadth. The effect is neat AID |
pretty, and the expense
thereof is not great.-Paris Letter to
London Telegraph.