The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-13

In spite of some elaboration in weave
they are notably light in weight
Inc efforts of manufacturers have beer
turned toward securing a thick warm
YET SOFT and light cloth for winter wear
Inc weight of tailor gowns since the err
OF the naring fashions has been a serious
drawback to the comfort of well dressed
women. 1t will be impossible for those
who have become accustomed to the
weight of the fashionable summer mohair
10 ADOPT again the heavy woods of the
lass Few years. Manufacturers have been
compelled TO use every means TO secure
warm soft goods with a featherlike
Weisht' This Is only possible In a cloth
OF rough or soft surface. The revival OF
the glace-finished ladies' cloths seems Ia
be set back in the ever-revolving cycle of
Styles. 1t seems impossible to make such
material warm as we'll as light In
weight. 49,
The first goods to be worn in autumn
VIII probably be the mixtures of blue and
sreeH ana other fashionable shades in the
SORT hairy camers hair already described
Silk and wool mixtures. which have been
popular all summer, will remain in use.
a great many cloths for winter are light
ened by introducing cords. lines or way
ing hgures in silk. with the effect OF a
procaded pattern, These rich goods will
be made up With trimming of sable and
otner me furs. The lighter goods for
rail- are woven with a wSSof of silk or
with delicate cross-over lines of nluminat
ing color on dark wool ground
Inc dahlla colors of the season begin
at rich and almost invisible" plum
color and are found in various shades
When. they do not shade into the purplish
magenta colors, they are very becoming
10 complexions past the first bloom OF
youth. The slate blues are more irving
when not In a mfNtl1ra !, ~
They are not so hard IN coiorror so I'M
becoming as the old-time cadet and tele-
graphique colors.
Basket weaves in boucie effects are
round in homespuns and other cloths for
early fall The new spattersaH vestings
are smooth London cloths dotted with Gin.
head dots of tan color or bright hunting
red on various dark grounds, They are
also shown in crossbars of these two col
ors on cream white or tan cloth and In
other colors. Wool lattice cloths are
shown in dark blue, green's, browns and
other colors. They are imported to .alse
over contrasting color as a vesting OF
other trimming for cloth gown OF the
color of the lattice
The revival Of MORE antiques or silks
in which the watered designs extends
from selvage to selvage Is the prediction od
importers. Immense quantities of these
materials are sent over from Lyons in old.
fashioned rose, apple green corn color
pearl and other shades familiar in the
bathrooms of a generation ago. Maybe ef.
fects, so generally popular fori combina-
tion with black and dark-hued silks, are
found in white MORE antique marked witt
black satin stripes ranging from half an
inch to a quarter OF an inch in width. The
return of these goods with velvet brocades
of the richest quality is a protest against
the popularity Of the lighter weaves OF
taffeta and other goods. Y
Pale apricot grosgrains are lgared Will
Uncut velvet in an all-ovef pattern. Some
of the richest of these brocades have
chene grounds in a medley OF iridescent
colors, and are covered by an open pat
tern of white frise or uncut velvet. Darl
broeaded velvets are figured with gay
tulips and other jardiniere designs ane
subdued by arabesques of black velvet
Such materials are used for court trains
petticoat fronts and other combination;
with rich silk In plain colors or with
moire antiques. The species Of the effort t
revive these splendid materials is still
matter of doubt. 1t is the revolt of thu
manufactures against the economical
silks now in fashion and the bait offere,
to customers and dressmalSers to reviv
the old-time splendor of brocades ant
MORE antiques.