The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-30
STYLISH GOWNS FOR AUTUMN.
Late Summer Styles Suggest the Coming
Seasons Modes.

Many thin gowns seem 10 depend on
color for their effect and are very little
trimmed. Some are in tTtss&ist. ttcks
The whole blouse is iD inch tucks run
ming round and the skirt is tpcked. to- the
knee The sieve tops are tucked also.
This seems to give body to the material
and keep il in form Such gowns II eiab-
GRATED have a band of black velvet rib
bon set between each tuck. For foul
ards especially this is tic latest idea.
1 do not know how ii may strike the
imagination OF the reader, but one or the
most effective toilettes i have ,seeD' was
all black. with the exception of the lower
part OF the blouse front from the ycke
down. and this was of light green The
yoke itself was black. No color any
where else Large hat all, .hsaeEta The
gown was etamine and the green was
plated chiffon.
In the catalogue OF mere deliberately
made gowns may be eescrilppd- ene' Of lax
colored batiste barred with brown and
yellow On the skirt are three narrow
overlapping ruffles at the bottom. the
lower one OF black velvet. and at the
height OF the knee are tub more, the
lower one also OF black velvet An ac-
Gordon plated 5olcro,. closed in .frpot.
fails over n wide belt of black satin. The
sleeve top is formed Of three Overlapping
rurfles drapcd TO Cross each other. the
lower enc Of velvet, Han Of fax -coiored
manila straw turned Up toward one side,
instead or directly behind, as has been
the sole fashion. and triirmSd, with black
velvet ribbon. black .uiils. large rhine
stone buckle directly in front and red and
orange flowers .,....,
The readers attention is called pa rtic-
ulariy 10 tie above toilette. as il has in
1t some elements OF autumn. gowns will
be made like this in cloth, and the ma
terials and colors in the hat are the tat
est work in fI:i ilDery.
A 1oisette thai had much success was
OF black. trimmed with, bands, of black
guipure laid over orange. The material
was e;amiDe A wide band of the triyn-
ming ran down the front OF The blouse
and down the front OF the skirt to the
FOO, Then the remainder OF the 'blouse,
was covered with barrow, bands Of the
guipure running round The top Of the
sleeve was formed OF two doubled ruff /
files opr falling over the other and 10th
stripei round ike the blouse Manila
straw tat trimmed with black velvet and
flowers
An idea that has hcen popular an sum
MGR is Illustrated in a gown of, sevFcs
blue y,ilipg trimmed with narrow white
soutactc braid The. upper part, Of the \
blouse TO In. top of the neckband and out
Ia the very edge OF the rolling collar. aud
the skirt to the knee. are covered with 4
bands running round The braid does not |
gu directly on the blouse, but on a yoke
collar with epaulettes- attached, the whole
making one rounded outline over I he sleeves.
I have seen at one Of the dresslrakers q
model hike this for autumn carried ont in
green cloth and brown soutache |
P,,ias and checks continue their tr,-
upubant career Nothing !, in a,.s., IA yor I
win chic ,r.,na, The c,,ecrs are i, tIacs !
. nd wbi,conI; Ircooris used. something
: Inst from the style This something *
in,nEc;tv Tb.ra 10 little NOW In say az
n tbe,r ,uale-un They absorb ouanti,i.s
n black veivet ribbsu. and black white
md silver braid Some i, silk made FIR
.er,o,o,,,.us w.,r arc trimmed win nI,,r.j
no. of Tia. chiffon Tins :, ,.hacted sir,
,.ir, has ,,,roc rIo,,,oss If hIacr c,ir,on
80, I'M. ,,,ors,. 10 c,xare,, w,,b rho cb,r,o,
some Of The now ;acre,s haze fl,ri,y