The herald., 1897-10-17

in velvet bands, fur, braid and jet, ard
will be used for colored dresses as much
as for black itself. Some of the jet
trimmings are relieved by a touch of
steel, which adds materially to the ef-
feet.
The new buckles are almost too pretty
20 wear, and the assortment of designs
is bewildering Never before has so
much time and thought been bestowed
upon these small, but necessary, articles.
They come in jet, steel. gilt, enamel, and
many of them are richly and beautifully
jeweled. Some of the more expensive
ones are in medallion form, anG these
are especially intended to be worn with
the plaid silk bouses so much in favor
this fall Buckles are used for decora-
tive purposes on rosettes and, bows, as
well as for their more legitimate use on
belts. All of the hondsomest sashes
and folded belts are finished with
buckles, a large one being worn on the
front and smaller one for the narrower
portion at the back.
Belts as well as buckles have taken a
new lease of life and no fashionable
wardrobe may be said to be complete
without several, different styles being
required for different occasions. For
dess wear, silver, French gilt and Rus
sian enamel, all thickly studded with
jewels. are the correct thing. Some of
the OXydized silver ones set with emer-
aids and amethysts are very chaste and
beautiful and have the advantage of
harmonizing with most colors A nov-
city is formed of miniatures of lovely
faces trimmed in gilt, with tiny gilt
clasps set with turquoises between. For
street wear the leather belt retains its
place, and the buckles for these are of
steel. silver, gilt or leather covered. while
a novelty shows fur heads for fasten-
ings. Some Of the newest leather belts
have the buckle and strap narrower and
on top of the belt proper, which is in
many respects an improvement.
Another old friend has returned to
popular favor this year, and that is cor
duroy. This material has much to rec
ommend it, as the finer qualities are very
durable and do not muss easily, shed the
dust and rain, and have the further ad-
vantage of always looking dressy Both
for jackets and extra skirts it will be
largely worn this fall, while coats and
skirts, to be worn with the silk blouse,
are particularly desirable possessions
for any one who requires number of
street dresses. Grey, cedar, brown and
heliotrope are the colors best liked in
this fabric.
Plain velveteens will also be used for
a variety of purposes this season, some
Of the lighter colors being especially in
favor. For tea gowns this material is
quite well liked, as it hangs admirably
and wears WELL For evening wear we'll
chosen velveteen has almost the effect
of the more costly velvet and will see
twice the service without showing Ill
effects. Among the shades for evening
are cerise, hyacinth, orange and tur-
quoise blue, while for street wear there
are all shades of purple, blue and green,
all of which make nice street gowns
either singly or in combination with
cloth.
If one color stands out above atsother
this season, think we must say it is
brown. Rather the light than the dark
shades are chosen, and combinations of
the different shades. as we'll as COM
bined with other colors are very popu-
lar. Brown and black, too, bids fair to
be a particularly we'll liked mixture.
black braids and garnitures of all kinds
being chosen to trim the medium and
light browns. In fact, it may be said
that balck trimmings on rather light
colored goods are distinctly more fash
ionable than any other color com bina :
tions.