The times., 1897-09-19
THE VERY LATEST.
Nov elites Seen in the shops During
the Past Week.

the Past Week.
New York, sept. 1s.-Tae newest in small
leather artic=:s are OF carved Mexican
leather. There are card cases, pocket
books, belts, small satcheIs, railroad pass
books and dozens of other eonveniences
made of this elegant material In color
1t il bright brown and las various de-
signs carved on its surface. The majority
of these designs a:e floral and taken from
the flora of the tropics. One beautiful bel5
had carved aroundit a spray of the mayp0le
vine with blossoms and leaves, while the
little purse to match contained on the flap
a cluster of the flowers, buds and foliage.
An elegant card case was carved in Craze
ful SPRAYS Of cactus blossoms with border
Of interIaced thorns. A small satcheI, such
as my lady finds convenient on a short
railway trip OF even when driving down
town, shows the long feathery pIumes of
the 9arnpas grass. AS at present these
articles are made only of leather carved
in Mexico, they are still surficientIy ex-
pensiye to have them included only
among very stylish accessories for the
fashionable woman. The merchants claim
that before the season Is out some Ameri-
can manufactures viii invent a machine
to do the carving and IL that way place
Mexican carved leather within tu,. reach
of those women who, though fond of ths
unique and beautiful, are not blessed with
eNorbitantly long pocketbooks.
The very latest in opera glasses have
handles heavily carved, and somewhat
larger than last season. They are TO be
had In solid gold and silver In all the
Lew celars and finishes, and in aluminium.
The special point Of recommendation for
the lastnamed metal is lightness alone, for
it Is not nearly 50 pretty or handsome as
silver, and more expensive. Opera glasses
OF mother f-uearl and fine gilt, IL ap-
| pears. have had their day, as Ihemerchants
seem anxious TO be rid OF them. and are
offering them at unheard-of low prices.
| Those ofordinary blackIeather being higher
| priced, some Of the dealers CLAIM. that the
really stylish glass for the coming season
will he leather covered, and perhaps OF the
expensive Mexican carved Ieath
| The newest Things in stationery and for
| the writing table are all highly coloTed.
| Hyacinth, bIuet. sunflower and rosy cerise
are the fashionable coloFs for a stylish
| wOman'S paper, envelopes and corresponds
! ence cards. Though these coIors are so
| yivi3 az to SAVIOR OF yulgaTity, the texture
| or tie paper is 50 perfect and the shades
so beautiful a. 10 leave only the impress
sion OF elegance. OF course black ink
only is u be used; colored inks are de-
| cideGIy bad form, and on ali these new
papers, even the bluet, it shows up as per-
! feCtly on white. The effect On the
! cerise, which is tile IoyeIiest of the rOk7
| shades, is as pleasing as IL IS unusual il
| blue letter, d pink letter, green letter
or a yellow letter are almost as usual
as a white letter, but when the p0stman
leaves one OF rosy cerise we feel. indeed,
| as though it was our red-Ietter day
The latest shoe desig gned for the com
fort of womankind is the ventilated sort
So ventilated as 10 produce d current
or fresh air in the shoe with every sreE
Of the wearsr. This is ACCOMPLISHED b1
means OF a tiny metal tnbe In the
back or the heel, which is hollow. The
air passes through the tube into a
well formed by the hollow Of the heel,
thence out 70 the sole, which has hoI.
low space between the outer and inner
| leather. The inner sole being perforated.
the air passes into the shoe. These shoes
d.. not differ in appearance from any other
welI-made article Of the same quality.
And new that they are being made bs
several factories, 1T is claimed they VIII
become universally popular and prove d
boon to women with tender feet.
The latest for hat trimmings is a COM
bination CT ostrich plunies with fancy
feathers. These are seeHin all shades, and
viii be much used. An elegant brown
ostrich plume had SpTinging from its CEN
ter, completely covering the stem. sue
cessiOn Of soft brown quill feathers, re-
senbling more than anything else the
slightly curled feathers at the base of a
ducks tail The effect is pleasing rs Well
as novel. Feathers, 1T appears, viii De
used more than ever. Whole hats are
made CT them, and not small hats, either,
but big, broad-brimmed hats, the brim IN
derneatE often being OF contrasting shade
from the top and crown. Then, too, felt
| trimmed Tam O'Shanters VIII have crowns
of feathers so arranged as 10 resemble
the breasts of birds. These feather hat
crowns may be had in several different
coIors, dyed and in natural cOIors Of
various fowls. Another new trimming foI
winter millinery is a ruche of eiderdow n
and ostrich feathers. These are in all
cclors and make a soft. pretty trimming.
Jet is among the very latest trimmingf
for silk and velvet gowns The jet jacket
Of last season has gone out and its place
is filled by the jet blouse or low -neckS{
jet waists. Skirts will be trimmed With
jet panels on the sides, OF various widths,
While the whole front breadth OF many
elegant gowns wlI be covered with jeE.
This, it would seem, is to be q Jet season,
for every conceivable trimming for an ela