The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-22
FASHIONS OF NEW YORK.
The Season Prolific of New
Styles, Materials and Colors.
STYLISH NEW VISITING Gowns.

Millinery.
copyright, 1897. by American Press Asso-
ciaton.l
| The past week has been prolific of now
Styles, new materials and new colors
ihcse aro, aftor all, only tho seven prima-
rles, but with them tho dyers evolve rs
many tints rs words aro mado of tho nj
phabet or music from the chromatic scale
ihero aro palo grays, with moro blue than
| PINK III them, greens of every shade and
TINT, puppies from tho deep prune to tho
palest lilac, browns in tho rich warm nutty
shades, though we find also some of tan
Shades and seal brown. Ok blood rcd and
saffron yellow arc tho now coors, and col
ors likely to he favorites, particularly in
combinations. Sulphur yellow, straws and
corn color arc all used rs underdresses for
tho handsome now thin goods.
These thin stuffs will be worn for visit
ing and reception toilets over light colored
silks The silk muslin Is the first favor
Ito. In some cases tho black silk muslin
has flowers scattered over it profuscly
dono in bright colored floss silks. III this
case the inner skirt is usually mndo of
black taffota. There arc numbers of de-
signs of this kind and in white and very
light tinted silk muslin, but they are ro-
served for evening wear exclusively, while
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handsome visiting and reception gowns.
There was shown worry stylish costume
for an afternoon tea. 1t was of black sill,
muslin over sulphur yellow tafTeta glacc
The skirt WAS gathered full and straight
anu hnd fiounco of fine black chnntilly
around tho bottom s inches deep. Around
the hips was II roulcau of white ribbon
which held the gathers in like puff. Tho
bolt was white, and so wcro tho stock and
! V at tho neck. Tho waist was u very
blousy blouse of tho tnffctn covered with
tho silk muslin. Plaitod rufilrs of that
finished tho elbow sleeves and formed cpnu-
lets. On the left side in front was lnrgo
double plating of sulphur colorcd silk
null and OH tho right was ono of black
quito rs full. 1t made striking and very
stylish gown, extremely becoming to Il
brunette.
The new bayndcrc stripes are not vet
| publicly shown mado up, but the work
rooms aro full of them. There arc not so
many of the brilliantly colorcd stripes in
| course of construction as of those whore
dark bourctte weayes form tho design
These bourcttcs, l think will be carried
further than simple stripes this winter
SEQ already numbers of capcs made of
large plaid where tho whole surface of tho
stuff is in bourctte others where tho
plaid lines only are in tho raised bourette
/ Nothing can DO richer in tho way of plaid
| AT first thought these wero only intended
for golfiDg capes, but End it is the intcn-
| ton to wear thom for all sorts of outdoor
occasions Some-nnd these nro for quite
young ladics-will 10 plain circulars with
| deep capuclin hoods. Tho cape itself will
DO intorlinod and then lined with sntin
brocadc. Thoy nre very chic. For older
Indies tho bourotto plaid capes arc made
| n tb
fitted in tho back and havo instcnd of
slcovos half cnpes. a sort of rovers fncing
| In front becomes deep square or notchcd
| collar across tho shoulders Tho collnrs
are high ard faced with heavy silk across
tho front. Nearly all OF this style of cape
hayo thick shawl fringe around tho col
lar and down tho front. Indeed one might
almost believe tho whole cape made of ono
Of the splendid blanket shawls so fashion
ablo last season. And think they are 90
ing to mo still moro so this year. as the
present styles nll belong with shawls. l
saw one magnificent thick and soft Nc
Gregor plaid shawl In ono store window
and some hundreds of others in I'LL shades
and oolors. The gray and black and
white make refined and handsome shawls,
whilo tho olnn plaids arc more striking
Most comfortable they all nre.
Tho plated short empire cont is very
| drcssy when mado Of silk velvet or cloth
| All OF these materials permit Of much
beading and applique lace trimming on
tho front plnits and square yoke, though
not all of them have yoke. Some have
tho plaits extend to the top, bnck and
front. The collars, too, are growing moro
fnnciful. being cut in turrets battlements,
tulip leaf points. scallops and vandy kes,
and also tho plain tudor, tho medicis,
| Mary Stuart and Elizubothan ruffs arc
seen on tho handsomest wraps. All coats
and Jackets havo modified gigot sleeves
plated in, with heavy folds. The tight
| jacket basque Is seen often on the hand
soonest outdoor suits Ono whore tho
whole costume was of gray whipcord had
IL tight basque. closing from tho top to u
little below tho bust, whence 1t hung
open in quite deep sharp points. There
were two rovers made of white felt, and
these were richly worked in fine black
braid and g~ld thread These reyers
reached from tho throat to tho bottom of
the points. Tho collar and sleeves were
battlei1iontcd and wrought with fine blacl;
braid. ana on the sleeves and BASQUE wero
hussar loops of military cord. Tho skirt
was entirely plain, savo just in front
where there was little heavy cord
wrought into military loops. l think
mentioned the long plush cloth and astrn
khan wool capcs last week These will he
very much liked for winter, always with
the close thick jacket underneath to keep
the body warm.
The Louis y this and that styles have
not bocn entirely abandoned. for I find
numbers of fine silken coats with moro or
less resemblance to coats of those periods,
notably ono of black and white striped
picking silk. This had n pair of monstrous
rcyers and Il high mcdcis collar all noar-