The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-16
FASHIONS OF NEW YORK.
Newest Designs In Dress Goods
For Fall and Winter
RICH IN BRILLIANT COLOR1NGs.

New and Pleasing English.
Representations Ostrich Feathers Are
Prepared For the MiiIincr's Use.
Copyright. 1897, by American Press Asso-
ciation.1
Some of tho newest designs in full and
early wintor dress goods arc now present
"a III colors. The English, German and
french manufacturers arc all represented.
Ihero are rough and irdcscent effects
oven In some of the choviots. These arc
rough and scratcby, but handsome. Tho
ouried effects arc called bouclo, the hairy
ones aro caniche, or dog skin. Besides are
tho bourcttes of old in now colorings and
Inherent degrees of roughness Zibelines
havo tho long, white hnirs like bristlcs all
over tho surface. Cancels hair stuffs arc
now produced in colors with tho Same
hairy surface rs is shown in the black,
and this is something entirely new The
curled Vicuna on camol's hair with the
long, white hairs still over that is offered
In all the new shades and colors. While
1t is handsomer in black than in colors,
the colorcd goods will havo a great vogue,
am sure, on account of their very singu-
larity
There aro numbers of now ottoman
cloths. Tho mervoillonx is another hand
somo stuff with rich autumnal Standings
on dark groundwork. In most eases this
produces 6hangcablc effect In blacl,
and yellow it is very bright In brown
and saffron it is rich. In russell green's
and reds it pcascs. In puppies and greens
tho two brilliant colors urc toned to real
beauty. There are many now ideas in
color combinations wrought in the new
vclours, and tho rubbing is different to any
These are exceptionally flno and pretty.
In black they are elegant. There arc
rough, wnol]y muscovites, thick and solid
GRANTEES in all the scaSonnblc shades ar
murc wcaves in solid colors and tones, and
no end of roplins and plaids. Some of tho
plaids arc in poplin, some in all wool twill,
and Others in blended silk and wool
BESIDES all these there are English mix
turos and heather mixtures in tho new
coiors. One is apt to think the new ones
cxnctly like tho old until the two arc
placed together Then the effect of tho
blended colors is seen.
There is new colorcd stuff called illu-
minated curl cloth. This is very pretty
and not SO expensive ms some of tho other
things 1t will outlust the season, how
ever.
The French novelty goods aro mostly in
colors more or less brilliant with black or
very dark brown us "A back ground. The
black novelties include solcil, swivel, bro
cadcd designs and stripes. Into these mo-
hair always enters as tho bright brocadcd
design on tho dullcr foundation. Some of
these arc Of light quality and others thick
ard firm. These arc mostly used MS skirts
to wear with tho ubiquitous shirt waist.
Cheviot serge, chcviot and imperial serge
nro all offered in black and colors, but
black is always preferable
Tho French and English broadcloths for
tailor suits are most beautiful. Tho weave
is soft and fine, and the gloss is exquisite
Such stuff i'll u gown bears the stamp of
elegance. There arc jacquard weave in
wool called tringlino which is pretty and
zihclino fantasy which Is queer enough
to be stylish, with its stiff bristly surface
Poplin ondelino Is poplin in moiro
waves. This looks very rich but how it
will wear l cannot say The Irish poplin
In black and colors will DO very much
liked for stately evening gowns. 1t is richer
than silk. The bayadcrc stripe is probably
10 no tho most popular novelty for the
winter and fall. Tho old raw colors arc
not put in these stripes, or if they arc they
AFRO toned. Gray, armurc and covert weave
also u few of the cloths, havo tho stripcs in
cur! cloth like astrakhan. Orc very lady
llkc design had ground of dark gray
armurc with four graduated rows of as
trakhan weave around tho bottom ard
thrco narrower ones around tho hips.
saw today some silk muslin for dancing
gowns with bayadcrc stripes of satin. These
stripes varied in color according To the tint
in tho muslin. They wero woven in clus.
tiers of three and four. These strpcs are
exceedingly pretty on dancing dresses, re-
Sembling so l.3upy rows of ribbon
Iho covert cloths ARC made double faced
so that capcs and jnckcts to match the rest
are loft unlinod. Tho curled stripo in
black, dark blue or brown ia often scwcd
on in fanciful design. All other tailor
mhdo suits are entirely lined with tatfcta
silk and tho Kind that rustlcs crsply. To
these tailor suits there may be II cape
jacket, empire cont or II blouse of the same
stuff MS is in the rest of the suit. The canes
are usually about waist deep for these tai
Tor gowns, but tho capo for winter and late
fall will be long, reaching nearly to the
knee
Alaska sable collarcttcs with tabs in
front and iluted collars, are among tho
prettiest of the new wraps. There are also
collnrcttcs and short capes with long tabs
iii 'front.' and also round ones made entire.
~ OF ostrich fiucs or black cock s feathers
laid one above the other | also SAW n cane
and II mutf made entirely of emu feathers
in their natural shades. think men
toned the lovely feather boas that are so
very stylish and becoming.
wonder if it would interest other WON
en- as it did mo to know just how our
beautiful ostrich plumes are evolved from
scrubby looking lot of feathers that we
would hardly pick up in the street. First
~, they are nearly all dusty mud color,
mottled with white. There aro comparn-
lively few all white plumes and still fewer
natural black ones. Not ono in u thou