The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-04
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Border W0oIs...PIaids...Pla Materials.
Styles Ia Making...Braidipg.
New Millinery.

Special Correspondence OF The Tribune.
New York. Sept. 3.-It is usually a
safe conclusion that desirable styles
which have been lately introduced are
likely to be exaggerated during the
next season; consequently a reproduce
ton of satin ribbon on skirts, comes
to us in bordered woods, a most attrac-
tive novelty, and including varied ideas
in ornamentation. Broad satin stripes
are woven on the edge of armure, cam
els hair or corded fabrics in self colors
or harmonious blendings, then again
Scotch plaid borders seven inches wide
afford strong contrasts. If desired
borders may be cut off and used as
waist trimmings, these goods being
fifty inches wide; and as a prominent
dressmaker suggested, that it might
be advisable to make the entire waist
from plaided borders and have the skirt
of the plain material. These fabrics
come in seven yard lengths. Astra-
chan borders on gray camels' hair, with
irregular edges are handsome, and a
colored stripe placed at the centre of
the border relieves the almost sombre
effect.
PLAIDS ARE VERY PROMINENT
| just now, but opinions differ regarding
their continued popularity, as they are
| always somewhat pronounced, and
] really suitable only to tall, slender per-
| sons, or to misses or children. One is
| apt to forget these objections, so cap
| tivating are the blendings of rich, dark
| hues in basket weave style, or those
| glimmering family under a soft, black
| camels' hair coating. Plain materials
are by no means oVershadowed by nov
elites, and some heads OF departments
do not hesitate to say that plain stuffs
will "carry the day." This idea meets
| with support from the elegant plain
fabrics shown by leading houses, con-
spicuous among which are satin fin
ished surahs" (all wooD in six or seven
shades of brown, green, blue, crimson
or purple, forty-eight inches wide and
| $150 per yard. Very minute stripes on
| this material render it even more at
| tractive but a trife more expensive,
$175 per yard. Plain broadcloth is very
fashionable, and plain colored Cheviot
serges in black or all stylish hues, ap-
pear to have displaced mixed goods to
a great extent. Another high class ma
terial is two tone" covert cloth, show
ing sharp color contrasts between the
right and wrong sides.
THE FIRST ILLUSTRATIONS
sent over from the other side indicates
no special changes in skirts or sleeves
plaid costumes being made on the bias,
with skirts about five yards wide and
sleeves standing out moderately at the
top (cut in one piece) with fancy black
passementerie\ Cor braiding) in points
on the front and back breadths. Cos
tunes of bordered materials are more
| novel, as in addition to the skirt border
another is carried up the side to the
waist or the neck, and sometimes is
used on the sleeve cap with two slant
ing bands on the sleeve near the wrist.
| Many cOrsage fronts are loose, and the
side trimming introduced in the spring.
reappears with a border. Short basques
are very fully trimmed with braidng,
and short overskirt in one dress was
simulated in fancy braid, much in the
same manner that narrow black vel
vet Is at present seen on plain silk.
a GREAT EFFORT
is now being made to ensure the gen.
eral use of fancy black passementerie
on colored fabrics, and certainly the
thousands of beautiful pieces in the
shop windows would seem to guar
antae such a result; at the same time
II did not succeed last spring, although
exquisite front and side pieces were
temptingly displayed, but however al,
Turing, new fashions may be the gar
ments Of a waning season require at.
tention, and before long now, all good
managers VIII have their colored EN-.
broidered batiste or organdie dresse!
and waists washed with Ivory soap and
laid away, thus ensuring their bright
! colors or pale shades for another sea.
. son.
OSTRICH FEATHERS AND VELVET
! are the two leading factors in fall and
: winter millinery; supplemented by che
. nile and satin braid" (slk straw
woven together in thousands of varie
ties and widths to be made into hats
Chenille and ribbon made into larg,
or small squares and brought out II
, pieces the size for two crowns or sole
by the yard, is beautiful, and Will,
some are of one color. others are IL
lovely contrasts. The beauty of whit,
chenille on white mousselime de dol
, made into a jaunty little "Tan
; o. Shanter" hat with a white feathel
! at one side worn by young girl ma,
| be imagined.
ANY AND EVERY KIND
of soft crown is called Tam o