The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-23
Lotest in New
York.
THE SUNDAY SPY
Tells the Ladies of the
Newest Things to Wear.

udyS Was all THAT was needed 10 Drlgn-
ten up our thoroughfares with smartly
dressed women, carrying of new au-
tumn gowns with an air of pride and
satisfaction never growing less as the
change of seasons roll on
Take it all in all, l think no city at
home or abroad can boast of such an at
tractive sight as our fashionable shop
ping quarter, taking in the Fifth av-
enue extension from AID street tc
sd street, and down Broadway to Tiff
fany's, during the regulation forenoon
shopping hours, from 10 to l. Well APP
pointed private turnouts, coupes and
handsoms are flying thick and fast
with their well dressed occupants along
this route, while on either side the
walking contingent fill the sidewalks
with their grace and beauty, disting-
uished matrons, high bred maids, bent
on pleasant errands, to keep the gay
world moving on its attractive pace.
Where will you see SO many well set
up women. faultIess from perfect fitting
boot to tips of hat feather?
Forenoon dress is a thing apart. One
must know all about it, and live up to
it, or be counted in bad form. One of
the greatest sins against the canons of
good taste is to over dress, or to wear
anything loud.
In the morning expeditions l find the
best dressed women wearing clothes in
solid colors, either smooth or a moder-
ately rough finish, with a preponder-
ance of castor or beaver brown, as well
as some delicious shades of French
blue, not a few reddish plums, and
blush purple tints, While occasionally
tight grays and fawns, be-
speak last seasons wear for new light
grays and delicate fawns belong exclu-
sively this season to afternoon dress,
and are out of place at this hour of the
day.
These tailor made forenoon gowns
have their skirts hung usually separate
from the silk underskirt and are
trimmed either with bias stitched bands
of the same cloth, following graceful
lines, or some special design, as the
Louis XVI. bow, which still holds its
own. There are women, and very smart
women, who will not wear even so i'm
conspicuous a trimming as these bands
and think it newer to have nothing but
stitching for finish 1t is a return to
former tailor-made severity, but it GER
tainly is very trig, and in thorough
keeping with the English style of foot
ing" or 'trotting" gowns.
l said the gown skirts were all very
long, as they are but now and then
a very well set-up woman, In hand
some cloth, comes along, with her skirt
escaping the walk, one of last years
models it's lining attached to the outer
material. | confess to respect and adj
mire her for her good sense and correct
ideas of propriety.
Cloth bodices show an endless in
genuity in design, for foundation mod
els are not many, nor is there really
anything new in round bodices taken
altogether, We had very much the
same motifs last year. Open fronts
prevail in some form or other Young
women affect decollete lines, with
guimpes above and Elton jacket bodices
as we'll The Elton either is so short that
it shows three or four inches of corselet
felt, or so long as to cover it entirely.
The fronts of the new models end in
one or more tabs, or stole ends, The
character of skirt trimming is always
repeated on bodices, but the bodice has
often introductions of other material
Double and single breasted vests of
silk velvet, or contrasting cloths are
smart adjuncts. When not attached to
neckband, they are cut low, always
the case with double breasted vests,
and worn with chemisette and tie, Civ
ing that sporty air the hunting set
are apt to affect. But there is nothing
loud about it; it is very quietly done,
but it tells.
For instance, handsome Miss G. B.,
perfect Diana, passed me on the ave-
nue. the other morning, wearing an eX-
tremely smart suit of glossy black
cloth, both skirt and jacket bodice. the
chef d oeuvre of a well known tailor.
The Elton jacket was lined with white
satin, and the entire finish WAS sim
ply several rows OF edge stitching SO
the skirt had a deep single fiounce; its
heading, and hemrning up consisted OF
rows of stitching also. In fact, all
clothes are stitched; that is, the smart
touch given by the Paris makers
Everything from Paris is stitched,
even velvet ruffles. But to return to
our gown A double vest of heavily
ribbed white bengaline buttons up with
two rows of crystal buttons. So much
in vogue just now, ana was worn with
a lovely light shade of red-purple, en-
chemisette of crepe de chine, showing
above the band a fine hemstitched linen
collar, and a black taffeta four-in-
hand tie.
Tall and stately, as she sped along,
her bright chestnut hair CLEANED with
gold in the sun. crowned by one of the
new French felt hats. Soft as velvet
in a rich shade of red-purple, its sur
face laid in fine tucks like bit of cam
brc and it's low crown sunken like a
saucer A turned up brim
had a little towards the left a
large. white velvet chou, its centre
sparkling with diamonds, which served
to hold in place two long, broad Guinef
hen auills, with ends tipped with white
curling backward With a graceful swirl
Guinea hen plumage is ultra chic il
millinery and one of the smartes
| French hats, an "Alphonsine, the hal
mark of Partisan elegance, which
saw and greatly admired, was built o.
the small Guinea feathers, with Ions
quills beautiful curved, and double
rosettes of orange, velvet fastening VI
the brim at the side, besides an orange
chou beneath the brim toward the
back
An Esther Meyer hat, a great beauty
was shown me the other day. 1t poket
over the face a bit with a low broaC
crown having the new inward dips, anC
| brim lovely in it's lines. built of two
shades of Jacqueminot velvet. modelled
with wondrous grace in easy folds. A
the back outstanding was an enormou.
| velvet rose in the paler shade of velvet
with green velvet foliage. And low be
side it one in the deepest shade of tn,
same color Among the packs called
"black rose" under the shallow bacl
brim. We're two smaller velvet roses il
the Same shades, but without foliage
serving for cache-peigne. The effect OF
the head was fascinating. French hats
| from the best Paris houses are on tfi,
order--medium in size, and none o
them overturned.
Our best New York milliners dupli
cate them to perfection, and often i'm
prove and originate models which out
do the French ones. White velve
toques trimmed with point lace flowers
leaves and sable are grand chic for full
dress. A. r. Du 2.