The herald., 1898-10-30
FALL NOVELTIES
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While dress fabrics improve In color,
texture and design each year, and all acces-
sories of the feminine toilet become more
elegant from season to season, nothing that
has preceded In the way of lovely woman 9
OF 1898. Many of the merchants in the dry
goods trade of the city are moving into en-
larged and improved stores in the new blocks
and others have increased the size of their
rooms in the old locations.
Never in any previous season has there
been as much effort made to show large as
sortments in different departments, as rich
fabrics in variety, as beautiful trimmings.
as many novelties in every line, as the pres
ent autumn display. Elegant wraps in a
variety of styles and grades are leading
feature this season, and are to be had in the
very latest up-to-date cuts.
A. Hamburger & Sons show some very
with deep Hounce of applique braid, with
an ornamented heading, which extends
nearly to the shoulders. A black taffeta
lining and marten collar add much to its
elegance. Priced at $65.
Poinpadour hats and turbans to conform
/! to the prevailing pompadour hair dress are
much in favor One from Esther Meyer, 6
Rue Royale, Paris, is of castor mroir velvet,
with Tam o Shanter crown and tucked
brim arranged in puffs. Two immense os-
trich plumes of the same shade complete
the creation, and the price is $37.
A late novelty is shown for neck-dress.
Long strings of beads are to be wound sew
eral times around the neck and allowed to
fall nearly to the waist line. The beads are
Of cut jet. pearl, crystal and precious metals.
They come from so cents to S3.
Tucked mousseline de sole and liberty
silks are new and popular. One pattern is
of clustered tucks. with JUDY heading be
tween; another has satin ribbon, with
grenadine edges between the tucks. They
come in black and white mostly, and the
prices are from S. to $3.50 yard.
Fashions tancies are shown at the Vile
de Paris dry goods emporium. The collec-
tion of rich and beautiful silks is brilliant
in its color hues and striking in effect. Che
nile bayaderes or Barre designs, martele
velours in vertical stripes, embroidered taf
fetas, being few of the new fabrics. In
dress material, tailor suitings lead all 9th
ers. Crepons and fancy weaves in black
IRE much in demand.
The new trimmings are gorgeous and daz
zling. Chenille, jewel and chiffon flower
effects are among the latest. \ handsome
assortment of buckles, in steel, jewel and
enamel, crystal buttons and fancy belts,
ruchings, gauffre plisse and fancy ribons
in endless variety. Garments this season
are more beautiful than ever. Braids, mill
tary buttons, epaulettes on capes, jackets
and suits, which show the strict military
in demand This firm being direct importer,
shows all the latest Paris fashions.
The Boston store is showing black and
fancy colored silk petticoats, original Paris
models, exclusive designs, trimmed with
Spanish guipure, point d'esprit net and real
valenciennes laces, with insertions to match,
royal golf violet, dahlia, Cuban red, sup.
pressed pink and crushed raspberry. One OF
the most elegant importations is made OF
light gray brocade more antique silk, with
twenty-two-inch accordion pleated rutfle OF
cream silk, point esprit lace, trimmed with
twelve rows of pink satin baby ribbon, fin.
ished at the top with cascade of lace and
ribbon, and finished at the bottom with
gray and pink silk. dust rulfles Price, $40
Another beautiful creation, which only
costs $50. is made of green and white baya-
dere striped poplin, six small rufiles OF cream
point d'esprt lace on twenty-four-inch
founce of same material, finished OH with
several rows of narrow green baby ribbon
and three small green taffeta silk rutfles on
the bottom.
4 less elaborate but very attractive gar
ment is made of brocade silk, a mixture of
light blue and black, with deep graduated
accordion pleated hounce, finished with a
full ruche of triple-peated light blue silk
with two tiny dust ruffles of plain silk at
bottom. This is cheaper. s22.50
The n. b. Blackstone company has been
busy the past few days removing their eX-
tensive stock to new and enlarged rooms in
the Douglass block, being completed, on the
corner of Third and Spring streets. The
rooms will contain three times as much
floor space as that formerly occupied by the
firm on North Spring. They are fitted with
all the latest Improvements for displaying
stock to advantage and an increased force Of
assistants will be employed to meet all the
demands of the trade. Tuesday afternoon
and evening the formal opening will be held
and large and elegant stock of autumn and
winter good will be displayed. A new and
complete line of cloaks and outer garments
has been received which is new department
opened by this old and well established
firm