Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-01
FASHIONS MIRROR. ':, 5Rsssa!
New Notions That Arc Popular
:. with the Ladies' This
Fall

Fall
Long coaa& reaching to the knees,
with large hoods, are made of satin aud
trimmed with stitched bands of cloth
in patterns. They make beautiful
wraps for elderly women. A long cir
cular wrap of black cloth is outlined
with fold of white silk braid and has
simulated yoke made Of rows Of fold
ed braid stitched closely together.
Some of the sleeves to the gowns with
the sheathed skirts are so snug that
they button from the wrist nearly 10
the elbow.
Wine color is much talked Of for fall
and winter use. With the velvet hats,
birds or flowers of q peculiar light
shade of red are seen. Occasionally a
dark wine-colored felt hat appears
trimmed with velvet of the same shad e
and the wine color appears as trimming
Tor some of the outing hats. The big
and broad turba1s of fur and feathers
are much seen, and are large and solid
looking. The fur OF the feathers 20
around the sides, the middle being Of
velvet Whole birds are seen on these
hats, and q gorgeous parrot makes u
conspicuous toque. Some English girls
are wearing becoming hats Of pale
blue felt. which set off their
bright compilations delightfully."-, as
they are intensified with black
trimmings. A hat made for an
American has the rim Of black velvet
soft, pale blue felt crown, striped With
black velvet and black bird at the
side.
Tiny little cut steel or other fancy
buckles are among the touches which
differentiate in neckwcar, in which
there is 50 little change that it can hard
~ be mentioned. There are the same
high stocks pointed in different WAYS as
heretofore, and occasionally one sees
the highness at the back cut in square
instead Of in points.
Round handkerchefs embroid cred
with your favorite flower is the latest
fad
Black velvet embroidered in oriental
designs with gold braid and colored
silks is used effectively for yoke and
= vest for an imported gown Of old-rose
red cloth
The back in many a cloth bodice is
made quite plain without any seam.
For practical autumn uses there is
now q great demand for fabric gloves OF
suede-tinished cashmere in black dark
gray, and all the varying shades Of tar
and russell. The stitching is in tiny
silk points. Eight-button mousqne
taire evening gloves have backs stitched
in their own color, contrasts being
avoided. Dogskin giants in gray OF
reddish brown, stitched in a darker
shade of silk, and fastened with -four
large buttons, are still used for trav
cling and shopping. Four-bntto1
black suede gloves are fancy stitched il
white, but the best make have the finger
seams stitched in black.
Many toques and turbans are devel
oped in cloth to match the gown. Tho
" cloth-covcred Spanish turban is mucl
In evidence, the cloth rs rule, match
ing the gown, though they are found
readS-made in tan and gray, both fell
and broadcloth.
The fashionable bonnet shapes are
smaller than they have been for severa
seasons, and the prospect is that the,
will be more generally worn than ha
been the case for some time. Some O
them have very pretty well defined
crowns and decided Wilderness across thu
front. The directoire bonnets, which
are revived this season, are suitable fol
women of all ages, with their wide
flaring brims very much upturned il
front.
Crowns of velvet and felt hats are evi
IDENTIFY to be taller than we have hat
them for many q long day. Louis Phil
sppe hats of velvet with rather broad
limp brims and sugar loaf crowns ar
popular and the velvet on the crown i
often puckered in close-sct perpendic
ular tucks and decorated with two full
long plumes fastened by handsome
brooch a trifie to the left Anothe
1nodish form has its brim bent to ;
loop in front, the tall crown belted Will
four narrow velvet folds. and at the has,
OF the two plumes a knot Of velvet Will
aRoman buckle of jewels is fastened. :
Boston Budget.
How tn Ercahen Chiffon
Chiffon can be made to look like new
by being carefully steamed, but it mus
first be very evenly pinned upon box
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