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

V'ali.
". Long coats reaching to the knees,
with large hoods, are made of satin and
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 ,ha;
they button from the wrist nearly to
The elbow
Wine color is much talked of for fall
and winter use. With the velvet hats.
birds or flowers of peculiar ligh,
shade OF red are seen. Occasionally :,
dark wine-colored felt hat appears
trimmed with velvet Of the same shade.
and the wine colorap appears as trimming
TOT some Of the outing hats. The big
and broad turbans Of fur and feathers
gre much seen, and arc large aud solid
looking. The fur or the feathers 90
around the sides, the middle being IS
velvet Whole birds are seen on these
mats, and l gorgeous parrot makes u
conspicuous toque. Some English girls
are wearing becoming hats Of pale
blue felt, which set off their
bright complexions delightfully."-, as
they are intensified with black
trimmings. y hat made for al
american has the rim Of black velvc,,
soft, pale blue felt crown, striped via,
black velvet and black bir,! at yhc
side.
Tiny little cut steel or other fancy
buckles are among the touches which
di1iereDtlate in neckwcar. in which
there is 50 little change that il can hare
~ be mentioned. There are the same
nigh stocks pointed in different ways AS
heretofore, and occasionally one sees
the highness at the back cut in square
instead Of in points.
Round handl1erchiefs embroidered
with your favorite flower is the latest
fad.
Black velvet embroidered in oriental
designs with gold braid and colored
siIks is used effectively for yoke and
vest for an imported gown Of old-rosr
red cloth.
The back in many a cloth bodice is
made quite plain without any seam.
for practical autumn uses there is
now j great demand for fabric gloves Of
suede-tinishcd cashmere in black, dark
gray, and all the varying shades Of tan
and russell. The stitching is in tiny
silk points. Eight-button mousqnc-
tairc evening gloves have backs stitched
IN their own color, contrasts being
avoided. Dogskin giants in gray or
reddish brown, stitched in 4 darker
shade of silk, and fastened With four
large buttons, are still used for tray
cling and shopping. Four-bntton
black suede gloves are fancy stitched in
seams stitched in black.
Many toques and tnrbans are devel-
opcd in cloth to match the gown. The
cloth-covcrcd Spanish turban is much
in evidence, the cloth, as rule, match
ing he gown, though they are found
rrady-made in tan and gray, both felt
and broadcloth
The fashionable bonnet shapes are
smaller than they have been for several
seasons and the prospect is that they
Will be more generally Worn than has
been the case for some time. Some of
them have very pretty well defined
crowns and decided wilderness across the
front. The directoire bonncts, which
are revived this season, are suitable for
women OF all ages, With their wide,
ilaring brims very much upturned in
front.
Crowns Of velvet and felt hats are evil
IDENTIFY to be taller than VIC have had
them for many u long day. Louis Phil
#ippe hats of velvet with rather broad
limp brims and sugar loaf crowns are
popular and the velvet on the crown is
often pucllered in closcset pcrpendic-
1lar tncks and decorated with two full
long plumcS fastened by handsome
brooch q triflc to the left Another
nodish form has It's brin bent TO !.
loop in front, the tan crown belteG with
four marrow velvet folds, ;nt! at The base
1f the two piumes 4 llno, Of velvet, With
IA Roman buckle OF jewels is fastened
Bnston Budget.
How to FresIlen Chiffon
Chiffon can BE made TO look likt. new
by being carefully steamed, but it must