Fashion Notes
We art indebtíd to Ehrich Brothurs, New York, for advance information as to fall faahion?. The Quarterhj is issued ai 295 Eight.h avenue, New York, Very long pile plusli ia much úsed iu railiinery. Featber turbaos are revivad to a liiniíed exteut. Derby fel ts bid fair to reraain a permanent í'ashion. Untrimrued sf.riped skirta will continue to be much woru. The h.iir ís dressed close, flat, and with very liitle fluffiness. Spanish lace, both black and white, is as much the rage as ever. Cufls are made very deep, reaching sometimes almost to the elbow. All kinds of lace are fashionablo, but Spauish lace takes the lead. Yokes and collars simulating yokes appear on many imported costvirn s. Granite cloth ia oneoftheha SdiniíSt fabrica shown for suitiogs. Maay largo pokes are, rimmed with a wreath of flowers within the brirn. Velvet, piiish and fur bands will all bo used for trimming midiviutcr suita. Thi-: uiajority of bonuefa have very wide 8friiit;s. In mercantile invoices, all large bonnots are classed ai pokee, small ones cottages. Moire will be inuch used in catión with OKshmere and othf-r woolea siuffi'. Loose twiated chamois lea t her and undrtssed kid gloves arn ss muoh '. i n as ever. Copper and brickdust shades are growing deeper and darker as the Reaso advancej. It takcs very little of st.riped novtity goods or plush to renovate a half-woru dros. Fioral dccoratious, either of real or artificial flowec?, are comiug in vogue for wtddiüo; cakes. Heavy doublé box-plaited ruchings idorn the bottotn of thoskirtof many bandsome costumes . Large collars are worn by children, ai ris in their teens, young ladies, matrona aud tlderly women. Striped novelty fabrica with shot threads of gold ia hair liues are much used in coraposite costumes. AU sorts of Feit, j.'lush and furry beaver hats and I)unnet3 wül be worn, but pokes are tho first favorites. One pf thp most effective stripes iu new colors ia of orauge with hair lio es ji'old and edgèd with black. Pendant pocketü of white satin and moire trimmnl with Spanlsh lace make pretty additions to evcmng demi toilets. Gamei's bair eioth, serges and a new igbt clolh called Rtiadames are the eading woolen dress gcods of' the season. The new woolen goods, striped with lines of plush, mako very handsome accessory parts - cuffs, collars, reverse joektts and banda for plain, self-ool ored ail-wool suits. Featheia of all kinds, from whole and half birds, heads and wings, to (S'rich plumo-s aod tips are extremely 'ashionable. Velvet, pluah and novelty ribbons are used to make handsome hanging puckets or reticuies that can be worxi with any dres3. Basques of moire, in black and in dark colors, iu blue, plura, bottlegreen and maroon, will be worn with ïkirts of various kinds. Wall papers are now brought out in ioiitation of tapeetries, including tven the i'amous Gobelins, which are admirably imitated. Large, very large bonnets are the toost fashionable, but small and medium size3 and cottage and turban fehapes continue in vogue. Lace is used to an enormous extent in trimming all sorts oi winter garluents - dresses, wraps, richus for house wear, basques and jaokets. A láshionable bride is nuw attended to the altar by from eight to twelve bridesmaids, half of whom are littla girls iu short dresses, the other half youug ladies in seciely. New velvet and plush brocade3 on satin grounds derive their shaded effects in thu flowera and figures from out and uncut püe, and from graded lengths ot' the püe, also from embossing or preesing. Large doubleprouged gut, silver and metallic pius resembliug hair or bouuet pins,wiih an ornameüted head, are used to loop the draperies oí skirts, aod to fasion Üie front of basques on many imported dreases. Ainong other miiliaery noveltits is a feit nat, wit.h a deep brim and square orown, called the accordion crovvu. This cousists of a fourcornered piece, sliffly lined, aud resling upon folds of velvet or pluah, whioh gives tbe accordion effect. Heró ia a good way to raake an old dress alraost as good as new : Get enough of newslriped orpluided noveliy mati=riai, the gayEr tbe bet ter, and bo bure to select one wiih metallic threiula, aud add this to be material ofyour old dres?, ifof plaiu siuff, in the way of oufls, coliaiv, revers, pookets, bands and loops ; or it' the old material is striped or plaided, get plussh of' an ineapensive quality, and of &uch a color as will barraonize or harmouiousiy contrast with the old pluids or stt oes.
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