New York Fashions

The Kusrian Blouse 8 nol .1 poefical lookltag garment, yel 11 U iiere In all ilbs gradattoms ; from the simple Cheviot to that oí elegant ellk passeimnh-ie, opening cm embroidered ChJffon, oír superb lace and beaded . The plaitoest style is Wil hout trlmmlög, except velvet collar, cu jelt, with a feküi-t about five or ix inche.s long. THe nexfc (jrade U moiro varietl, having two pointe ii the Enora-t aften lapping over each other, extendiug anly -to the shoulders ■vrttfh a bnocaded sUk yo&e (ar gnimpe) above, or tucked aad BhirietJ om. Plato broadclotJb or d.-aped ei:: blCKu&es may be nearly covereil by black braidini-, to wWch there U no limit. Thiere i ecoauamy in tlie blouse as ifc may be made trom a skkt op velvet cape, aad home dress-making í Kkely to be successíul w4th a loóse g vr&i&t. Btouses made oif black moiuair braid crossing in open gquar&i wi;u a email faracy button ar bead at the iaitereectioas, are new and iutended to be wam over plain coloreil waists , are lownecked and witlioiut öleevee. The haaudsomest grades are eü3ir of silk passemieniterie, jet or cMiion wirh beaded and spanglee! figures appliqued oa witii fanc ïrooits. As a matter of course, thW style is for eveatog, and won-u witfc Tary hiandsonne black coloieJ skirte, thio blouse reachtog omly to tlie waist. For outdoor wear the blouse i ery stylLsh, and may be remdered a. great-er protection than a cape, by warm lindngs, a highi collar, and a belt arouod thr waist. Plaim velvet with fur revers, collar and baad aromad the shnirt skirt leads ia elegante, or ecru laoe appllqued ou velvel "vviUi fur trimnniuigs ia equally styliidi. Yelvet capes are not quite as wide as they were last winter, and several rows oif narrow black eatin edged cbiffoa headed by Jefc paesementere, produce a bristling appeaTance, whicli slnce the advent oí .narrow ehiffoti rutiles, is considered styliah. Ctoth capes may be quite simple or elaborately braided, ani wtiffle ]ackets will ala be la vogue, Uie blouse shape, partbeularly iu ci-imson eloth, cloöely braided iu black, is tli e latesb fancy. It certa ialy seems as if tliis ions are all adapted, to slender figures ; stout people beioug utterly lgivored. Reg-anding dm-s iabrics, novelties are constantly coaiiaig up, and for roa] use durimg the winter fseason, nothing equals Zibeline Cheviets, made oí doublé ajid twisted yaru, being lm fact a Zibeülne finiali 011 a chrvBot foundation. Plain Zibelins is anotlier attractive iabrïc, as weli as ZfbelLme plalds. Among ottoer eicluisive noveltiea impcrted by Lord & Tayto.r, are muire velours, Showtng oorded stripes o.;i moire grounds, or slïk and -wool combiaiations in criukled or ropped stripes of green and brown, blue and brown, or ved and green. Raised black wool stripes and purpte basket weave stripes cootraist prettil-y ; then again changeaXAo silk grouinds show a 6eeded effect by meams of black silk do6. A beautiful material is woven in basket squares of blue and blaek, wiHi raised silken figures in. tlie squares. Too much cannot be said iu favor oí plaided eilks iiv Roman colora, or In black and white of whieli thece ís an endless vartefcy. As a matter of eourse, many independent, walst aire made of ptaided sll an;l plalded velvets siliow the gayest colars. Notwithstandtag all predictloos to the confcrary, plaln, colorod feit hats are ivoni, but at tlie same time ihey are nat appropriate for dvessy occasions. Black velvet picture hats are nearty conered wlth black piñones, wlhfch generally costabout $7 apiece, and from a front view, the broad fhrify ends of four or f ivo featihers are oítcn visible. Bi-o-xvn hats wlth brown plumage look well on persona witii fresli rosy eompleïions, bat. to a faded fa?e, notünn1 can bo more trying.