Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1881 — FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN. [ARTICLE]

FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.

Dust cloaks have gone out of sashRed is the prevailing color in early fall goods. ILow eoiffbres *nd close hair dressing afede.rigueur. ulsters are the only much Worn dust cloaks, Long mitts are the favorite hand wear-at-tlw moment. .. _ j 8 mall .broken checked suitings and plaids will be worn. 4 Fanchon and Normandy breakfast ckpe are favorites. , ■ . White toilets are destined to great popularity this fall. ‘‘ Women with long, stick-like arms should slot wear tight long sleeves. Skirts and-their drapery continue to I gjye the figure lance-like shape. in England mourning is only worn one year for the nearest relatives, and crape but six months. The lawn tennis striped suitings so foshionable thi* season have lent an effect to the new fall goods. Terra cotta in all shades from dark salmon to deep copper is the favorite color forearly cashmeres. Button, low-quartered or half boots will be the leading shoes until the ■middle of September or the first of October. New plush goods have extremely Jong pile, which is out in irregular depths to form the figures of the fabric. • • Plaid, striped and shaded goods will be combined with plain or self-colored fabrics In the composition of the earliest fall dresses.' f . The earliest water-enfor rirwignn of dresses for fall show no decided departure ftom the general make up of costumes worn this season Heavy satins in rich shades of color, with stripes of long pile plush or chenille, will be used for the most expensive dress accessories. Pictured collarettes of mull, plain white and dotted, lace edged, embroideren, and perfectly plain are much wttn, with scarf bows to match. Somp of the new silk goods show moire stripes alternating with stripesjof brocaded or damask flowers and leaves encroaching on the edges of the moire I stripe.. Longitudinal stripes in bright colors, with jfo!d and silver hair line effects, crossed diagonally with stripes formed to the weaving of the fabric, make one of the features of the new fall goods. *ZBash ribbon is restored after ah exize of four years. All colors of any width find their way on street and evening costumes, tied in front, back or on the side. Many bows or four inch ribbon are -pinned up high on the front of the waist. \ 4