THE FASHIONS

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 281, 18 October 1889, Page 3

THE FASHIONS

,(,i ? j; 'j: -• -■-■ •(MiSS.MaN'TAUXI.) j.; The season is quite over s—and5 — and ° ' whut a brilliant eventful season it a r hflß been ! The Sunday and Monday ° following the Princess's wedding c saw flic last of of all the fine folks. J . JC^^^ , are scarce enough \ yifctiti ' The shop windows either look - serious and sensible, or untidy and .■"•half filled. '"The 'serious windows , display tajlor- made travelliug gowns "',.,. toy, the most parti These are made •iOfct weeds.- and cloth in pretty shadoa <• j -of gi?ey, navy blue, brown and dark - ,* , The skirts and bodices are !.' §£9®£ a^ v 'fe^t nn^ plain fitting, j (^.Spmetltteß the severity of these v ,«« tailor-made dresses is softened by j theiufcroductibu of a very smart - ' *Vfaistc / oator ah elaborate panel on < ," .^'..^ujbiiran Jackets are a trifle longer ','. / the n. usual. It's to be hoped this . >. : - isn't a sigh that the ugly three quar- '< ' : tei* length jacket is going to turn up - rl^'. again. One of the smartest of the '£■ 'mw jaokets is made: of green cloth, .v i.with a white waistcoat brf.ided in black in a design representing small "••ferrii., The sleeves have narrow 1 •Whi^e cuffs, braided in the same * "-tray." A more gogebus jacket is of -/jt'erra-cotta plush, with a cloth vest ~ t -"< ;in-r blotting paper pink. But the .w! jacket recommended ftr seaside wear • - • Mid for travelliug v the " Miguel." v - ! IHs'a good deal like the Eiffel, and : Jgotb. jackets ,wei-e designed by Mdme l 4 ',C%rnieiv ot Regent street. 'Jbe T .. Miguel is made in useful Bhades of ,™ cloth, with a h'gh collar and small ""pointed revers of silk in a contrast'!"*irfg shade. When worn open these revers stand up from instead of settvV . iug.flat against the jacket. >5i ( The milliner seems inclined to ti't'tAter her tone. She is directing her •^attention towards ostrich feathers birds' wings again. Large felt .* v . hats in the prettiest shades of grey /»« and fawn, and straw hats in brown, gr-ten, black, aud white, are comcovered with feathers. Tlie u^ '-AW ''M the low. crown is hidden by a feather which droops uligbtly over the hair at tbe back, and a shorter #yoi«javher covers the top of the crown. t« Sometimes a few bo.vs of ribbon or a flight ot butterflies peep out of the soft trimming. These big feather bats look young and romantic, and their price is heavy, for a sovereign goe* l|<V'ili§fiattce. (m good feathers. a close fitting hat something like '* (I ,the' faih«lier boat, shape trimmed !t 'wl^» feathers and velvet is, bee. m ing to most faces „ Trayelling hats. •* shades .of felt .are ( sjimply yand quitely trimmed' with ' nbbbn and v ,i;.iww--- i.--;-.^. ••■ . ■■■■• •-■ o i . i i But don't come to the conclusion | '^bftfc th*" flo^.'qra^e is ,orer. Not ; «| y^l. pVer^ spwoniib|<p iJoweriiß

worn. Some of the prettiest bonnets are trimmed with a bunch of flowers that looks like an oHfashioned n s*gay, made up of mignouefe, com flowers, and yellow roses. Dandeliou clocks make a de'ightful trimming for all sorts of bonnets. They soften gay colours, and a green boniiefc looks wearable with a bunch of clocks placed near the face, a cardinal bonnet of velvet wiih a cluster of clocks and a couple of black butterflies is very pretty. Large hats are ornamented with very natural looking plnnis, Some ot the plums are hardly ripe, others are cracked as though they h?>d b-en pecked \<y a bird.

The milliner knows that directly a flower is out of season it is of no appreciable value, and sbe is asking increadibly low prices for such tilings as wallflowers, lilies of the valley, and violets. £he daren't rim the risk of puttijg these flowers by till next season. Fashion is too capricions.