THE FASHIONS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue II, 19 November 1889, Page 3

THE FASHIONS.

MISS Mj> NTALIXI.) i Flush jackets are likey to get j common, and for three r asons. j They are cheap, s'o«y, .and good! substitutes for sealskin. A new plush jacket is fastened on the left shoulder with the head of a cub bear. Some of the cloth jackets are faced with tartan. The three-quarter length jacket has turned up again : but it will be a long time mailing any headway against the short smart jackets. It hangs limp and loose upon the figure, and mars the effect of a good dress without concealing the defects of a poov one. The throequarter jacket is pronounced atrocious, and the only reason given for i s reappearence is that short jackets have been worn ho 'ong. Fur-lined cloaks are nearly all made of brocaded instead of plr.iu cloth. A good many are provided with waistcoa s or sleeveless jackets of cloth. The waistcoat is a pretty finish to the cloak, and makes it much warmer. A water p roof "cloa'< of! brill ant tartan silk is a novelty , though a rather aggressive novelty. But tartan is to be seen everywhere, 'liie new blouse bodices are of tartan silk. Mr John i^obe, ot Manchester, has sent me a parcel of patterns of his first autnmn novelties . The patterns include new plaids, tweeds flaked cloths, and several beiges and cashmeres* Nobles' don't merely send out dress lengths, they send dress parcels, including trimmings and everything necessary for making a dress, down to hooks and eyes. Among the se ges, the Piccadilly is probably nr-r> oi' tha hardest wear-» ing in the world. It is twenty-six inches wide, and on y 7.1 d the yard, •here are several pi'etty Bco:ck tweeds from G^d a yard, and v, c new heather plaid is a pretty combination of subdued shades and s lashes of colour. There are new brocad d cloths in all sorts of shades an - patterns ihe Khyrpore brocade comprises some of the rettiest shades. The Bahara Oriental brocade is both light and h -udsome. It is 33 9.1 the yard of forty f in* inches Among i he b iges the Silvesier is the most novel. It is a copy in cloth of b oci\d- d and striped silk, a f- hit pattern run ■■ ing over the stripes. Jhen there is the Climax bo rd are cloth. This is in fancy stripes flecked with coluus. The same wth the Cadogar., only more so Both these are is 6d the yard o!" forty -four inches. In plain doth one of the nicest materials is the Mirzapore serge, in a wide range of art shades, at, Is lid the y;ird of ibrty-sx inches. The Kalapore habit cloth is a heavier ai.d more .substantial material f r ailor-mado tlresses, and can be hud ia al dark shades.