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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1893
Page
3
A fashion feature surveys fall winter trends in fabrics, colors, and silhouettes. It highlights rough basket weave, greens, browns, and browns, lace gowns, tea gowns, and embroidered trims. It notes jackets as key pieces, varied materials, and a surge in button designs. It also mentions a softer job market for New York domestic workers amid broader economic softness.
A survey of German betrothal customs notes formal announcements and two ceremonies with a black dress wedding at the registry and later in church, plus a bridal breakfast and a grand cake. The piece also covers Brooklyn shopgirls sizing up an expansive velvet evening dress, children’s frocks, and wedding wreaths in Germany with myrtle tradition. It frames societal questions on why women dress and a fountain of vintage gowns and coiffures.
A brisk overview of autumn fashion shifts as garments move from summer to winter styles. It highlights the return of shawl like shoulders, sloping silhouettes, and the revival of capes and mantles with rich fabrics like velvet and astrakhan. Descriptions cover various cape designs, trims, and ensemble pairings seen in New York storefronts and streets.
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