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skirt. The redinsote is a long plain oyerdress
cut with waist and skirt in one, in Pr1nccs5c
fashion, but is shaped like gentleEnan's great
coat. 1t is entirely without drapcry. hanging
plain nearly to the foot Of the dress, and ls open
| up the middle of the back from the waist line
| down. It has middle scam, and short slde
form beginning in eSch armhole; two great out
| tons designate the waist line in the s1de-forn
seams, while plait is pressed in each to me emu
| Of the skirt The front is variously shaped, out
| is always provided with rolling collar 1t NAV
be si1le1 brcasfcd or double; in the latter case
| it has q vest which is seen only at the bottom,
and The redingote is sloped wide open III 'front.'
| The cut-away front disctoscs the first cores Of
the lower skirt, which mar be plain aud entirely
| without trimming, or it NAV have simple clus-
| ter OF plaits forming border 1ouncc. IL Is
| more customary, however, to nut either two or
/ three deep kilt plated nounccs across these
| brcautns, or Else TO trim them lcngthwise with
box-plalts of satin or silk, or to lay tile dress
material In the small religieuse plaits from the
| belt down. The edges OF the rcdingote nre simply
! stitched, large snowy buttons are used. anu the
whole needs taior-like finish to make it stylish.
! This costume is very handsome ln seal brown
| WOOL, with mosnic silk accessories OF gold and
t seal brown. It is also made in ladies' cloth OF
the light almond Shades With simple stitching Tor
| its trimmings. Correspondents who have asked
Tor hints about making travelling dresses for the
autumn cannot do better than to carry out this
/ design.
Ladies' going to the mountains wear en- route
| the short flannel suits they have prepared for
mountain excursions. Nayy-bue flannel as
smoothly pressed as cloth re1nains the fayoritc
fabric for these dresses, though newer stvlc is
the English homespun cloth, sleazily woven, iu
small checks of ove-brown, gray. or green
These are made IN iu Il somewhat ueglige man
uer, with a box-plaitcd blouse-waist that is
won with vide white canvas belt. The blouse
has three oox-plails in front, and the same
number behind; the edges are plain1y stitched.
The long round ovcrskirt is drapcd on the
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and the lower skirt is without 6ounce
The blue suits are sometimes trimmed with
wide black worsted braid, which adds
to the expense without adding to the
beauty 1T the dress. small bonnct OF rough
straw, or else au English walking hat Of dark
chip, accompanies such dresses. The veil, gloves,
and stockings are the color of the costume. Lin
en- or mohair travelling cloaks are OF long prin-
ccsse sacque shape, with the back finished i'll
redElgole style, with great buttons and flat
plait;, while the sides have enormous pockets
set On underneath, with the flaps 1T the waist
line.
SUMMER EEEDLRWORK.
4 quaint little reticulc OF embroidered satin,
or else fancy straw basket, is suspended from
the arm OF almost every iady seen at the water
ilag-places; In this receptacle is carried some
pretty pieces OF need!ework with which to be-
guile time as the nccdlewoman SITS upon the
piazza to hear the music. The favorite work is
toilet covers OF fine white linen canyas wrought
with English crew els in cross-sttch I'll the quaint
co]ors and designs Of old tapestry. Burcau-cov-
e1s, t:dies, anu toilet-mats hive the gayest bor
dcrs, with space between for drawn-work in
open patterns; the ends are then ravcted to
form fringe. These pieces, commenced, with
materials for Flushing, cost 50 to $3.50. Other
very pretty ones are done in single color In
designs Of grittins, dragons, etc. Dark-bluc or
crimson arc the most effective cOlors FOR these
Pretty sets Of taolc-eover and napkins for +
o'clock teas are made Of white taolc-lanasl
1rrnuult in rOlure6 rDttOns in tapestry designs,