Omaha daily bee., 1891-09-27
HONEY FOX THE LADIES.

Bleached cows tails are used for looping
back heavy portieres.
1t is a rare woman who is eager to tell her
age when her husband is younger than she is
herself.
IL is not true that In Montreal the fashion
able girls use their tennis rackets for snow
shoes in the winter time.
Groups of narrow tiounces are again used
for silk and wooden gowns, and paniers are
again shown on some of the French models.
Pond-lily Is the latest tint in cream-white.
felt, cloth, and cashmere, and the new reds
are called Sultane, Veronese, Mephesto, aud
Saliva.
New pinking-irons are manufactured that
work like a pair of nippers, doing away with
the hammer and heavy block required in
using the old-style irons.
Silk velvet is the preferred fabric for all
the new pretty fancy jackets and theater
coats, but there are also very dressy and be-
coming models in silk cord-trimn med cloth
lined with silk.
husband tell her before company when the
biscuits are heavy and the steak is burned on
the under.side; but g occasionally does it,
nevertheless.
The advance autumn toilettes show plenti-
full signs that the reign OF the Tudor cape is
not yet over. Several very smart costumes
of cloth or WOODEN material have been accom-
panied by a cape EN- suite.
Colored undressed kid shoes and slippers
are manufactured in large quantities for
dreSsy indoor wear. They appear in q score
of different shades, consequently there is
little difficulty in matching them 10 various
gowns.
Many of the newest waistcoats are made in
Louis Seize style, that is TO say, they have a
deep basque added like a Newmarket coat.
Other coats have full vests of crepe or lace,
and straps of the material fastening across
the waist and bust.
Lace, both black ana white, but more
especially white, as more in harmony with
the pale colors of this season, has been the
dominant note in the trimming of dresses. 1t
will be largely used for trimming evening
gowns this winter.
The modern riding habit would make q very
sensible walking skirt, with that light bit of
extra length on the right Topped up u little,
In the way of curtallment, the habit can
scarcely go any farther; for there is just
enough OF it and no more.
A fashionable yet simple and Inexpensive
addition tC Il ribbou-trimmed hat consists of
a single stiff feather pulled through a loop;
so any woman possessing u peacock, pleas
ant, or common fowl can easily adorn herself
with ii clipping or moulting from his plumage,
and without hurting the bird.
Collars, at least high ones, are used for
cloth dresses and mantles, turned back collars,
frills OF lace or chiffon beng worn round the
Leck of soft silk and DAINTY Indian linen
gowns, which generally opens IN n small V,
this giving u bcwltching simplicity and cool
ness which is very desirable during the warm
autumn days.
Much use will be made the coming season
oil peau dc soie and l~ustrous corded silks of
various elegant brands, also ~velvets, plain,
corded and striped-in the creation OF costly
dress toiietS-but not TO the exclusion of Pom
padour brOcadeS, rich Persian silks in coin
and palm patterns, and brilliantly colored bro
~catelleS on black, bronze, and other dark rich
grounds.
A novelty is the new way OF fastening
skirts before instead of behind, n feat which
is accomplished in this wise: The skirt is left
perfectly fiat for about three finger-lengths
across the front at the waist, at each end OF
which space perpendicular Sits are made OF
the required uepth; 10 these openings narrow
flaps are attached, fastening with buttons
and button-holes.
'Distinctiven weddings, N which some
flower with harmoniling dresses characteriaes
tho costumes of bride, bridegroom, and others
present, are the last mode in matrimonial
arrangements. Tho forget-me-nOt wedding
is one of the prettiest. This bride In ivory
silk, carries n bouquet OF forget-me-nots aud
lilies. The bridesmaids wear gowa IA OF blue
hud white chiffon; and carry bouquets princi-
pally composed Of forget-me-nots. tied with
ribbons of the same hue; and the little Hover
Is made up into elaborate boutonnieres for
tho men.
One OF tho most poetic things about a fash
iopahle woman's toilet Is her handkerchief.
lNlS feletS OF COURSE, 10 tnoSe uhlhlN o'1s VI
lace which the coquette dcop3 in order mat
cavalier may, rs he picks IL up for her, catch
n win OF the intoxicating perfume which IL
cXhalrs, But there are other hankerchiefs
There IS the handkerchief which the fashion
able woman thrusts under hor pillow, the
plain white batiste, hem,stitchcd and per
iulued with with iris, n delicate aud soothing
Odor. Then there il tho morning handker-
chief Of foulard, white or red, large ana uSe-
ful for outsng purposes. Something more
dressy is batiste, in delicate colors.