The sun., 1893-08-13
TAGARIES OF FASHION

There is Scriptural authority against the
Gigot sleeve for Is 1t not written in Ezekiel.
kill. 1S: THUS saith the Lord: Woe to woe
men who sew pillows into all armholes"2 Pos
sibly this is the reason the sleeves are grow
ing less upright and more modestly dropping.
Most fascinating are the new belts Of kind
OF gold tissue interwoven with many-colored
silks and drawn through an old paste buckle
One Of Mrs. Langtry's favorite costumes is a
deep ecru muslin printed with pale mauve
flower sprays and touched with pale mauve
velvet. The hat is OF. croc,us mauve straw.
trimmed with mauve iris and grasses
Now that the once sensible little sailor hat
has been given over to vagaries and vanity. we
are prepared for anything. Of course the cli-
max of absurdity was reached when We DECOR
ated the sailor with purple. velvet and sweet
violets. One might ae well put. roscttes on
OF the vo!uted sailor is Of red straw, the brim
lined. and the crown trim med with black vel
vet. On one side is placed a spray Of cherry
blossoms. on the other bunch OF cherries.
The prettlest scarf mantelets are made OF ac-
Gordon plated black silk muslin. with long
stole fronts. confined with a jet buckle. The
large ruffs OF lace. tulle or mousseline, called
Henri H.. or Valois are also made to do duty
with out door toilettes on summer evenings.
Some Of the black net ruffs are edged with
narrow white lace.
1t is quite tho fashion Just now to wcnr the
hair low In the neck. especially at the theatre.
but 1t is not becoming style and is apt TO de-
tract from u woman's dignity Of presence.
For young and pretty girls the style Is partic-
ularly adapted. 1t belongs to tho ingenue. +.
The fashion o; wearing hats with lace
hounces dropping over the brim Is much in
favor In France. and. indeed. tho Parlsienne
considers her outfit for the country as scarcely
complete without the Charlotte Corday hat
with It's dropping y9ilette place or mo,usseline
and curls OF hair that franc the lace.
The latest thing for underskirts is the Japa-
nese material called ava cloth. 1t comes
chiefly in white. almost covered with dark
weight. washes nIeely-in fact has everything
to recommend 1t except beauty.
An attractive line Of novelties is IN white
canvas. The articles included arc belt. bag.
purse. notebook. address book. card case
portfolio. and picture frame. They are un-
mistakably for tho yachting girl, as they are
Of white sanESs: m,a euttonhpes sar with bfow9
gold or silver cord In the corners.
lamps are now shown decked out with mar
yellous shades OF plated straw. These arc
brilliant in color and eccentric In shape. and
bear strange large bows Of straw
Dame Fashion has committed her wayward
feet. one can buy white silk hosiery with lace
work fronts for tho modest sum OF S25 a pair
The extravagant woman who does 1t may pur-
chase white silk tights Of heavier quality for
$50 pair spun silk undervest from Eng
land would relieve tho purchaser OF another
double eagle. As for tho fine linen underwear
with real valenclennes and knots OF ribbon
oh. we'll a cool hundred" or so would ,pur-
chase a set. And then there m must be the finest
shoes made to order. for g. IL: and satin corsets
for $40, and all manner OF silver clasps. until
finally the woman who SO wills 1t can stand
dressmakers art, and know that her apparel
cannot be duplicated for less than 500.
Old.fashioned null embroiderieS such as
our grandmot others made their caps OF. are used
this season for fchus.
Blue serges are yielding their popularity to
black brown. groom and red.