The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-18

French dressmakeI says, trained
skirt of delicate wood-brown silk,
brocaded with garlands and hanging
vines in their natural shades of leaf
green. Above this comes a bodice of
brown crepe, falling with an indescrib-
ably loose, light clinging effect, with
out apparent shaping or seam, and
with loose crepe sleeves. Green ribbon
belts it at the waist and makes bows
upon the shoulders.
To brocade add lace; the heavier,
richer laces that make broad fiat,
pointed collars. You see them every
where, over black gowns more par
tiCularlv, for we've taken to wearing
black at a tremendous rate this autumn.
As characteristic of the autumn FASH
ions as any costume desirable Is prin-
cess robe of black MORE, with a large
Venetian collar of creamy old point and
a broad black felt hat with long white
plumes.
At a theater supper last night the
most noticeable drass was n brilliant
red silk closely spotted with tiny black
dots. Black velvet bretelles ran from
white lace collar was of the same pat
tern as that gathered intoa an almost mi
croscopic capote by a sparkling jet and
ruby pin
. To lace add ribbons of unparalleled
width and richness. able each to serve
as the front breadth of a gown.
To ribbons add furs. for the house as
well as the open air: furs for the neck,
for.there'sa curious fondness for adding
them TO that particular part of dinner
or dance or tireside gowns.
As, for example. woman who dined
DIR. y Conan Doyle one day last week
piayed the hostess part 10 perfection in
a black and white striped MORE frock
with white satin bodice edged at waist
and about the bare shoulders with mink
tails. The bottom of the skirt was
oddly decorated with point applique
and mink tails.
As, for example, No. ?, the prettiest
actress in one of the new plays makes
her principal entrance in black tulle,
sewn with jet sequins as closely as
they can fall. This flashing and spark
ling and tinkling stuff is fashioned
into a sheath-lille princess robe, with
sa BILE fur about the low neck, and tying
the waist as girdle. You never saw
Titania in a sealsllin? No. l suppose
not; but imagine if had this tulle
and fur combination it would make me
think of her.
To fur add flowers. Never within
my memory have they set M so bold
rivalry 10 feathers on cold weather
head gear. 4 black velvet picture hat
Is covered with wreaths of Ivy leaves.
A eapote Of plated green silk braid
is trimmed with sprigs of holly berries.
a mite of an evening bonnet very
narrow and set far back on the head
has band Of rose-colored velvet across
the forehead, spangied with gold
tulle resting on the hair; under this
peeps little wreath of fall as.ers.
while at each side are outstanding
BOWS, replacing the oval metal orna-
ments Dutch peasant would wear in
her cap-for the shape is borrowed
from the Netherlands. There Is a high.
white aigrette behind.
Its not easy this fall to tell the front
,,f bonnet from the back, and eco
nomicai women can get two ont of one
10y wearing il both ways. The big ear
like bows at the side are the moSt char
acteristic features, together with the
broad ribbons and bright velvet flowers.
What are the seasons eccentricltles?
The gay colors of the goltng eapes for
OAe a--i--cation. Very few women