Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-13

popular material tor uenii-season wraps. The
sketch shows a Jacket of green cloth. braided
In green and blue nacary silk.
Collarettes for thester and calling wear
are so gorgeous that they are conspicuous.
To make one strictly up to date an extrava-
giant amount of bruclde. fur tails. feathers.
jeweled trimming and lacs Is necessary.
The arched Marie Stuart bonnet has been
revived, and now In Paris a long cloak much
like the Mother Hubbard" model has taken
rank among new fashions. The French
woman. whose sartorial tastes are so well
cultivated. contrives TO look well in anything
she elects TO don.
Feathers come in extra long plumes and
extra short ones to meet the demand for this
winter. There are little ones no bigger
than a finger. used to make a rim for a tiny
velvet turban. or to edge the wide brim Of
a hat. The variety In size makes 1t posi-
BILE 10 fairly load a hat with them, each
feather being used to the best advantage.
Marie Antoinette. Josephine, and even a
suggestion Of Elizabethan styles are appear
Ing among the very elegant gowns for late
autumn and winter wear-on special occa-
sions, however and the Introduction Of pic
turesque costumes, historical or otherwise,
is the very latest phase of gownlng that is
taking the place OF the ordinary regulation
style of brides and bridesmaids attire.
The autumn h~eadgcar is less Hauntingly
rich and much more picturesque and be-
NN-h'AS ~ VI a NkaA ENbl NAi E
Velvet and felt, Of course, compose most of
the hats, but some dainty French creations
are made of taffeta. Thus shirred hats have
a peculiar old-tiine appearance and are deftly
trimmed with tufts of feathers. aigrettes,
antique lace and buckles. which give them a
very fascinating appearance.
The beautiful Cleopatra shades in bronze.
tawny brown, chestnut, golden, olive and
HAVANA rich russell brown-and all the
deep reds and dahlia dyes, are in highest
favor this autumn season, and French atellers
are adding to these favored colors bright
aniline mauves and a new Persian pink
that is merely a much softened magenta, far
more generally becoming than the magenta
dyes of a year ago.
Flowers will be worn on hats all winter,
and strange freaks of nature they represent.
II we believe the tale they tell. They are
made Of velvet in all the fashionable colors
and the most artificial combinations-shape,
tinting, fasAioning are unlike any flower Of
field, garden or dollhouse. They ~avowedly
are intended only to give masses of color,
and they serve that purpose to perfection.
Beautiful dahlias, oranges, greens warm, rich
Persian colors suggestive of autumn are the
favorites.
The tendency toward the use of gimp and
galioon effects in various widths is becoming
more and more prevalent. These trimmings
range from two and one-half to ten inches in
width and are finished in both straight and
Nandyked borders. Some CT THESE goods
show marquise or escurial patterns in silk
lace and chiffon or net, revealing a heavy
raised cord on each design. The devices are
In open effects, the material on which they
are applied throwing out The patterns in bold
reliei.
The furriers have set forth the most
elegant and expensive articles of thsir winter
stock. Sealskin, otter. mink and Persian
lamb wraps occupy central positions in the
display windows, and a study Of forthcoming
styles is thus afforded the passerby. The
new FUR coats have the attractive additions
of collarettes. fchu-ahaped trimmings, or cape
collars, also made of fur Of either a matching
or contrasting kind: oftener they are of a
different color and sort. Narrow fur border
ings matching these accessories will be
placed on the skirt edge, as it is the aim OF
designers to render the costume rich and
luxurious with as little complication az pos
sible.
For keeping the bonnet on the head In high
autumn winter winds strings are superior to
all other means of fastening whatsoever.
This women are beginning to discover. and
to adopt them, particularly since fashion has
sanctioned their use once again. Velvet
strings are the most becoming, and these
may be as wide or as narrow as one pleases,
straight ribbons or cut bias and made up
with a bow to be held with pretty jeweled
pins. Black velvet is the most used, but the
Strings made variously of green, brilliant
cherry, magenta and many other colors, on
models made of black or dark green velvet.