The Washington bee., 1895-10-12
Goats will be loose and short.

Goats will be loose and short.
Hats will not alone be broad but
high.
Sleeves ofthe best conducted blouses
will be comparatively fat at the top,
induced to such an appearance by
many gathers, tucks. or deep epau-
lette.
CoIors are not nearly so glaring; the
craze for conSpicions hats and crude
masses of color is beginning to wear
itself out.
Long coats for travelling or bad
weather wear, have deep rippling capes
attached and usually pointed hoods if
desired.
The Eton jacket in black velvet, and
with fancy buttons upon it, either richly
steel ones of those glittering with rhine
stones is very much liked and makes
handsome toilet, with crepon skirt.
Hunters green heliotrope and sap
phre blue velvet are also used for lit
tie Jackets.
Elegance and richness of garnitura
must stamp velvet or satin coats, but
the cloth one must be iaunty and look
useful.
The regulation morning glove to
wear with tailor costumes is a four
button glove of heavy glace kid, or
what is sometimes termed dog-skin
The fashionable colors are pearl of
dead white.
Baionette cloth is the newest wear
in fashionable fabrics. II is very beau
tiful to look upon, and hence will be
popular.
Velvet has lost none OF its former
prestige among the women who ap-
preciate its excellent qualities, and
OF most of the elegant costumes on ex-
hibtion are lavishly trimmed with
velvet.
The Paris skirts have five and half
metres, not yards. The pack breadthS
are on the straight for wide materials
and the bias only comes in at the sides.
Little cloth jackets must be made for
usefulness only; smartness is very de-
sirable, but without the former dame
fashion condemns it. Buttons must be
placed only where they are in use.
The white and cream colored felt
hats are making a bid tor popularity,
generally trimmed with black, the
rushes of cocks feathers being used on
them, with great success, or plain black
glace ribbon and feathers may also be
calculated to do them honor.
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season for hats is the ruche, which
terminates at one side in outstanding
feathers or quilts. Sometimes these
ruches are made of velvet, sometimes
of plain glace silk and again entirely
OF flowers on felt hats.
An economical woman can take any
last years thick cloth skirt made in the
old fashion narrow way, and cut it
three inches shorter wear beneath it a
a pair of ready made black satin
knCkerbockerS, aud with such a cos
tune may bicycle comfortably.
The special novelty about tailor
made dresses, which will be universal
as soon as the autumn disappears, is
the silken stock, which is brought
twice around the neck and pinned in
front with Jeweled pin.
Caters made to reach the hem of the
knlCkerhockers is an indispensable
adjunct.
Bicyclists are warned not to have
pockets in their coats as the handles
have way of intruding in these in a
nConVenient manner.
1t is quite stylish to line the godet
skirts with morreen and no other lin
ms, binding every seem.
Skirts should clear the ground and
not drop at the centre in the back
The short Corsage pointed front and
hack, is worn by stout figures.
Short revers are worn also large
sailor collars of silk or velvet that end
mtWo points at the belt.
Button trim the centre box plat, also
idSlen belts and are put near the
shoulders and belt of ribbon braces
mat end in fluffy bow on the
shoulders.
Jet buttons edged with rhine stones
afe worn on black gowns for ornaments
dS hey are no longer an article of gen.
eral utility.
III lining circular skirt, cut the lin
MS straight on the sides where the
lo0hd curve comes, this presents sag
Slh% to a great degree, except for
GGtpon which ought not to be cut in
this style.
flald that are French, rather than
scotch In design are worn, and are
considered stylish,
A new idea is a genuine stock of
ns S"u, cut bias eight iches wide, hem
E.eu' the ends pointed and passed
nun the front to the back of the neck
%a aia Then brought to the front again,
SSIltFe they are tied in a smart little
,.lee Ihree godet plaits at the back and
"o On each side form stylish shirt
n For stout figure a narrow front is
onea' anf and pretty style has the sides
S5ppFPSSfently Tapped over to the front and
LiSl0 iar0 down by three clusters of three
beltS, collars, and cuffs have all
Cbas c%Aen change and by their effects
,roase ,.allse the old gown into a very at
Ndctlre new one.
I ss+~1A.2yelties in sleeves have quite
y1,.s = IT mutton design.