Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-11
Fashion Notes.

| Ermine waistcoats with full cream lace
cravats, are worn with sealskln coats this
season.
| very beautiful shade OF palest corn
color is exhibited among evening gloves
/ ~ hutb ur.ressed - lace kid
GOlden-gray beaver, chinchiIla and h,bv
lamb fur are used with fawn and dove
colored cloth by women of clear complexion
with rich color.
Sashes are to be very much worn this
season, particularly with house dresses. and
| they are made of silk as well as ribbon and
! finished on the edge with tiny knife plat
ing of the silk.
The muskmelon pun and the short nun
| slashed once on the top to show the tight
sleeve underneath are both popular styles
whiie the plain mutton leg, very much
smaller in size, is stlll worn.
Magpie evening toilets of black and
white will be in highest vogue all winter
and these gowns, II OF elegant materials
have the merit when designed. of giving
a most distinguished appearance to the
wearors.
Plain velvet collars, with plaitings Of rib
bon set in fan shape at the back, are very
pretty, and collars made cf bias folds Of
light velvet or satin, with narrow black
pearl edged ribbon edging each fold, are an
other fancy.
High crowns are the rule among the new
felt hats and feathers of all kinds are used
worn and special novelty is an OWLS head
with jewels for eyes, and wings on either
side but no body.
Black bodices of chiffon or net embrod-
cred in colors, or trimmed with fancy rib
bon, are the latest thing to wear with black
silk skirts. Any color you choose may be
used to brighten the waist but the main
feature must be black.
Sleeve cuffs in Irish silk crochet are fin
ished with crochet buttons, and there are
! likewise bOlero jackets, vest fronts adjust
able basques and centuries in soutache or
passementcrie with which to finish and
adOrn plain dress waists.
Stockings woven To look like cloth CATERS
are one Of the novelties in hosiery, and
they come in black, tan and brown. adorned
with buttons up the side Their special ad-
vantage Ia that they are more trim and dc
not increase the apparent size OF the ankle.
Daintily finished woven corsets made OF
fine-spun wool are among the models sci
forth for cold weather wear. They are light
durable and elastic and formed of natural
undyed woods that exactly match the famil-
lar undergarments OF the same soft gray
tint.
The czar's tour has brought out the curl
GUS Russian national cap as a fashionable
bonnet II Paris. II is made very SNOWY with
gold thread and imitation jewels, and col
ored plumes stand up on one side from
| white rosette. In shape II points down long
at the ears, and has a narrow brm turning
| back from the face and up at the back.
The prettest fur collars of fashion are
| large enough to almost cover the shoulders
! and border OF sable tails finishes the edges
| II you can afford the extravaganza. Sable
! tails, by the way, are in evidence on gowns
| and wraps OF all sorts, and two or thret
| arranged with the cream lace jatot In thu
front Of the bodice are quite the thing.
A pretty dinner gown recently worn wal
| made OF white satin as to the bodice ant
| skirt, with a bolero jacket and Ceinture OF
! Russian green velvet. There were deeI
| Vandyke sleeye-caps OF the velvet, Will
| close cOat-slceves of the satin beneath
trimmed with pearl and gold passementerie
| the same beautiful garniture showing on the
satin bodice front and ceinture.
Fancy stripes In corded silk and satin will
be much worn in DEM. dress this season al
| fancy bodices with handsome black skirts
! as gored skirts with velvet blouges or Jacket
! bodices, or as entire gowns with satin OF
velvet accessories. These fabrics admit o
80 many attractive combinations of colo
and trimming that 1t Is no wonder that con
tinued Nyor is shown them.
The collar bands on the new gowns arc
one OF the special points OF decoration, and
! frills Of some sort are invariably set In on
| the edge to stand up around the neck com
| mencing a little distance apart on either
| side OF the front. They are made of knife
| plated silk ribbon, lace, or chiffon and
one very effective trimming Is lace In Van.
| dyke points, outlined with tiny ruche OF
colored ribbon and gathered into the neck
Short, very full, ostrich tips are used In
profusiOn by Virot and other celebrated
| mlllineTs. and the large ostrich plumea