Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-10-25
Fashion Notes.

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Fashion Notes.
Brown or navy alpaca having silk dots Is
useful for an early fall travelling costume.
White kid embroidered with colored silks
and imitation jewels is used for dress trim
mings.
Buckles OF steel, gold and rhinestone are
used on elaborate and expensive costumes OF
| cloth.
Some OF the rich ribbons show artistic eff
| fects In the combination of navy blue and
| deep cardinal
For simple afternoon costume often a
| ribbon collar and cravat OF lace forms the
| only trimming, using a figured or striped
| silk.
| Red is to be the dominating color in dress
| this winter, and there Is red in our hats
red Innings in our dresses and wraps, and
| red gowns
Few black, close fitting cloth Jackets are
| seen. They are generally light tan color.
Box sacques will grow in favor as the
| season advances.
Gowns OF sill<en material are trimmed
with black, white, or butter-colored lace,
! embroidery of beads, spangles, etc, tulle
or chiffon, and; ribbon bows.
The seasons new faced cloths are very
| fine in texture. light in weight. and appear
in handsome shades in green, blue, dahlia.
| dark Burgundy red, opal gray, fawn, and
| browns innumerable.
Satin with spanged tulle, lace and velvet
| trimmings will be highly favored material
for ball toilets this winter. and golden yellow
| and pink in exquisite tints will lead among
| evening colors.
Flve-inch blacl, or colored satin taffeta or
| MORE taffeta ribbon is used for a belt that
| commences at the back. where 1t is pinned
securely. II is then wrapped once and a
| half around the waist ending on the left
side with the end narrowed.
Broadcloth and ladies' Cloth In beautiful
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lovely neutral tones. come in for a large
share of patronage this season and brading
| RACES as a garniture upon autumn and
winter costumes made of these materials.
| The latest novelties in bonbonnores for
| the dinner table at the country houses where
| hunting parties are In order are imitation
| pheasants, rabbits and hares dressed In
| corduroy suits. with hat, game bag, gun
and spectacles, to look like the game
keepers, on bicycles.
I The Duchess of Marlborough collar is at
| the moment a fashionable finish to the bodice
OF elegant dinner and reception gowns. The
| corsage has a triangular opening with a
| point at the throat and above this the wired
archisg collar meets, which is made Of silk
| velvet.
Fur vests made OF seal, ermine, Persian
lamb and imitation seal are one of the
| economical features OF fashion this season,
and they help out the usefulness OF a coat
and skirt gown, wonderfully. The back Is
made OF silk. with chamols skin inter
lining, and 1t is well to have close-htting
| sleeves.
| The new weaves in blue and green English
serge are especially attractive this season
and many of the costumes made OF these
materials have natty jacket bodice and a
seven gored skirt. trimmed with many rows
| of soutache braid, with short full cape
| for the street, trimmed with small buttons
and braid-edged straps.
Capes of cloth, velvet or fur are in two
| styles, cut in points front and back and on
| the shoulders-an English fashion-or they
| are shaped with stole-like scarf ends in
! front. A, turban or toque and a large hour
! glass-shaped muff made of the material
| composing the short full cape are sold to-
gether at the importing houses.
The winters woolens are handsome and
varied. Iridescent effects, rich heather
| mixtures. and boucle effects are numerous
having, for example, a medium or dark
| WOODEN ground variegated by contrasting
| threads of silk, or the foundation is blue
or deep red, for instance with a very shaggy
raised design of glossy black wool on the
| surface.
Some of the latest tailor-made skirts are
plated nearly all the way round, beginning
| with the wide box plat in front, and are of
| short walking length, which is the perfection
of comfort Gored cloth skirts are trimmed
on each seam with braid put on in scroll
pattern, around the bottom with festoons
and military knots of braid, and silk braid
stripes the seams Of velvet gowns.
| Among the black materials which fashion
so favors this season are wool armures with
bourette knots. French mohairs with boucle
| figures, cames' hair serges with stripes in
| glossy silk and wool weaves, plain and fancy
woven mohairs and brillantines, fayettes,
| wool CLEANLINESS, Henrietta cloths in silk warp
| or allwool weaves, and repped woods In
| fine and heavy cords.
Real jeweled pins will be worn this sea-
| son and during the winter, not only In the
! hair arranged a la Japonaise, but they VIII
| appear upon dress hats and elegant evening
| bonnets. Jewel cases and baskets are being
| searched for odd pins, slides, brooches, and
| other ornaments which have been put away
| as obsolete, to now furnish decoration for
| various portions OF the toilet.
Mink otter, sable and chlnchilla bands
| are used to enrich the very expensive cos
| tunes for next season. and short fur capes to
match the bands come with many OF the I'M
ported models. The muffs ensuite are very
| large and really clumsy-looSing after the
| trim, taut shapes Of so many seasons past
| Other trimmings for cloth gowns are bias
| bands OF the dress goods also rich braiding
in colors and gold, and other metal trim
mings in which tailors excel.
Besides the bolero effects and the stylish
| coats and Jacket bodlces in single or double
| breasted styles are attractive gowns made
| with Tapped bodlces a PEmpire. These folds
are fastened in with the under-arm seams
| lap. There is a deep velvet ceinture at the
waist and a heart-shaped piece which covers
the space on the chest between the fiat
| folds. collar OF the velvet turns down
broadly over still broader reyer collar OF
| the cloth.
Empire belts and belts of all sorts are the
most conspicuous detail of dress this season,
! barring OF course the little boero. and they
are made Of satin and velvet and embroidered
with beads, covered with an applique OF
contrasting color or draped plain, as you
wish. Some have a narrow double box
plated frill In the upper edges, and others
have deep fringe at the bottom. but the
most becoming belt is shaped wide under
the arms and tapere down at the back and
front. Leather belts are all very narrow
and the very latest novelty 10 bright scarlet.
Feminine Notes.
Lady Henry Somerset and Mas Frances
Willard are enthusiastic deyotees OF the
wheel. and are making a cycling tour OF
| France.
Miss Alma Tadema has been presented
with a gold medal from the German en-
peror as one Of the awards from this years
| academy.
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