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the arm closely from wrist to shoulder.
The shape of this puff was very recently
described.
| Among novel French ornaments are
dainty and elegant bottles for lavender
salts, that are made of antique silver
set with tiny gems and beautifully
carved. These are attached to the belt
by chatelaine of silver links They are
| shaped like a Greek amphora and give
/ marked effect to the revived Greek
evening toilets and tea gowns. Owing,
however, to their high price, they are
destined to the exclusive ornamentation
of the specially favored of fortune.
| New satin finished Lyons silks come
| in dark rich colors brocaded in small
Persian and Marie Antoinette designs,
the colored underthreads imparting a
slightly changeabIe effect. Some rather
pronounced effects appear among sam
pies of new French silks and satins de-
signed for autumn gowns for ceremon-
ial wear. Much will depend upon the
skill and taste of the modistes who make
up these fabrics in discovering the spe-
cial shades of contrasting colors that
can be combined to produce successful
results.
| Fancy belts of fine gold plate not
more than two inches wide, and fas-
tened with very handsome gold clasps,
are worn with various elegant day and
evening dress toilets of summer bro
cade, satin or those of diaphanous ma
terial over silk. Contrasting with these
are the empire centuries of satin or
velvet, laced or buckled or trimmed
with Persian garnitures, with buttons
to match. These girdles are exceeding
" wide, and though often very chic
and pretty in effect, are becoming only
to the most slender forms.
Spite of opposition and notwithstand-
ing all the great variety of fashionable
grenadines of the season, in patterns
of stripes, arabesques, dots, blocks,
checks, openwork mesh designs crossed
with satin bars, lace patterns and other
fancy devices, plain handsome sewing
silk grenadines devoid of patterns of
any description, made UP over satin
n.oire or crisp lustrous taffeta silk,
are really the most refined, elegant,
and comfortable of materials for mid
summer wear if the dressmaker is not
allowed to have her way and make the
gown unbearable by using an extra in
ner lining under the silk one Many
women who have worn both kinds this
summer have decided with emphasis
that there is nothing in all the line of
grenadines, either French or domestic,
tC compare with those showing the
plain unbroken silk mesh when hand
scmely made up and trimmed with
ccol, dainty chiffon or costly lace.
|
| The whirligig of fashion has sud-
! denly brought us once again the hide
Gus hat with conical crown that is the
exact replica of the sugarloaf style of
other days always suggestive of
witches. black cats and broomsticks.
Some years ago the shape was known
as the Amazon. There is very little
brim to speak of, the hat is in fact
mostly crown, tapering upward in the
most aggressive aspiring manner.
Where ambition in this direction will
END remains to be seen. At present the
limit is about fifteen inches. Grotesque
| is the word wherewith best to describe
these conical hats. They seem to have
suddenly sprung upon us and are like
nothing dressy that has been worn for
many seasons past, the utility alpine"
/ approXimating it slightly in outline.
The new shape tapers almost to point
at the top of the crown, and it's exag-
geration is increased ty it's trimming.
Everything new points to a reduc-
ton in the outline of sleeves and skirts
for the autumn season. Dressmakers
and taflors, however, viii make their
way very cautiously in cutting new
| fabrics for wear the coming season.
| With such reduction in view. for it
would be quite too grotesque, after the
extravagant volume of sleeves espe-
c.ally, if a sudden ard radical change
put before us models as narrow and
uncomfortably tight as they were for
rnerly shaped. 1t is not at all likely
| that the unadorned close coat sleeve
VIII De taken up this fall. The change
is too sudden and extreme: we shall
nave first the notifications and COM
promise effects on the top of the sleeve.
Moreover we are proverbially six
months behind the French in our STYLES
and sleeve draperies at infinitum. And
even for the winter season it will be a.
matter of genuine regret if fashion
really elects to go to the very extreme
ia the shaping of dress and Jacket
! sleeves.
| Some of the beautiful French embroid
cries show this summer delicate bor-
| dering exactly resembling in design
many of the exquisite patterns of Hon
iton, guipure, Medici, or Irish point.
| These designs are wrought upon the
sbeerest of India muslin, and are de-
| signed for skirts, flounces and uetticoat
| fronts, with narrower widths for the
| bodice and sleeves. Another beautiful
material In great use this season is a
| solid embroidered French creandie
about yard wide. These goods are of
swiss manufacture. and show designs
IN old Venetian point, Iatticework.
Flemish point and dainty floral de-
vices. with wide and narrow insertions
| and edgings to match The fabric is
used for waists, yokes, vest fronts. and
entire costumes for children.
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