Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-20
Fashion Notes,

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| plucked In its natural color and also dyed
French coats of fur or velvet are lined
with satin broche in bright, changeable ef-
| fects, yellow, Danish red and green shades
| appearing prominently.
The Russian silks, or Muscovites as they
are called by the modiste, show many beau
tifu effects, especially when metal threads
| whether gold, silver or bronze, are made
| use of.
Black lynx is now to he obtained in a
| fast dye-the color does not rub of in the
least. and this with black fox is one of the
| most dressy and effective OF the long lus-
| trous furs.
Sashcs in the made-up variety Of silk
| with a chiffon ruiIle around the edges and
| q trimming Of black velvet ribbon are
prophesied and are sometimes made OF the
| same silk as the gown.
| Skunk fur is exceedingly popular this
| winter. 1t is now wholly deodorizcd, and
| is extensively used under far more ele-
| giant title to decorate garments both light
| and dark in color.
Among Partisan fancics are small fur
| bolercs almost covered with heavy beaded
arabesques en- applique sunken in the rich
| pile. This decoration is repeated on velvet
| bOleros, finished with Understanding Queen
| Bess collars.
The artistic and beautifully woven peau
| de sole is a great favorite this winter, and
|
| coors of the season. Examples of this
| choice material show shaded effects in two
| coors, either defined or vaguely blended
Knife plated frills of colored taffeta silk
beginning just in front of the ears and
| extending across the back, are very becom-
| ing with the added frill Of laCes, and really
the special charm of this collar fad is that
any decoration which is becoming Is ad-
missble.
| The large Empire muffs made OF velvet.
| satin ribbon, chiffon, etc. are elegant rivals
of the muffs of various furs. fur lining
is now very generally put into both mutfs
| of fur and the fancy styles AS the oSten-
sible object OF this appendage of the toilet
is to keep the hands warm, it is curious
| that no one thought earlier of the fur
| lining
A novelty among the new silk skirts is
one without any lining at all. 1t Is cut
somewhat in the bell fashion, and is
| trimmed with rows of black velvet ribbon
| from the hem to the knee. Bands of bias
| velvet and satin, with a space between, are
| also used for skirt trimming, and bias
| folds arranged to lap a little over each
other like tucks are set in around the bot
| tom.
The Potter" coiffure. parted on the left
| side and arranged in soft waves on each
| side of the head, is a fashionable fad of
the moment with stylish young women.
If the hair is not naturally wavy, it Is
| hair well moistened before 1t is twined in
and out on the pins. clasp that comes
with the box of pins holds the waved
| tresses firmly in position.
Peacock green and blue and gold breast
feathers. yelowish green and bue-green
birds heads, quils and wings are much
used on black, dark kgreen, gray and golden
brown hats and bonnets, and wide watered
silk bows with large buckles of Irish dia-
monds in the center, are used with good
effect on black and green hats in Rubens,
Sir Peter Lely and duchess OF Devonshre
shapes-aIl large and spreading In con-
tour.
In the domain of faconne or fancy
fabrics are included all sorts OF corded,
striped, watered, mottled dotted, plalded,
boucled, changeable and checked effects.
The rich Oriental dyes are noted in many
of these fabrics, and among expensive and
effective winter stuffs are India woolens
figured In rare Persian designs showing
applique patterns in high and low relief.
These devices are repeated in luxurious
carriage and opera cloakings.
The serviceable and stylish street red
ingote OF seasons past has multiplied It's
one deep fur-edged cape by three. thereby
losing none of it's smartness for each OF
the graduated capes Is very full at the
lower edge. revealing In It's undulations
glimpses of bright Tartan lining or one
of plain brilliant cerise. stylish express
the other side. is of rough finished cloth
in black the capes edged with black Per-
sian lamb and lined with cerise silk, show
ing a fine repped surface. The high stand
ing collar is wholly of the FUR
A rival-and If the issues were important,
II might be said formidable rival-of the
new pointed bodices named after various
queens is the draped or folded corsage. Ar
ranged to suit different types of figures, II
can be made very becoming to stout, me-
dium and slender forms severally, the folds
being more or less volumnous, broad or
narrow, few or many In number, arranged
high or placed low and laid above a deep
ceinture that comes up very high on the
bodice, or merely held in place by low
narrow pointed glrdle-in short, to suit
the special individual under consideration
Some OF the new, very smartest evening
bodlces are called the Queen Elizabeth
models and these are made with extremely
long points, the graduation from the waist
to the end OF the points being unusually
long and sharp-they are even more ex-
treme than those shaped long years ago
on the original bodice, and as regards the
Jewel decorations applied to this particular
corsage, they are not to be outnumbered
by Englands one-tme queen herself
Jeweled corsages and jeweled collars and
glrdles appear among a large portion OF
the most expensive and fashionable gowns
OF the winter, and on these toilets the
spurious gems are careful copies OF real
stones and as a rule do not err on the side
OF undue proportion, therefore look far less
meretriclous and are In better taste than