The record-union., 1897-11-21

H1gh-claSS mOdlSteS are making Ell
fective use of the new olga plated
liberty silks and satins. and the puffed
and shirred velvets, chiffons, silks and
various liberty textiles, these handsome
fancy materials being sold by the yard
ready to be made into accessories,
skirts, waists and gowns entire; the
Princesse shirred robe" being spe-
cialty.
The rage for the Russian blouse will
last all winter. Not only does the gar
ment form a part Of street costumes,
but blouses and blouse effects, appear
on gowns and toilets both for demi-
dress and full-dress wear.
The shapes of the winter coats vary
extremely. Some tasteful models in
Russian green, Danish red and deep
low-tail lapels, faced with velvet or
repped silk of a deeper shade The
shortest are quite ghs-fitting and are
fastened with fancy rates or brande-
bourgs, and the entire garment is bor-
dered with a narrow band of handsome
dark fur. Longer shapes have shoulder
capes, finished with rows of gimp or
elaborate braiding, and edged with
mink or Alaska sable.
Nicuna cloth is revived in novel col
orings and designs; new basket checks
are brocaded over their entire surface,
and the pretty satin-f finished cashmeres
are much like Henrietta Goth, only they
have more body. The range of colors
is almost limitless, and these make
very dressy and tasteful suits with a
little decoration on the bodice and
sleeves of the very best quality of silk
velvet, a far better selection than yards
of second or third grade trimming cut
up and arranged all over the gown.
Corduroy stripes and every description
of repped fabric are evidently the spe-
cially favored materials, and with mo-
hairs and poplins in silk and wool, or
all wooE in their various handsome
combinations of color. are prominent
among textiles for general wear.
The taste for Rhinestonee and French
brilliants increases constantly. Mer-
chants display wonderful assortment
| of dress trimming scintillating with
| varied assortments of pins, brooches
| and fanciful ornaments set with these
| stones to insert among the foliage and
flowers with which their hats and bon
| nets are laden. Slides set with rows of
pebbles are worn on neck ribbons and
| single giitterng stones are mounted
in metal so that they can be sewn on
velvet in sparkling arabesques.
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| Cerlsette, Roman gladiol, coquelicot
corail, and a dark rich pivoine are
among the very fashionab BILE shades in
red. Berceuse is a lovely shade of pink
found only among handsome satins and
brocades. There are ten distinct shades
Of reddish purple, also a very popular
dye in a much deeper tone, known as
prelate, worn in Bishops robes. that
looks very elegant in velvets and cord
ed silks. 1t is much used in winter
millinery. Jourdain and Tournoi are
among the very fashionable shades In
green.
Very elegant English Newmarkets
and French redingotes in kersey, ladies'
cloth, satin cloth, and meltons of yari-
Gus grades are exhibited this week by
| high-class importers. One. made in
pale almond cloth, fastens diagonally
from the right shoulder to the extreme
| left side of the garment. large noin+-
ed revers collar, made of very dark
mink-fur. finishes the neck and front
OF the redingote. the sleeves and waist
portion of which are lined with green
and gold shot taeta silk. A dark Rus
al
similarly made and trimmed The
Seams are strapped. and on the blue
model the skirt opens to the waist al
the back
1t Is quite surprising how becoming
the Russian blouse is TO women of fai,
hight who cannot be called slender il
they select the shape that does not
droop over the belt at the back and is
made all in one piece over a closely
hitting lining, and has a tabled instead
OF circular skirt below the belt If
however, woman is short and very
large around the waist. this garment
Is the very worst selection she could
possibly make either for house or street
wear.
All street, tailor and utility gowns
are made to clear the ground al
| around, but house toilets of every de.
scrlptlon are cut with graceful demi-
| train, fashion far more suitable and
appropriate for stylish home wear thar
any sort of indoor gown cut with .
bobbed-off skirt. There is little or M
mare to the cores on the front and
sides, the effect remains sheath.
like over the hips. and the fullness is
carried we'll to the back. A very mar.
row half-cioth facing is still used tr
prevent a limp effect abou the bam ~
the Skirt, and the majority of wintel
uiess Skirts are trimmed around the
po.'offi IL only with three or five rows
VI narrow Milan or soutache braid.
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A pale rose-eolored silk bodice. trim
med with narrow black velvet ribbon
ana cut-steel beads. makes a, beautifu
combination with a gray silk skirt A
| Par1s-made pink silk waist. fitted very
snusly front and back. is nearly GOV.
cred with rows of half-inch black vel.
VET ripoon overlaid with finely cut stee'
gimp This trimming reaches from
neck TO belt: there is a girdle to match
ana below the waist the little basoue
is crenelated, each tab edged with two
rows OF the garniture The sleeves are
| covered like the waist and tabled al
| the wrists.
1t will be remembered that about two
years ago extremely fine velvet-finished
cloth dresses We're fashionable for even.
ing wear-receptions, bridesmaids toll
cts, etc A revival of this mode has
set in. and cream white cloth dinner