Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-29
Feminine Fashions.

Feminine Fashions.
The rose sleeve puff is again favorite
on evening bodces, rvaling the butterfly
effects in popularity
! Chiffon rufles are now used extensively on
| dainty silk or woolen gowns, as well as
| organizes and other thin materials.
| AS we enter upon the autumn season, red
| foulards are becoming more fashionable than
the blue patterns so universally worn this
| summer.
| Another effective gown is of black and
white tulle artfully puffed and finished with
| shoulder straps of striped ribbon and sash
| of the white tulle.
| pretty skirt garniture consists of tiny
| ruffes put on in clusters of three and eX-
| tending either to the knee or to the waist,
| according to the height of the wearer.
For fancy girdes satin and tatfeta silk
are the favorite materials. They are made
with points either before or behind, or both,
while some are plain, fastening in front,
| just little to the left, with large upstand-
! ing bow.
| 1t is being announced that all garments for
| the fall trade are being modelled for figures
| wearing the new shape corset. This cor
| set has low bust, and the increase of size
| Just above and below the waist makes the
| latter appear smaller than 1t really is.
Dotted muslin is once more all the rage
and the favorite trimming for simple morn
ing gowns of this material 10 Tom Thumb
ribbon or ribbon velvet sewed fiat on to tiny
frils of the muslin.
Some of the autumn evening dresses of
transparent textiles have the entire front and
sides of the skirt formed of lengthwise rows
of ribbon, giving a striped effect to the ma
terial.
Many of the new blouses besides having
the usual glove-itting lining, are made with
fitted side forms, whose seams show on the
outside of the garment. These are a de-
D1 n
to stouness.
Cornfower blue, with black chantily, is
pretty combination. A symphony in gray is
easily achieved by a delicate crap crepe
gown and gray-plumed hat with a glimpse
of steel, a tulle bow at the throat of the
same shade and a chiffon parasOl with jade
handle.
Entire costumes of gray in very many
different tones will be in high favor this
fall and skirts OF gray cloth, dOuble-faced
cashmere canvas tweed, Inohair and repped
silk will very largely take the place OF tho
useful and almost universal black skirt worn
so long with fancy waists and jackets.
Gray tailor-cloth costumes trimmed only
with stitching. gray silk gimp and buttons,
are very elegant In appearance, and the most
expensive are lined with taffeta in coqueli-
cot, red, mauye, dark blue. dahlia color, or
plain gray matching the tailor cloth in tint
or shot with a color in contrast.
The gauzes lace and musIns worn over
light-colored silks are elegant and at the
same time have an air of being simple but
very costly. The last new idea Is hand
painted flowers on materials of different
colors, silks satins and lighter fabrics,
silky English serge is again holding out
its claims as a strong rival to the mohalrs,
etamines canvas goods, and similar utility
fabrics so widely popular this summer; and
already some extremely attractive and
stylish costumes have been made OF the
darker shades Of serge of superior quality.
Double skirts. skirts hounced frllled and
narrowly ruched models, slightly draped,
Killed, panelled. tucked, slashed, boX-pleated
and severely plain, all appear in the
brilliant autumn procession OF fashion.
Velvet ribbon in rows, points, shoulder-knots,
chouX, loops and streamers, is used with
lavish prOdigality.
Sleeves are growing smaller each month.
Most of the light cloth dresses have small
epaules over unlimited drapins for the
sleeve The perfectly tight sleeve has not
appeared yet but the tailor made gowns
approach nearer and nearer to IT,. These
sleeves do not drop at all, but stand out a
little from the shouldereeam in crisp pleats.
An effective gown recently shown was
white China crepe over orange SILK the
bodice opening in front and the long, trans
parent sleeves striped with Valenciennes in
sertiOn. outlined with narrow row OF black
velvet ribbon, The same style OF trimming
characterized the skirt. starting from the
waist at the left side and descending ana
widening to the edge of the skirt, which has
nOunce OF Nalenciennes all round; band |
Of black velvet enclrclnd the vast, fastening
with paste buckle.
The old fashion Of haylrg an parts Of a !
costume 10 match Ia shade 90 being revived |
OF late entire toilets OF helgr. gray or corn
flower blue have appeared aud are decidedly |
efectiss. OF oonfse u is besl carried out |