New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-11
HATS FOR THE DEMI-SAISON.
HALF-CAvALRY AND HALFCOWBOY IS
THE FASHIONABLE HEADGEAR

THESE FEI.Ts HAVE DISPLACED THE SUMMER
"sAILoRs"-soME EFFECTIVE COSTUMES
pEscRIBED-THE TENDENCIES OF
PREVAILING STYLES
What are called military hats are the fashiona-
BILE headgear OF up-to-date women the golf links
for bicycling These are OF brown or gray fe't
ard are apparently a combination OF the tni'ed
States cavalry and the COWBOY shapes. with
broad brim and soft crown. making altogether
stylish and comfortable hat to replace the summer
sailors" when are now beginning TO look rain
on: OF place, although many smart women wear
nothing but sailors through; November.
Skirts are substantially the same. but leggings
except for wet. weather. are seldom worn o"h
stockings are the vogue just now. with low shoeS
and later woollen golf stockings. but very con-
spicuous paids are considered bad form.
The new skirts for street walking dresses are
made with very few folds. almost none except al
the back and are decidedly longer. the evening
gowns showing a pronounced tendency to trains
A VISITING GOWN.
Here - a description OF visiting gown TOT tne
demi- saison. which IL tout ce Gull DE pius
chic" A black taffeta has the entire skir' com
posed OF tiny tucks from the hem 10 the "a'A'
Tho tucks are about a sixth o: an inch deep. ana
have an interval OF the same width between io"s
Tho bodIce consists Of a taffeta boero jacket Win
the sleeves and Jacket both entirely covered WIN
the same tuckng. The jacket II cut OPEN VII"
revers OF green velvet embroidered with gold ana
opens over a plastron OF green ss'h n's"
standing COLLAR OF the green embroidered velvet
opens on an under-collar OF green satin me o1"
Is OF green satin ribbon. tied with a Japanese DO"
an the side and has long ends that reach the mem
OF the skirt The mos, pronounced Partisan ihi'o
walton appears In she sleeves. which have returned
TO the old coatsleovr WIDTH i."t i america and
dressmakers sti making CONCESSIONS 10 '' ~
customers who cannot become arcls'oneu w. w.
narrow effect produced by the Suuo'h S"''""He'
AHEAD or THE FASHION.
81 brought over linen Jacket from PARIS 10
year ,bis summer" said "A fashionable woman re-
Gently "and I simply could not wear H. IL was
SO ahead Of the fashion that II looked o'u-'"sn,
,oned-do You know what mean'-and sh"',
have TO put I, away now until next year ""e"
Sia, rnor p nov f,stIon viii be the tigh-nttlng
basque. with perfectly smooth. hat skirts reach-
There is pretty new French material called ihe
rain OF SILK the fonds OF 'h, ns,rewn Win silk
sploches like drops Of rain Anothnr & sh,t~r
ing and most effective cloth Is Ta's' VIZ, rachemIre
and wool the under part IN Color; ana han ,be In
par, consisting OF black horizon,ai Dan' , sbow,
ierstIccs OF the bands allowing the c''or 10 s"o"
''''"S"' EVENING GOWNS.
For evening gowns crepe Dc chine VIII ne n"ch
worn and the tns OF this fabric are crcam-c'ai"'
b,e, RAcamer "a bright rose,. poem "a ne" ''"'
and Ishv ian opalescent green. These are oh'y
few Of the odd and fantastic names that are gwen
10 the new shades. -, 80, 49,. no
Tho new mousselines dc sole viii ms year , ne
greatly embeshed by rich embroieri's' some wIl.s
,,non white others white on Color. am o'ntI'
again .mbroidcred In color upon coIor. r.t
hrodery IL IL said. will lie feature or an hiieH
nriced gowns and lovely designs come In raiseu
eyect. on gauze which can he easily laii over IN!
material. ..~,or,., orv,yrD
Redingotes which have been 20 long super'e'ed
nv rough listers are again - be numbered among
elegant garments. one model IL princess" sh'pei'
the front being held together ~ the waist 10y Gasp
consisting OF an antique silve- buckle. IN" ma
,.-,,l is OF the soft black vlcnna mat ls row IN
vogue for mons evening clothes. IN" garment u
tinol throughout with black satin. the ffoni pelns
ier, open I'm an elongated md turned bhck IN TIP
nl.d revers showing the satin. IN" collar NJ tnr nfh
standing straight up Another rrilngo'e ~ OF UNI
green cloth crossed over and opening on one soc
II il lined with Gordon plaid tanrias "hich snow III
J,,ned reycrs surplrc fashion. on either -ide .
tsuntv ltilc costume for n Young girl u plhi1
skIri and blouse waist. which fssten- on one sac
and shows through the open IRON. OF blge-colorci
Jacket lined with purple SIX IN" coat Is iurn'i
hack with squared sailor collar. trimmed WIN
white brazil with frogs % the braid on either sihe
20 close the Jacket when d"sr"I