Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-17
Fashion Notes.

Black net with chenille dots is used for
evening dresses.
Arabesque braidng and straight rows and
Vandykos Of Milan braid are very popular.
New and beautiful shades in Russian red
appear in velvet cloth and silk and wool
fabrics.
Trimmed skirts gain in favor and the
manner of applying the decorations is almost
limitless.
Soft eCru gupure nets over yellow moire
arc charmingly made up with green velvet
and very narrow lines of sable or mink fur.
Eton jackets of fur and cloth Jackets with
wide fur revers complete the most fashion
able skating costumes which are often made
Of Velveteen or corduroy
Black silk net plain or brilliantly jetted,
made up over black satin duchess is con-
sidered exceedingly smart with cerise vel
vet accessories on the fitted bodice.
Velvet is the most fashionable material
for short street coats, They are edged with
fur or plain, but the front shows a full vest
of some soft lace or light colored silk.
Points of untarnshabe silver braids are
put upon imported costumes of Russian
blue cloth trimmed with chinchilla with
vests Of cream satin trimmed a la Breton,
with silver gimp.
Very stylish French tailor costumes of Ma
poleon blue cloth have the jacket bodices
trimmed with rows of fiat gold bullion and
fastened with expensive buttons OF blue and
gold enamel
Partisan wedding gowns are in princesce
form, with slashed corsages and sleeve
pufs, the skirt and edgings of the slashings
lightly finished with fine pearl passemen-
terieE.
Stylish skirts are trimmed knee deep, with
lines of narrow silk and metal gimp or two
inch bias bands of velvet in a contrasting
color these bands set about an inch and a
half apart.
One CT the latest Partisan novelties in seal
Is cape full and short enough TO meet the
waist line, and trimmed around little way
from the edge with lines of gold braid
put in three groups OF four three and two.
French dressmakers are forming wedding
toilets with pretty bolero effects in lace
brocade and Lyons satin, the deep satin
centuries strapped with ribbon and fastened
with buckles of French brilliants.
There is a continued striving in French
atelers after a mingling Of odd striking col
ors which never before, in all the history OF
gowning, have been considered either beau
tiful, artistic or in any sort of good taste
SaGhes of various kinds are to be worn
again, and they are always pretty additions
TO thin dresses. Some of the latest silk and
satin gowns have silk-lined sash ends of vel
vet, finished around the edge with frill of
tulle or lace.
Graceful fur accessories are OF sable or
mink tails hanging from narrow galloon of
bronze, Jet, or iridescent beads to be used
pendant from the yoke or back of the col
larette. and finishing the tabs of Russian
pelerines.
Gold braid and gold and silver threads are
q telling feature of dress decoration this sea-
son, and boleros and entire waists are made
of a cloth of gold. Military braid is en-
ployed for belts, with a gold clasp in rocco
q oil affaa in, fnp Ntta11
sought after.
The new skirts are works of art in the per-
fectlon of fit which is required to bring them
up to date; the godets are still there, on a
much smaller scale, and are very carefully
fastened with elastic to keep them in place.
The fullness is drawn well to the back with
very little flare at the side and the mt over
the hips should be perfect.
Ruches at the bottom of the skirts and
bolero effects for the bodice are the special
features of evening dress just at the moment
and one pretty model shown is carried out in
white moire, with a vest of white chiffon,
and turquoise blue velvet pipings around the
jacket and used to form loops for the tur-
quoise buttons ruche Of white chiffon
trims the skirt.
gay French gown of Russian red cloth
with a short coat-basque opens on vest of
black Persian lamb fur. The fronts of the
open basque are decorated with arabesque de-
signs of military braid. Wide fiat epaulets
of the cloth, bordered with the braid, fall
over the close coat sleeves in place of either
pun or gathered frill. The seven-gored skirt
is lined with black moire trimmed with braid
and fur, and is four and one-half yards wide.
Although large Directoire muffs are in high
vogue this season, they are not fashionable
to the exclusion of the smaller more grace
ful and compact styles. They are certainly
not carried for the comfort and warmth they
impart for they are clumsy in shape, and the
proportionate space allowed for the hands in
these huge muffs is so great that 1t lets in
Instead of keeping out the cold, as do the
little finger cosies.
With the exception of white and of yellow
in all It's beautiful tints, satin appears TO be
somewhat neglected by high-class modistes
for watered silk, richly figured brocade, peau
de soie and very lustrous and elegant quail
ties OF Muscoyite silk. When tinted satins
are used on handsome evening gowns they,
as a rule, compose the effective foundation
for veilings and draperies of chiffon, nous
seline de sole, net and embroidered tulle or
crepo lisse.
Figaro jackets, zouaYes and boleros OF
every possible shape and sort, in velvet, fur,
satin, corded silk brocade and rich faconne
fabrics, remain conspicuous feature Of win
ter bodices, and where the actual jacket does
not appear its effect Is stimulated by trim
ming. These snug, smart little garments are
found to be more becoming to a rather full
figure than any sort Of round waist, but the
jacket effect must not be carried to the back
OF the bodice.
Gray, in lta most extreme drab tint, is a
fashionable color for cloth gowns this sea
son, but IL should be chosen warily, as II
is very trying to any but the pink and white
complexion But this is the season for wear
ing unbecoming eolors-which are often