The record-union., 1897-11-14
ing any sort of street wrap during nor
NAL winter weather.

| ing any sort of street wrap during nor
NAL winter weather.
| Large Directoire or Sans Gene ties
made of wash net, chiffon, India null
or crepe Venise, are very fashionable
worn with either day or evening gowns.
/ The tie is covered twice around the
neck, ard arranged in a large full bow.
with ends tucked and finished with
| gathered or f1uted frills of the net.
These ties have a very dressy effect;
| they are invariably becoming to all
| but women with short, full necks and
high shoulders, and they serve to light
en- and brighten the otherwise somber
look OF dark-colored gown.
| A very handsome tailor gown Cor
general wear is made of chestnut brown
broadcloath, ladies' cloth. or drap d'ete,
the skirt in five or seven gores-which-
| ever best suits the wearer-a Russian
blouse trimmed with braid if the form
is slender, or else a basque bodice, open
| over vest of cream white, or chamOise
cloth, braided in brown, or merely
crossed la Breton, with straight rows
of soutache. Very effective vests are
| cately oolored plaids; new pladed ma
| terials are made up into very smart
| costumes combined with plum -colored,
brown CT dark green cloth. The plaid,
| as rule, is made up on the bias, but
the skirts of tartan materials are very
generally made up in circular form. and
this is n mistake. The bias plaids may
| look better when thus cut, but bias
fl hrif. al
| no matter how carefully cut and put
| together, and circular shape only
| adds to the bad effects of plaid thus
| manipulated
| A stylish street gown is of brown, in
| the material which would have been
called ladies' cloth several years ago,
and is trimmed with black silk fringe,
about half or three-quarters of an inch
| wide. There are three rows of this
| fringe-Which at a distance has the ef-
feet of braid-crossing the bust of the
gown, the rows about two inches apart
and passing around the back of the
bodice. The standing collar and turn
ed oack cuffs are edged with the fringe.
| Three cut steel buttons are on either
side of the bodice just below the neck,
| and q small cut steel buckle is at the
waist. Beginning below the neck and
| ending before the waist is reached,
each side of the front Of the bodice is
rounded out a little to show a tiny
vest effect, pointed top and bottom, of
orange velvet sparsey covered with
black 5et embroidery. 1t is extremely
effective and gives an idea of contrasts
to be used this season. The skirt IS
plain.
Every bicyclist can have a pretty
stitched hat to match her suit if she
likes. Unless the cloth of the suit is
very heavy, it will lend itself admira-
bly, to hat making-either the straighter
Alpines or the softer crowns of the
Tam O. Shanter shapes. These hats are
stitched in regular tailor style, and are
pretty and stylish, giving that air of
uniformity which is a style itself A
hat will cost from $3 to s.. The soft
hats of fine felt like the mems Fedo-
ras are pretty, stylish. and serviceable
for bicycling or bad weather and they
are good as long as they last.
Though otter and plucked beaver are
not considered fashionable in the strict
! sense of the word, it is granted that
| few furs harmondZe SO well with fawn
| beige and tan brown These neutral
| colors are worn in the late autumn
and very frequently those who dislike
pronounced colors select them for their
| winter gowns, which, when trimmed
with suitable fur, are always attractive
| in appearance, and a pleasant relief to
the eye, especially when brilliant COL
oTs, plaids and other aggressd vely pat
termed fabrics prevail.
AT very pretty wedding recently
celebrated the six bridesmaids We're at
tired in moire velours each Of a diff
ferent color, but chosen with view
to the picturesque, all being of a pale
tint of the color selected The effect
was original and charming. The 1880
hats worn were of velvet, matching g
| the gowns, and We're heaped with large
full ostrich plumes, that both lowered
above the crowns and dropped from
the brims. The brides dress of ivory
| satin had a court train of white satin
brocade, and the lace veil was arrange 4
mantila fashion, the brides tresses be-
ing dressed very high, after the man
ner of Spanish women, a superb dia-
mond-set comb holding the coil of wayv
raven hair in place. The brides trav-
cling dress was made of otter brown
ladies' cloth, trimmed with very elab-
crate designs in silk soutache.
Many of the excessively large velve.
| hats have long ostrich feathers reach
ing to a great hight, and also stretch
| ing to a great width on the cart-wheel
| brim. These hats have velvet flowers
| or bows fixed beneath the brim. these
tending to exaggerate the ridiculous tilt
which is now SO much affected. Small
| bonnets, embroidered with let and
trimmed with jet ornaments, will be in
| marked vogue, and the velvet Victorian
or poke-bonnet continues to make A
bid for favor. very picturesque look
| ing modei IN plumred velvet of a su-
peru shade rs trimmed with plumes 20
| match, sable fur, and a large Rhine
ston buckle.
! The fur blouse which will usurn the
| place of both bodice and wrap is one
of the leading novelties of the season
| There are likewise fancy blouses for
very youthful wearers, made of Scotch
| tartans and plain vivid reds of many
dinerend shades, but somewhat toned
| in effect by their velvet trimming
| Coats single or double-brea sted arc
equally la mode, and many of them are
decidedly longer than they have been
but with one and all outdoor garments
the very high collar is indispensable.
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