The record-union., 1898-04-10
houses in the city and like all rich, ef-
fective garnitures, little goes great


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houses in the city, and like all rich, ef-
fective garnitures, little goes a great
way.
Especially adapted to the Pompadour
style of oeiffure now so universally
popular are the dainty French toques
for demi-dress wear which are formed
of flexible zephyr straws shaped lin
graceful in-and-out curves, which i'm
part a very charming ensemble when
the hat is nicely adjusted above the
waved and rolled eoiffure. Blacl,
toqueS are distinctly fashionable, and a
very popular style of garniture is a
| wreath of richly colored and shaded
wallflowers or nasturtiums, set around
| the crown, the flowers delicately cover
ed with the merest web-like yelling of
tulle, either black or else in one of
the brown or golden shades of the bios
SONS. The coiffure and the toque are
| both very charming when selected by
women with smooth, low brows and
faces of certain contour; but very
many others elect the fashion to whom
it is most unbecoming, as one notes
continually.
Satin-faced woods in heather-mixed
colors of beautiful quality and gener-
Gus widths are very much used for
skirt-andj Jacket suits, tailor suits to
wear with various shirt-waists, and
for princesse dresses and redingote cos
tunes for travelling, shopping and the
promenade.
Costumes of palest nuns gray cloth
or drap d'ete will be much in fashion
for young girls this spring, and will
| form a dainty and attractive change
| from the more commonplace reds, blues
and greens SO long worn. A very pretty
suit, shown as an example of this
youthful style, has gray cloth skirt,
| trimmed with stitched cloth
! straps and tiny opal-gray tailor but
tons, with odd bits of gray braiding
| on the front breadth The jacket is a
very small Eton, trimmed with braid
| ing and buttons, and the blouse beneath
| is of gray flexible corded silk, tucked
/ horizontally from neck to belt, with
collar and cuffs lined with pale rose
| cOlored taffeta. En- suite is a pretty
shepherdess hat of gray silk straw.
much in appearance like open work
/ chenille. This is trimmed with short.
very broad and downy gray plumes
and punches of shaded pink robes. The
whole effect is delightfully."- fresh and
youthful.
Very stylish and elegant costumes
! are made of the new material called
drap de chine, braiding being a favored
! lA ir~t nd
and tucked round waist or open jacket.
The old term of ''ready-made" has
now become a synonym for much that
| is tasteful, graceful and desirable, at
| least among the handsome models Of
| lfered by our leading merchants and I'M
| T.orters. In the competition for pubic
! favor there has been brought to bear
on the making of modern garments the
very best talent and experience in de-
/ signing and finishing tailor work, ano
| the most refined taste and scrupulous
! care in the selection of patterns, mate
rals and trimmings; and nine-tentns
Of the ready-made garments offered AT
our best houses are now copied direct
ly from very high-priced models sent
from Paris and London.
Circular shaped cape collars and
pelerines, with and without scarf ends,
are worn just now in place of the fur
or beaver cloaks and coats. These are
satin-lined and are made variously OF
! heavy repped sicilenne, ladies ~ cloth,
satin brocade, drap d'ete, armure royal
or of material matching the gown.
!
The uses of black velvet ribbon trim
ming are still manifold, from the mere
line of black bebe ribbon, to the very
widest that is manufactured, Loops.
rosettes and insertions are made of
this ribbon, and graduated rows are
used on both skirt and bodice, some
| times alone, or in conjunction with
pinked silk ruches, narrow frills or
wider fiounces. The ribbon is like
wise applied in straight rows, fanciful
scrolls or Grecian patterns on light
woods and silks and on thin summer
textiles, the very narrow, bebe width
bordering the flounces or tiny frills
or run through open work insertion
bands, or narrower lines of footing,
with very pretty effect. Dressy sleeves
are encircled with this binding, and en-
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lars and girdles made of it, the velvet
in black or colors. s.4
There Will be host of exquisitely
dainty and beautiful dresses next sea
son with skirts tucked, ruffled, frilled,
| ruched,, finished with Spanish founces,
overskirts, panels, killings, accordion
pleatings, folds and insertions of lace
| or embroidery etc, but the most novel
| will be the costumes made with open
fronted redingotes and princesse
dresses cut down low on the neck and
worn with fancy guimpes of every de-
scription.
"WiIhelmina" yellow is a deep
orange color that just now seems quite
likely to become as much the fashion
in portions of dress and millinery as
the paler Isabella" yellow became in
days. of yore.
!, Some of the blouses and other fancy
waists are made with double fronts,
| like two blouses, one cut down in a
round or square shape in the neck, and
! added to this the outer one is very
often slashed in places, showing glimp-
| ses of the waist beneath, which is al
ways made of some pretty contrasting
material Just at the moment, dark
| green, blue, brown, red or black cloth
| blouseS are being made with under