The record-union., 1898-10-02

lined, have considerable warmth, with
out being heavy. These wraps have not
yet been generally seen in the shops,
but the leading modistes are making
them up, after designs obtained from
importers of French patterns, or from
models they have themselves brought
from the other side.
The Eton and zouave jackets continue
to appear en- slrite with very many OF
the autumn costumes, and an unusual-
ly pretty style has the skirt very much
gored, and opening at the sides OF the
top of the front breadth after the fash
ion of bicycle suits. Odd colors are
combined in these costumes; blues are
lined and faced with green and hello
trope; browns have military red or
yellow vests, etc, and although there
are only glimpses to be seen between
button-trimmed straps, sfashed fronts,
folds and the like, these glilnpses give
touch of color which renders the gown
smart or otherwise.
Many beautiful dyes have been added
to the seasons color list, which are ef-
fective Offsets to shades already Ia
miliar, notably Roman red, a superb
color, that will be much used for dress
accessories and autumn and winter
millinery. The color is neither cri11i-
son, cherry nor geranium. Cranberry
jelly, held up to the light in a clear
crystal glass, gives the nearest ref1ec-
ton of it's rich, beautiful tone.
There is great demand for both the
standard and fancy materials in black,
and this fall they are Brought out IN
many different Weaves, either in all
wool or in silk and wool mixtures. Some
of the stylish patterns are in small ma
telasse effects, while others are striped
diagonally, both in wide vale and clos
er lines. Black camel's hair, with
raised stripes in glossy WOOL forms very
graceful and smart-lOoking redingote
costumes over skirts of plain black silk,
finished with a ruche of the silk or
three rows of milliners' folds. The
sleeves are in small mutton-leg style,
and the bodice draperies are of black
silk like the skirt, which is preferably
Of the Muscovite weave, with rich
gloss.
| The three-quarter coat, with skirt
that falls just easily above the dress
skirt, is a very graceful garment on
! tall well-formed woman. 1t is oftener
| however, more unbecoming than the re-
| verse to the majority, and coat OF
| basque bodice that is slaShed adapts
itself better to figure exigence than the
straight edge, which has either too
much wavyfulness in the skirt part for
| elegance, or otherwise being too light
as is often the case with coats cut with
an arched hip or waist seam. Bodices
| shaped with points or long slender tabs
give length to the figure, and needful
and graceful spring, and avoid ex-
| tremeS.
| Victoria cords, Bayadere silks, In
black and dark rich autumn colorings
/ gros grain, faille, bengaline, imperla
reps-in fact, all the lustrous corded
silks are in high vogue, both for gowns
entire and for combination uses; and
! black repped silk trimmed with jet, 1r
! the style popular so many years al
most without a change for gowns fol
best wear, is a style that will bf
common during the two seasons before
us.
The deeply pointed peplum Overskirt:
| of the season do not always match the
underskirt, and, if preferred, can bt
made of entirely different fabric
| therefore, if this particular style find!
favor, it may prove most desirable fol
remodeling gowns in which two suit:
or dresses are freshened or made ovel
into one.