The record-union., 1898-09-11

Among the useful little additions to
the toilet are close coat sleeves OF thlh
silk, made to slip on under the trans
parent sleeves proper of blouses anu
other hot weather waists. When the
day is cooler than usual these ADJUST
able undersleeves give the needed pro-
lection less easily supplied TO the arms
than about the neck and shoulders.
Mule, grenadine, batiste and similar
airy dresses can be worn much later
than would otherwise be possible, or,
at any rate. comfortable, by the addi-
tion of these tight fitting under
sleeves, that have merely bind
ing of narrow clustering ribbon on the
top portions and at the wrists.
A description of the fashionable bath
ing dresses of one year is but repe-
tion of those popular seasons and years
before, as Notwithstanding the printed
descriptions of various new styles, one
sees always the same blue, gray, or
other colored serges and mohair suits
at all the noted watering places. At
the most fashionable resorts this sum-
mer a. number of special costumes,
made of bunting, surah silk, drill and
duck have been worn. Silk, however
smart a costume before the dip, is a
most uncomfortable one Immediately
after. Galatea cloth is one of the pretty
economical fabrics used. Jersey web
bing in fine all wool has much to rec
ommend it in the way of being a very
comfortable feeling bathing material;
unshrinkable flannel, in cream, gray,
dark blue or brown, is also among the
favorite textiles for bathing suits, but
there is absolutely nothing-as We have
always affirmed-to compare with a
thoroughly good, well made serge dress,
which comes out bright, unfaded and
crisp looking after an entire seasons
use.
Cocks comb red is the newest shade
of the color Serge and cloth Jackets,
and even dresses, in this blatant hue
are among the new things in autumn
modes
A correspondent of the London "Tel-
egraph" says: "A couple of decades
ago, even the smartest of women were
content with a loose sack shaped gar
menf of the ugliest possible shade of
dark blue, and square of oilskin gath
cred up into a cap for all bathing
suits. Now, thank goodness, we have
relegated these two horrors, together
with crinoline and other atrocities, to
the limbo of things forgotten. Nova
days her bathing suits form quite as
important a part of the up-to-date wo-
mans wardrobe, and she is as particu-
lar as to fit as though the garments
were to be worn at one of her majesty's
drawing instead of on the beach
at Folkstone or Trouville. Far and
away the prettiest models which come
to US are those from Paris. French
women always look much smarter in
the water than we do, owing to the fact
that, regardless of tan and sunburn,
they have the bodice Of the bathing
suit cut square or rounding in the neck
1t is very fancifully trimmed, and has
nothing but a small puff or cap by way
of sleeves. The prettiest of all the
dresses worn this year are of finely
ribbed white serge that is light weight,
but with sufficient body to enable the
short skirt to hang well, sans lining
this trimmed with white braidwork.
The only moderately full knickerbock-
ers are finished with a wide band of
D'-pearl buckle. The sleeves are mere
caps of the serge covered with the
braidwork The bodice fits snugIy at
the back, pouching slightly in front,
and the square shaped decolletage is
set into a wide band of silk braidwork
over this goes a smart belt covered
with the white braid and fastened with
pearl buckle. A little Normany cap
.tf he haS nd
mentation to match. Another model is
of cream serge figured with narrow
stripes Of pale blue and trimmed with
blue enamel buttons and cream SOU
tache; brilliant cherry red serge dec
Grated with fine black mohair braid put
on in a Greek key design, and a gray.
skirtless suit in very full knickerbocker
style, with a blouse waist, finished with
an immense sailor collar of bright red
CLOTH"
For autumn wear beige and deep Tus-
can yellow Of rough straw braids, trim
med with green velvet and shaded vel
vet geranium or nasturtium blossoms
in all their glowing colorngs, will be a
favored combination. The Duchess OF
Devonshire hats still flood the market
IHeSe luIIeu up dt al acute angie on
one side and in a downward curve on
the other. While it is becoming shape
for many faces, it has not sold we'll
say the importers, because 1t was likely
to become very common. But no one
need refuse them on this account, II
they really admire them, for the sailor
hat has undeniably proved a hundred
times more common, or, to use a better
word, universal than these less IA
rniliar shapes. The popularity of some
articles of dress is so great and so last
ing that one ceases to judge them by a
standard that rules in modes less uni
versally adopted.
Some of the dainty hammock dresses
and easy gowns worn on sultry days
This season are made Of dotted and
lowered Swiss muslin, pink, blue OIL
cream batiste or soft undressed mulls
Many of these dresses have slightly
drooping blouse fronts, neatly belted
with little Eton jackets of Swiss en-