The record-union., 1898-10-23

Having appropriated piece by piece
mans especial belongings in the shape
of scarfs, neckties, hats, collars, waist
coats, and cutaway jackets, the very
fashionable girl of the day has taken to
wearing mems shoes for long country
walks and cycling uses. The shoes
are made of oil-grain calfskin, and are
the regular shapes and styles made on
mems lasts by first-class shoemakers.
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A stylish walking costume is made Of
soft gray French broadcloth, and while
having the effect of a gown, is really
made in the form of a belted close
fitting redingote, and has turnback
fronts on the bodice with angular rev.
ers, faced with cross-tucked gray cord
ed silk, and edged with figured silk
braid. The vest, which shows from
neck to belt, is also of the tucked silk.
The front blouSes slightly above the
narrow cloth belt fastened with an old
silver buckle and the skirt is long
enough to hide completely the dress
skirt beneath.
One style of suit made for an October
bride, is of rather dark fawn-colored
CHtN1Ol serge, Tie ShlTI lllGu With Wd-
termelon-pink taffeta, with a pinked
ruff1e Of the same material at the hem
around the inside. The closely fitted
English jacket is lined to match, and
the waist is Of two shades of pink, one
rather deep, with little vest and rev.
ers covered with white silk, overlaid
with many rows of the narrowest black
velvet ribbon The collar is made to
correspond, and the cuffs are small and
tlaring. The hat has a full, soft crown
of cream and fawn velvet in a much
raised lattice pattern, and the curving
turnup brim is of brown velvet put on
in full puff at the edge It is
trimmed with brown ostrich tips on one
side, and gold-and- brown pheasant's s
breast on the other, with touches Of
deep rose velvet on the side and at
the extreme back.
Rough Rider hats of soft French felt.
In every shade of color, appropriate for
autumn wear. are trimmed with a
scarf of fancy silk laid in close, fiat
folds around the crown, with two quill
feathers on the left side fhe newest
toques have brims which roll slightly
downward from the face towards the
front and back, the front trimmed
with large Louis XVI. bow of vel
vet, lined with rose color, cherry, yell
low, or violet, with a large buckle in
the center Of the faring loops. Merely
a knot Of velvet in front with the elon-
gated breast Of a handsome Trinidad
bird Of brilliant plumage on one side
and folds of the velvet on the other.
The prominent color among advance
autumn styles for dress and millinery
accessories for those who could appro-
priately wear 1t, was a brilliant shade
of cherTy-red. Not cerise, for that
color IS as trying and hard tone as
magenta or any of the intense reds
which have a, purple cast. To some
people cherry-red is immensely becom-
ing, but Is to be carefully avoided by
others. However, the milliners are ex-
ceedingly clever in arranging it with
black. gray, or green velvet, and other
materials, cream lace, net, etc, so that
the too vivid effect is greatly modified.
Theater hats and bonnets are some of
them made of parts Of cherry velvet
or satin ribbon, with superb shaded
roses Of like color, and sprays of maid
enhair ferns. This touch of green is
extremely eHeCliNe.
Two-button cutaway coats, made
with a, siIk-faced notched collar like
those on mems coats, are neat and in
expensive styles for everyday wear.
The fronts slope very much towards
the hips, the curve beginning immedi-
ately below the buttons. disclosing the
dresswaist or silk shirt-waist beneath.
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side forms. The coat-sleeves have no
extra fullness at the top, and are only
of sufficient size to slip on and off with
ease. The pockets have curved slit
openings, and the edges of the entire
coat are finished with two rows OF
stitching.
Autumn millinery displays the usual
variety of extreme styles and shapes
and exaggerated fancies. Among these
are some striking revivals of fashions
OF generations ago, which might have
been copied from many of Gainsbor-
ough's pictures; and Paris milliners
have in many instances made use of
last century portraits by French and
English painters in preparing many of
their picturesque dress" hats for opera
and theater wear this winter.
New travelling wraps for lengthy
journeys are military cloaks, quite as
long as an ulster, to be worn with or
without a cape. The fronts are semi
loose, and the backs fitted and some
times belted Many of these wraps are
made of army blue cloth, and the fronts
are fastened with medium sized gilt
buttons. The deep cape is fastened by
and trimmed with stitched straps OF
the cloth and is alone a sufficient wrap
for many occasions. Checked and
striped cloths, lightly and roughly
woven, and others of dark color and
finer grain, said to be absolutely wa
terproof, are made in redingote style
much after the fashion of coachmen' s
coats, with and without shoulder capes
and will be used for travelling and
morning walks.
In imported models received thus far