The record-union., 1898-01-30
and gowns of ceremony of the season.

and gowns of ceremony of the season.
Very stylish and novel ready-woven
dress and wrap garnitures, including
entire openwork, patterned blouses.
jacket fronts, epaulets, vests, yokes and
guimpes, collars, Tevers, sleeve caps,
and cuffs, girdles, skirt panels ana
points, as well as jetted nets, with in
sertions and edgings to match, Will be
among the essential garnitures for
spring gowns, both in black and colors,
matching various dress materials.
Castor beaver gloves are constantly
sold this winter, also English gloves OF
dressed kid with pique-stitched seams,
with heavy lines on the back in black.
or a darker shade of the glove Fine
cashmere gloves have extra long Jersey
wrists, which cling closely to the arm
and fit perfectly. These come IN all
the dark street shades and III fast black,
and, because of their comfort and dain-
ty make, grow more popular each VIM
ter season, being chosen and worn dur
ing all the cold weather, in lieu OF any
other glove by large class of women.
They wear well, and they are suitable
and appropriate for any but dress oc-
caSions. In addition, for sleighing, long
winter rides, etc, are Russian gloves.
with Innings and fur tops; ladies' lined
silk gloves, in dark colors and Jersey
wrists, plush-lined kid mittens, heavy
knit mittens Of saddlers' silk, Saxony
styles, knit by hand, with fancy tops,
and heavy kid gloves fur lined, and
fished with gantlet tops.
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How extremely fantastic and ornate
in style many of the seasons newest
bodices are only those who have an OPP
portunity of beholding them en- masse
can by any possibility imagine. 1t was
very reasonably supposed that when
trimmed skirts came in again, over
decorated bodices would go out, but this
Box-andCoX arrangement does not
seem to appeal to fashion. New dress
skirts bid fair to rival the bodice IN
excess of elaboration, and the delight
full simplicity in woman's attire, when
not long ago was SO marked. has now
almost entirely yanished-tailor gowns
and silk velvet evening toilets, as
rule, excepted.
In addition to their astonishing hats
and bonnets, French milliners are
tempting their customers with dainty
Importation of floral garnitures Tor
dancing and similar elaborate evening
| toilets. These are exceedingly attfac-
tive, and expensive as well, being OF the
greatest variety of blossoms and foliage
manufactured in France. They are
deliciously tinted and perfumed, and
comprise special skirt and bodice de-
vices, mingled with long trailing sprays
and loops and ends of satin ribbon.
complete set of these includes two skirt
garlands of different lengths, lovely
shoulder spray, a narrow trail for the
throat of high-cut bodice. or to frame
the edge of one cut half-low, belt bou-
quet and a small cluster for the hair
the rose petals a bit wilted looking, and
at each side few thorny stems en- evil
dence.
Many of the high-class modistes send
home their elegant tailor costumes oI
cloth, Vicuna, or drap d'ete, accompa-
MED by two or three very pretty waists
beside the one matching the costume
These are of various h1t:dsome fabrics
made to wear With the StyilSh SlIK-HHeO
skirt, and the trimmings for the waists
are of velvet, narrow lines of fur, gui-
pure lace, stitched straps and tailor
buttons. and ribbon and buckle garni-
lures variously applied.
One of the rather popular dress skirts
lust at the moment shows rather mar
row-gored front breadths that are
shaped below the knees to form an
overskirt To this is joined circular
shaped nounce which curves up at each
side, following the edge of the rounded
| overskirt This fiounce is added TO IT.
with very scant gatherings, only enough
to make them hang easy and without
binding, from the edge of the overskirt
| The entire success of this model de-
pends upon the skill with which 1t is
put together. The coming season prem
| ises many varieties in the line OF dress
trimmings that are distinctly new
Elaborate devices are preferred in al
most every case where lavish orna-
mentation is permissible.