Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-16
EriIIs of Fashion,

Very pretty umbrella handles are made
of dull gold engraved and studded with
gems
A very pretty watch for woman has a
miniature on the back. The center is set
with pearls.
The bias bands of velvet lend themselves
to the crinkled ruflled effects to be seen in
so many things.
There are few kinds of trimming that are
not to be seen this year, and much of the
trimming runs around the skirts and bodices
bayaC~e fashion.
A bit of color is brought into dark gown
by means Of the collar, which will be of a
pretty, bright velvet, while little piece
of the same velvet flares and falls over the
hand.
Rough Rider hats of soft French felt, in
every shade of color, appropriate for au
tumn wear. are trimmed with a scarf of
fancy silk laid in close, fiat folds around
he crown, with two quills feathers on the
left side.
The tiny ruffies of chiffon, which are not
finished with rufTes. and even some which
are, are edged with tiny bands of ribbon or
velvet. On pink gown the many rufIles
OF chiffon are edged with narrow pink vel
vet with a soft and attractive effect
The well remembered surplice front fast
ening over at one side of the waist Is TO be
seen with a knot of velvet or silk as fin
ish. That is another pretty. old fashion and
with the lace or chiffon vest 1t is becom
ing to all styles of faces and softens the
plainest
Patterns in Jet are very handsome on
black cloth and velvet gowns, where they
are put en- so heavily that they must add
| much to the weight of the garment. Black
| Jet is seen on white, but there it is put on
| less heavily. Here and there a rhinestone
| buckle is seen. enough to show that it is in
| evidence.
| 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 sometimes belted. Many of these
wraps are made of army blue cloth. and
| the fronts are fastened with medium sized
| gilt buttons.
Many people do not like fringes, but
some of the short fringes that are worn are
very pretty black cloth suit has its
three skirts outlined with black and white
fringe about an inch in width The white
is almost imperceptible. being entirely un-
der the black and showing only the tiniest
edge. The effect Is as If the black cloth
| and, white lining were slightly fringed.
Having appropriated piece by piece mans
especial belongings in the shape of scarfs,
neckties, hats, collars, waistcoats, and cut
away 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 iirst-class shoemakers.
The bangle bracelet has returned. 1t
may be had in all kinds and conditions of
material. The Jade bracelet still holds a
first place, but it is expensive 1t is lucky,
however and attractive. There are imita-
tions, but the uninitiated can tell the real
Jade by the temperature. A glass imita-
tion held against the cheek is not cold, but
the jade, being Of different composition, ID
noticeably So
The prominent color among advance
| autumn styles for dress and millinery acces-
sories for those who could appropriately
wear 1t was a brilliant shade of cherry
red, Not cerise, for that color is as try
ing and hard a tone magenta or any
| OF the intense reds which have a purple
cast. TO some people cherry-red Is i'm
mensely becoming. but is TO be carefully
| avoided by others
There are no hard and fast lines in
Women's dress as there are in mems. A
man wears a straw hat just SO long, and
| no longer, and If by some chance he wears
| straw hat and an oyercoat every one
comments upon IL. A woman wears straw
| hat whenever she sees fit-all winter II she
| likes-and II she has big velvet hat that
she thinks would be pretty with a summer
! gown, she would take 1t out and wear IT,
! and the admiring world would eXclaim,
| "How pretty and original
| Two button cutaway coats. made with a
| silk-faced notched collar, like those on
mems coats. are neat and inexpensive styles
| for everyday wear The fronts slope very
| much towards the hips, the curve beginning
| Immediately below the buttons, disclosing
| the dress waist or silk shirt waist beneath.
| The back is adjusted by closely fitted side
| forms. The coat sleeves have no extra full
| moss at the top and are only OF sufficient
! size TO slip on and off with ease. The pock-