The age-herald., 1898-08-02
Some Late Fashion Notes.

As to color, first and emphatically 1t Is blue, or at least called blue, whether gar ment for the house, carriage or street. Blue is a broad term just now, since some of the oldest casts of mauve, violet, gray ish, lavender and a dozen others whinls of dye lean tenderly to a blues-effect, and, as blue is fashionable, azeS called by that name ,s-a.<yT
 Mauve ..[sa Bray are the twin second choicss3'1e as popular as the other, and n5ach capable of divers exquisite combina- tions Some fashionable blendings and combinations are blue and green, red and mauve, with little touch of yellow, and light blue and black with any other shade.
 Corsages and bodices are so covered with trimmings of various kinds that very little of the original color is visible. Pretty silk blouses are trimmed all over with ap- plications of black or cream lace, terllis designs of ribbon or ruches of chiffon, the smartest ones being entirely tucked
 The skirt has taken to rufles with zest that argues either that the mode will be-. come so overdone and so terrible in the cheap, coarse materials in which the plain est designs sure to be vulgarly copied, that my lady will be in despair and turn to the close sheath skirt, which, for req son of it's very simplicity, is beyond the amateurs. At present, however, la friil is queen without rival, but it is cut en forme, so shaped to fit the garment at the heading and then to flare in succession Of flutes in circular style. The whole sue cess of the garment depends upon the flare and swing of this shaped ruff1e. All dressy gowns, whether of cotton or silk, have long skirts with some degree of train sweeping the floor in the back. Vry many of the skirts are trimmed to simulate the double skirt and circular flounce, which is a very helpful fashion when one wishes to bring an old skirt up to date
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 Tennis, golfing, yachting and bicycle cos- tunes are made strictly according to the lines laid down by fashion, with either a short jacket or a blouse waist with wide collar, the seams of those made Of cotton materials being as carefullyl strapped and stitched as those of cloth.
 Black silk shirt waists are more fash ionable than ever, and the silks chosen are taffeta royale, gros-grain and Habutal. The latter is of French manufacture, and, unlike the Chinese material, is woven with a certain amount of stiffness, though 1t loses none of it's pliability in consequence. In addition, it is as lustrious as taffeta and will not spot, as China silk will, should water touch it.
 Plisse taffeta in broad slightly wrinkled, tinted stripes, separated by groups of black satin lines, is one of the new silks for more dressy waists Fancy plaids, ombre stripes and figured taffetas are used for entire gowns. Piques, ducks and lin- ems come in greater variety of coloring this season than ever. and there is greater va riety, too, in the modes of making them Pattern gowns of pique, with gored skirts trimmed with insertions and ruffie of em- broidery ready to sew on the band, are one of the novelties, with material for the waist, or, if preferred white shirt waist may be substituted. Bright colored pique jackets, with white skirts, are one of the latest fancies then again colored silk shirt waists may be worn with white skirts and jackets or one may have vest or plaited silk, or of mousseline, or chiffon. Batiste shirt waists in pale colors, made with groups of fine tucks alternated with lace insertion, are as dainty as possible, with the white pique gowns.
 For travelling and general wear, linen gowns, made both plain and dressy, with fiounced skirts trimmed with linen lace in- sertions, will be most popular.
 novel garden dress is made of white lace fa,incing over an underdress of pale yellow taffeta. The skirt of the latter has number of white satin ribbon edged ruff fles around the bottom, over which the overdress is draped. The blouse has a yoke of gold lace insertion. with rows of narrow