The record-union., 1898-06-19


machine made garments have to satisfy
her. Fortunately they do not lack
either fineness or daintiness. since they
are made of the same soft cambrics
lawns, and mulls as the handsewn
pieces, and trimmed simply with the
same Valenciennes, Torchon, Maltese
and Cluny laces. Point de Paris is still
liked for finishing lingerie, and the
Torchon used this season is extremely
fine.
Holland costumes will be very much
worn for travelling, tennis and morn
ing gowns generally Many different
grades of the linen are used, and the
most dressy models have flounced skirts
bordered with linen insertion, with
tucked yokes, finished with alternating
rows of the insertion. Instead of the
linen lace, some Of the gowns are trim
med with black cluny lace or colored
linen embroidery.
Crossed corsages and many pretty
fichu effects appear upon some of the
dainty creations of French workshops.
Some Of the latest corsages for slender
up the back or fastened inviSibly, the
front portion draped from side to side,
trimmed with a V-shaped plastron that
is edged on each side with a coquille
of lace, or is bordered with narrow
ribbon or insertion, and has a large
jabot of lace of some righ design reach
ing from neck to belt.
Entire costumes of gray in very many
different tones will be highly favored
ali summer, and skirts of gray vigogne
mohair, canvas, etamine. ladies' cloth
and repped silk or wool will very large
ly take the place of the useful and uni
versal black skirt so long worn with
fancy waists and Jackets. Some of the
toilets worn at the recent fashionable
gatherings in Paris-on vanishing day
at the horse show, and the like-wer(
made of gray in some striking or ele'
CANT combination or wholly of Ont
handsome fabric, with white silk OF
satin guimpe, and vest-front trimmed
With gold or silver braid, or again com
bined with mauve, red, or Spanish yel'
low. In evening toilets are some en-
quisite gowns in gray crepe de chine
crepon, nun's-veiling, silk, or sill
Gsnze, or mousseline de sole, made III
over rose colored or brilliant coquelico
red satin or taffeta.
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Double and triple skirts, skirt.
flounced, frilIed, ruched, slashed, slight
ly draped, tucked, accordion -pleated
killed, and skirts severely plain, all fint
place and favor in the brilliant summer
procession of fashion. Ribbon in faille
satin, gauze, grenadine, moire and vel
vet, in rows, points, waves, chouX
loops, shoulderknots and streamers i:
used with lavish prodigality.
New wash fabrics called "bengalint
fancies" are shown in a pretty range o.
colors and designs. Creped Zephyrs
come from Scotch looms in delicate
tints of green, cream, cell blue ant
mauve. Smoothly woven French ging
hams have a glossy twill stripe tha'
looks like satin and cotton crepalines
are as lustrOus of surface as silk Wat
teau designs are printed on chiffon an(
sheer India and Swiss muslins. The
colorings are exquisite, and the flora
patterns extremely beautiful
The majority of the fancy straw hat.
are so laden with trimming that they
look burdensome and topheavy, and are
unfit entirely for hot weather wear. The
plainest and prettiest styles are the
dainty Neapolitans, the ever popular
Leghorns and the zephyr braids, trim.
med with orchids and green tulle, lace
velvet ribbon and lilacs, heliotrope
r1liC ON 1att nf,7lr
French women are always cOmpli.
mented by foreign visitors for the easy
grace with which they move 1t is as
serted by the Parisians themselves
that the secret lies in the fact that they
never wear anything that is really
tight. The waist line is snugly fitted
but for the rest entire freedom is al.
lowed This, of course, applies strictly
to the corset, which is cut low at the
top, the hip line reaching only little
below the waist, and the front cut quite
long, which preserves a firm outline
American women have always admired
the Partisan figure, and accordingly
their preference and wish being the
main guide of importers, the corsets
for the coming season are a reproduc-
ton or modification of this shape.
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Pale apple green and softest prim-
rose yellow is a favored color combi-
nation this season, also lovely tints in
pink, with sage green or apricot. Lily
white and deep cream color are also
united again. There are many who
continue to think that the one tint
wholly kills the other; still, the mix
soonest white dresses and on the most
approved French millinery for the sum-
mer.
Among the improvements of other
fashionable articles of wear, the os-
trich feather boas have undergone con-
siderable change. Besides the combi-
nation of neutral colors. such as we
are more or less familiar with are now
more pronounced mixtures. mauve and
green, violet and white, green and rose
These will be worn in beach driving, on
hotel piaZzas and on cool evenings and
many will match the color blendings on
the gown or hat.
Over-trimming is the sartorial vice
of thestime. 1t is apparent everywhere
and the prince of precepts, save one,
Let your moderation be known unto
all, is totally disregarded.
Lines by a Lunatic M. ID.
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