The record-union., 1899-07-30

gown of Eranch cashmere in soft
fawn color, is combined with lustrous
| flexible taffeta of the same snade, ng-
ured with damask red satin ootS. Inc
combination is made with artlstic
| French taste, with lace and damask
velvet ribbon on the podlce anu
| sleeves. A handsome costume iorheo
of the same material, has trimmings
| of ecru lace and olive-green VelVet Oh
| the arched collar and leaf-shapeo cuHS
on the sleeves
Many of the novelty grenadines are
| REVEALS of Louis XIV. designs. Inc
old-style iron grenadines in neat can
vas checks are brought out again this
| summer. but the surface is crossed
with chenille or satin bars. "Bayadere
| souff1e" is a suggestive name LOT all
| other of the new fabrics which are
| not unlike crepon.
| Black and dark colored monalrs, no
matter how handsomely made, are rel
egated to the ranks OF mere utility
gowns White mohair, however, holds
its own among favorite dress fabrics.
A white mohair of silky, flexible weave
is worn this season by one OF the DelleS
of a noted summer resort. The httea
round waist opens in front over
blouse vest guipure net over TINS IS
worn a large fichu-shaped collar OF
white batiste. edged with very hne
ecru guipure lace. The elbow sleeves
are lined with the thinnest OF silk ana
fit at the arms very closely. They are
trimmed halfway up the outside OF
the sleeve with tiny stitched straps
and little pearl and gold buttons. The
gored skirt is lined with green taffeta
silk, and stitched bands of white silk
are trimmed with the buttons starting
from the belt and ending in points at
different lengths on each side of the
front breadth. A white sailor hat
banded with ecru ribbon, a white para
sol lined with green silk, and ecru
suede gloves complete this dainty cos
tune.
The pineapple straws are much used
this season both for sailors and AL
pines. The rather overturned tur-
bans that are shown this month are
not as dainty in appearance as those
first seen. Neither are the English
walking hats, being far too weighty
for comfortable hot-weather wear, al
though they cannot, as far as shape
and style are concerned, be surpassed
as appropriate models for travelling.
For the autumn season these velvet,
flower and feather trimmed hats will,
however, be all that could be desired.
Older women, who are disguised with
the little toy bonnets offered in the
shops, and do not find the oval toques
or the turbans becoming, still find the
plain English walking hat a most sat
isfactory choice for general wear.
Pale blue in organdie, yelling batiste,
taffeta soyeux Of flexible weave, and
other handsome summer fabrics in ciel
or turquoise tints, are among the most
fashionable of the colored gowns worn
this season, and the trimmings usually
consist of insertions and frills of soft
ecru lace combined with black velvet
ribbon, or draperies, Marie Antoinette
fischus, boleroS, etc, of cream -colored
figured net with ruff1es and f1ounceS
to match. The exception to this style
of garniture is the use of ruches and
edgingS of black mousSeline de sole or
black velvet ribbon alone, with sash
of jet-spangled black tulle if the gown
is for evening wear The short sleeves
shoulder knots, and the round waist
has a mixture of the two garnitures
about the half low neck.