The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-03

Boas of every sort are still popular.
Some of the new varieties are of rich
shade of golden brown ostrich plumage:
again, there is a mixture of three col
ors, like mauve, white and black Some
of the short boas are made of full os-
trich tips, in pink, cream, or cherry
red, dotted with bits of black mara
bout, while others of closely plated
chiffon are edged with chenille.
Fur will not only be much used as a
garniture for street costumes. redin-
gotes, capes, jackets, ETC., but it will
be more than ever patronized as a dec
Grafton for choice evening toilets, err
mine still receiving a considerable share
of patronage. Cream-white satin gowns
have tiny roll of rich dark fur at the
skirt edge, with fur and lace on the bod
ice. Sable, seal, otter and mink are
seen on waist models of milkwhite chif-
fon, pink satin, primrose matelasse, etc,
and odd-looking fur guimpes, draped
revers, collarettes, with ends en- jabot,
peplums, girdle pieces, vests and bre-
Tales appear on costly velvet polonaises,
cloth redingotes, and surtouts and cloak
dresses made in Russian style. On
of camePs hair or broadcloth very fine
quality of ladies' cloth is in some in
stances used instead of velvet for the
revers, rundown collar, and west in
some bright, contrasting color, and COW
cred with a rich decoration of silk cord,
chenille or passementerie en- applique.
The same plan is carried out in redin-
gotes cut down to the shoulders, the
guimpe and turn-down revers being
similarly made of the decorated cloth.
Very smart and striking are the new,
deep capes of Russian red kersey, lined
with matelasse silk, and trimmed with
narrow bands of seal, otter or mink
fur Some of the models are finished
with hoods that reach to the shoulders,
and are lined with the matelasse silk
and bordered with up-turned revers of
the fur.
Although glace red gloves are consid-
cred the most appropriately worn with
dress toilets of satin and other rich
fabrics that have a very luStrous sur
face most fashionable women still give
general preference to the soft, velvety
Swedish giants for dress occasions, and
cameo, pinkish mauve, rose heart, will
low green, sea green, opal gray golden
rod yellow, fawn, antelope and the still
paler doe colors. are all very popular
tints For driving, cycling and riding
are shown some dogskin gloves in
gauntlet style. For general wear there
are both glace and suede gloves in Ha-
vana brown, mahogany, dahlia, deep
shades Of rcd raSt1frfi1lul- mouse pr9V
and black.
Two or three beautiful shades in
green and blue, the tawny browns
called Siam, and the richer russell tints,
with a CLEAN of gold in them, known
as Cleopatra, are among the most at
tractive colors in broadcloth, ladies'
cloth. and similar elegant wool fabrics
used for handsome tailor Costumes. The
Roman and Russian and the deep
Dewey blues are all notably becoming
dyes, and they make up into distinct
lively smart costumes when fur-trim-
med. Damson again appears. the pur
pie slightly deeper than that of Par
ma violet, and much like the amethyst
are the Ophelia and pansy dyes that
will be so popular in costume cloths and
millinery this winter.
Among the new expensive novelty
weaves in dress fabrics are those with
a rough surface, but a firm underweave
which prevents the material from
stretching or breaking at the waist
seams. The surface is broken by lat
eral lines of chenille or narrower vel
vet woven in a raised design. The
crinkled effect is greatly enhanced by
the extreme sickness of the fabric,
which emphasizes the deeper black of
the chenille or velvet stripes.
The Czarina shirt-waist, notwith-
standing it's title. is a simple model that
Is suitable for making up almost any