The record-union., 1899-05-21
it the silk undervest out of sight and


cool, and as graceful a little article of
underwear as manufacturing genius
can turn out, and the stoutest woman
can adopt it without qualm. It's
weave is as fine and flexible as the
most delicate silk stocking, and down
to the waist it fits the body like
glove. Below this point it is sloped out,
without any spurious fullness, and
fails to the knees. The prettiest OF
them are edged about shoulders and
| armholes with a line of silken lace, and
over the bust open work silk forms
flights of BUTTERFLIES and knots of
flowers. Chemise of meshed linen, that
is almost as flexible as the silk, are
made on these same lines, and are dur
able and comfortable beyond words.
All the skirts are circular. Every
one remembers the shocking habit cir
cular skirts used to have of sagging on
the sides. Now that they are made SO
long all around, perhaps it won't mat
| ter so much when they do sag, but their
peculiar habits in this respect are an
added argument in favor of material
so we'll sponged that it will neither
shrink nor stretch. The circular skirt
of the present flares gracefully about
| the feet, but about the hips, it is need
! less to remark it fits ais tightly as can
be. If it is fastened in the back, there
are patent fastenings to be had, which
are invisible and which keep it in place.
| The straps or buttons in sight over the
! placket hole are purely ornamental
| Many of the skirts are made without
| separate Innings. In such cases, II
stitching is used for characterization, a
wide hem is turned around the bottom,
and it is stitched with as many rows of
| thread as the taste of the Wearer die
| tates, says the writer of a New York
! fashion letter to the Washington
! Star"
When a tunic effect is used the under
skirt is Of the lining and simply faced
with cloth on the right side far enough
under the tunic to hide the lining. Sham
skirts were always trial, but to have
a cloth skirt and over that a cloth over
skirt is to support back-breaking
weight. So buy the very latest posi-
BILE Innings and eliminate all the cloth
possible with a good showing, and even
then you will sigh for the care-free and
light days of plain skirts OF course,
when instead of an Overskirt the over
dress is a princess and all in one, and
is a coat which may be taken off to
show silk waist, there is no help for
it. Two thicknesses of cloth must be
there The skirt must be cloth to the
waist and then there is the cloth of the
princess coat over that. But this
princess coat, rounding off in front to
show the underskirt and finished with
buttons, which fasten it at one side, is
so very beautiful and so very desirable
that its wearer can bark back to the old
adage of Pride feels no pain
Highly glazed or polished silks are not
permissible in the present season
Among the startling innovations are
parasols in bright green silk of the
same brilliant shade that is shown ir
the novelties and outing jackets men
toned in a late number of "Harper's
Bazaar" Wedgwood blues and brilliant
reds have, as usual, a, large representa-
ton among the sunshades designed fol
general use or among those made to &C
with outing costumes. The new para
soils whether of five or eight cores, have
the tips of the ribs finished with ivory
or finely polished bone. This fashion
also extends to the small shades de-
signed for carriage use. These are al
elaborated greatly by rich trimmings OF
! lace, ribbon, or mousseline, or some
times by cut-steel or jet figures set IL
between the cores. Where ribbon
ruches are employed. carriage parasols
are not infrequently covered by rows OF
alternating black and white ruchings
blue and white and other com binations
which extend from the outer edge of the
shade to its capital. Carriage parasols
of a larger size are preferred by young
er ladies, and are to be had in chiffor
over taffeta, or of the latter silk with
large and small point lace figures intro.
duced-
A small. golden-yellow satin straw
hat, something of the cocked-hat shape
with points over the ears, has two white
ostrich feathers placed against the up
turned brim in front beneath a cluster
of tea roses, one curling round the right
side, the other to the left The white
tule strings are fastened to the back
A Bergere hat in rose pink fancy
straw, trimmed with four punches of
hydrangea blooms, shaded from pale
pink to blue, is tied under the chin
with extremely light blue tulle, a por-
ton of which is puffed in among the
pink blooms on the left.
The last model on this lfst-a black
| Tuscan turned up in front-has for
chief decoration a long scarf of pale
turquoise blue surah. the whole width
of the silk, which, after forming a loop
to fix the brim to the crown. is carried
round to the back and serves for
strings. To this is added a cluster of
forget-me-not leaves placed on the
| right of the pouf
The Watcher on the Stair.
The little son of Law Director Hogsett