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dresses is to have the top of the bodice
open over a guimpe that joins a vest
front and standing, arched collar, all
three portions being cut in one piece
with no collar about the throat.
This accessory is formed of brOcaded
satin or of heavy figured silk in Oriental
effects or rich tri-color combinations,
deep cream tints generally forming the
background. Such a bodice has
basqueb back very closely fitted, with
short jacket fronts, and is cut low from
shoulder to shoulder front and back,
revealing the guimpe. The revers are
covered with jet applique or else fiat
chenille gimp in rows. The sleeve
caps of the jacket match the arrange
ment of the revers, and the long
! sleeves proper are Of the brocaded
| fabric.
The deft intermingling of brilliant
| colors so widely popular this season is
seen to great advantage among the
large Russian plaids Some have wide
bars in rich autumn leaf melanges on
very dark grounds, while others have
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shades, framed with narrow lines on
green, gold, blue, olive, ruby, etc. On
this ground a pattern in large plaids
is outlined by shaggy bars of camel's
hair in relief. Some of the huge blank
i ct plaids are on red and black alone.
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An attractive expression of the New
market idea on long fall wraps is Of
I off I-il f,aic ali "a
three graduated shoulder capes edged
with silk stitching and lined with pre-
late purple silk The very high arched
collar is similarly finished, and the
wrap is lined with the ecclesiastical
color. Less elaborate and less expen-
sive Newmarkets are made of fine
checked cheviot, the fronts double
| breasted, and fastened with mother
of-pearl buttons that reflect the shades
in the checked WOOL
Many women of leisure who are
skilled in the art Of fine embroidery
are making satin vest fronts, wrought
in delicate patterns in shaded silks, to
be worn beneath open-fronted coats Of
velvet or cloth, finished with satin
revers.
! Countless pieces of tweed, English
serge and cheviot We're sold in a trice
at a certain importing house this week.
And black, brown-in several hand
some shade-and two special dyes in
blue proved the favored colors with
purchasers A good sale was made of
Bedford Cord, or wool bengalene and
also some lustrous. heavy grained pop
Inns. Many women who select poplfn
are unanimous in their opinion that for
wearing qualities, it is unsurpassed.
Not only do Irish and other poplins and
reps wear twice as long as silk, but
they never wear shiny-a fault to
which all silks are liable, no matter
how rich in quality.
AS soon as a change in the weather
calls for heavier clothes, they will be
made of cloth or other handsome wool
material, with long redingotes, open
overskirts of matching fabric or of
corded silk or Costume satin
Misunderstanding finishes all the edges
of these long graceful overdresses, the
revers are similarly edged, but the
turn-down collar is faced with black OF
dark velvet.
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; A stylish French model for costumes
! to be worn early next season has just
reached America. 1t is formed of a
: very rich, beautiful shade of Roman
blue cloth figured with raised lines OF
soft, rough camels' hair. 1t is fash
. ioned in princesse styles, but not in
one continuous length, for a closely
fitted habit-like bodice is first made
that is long enough to reach we'll over
: the hips. To this are then applied the
: close princesse breadths in demi- train
, ed form at the back and in slashed
, peplum-like lengths on the front and
, sides, showing an underskirt of plain
rather heavy repped bengalene silk
The edge of each panel shows a narrow
+ border of mink fur, and there are rolls
of the same on the edges of the sleeves
and on the shawl-pointed revers of the
bodice; these fur-edged points alse
reaching to the back. The calla-shapet
: collar is of blue velvet, lined with ben
galene of the same shape and edged
with fur
There is a decided return this season
to the use of the delightfully."- soft ant
/, clinging camel's hair fabrics which
have been displaced by the heavier
faced cloths. The new goods at tn,
importing houses are very delicate ant
fieecy; some of the expensive qualitie.
are double-faced, but all are exceed
ingly warm-looking, yet light and com
Portable to wear.
Ribbon velvet will remain very mucl
in vogue as a smart and becoming styi
of garniture, easily applied and end
less in it's novel and enriching effects
but among other very fashionable dec
orations are fringes of every style ant
| color, and Partisan manufacturers ar
j sending out fancy plastrons, shoulde
/ and sleeve-caps, and epaulettes formet
! of fringes. Elegant patterns are mad
4 to edge pointed overdresses, and grace
\ full fichu draperies on the bodice ar
/ woven in founcing widths to be drape,
/ in graduated rows upon the close cling
\ ing sides Of handsome princesse over
Il dresses or around the front and side
II of dress skirts from below the hips.
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