The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-21

an Infinite amount OF skill and taste
Here Is the description OF one whicl
forms portion Of The irousseau Of
November bride /, IA Of beaver brown
taffeta- The skirt IL cut in a series o
cores. each one tucked I'm horizontal lines
and United By that open-work festher
stitching carried out in a heavy embroid
cry silk, and revealing between the In
terstitches a Elimmer Of turquoise blue
Tueks again. only much more closely ap
piled, deck the short coat. which Is fistet
into the figure by means OF the most In
genious sort Of framework OF shapet
stitched strappings. while to further con
found the understanding Of the modistic'
ally uninteiiigent. there Is a collar of nat
Urai tinted linen. embroidered with blue
nax thread. Probably on the auspicious
day In question. which occurs quite a.
the end Of the month. the wearer vii
complete her most up-to-date attire by
a fur wrap Of sorts. Fer such is the In
consequent gospel at present preached by
the progressive purveyors OF modes.
! must tell you of an evening cloak
saw the other night at the thester. II
Nas evidently made from an embroidered
China silk shawl. It had a deep band OF
mink all round its base. and heading a
deep white silk fringe such as one sees
On these shawls. / think. however. that
the fringe must have either been put on
afterwaTd; or If II were the real fringe
OF the shawl. il must have been cut of
and sewn around the altered shape. be-
cause the shawl had obviously been cut.
There were no points evident at the sices
or the back, 1t was even all round the
figure.
Cutting Indian shawls.
Cream cJlor and dark fur give most
satisfying charm. A certain dress-mak-
er know is doing fascinating things just
now with those richly-colored Paisley and
Indian cashmere shawls Of our grand
mothers, contriving from them most art
full and winsome little boleros, which
brighten into most interesting appear
aree the gown of quiet cloth OF our
autumn and winter use. and bringing into
play charming notes of turquoise blue
and Indian red ard old green panne and
velvet-tones which those who are the
possessors of hitherto useless possession
In Paisley or Indian shawls will know
well to be prominent in their composition.
Green, nv the way. is securing for itself
quite n nice fat slice Of popular favor.
and has serious inclinations toward run
ming itself in dangerous rivalry with
brown. A dark olive tone. in a very fine.
highly finished face cloth. told an attract
i've tale in a severely tailor-built coat and
skirt costume. The coat was almost an
Eton. with just the yeriest pretense of
spade fronts that were thrown back TO
the waist by revers of pale blue panne,
ruE round the edge with three or four
lows Of Tom Thumb black and white silk
fringe AS the skirt was lifted. the wear
er revealed glimpses of a pale blue silk
petticCat; and a round toque Of tucked
blue panne. its brim artistically trailed
over en- the left side with Russian violets.
completed a rather more than usually at
-ractive tout ensemble.
Niolets as a millinery adjunct are
strangely conspicuous by their absence
mis- autumn. IN Iact, so incidental are
hey We might almost be paTdoned fO-
regarding them in the light OF noVelty
% come rather tnan one which has I'm
some degree passed away. But. per-
,hance. this rare appearance will invest
hese modest blooms with an added value;
ind provided tne: are exclusively re-
served tor tCques and used there only in
he hnest qualities. preferably scented,
md for the most part in huge, dumped
lunches, they are still most worthy OF d
)iace IN millinery circles.