The record-union., 1899-12-24

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The most popular pattern in face veil
Ding for the moment is a fine black silk
net with tiny black velvet dots scat
tered over it's surface This IS made
in imitation of the black patches worn
by fashionable women in the days OF
powdered hair, hoops and paniers.
A lovely gown made for a. wealthy
matron in New York society is of pale
tea rose pink crepe de chine, figured
with deeper rose silk dots. The waist
and long overdress are made of this
material, laid in fine ACCORDION plait-
ings, the overdress finished with a
graceful clinging silk fringe the exact
shade of the dots. 1t falls above an
underskirts of pink silk covered with
a fiounce of cream guipure lace. The
close coat sleeves and guimpe are also
of the lace, and some very effective
bands and empire bows of wide black
velvet ribbon are arranged on both
skirt and bodice.
Few of the dress models for the COM
ing holiday season show radical changes
in design, but rather in the numberlesS
small details on which the chief sue
cess of every gown depends. The Rus
sian velours, velvet or satin finished
cloths plain velvets and silk and satin
matelasses used this season require but
little decoration, and less conventional
gowns are easily enriched by simulated
underskirtS and collars of velvet or
bengaline. AS overSkirtS are made ex-
tremely long, showing but little of the
f1ounce which produces the effect of an
underskirt, two and a quarter yards of
velvet will be quite sufficient.
Some of the newest street boleros of
velvet or velours du nord are finished
with revers and a Robespierre hood of
seal, mink or otter fur.
The useful little supper jacket of vel
vet is likely to remain in fashion all
winter Worn above a low necked ev-
ening dress it transforms it into a
demi-toilet- Some of the models have
turn down collars, velvet edged or
handsomely embroidered; but when it
Is becoming the high, f1aring Medici
shape is a more elegant addition. A
velvet Jacket made with a high back
and a cut out front, revealing the
dainty lace yoke of the bodice beneath
with elbow sleeves slightly open, is a
most economical, effective and useful
addition to a lady's wardrobe. Net or
lace sleeves, rather full from elbow to
wrist, can be changed at will to match
various styles of collar. From a high
Russian collar terminating a little this
side of the shoulder seams rich lace or
folds of net or lisse can be laid to out
line the opening at the throat. Crossed
nuns folds of chiffon or crepe de chine
can likewise be used to raise the bodice
front to any desired hight, while the
dressy effect of the V-opening yet re-
mains.
The new stitched box plated and side
plated skirts are liked by many wo-
men better than any of the outing, rid
ing habit models that have so lately
and universally prevailed. For extreme
ty slender figures there are also sent out
some French styles. in which the fiat
effect of the machine stitching is omit
ted, and the pressed plaits either fall
from the belt or else are pointed to
the edges of tucked, shirrec, velvet
striped, dotted or brocaded hip yoke.
A model in gray ladies' cloth, designed
for youthful wearer falls In pressed
but not stitched kits from a hip yoke
of cream white cloth, dotted with brown
chenille. The gray cloth bolero has a
vest front matching the hip yoke and
the revers and high arched collar of
plain cloth are bound with dark brown
mink fur.
Winter sky is the last departure In
fashionable gray-blue shades vichy is
q soft water blue and marquise and
cocoa are favored shades in brown
Formerly pretty separate waist of
plain or fancy silk or satin, worn with
black skirt of some rich description
was considered very dressy. This sea-
son the effect is greatly enhanced by
cutting away the tops of these waists,
and introducing guimpe of some rich
or dainty fabric of contrasting pattern
and color. This style, which in it's be-
ginning was limited to few very cost
~ and picturesque gowns and evening