The record-union., 1899-11-19

A French dressmaker has upon her IN
feresting and lengthy list of gowns lor
bridesmaids wear the following, among
MANY other models: Tailor costumes cl
silver gray cloth, trimmed with silver
buttons and silver passementerle, lald
over straps of white cloth; the LOUIS
XIV waistcoatS are of white mauVe anu
silver brocade; cream colOred trencn
broadcloth dresses, trimmed with woe
cream velvet hens and strapplngs over
laid with rows of the narrowest Solo
braid stripe upon stripe; the open
waists trimmed with matching revers,
and straps and rows of little colo put
TONS Yellow corded silk prlncesse
dresses, en- traine, and nearly covered
with fiounces and draperies OF cream
Venetian lace. Pale rose pink Slips,
yelled with cameo pink chiffon ana
trimmed with black velvet ribbon. IN
three different widths. Pinkish mauVe
faille silks decorated with pansy vel
vet and white Nemours lace. These
have Louis coats of the velvet and lace
blouse vests. The cream felt hats are
laden with mauve plumes. White satin
duchess gowns, with white felt hats
garnished with white and yellow
plumes White corded silk gowns, en-
princesse, fastened up the back, the
trimmings, pearl passementeries, laid
over rose colored satin.
The f1imsiest of textiles have for two
seasons past been worn as garnitures
on day gowns, even including the severe
tailor costume, and we still see among
other fashionable gowns toilets design
ed to do duty for evening wear which
are made of beautiful qualities of kid
cloth and faced cloth in delicate and
perishable colors, which include very
pale mauve, tea rose pink, ciel blue,
magnolia white and opal gray. Vel
vet, fur and lace supply quaint and
varied trimmings for these odd looking
but very expensive evening creations.
With gray cloth or velvet of certain
shades, chinchilla is very pretty, and
new French tailor models show this ex-
pensive fur on cloth and velvet cos
tunes of royal blue, green and Russian
red, with large Directoire muffs and
pelerines en- suite.
One can do no better than to have a
simple tailor costume of serge or tweed
finished on skirt bodice, and sleeves
with the still omnipresent stitching-a
finish which is at once durable and I'M
obtrusive, yet effective, and. apart from
its decorative use, gives firmness and
body to standing collars, revers, belts,
etc, and slight permanent flare to
skirt hens, fiounces and overdress
edges.
For making very soft and pliable I'M
dressed kid gloves, antelope skins,
which have for several years past been
extensively used for chatelaine bags
card cases. pocketbooks, belts, etc, are
now very successfully employed. The
best colors in these gloves are TAM
fawn, cedar brown and pretty shade
of sage gray.
pretty and becoming way to make
a cloth costume for young girl is to
machine stitch the edge of the plain
skirt with many rows of saddler's silk
the shade of the cloth, then face the
revers of the open jacket and the turn
down collar also with satin and taffeta
check, in white and a color matching
the dress, making a full blouse vest
front to correspond, or else let the
blouse and facing be made of one of
and the belt and folded collar of the
blouse of velvet match one of the prom
inent colors in the plaid A golf shaped
cape of the cloth, lined with the check
or plaid, would complete a costume that
could be worn all winter unless in ex-
IRENE cold weather
A new shade of wine color and
lovely one in turquoise blue are blend
ed this season in fashionable costumes.
There are now many variations in the
Elton jacket, and some of the shapes
for stout women have stole-fronted
ends, cut long and straight, like a
scarf, or have the legthened pieces
rounded or sharply pointed with
heavy silk fringe applied to the edge
OF the point or scallop For very
slender forms there are some new cloth
models accompanying simple tailor cos
tunes, which are made double breasted
In front, and reach only half the length