The record-union., 1899-08-20

waves and insertions of lace Cream
colored India muslin gowns and cam
isoles are cut in V-shape, and decorated
with guipure insertions and edgings,
and narrow pink ribbons. New models
in nightdresses show guimpe, blouse,
bolero and plastron effects in lace, with
a skirt of sheerest white lawn, gathered
to an insertion belt run through with
ribbon, the skirt finished with a deep
hem and rows of fine tucking. The
lace and batiste garments are not in
tended very long to survive the laundry
test.
The pale gray Swiss muslins worn
this summer are exceedingly delicate
and beautiful in tint One dainty gown
is silk, dotted in gray of a paler shade,
and made up over gray silk A second
gray muslin is made up over rose-pink
taffeta, and gray barege silk-dotted
in violet has princess slip of hello
trope-colored Liberty satin A gray
etamine, hair-striped in black, has the
skirt ruffled to the waist, each ruffie
edged with black lace, The fitted
round waist shows a mixture of black
sash finished with a deep knotted fringe
and folded collar, both of yellow silk,
and a balck shepherdess hat decorated
with black tulle and yellow roses, COM
plete the costume.
Bareges of the old-fashioned weav-
ing, but far more transparent than the
original patterns, and showing a deli
cate and very pretty gleam of color
through the meshes, have been worn in
great variety this summer Turkish
crepe being a similar soft diaphanous
stuff, more crinkled, however, than
barege. Crepe bengaline'' is made up
just as grenadines are, the fabric a fine
mixture of silk and wool which does not
easily wrinkle, but which has certain
body that makes it stand out in pretty
plaitings or fall in graceful folds. Soft,
lustrous crepe de chine, figured with
chenille dots with black or other COL
ored velvet ribbon trimmings matching
the dot, has been a notably popular
fabric for handsome gowns of the sum-
mer. Canvas, etamine wool, yelling,
shepherds check, nohair, English serge
and French bunting have, in a great
measure, taken the place of linens.
piques, and other wash costumes for
beach and yachting wear.
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There will be no end of fancy shirt
waists this autumn to wear with new
tailor-m made coats and skirts of cloth,
tweed or cheviot-the more pronounced
of all being the waists of bright plaid
not usually in tartan effects, but in, for
example, cream -colored taffeta, barred
with cherry satin, almond with garnet,
or silver gray plated with a rich, beau
tiful shade of Roman blue Liberty sat
in. Very many of the cloth skirts will
be plain, showing no circular founce at
the hem, but finished with rows of
braid, narrow stitched straps and but
tons, and an occasional model garni
tured with bias satin folds or lapping
edge and knife-plaited will also be seen.
The new supple weaves of taffeta silk
will be in great use this fall, both for
gowns and accessories, to say nothing
of the pretty dotted and striped pat
terms and the weaves barred with satin
in contrasting colorS for fancy waists.
The new color cards showing these silks
are very handsome and with them
price. A few of the newest French
models show a combination of taffeta
soyeuse with dark colored nuns veil
ing, both plain and figured. Iris blue
is a favored shade among these gowns.