Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-07
PARIS FASHION NOTES
Smart Gowns Made for the English
Hunting Season.
WHEELING COSTUMES FOR ROYALTY
Latest Ideas for Indoor and for
Street Wear.
NG COSTUMES FOR ROYALTY
THE LIGHT GRAY SOMBREROS
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Evening star
PARIS September D. 1899.
A better idea of what the fall and winter
fashions are to be can be obtained now
than week ago. There is an indefinite
variety of materials for dress fabrics, but
none of them. nor are any of the combina-
tions, startlingly new.
Heavy crepons promise to be a good deal
worn They are of thick weaves, a mixture
of silk and wool presenting a special bis
tered effect. Bengalines and cashmeres
may be had in fancy patterns. with silk
stripes interviewer and almost covering the
cloth until it looks like piece of silk;
these are among the favored fabrics for
early fall wear. Spots in the color of the
cloth or contrast ted, conventional1y arrang-
ed or in patterns, are the effects in some
new weaves of cloth. Pinhead stripes are
shown and lacy stripes of silk showing be
meath the stripes a contrasting color of
cloth.
Automobile is a shade we'll represented.
and so are the art colors-washed out blues
and reds and greens and the aesthetic pas
tells. Soft, feecy surfaces are favorite
weaves. Black is still to be worn in con-
tra5t with other colors.
Busy Getting New Clothes.
The opening of the season is marked by
the return of many of the fashionable wo-
Few days to arrange for their winter ward
robes. The shooting season has opened on
this side of the water and those women
who go in for Diana like sports are inter
ested now more than in anything else IN the
costume de chassc. 4 smart gown OF th.s
sort was packed up last week and dispatch
er across the channel to a fashionable Eng
lsh woman who follows the Badmlnton
hounds. 1t was of beige covert cloth, cut
with bolero jacket over vest OF brown
and red checked cloth. The jacket mad a
large rounded collar of suede, stitched
along the border. The short skirt with its
skillfully draped tunic had border OF the
suede tabs of the same material fastening
the Jacket. Deep cuffs We're the only COM
plement to the tight sleeves. A turned
over collar and "a tie at the throat gave
dainty finishing touch to the gown A
sportsmanlike effect was given by the
leather wallet slung about the shoulders
by means of a leather strap. Whether the
fair dame for whom it was designed VIII
do as much execution to the birds OF her
English shire to the hearts of her fell
low huntsmen is a question that 1 am in
clned to answer in the negative, with no
disrespect for the lady's skill 1t was a
very stunning costume.
Another costume of the same sort has
been made for a frisky French marquise
who after the season at Trouville, has ar
ranged to entertain party of friends at
This gown, too, has short basque and a
large shoulder collar beneath a brown
leather collar and revers. The vest Is of
ecru cloth trimmed fancifully with black
three leather buttons and being finished be-
low with deep stitched hem.
Tweed Cycling Dress.
very pretty bicycle costume to be worn
by a royal princess was shown to me in
one OF the smarter shops. 1t was made to
be worn over cycling knickerbockers and
was composed of buff-colorsd tweed, one