The record-union., 1899-09-17

demi-trains, but for practical, comfort
able, every day wear. the cloth or other
wool skirt, bereft by no means of a
certain clinging grace of it's own, will
be shortened enough on the front and
sides to render its wearer able to walk
comfortably without being obliged to
clutch a bulky mass of fabric, or else
feel that she will reach her home with
the hem of her dress skirt in a deplor-
able condition, which only a profess
sional cleaner can remedy or partly
remedy. OF course. there will be skirts
and skirts for all possible occasions,
and there are scores of ultra fashion
able women who will continue to wear
the street sweeping styles, but when the
clean, dry days of summer have pass
ed and the streets are covered with
dirt, we shall see a giving up of the
pretty trailing styles of skirts which
have everywhere prevailed this season
An enterprising French milliner has
! just sent to her extensive clientele pri-
| vate notices of a special display of pic
| ture hats for garden party, golf tea
and other autumn out of door functions
| One model ready for exhibition is a
| shepherdesS hat of sunburnt straw.
trimmed with golden brown velvet, with
one large horse chestnut blossom stand
| ing erect upon the hat like a daintily
| shaded plume. Another large hat OF
rough fancy straw. is wonderfully bent
and fastened UP at the side with a
| sparkling paste buckle. Broad, soft
yellow satin ribbon is arranged in
smart loops, among which irses and
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straw hat is trimmed with matching
satin ribbon. and scarlet and yellow
nasturtiums. Neither flowers nor feath-
ers are needed to enhance the good et-
feet of a black tulle hat finished with
long tulle strings, that are to be
brought from the back of the hat and
tied on the left side of the front. The
hat is decorated with tulle loops, a
large cut jet buckle and a ruching at
the edge formed of the airy tulle. The
simple English walking models have
also their fascinations. The ''Curzon''
model is very smart. although only in
black and white; with a spray of vel
vet petaled edelweiss as an aigrette.
Another hat with decided claims to
distinction has five wild clematis blos-
some on pure white intermixed with
plaitings of black tulle and white lace.
a monture of vivid red velvet poppies
crowns large black straw hat, trim
med with black chiffon. Crimson
fuchsias with purple red petals mingle
harmoniously with a rich crimson bon
net-yelvet that takes a purple shadow
like the blossom. when it is cut up into
| bows. Brown velvet folds and stand
ing loops lined with golden yellow satin
trim brown Milan hat further adorn-
ed with shaded velvet wall flowers. An
old rose braid is draped with sage
green tulle, and the chosen flower is
"love-in-a -mist''-one pale pink starry
blossom poised amid the moss like fol-
iage.
Just as long as the weather continues
summer-like, if it be until late October,
after the manner of autumn seasons of
other years. white wool costumes in
cream of snowy tints will be in high IA
vor. Advices come from Paris that new
gowns in magnolia or lily-white serge,
albatross, drap de chine, or tailor cloth
are being made to send to Dinard,
Dieppe, Trouville and numberless other
summer resorts, for the Deauville races,
for coming French garden parties and
other outdoor fetes. Similar costumes,
following this dainty and becoming
fancy, are being made for similar hot
weather entertainments at Newport
Lenox, ETC. The light wool fabrics
composing these tailor gowns are hand
some in quality, but the gowns them
selves are notably severe in style ma
chine stitching forming the only sort of
decoration on either skirt or jacket In
point of fit, finish and graceful, stylish
ensemble, nothing is left to be desired
in these simple, smart costumes, the
most elaborate of which have only a
garniture of white silk braid, colored
silk blouse. vest and a lace tie.
|
| The importers have not waited for
the sultry weather to pass before set
ting forth some of their most elegant
models in fur. Sable, sealskin, otter,
Persian lamb and chinchilla wraps and
trimmings occupy conspicuous positions
in the advance fall display. Some of
the very costly fur models have odd,
| inappropriate but exclusively fashion
| able decorations of real lace in the
| form of revers, fraises inside the stand
ing fur collars, jabots. fronts and on a
few rare cape models wide lace
| f1ounces. Other fur wraps have deeply
pointed collarettes, shoulder capes, or
bretelles made of fur. Sometimes these
| trimmings match the pelt of the gar
ment, but oftener they are of contrast
| ing color and kind.
| There will soon appear some very
beautiful dahlia and plum shades, de-
void of all metallic lights, which in
! cloth light wool and silk and wool
mixtures will form very smart and
exceptionally becoming autumn gowns.
| There are also a number of novel red
dyes-shades which are to retain their
! vogue this autumn. Red, even for ac-
cessories, needs the greatest care in
| it's selection, as it is either, as a rule,
very becoming or undeniably vulgar,
as it harmonizes or is discordant ele-
ment in it's effect on the gown as well
as on it's wearer.
All the red shades of the summer
| have deepened in tone, and the jacque-
minot and geranium dyes have been
again taken into favor by French mil
liners and modistes.
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/ Lace hoods appear upon some of the
e-trimmed models for autumn and
winter tea-gowns.
/ Raised stripes like cords appear on
lustrous grounds of Victoria silk and
peau de sole.
Lullaby of the Drowned.
Sleep and dream in the swinging tides,
Mermaids shall sing We lullaby