The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-20
new YORK FASHIONS.
Millinery, Extremes in Buckles and
Roses, New Costumes, Skirts, Silks,
Winter Coverings.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
New York, Oct. 19.-First-class mil.
liners are rejecting to considerable
extent exaggerated plumage, prefer
ing rather lowly combinations of vel.
vet. flowers, particularly roses, tinted
| leaves. lace and fur. 4 beautiful
| crimson velvet hat seen at Il recent
opening is of a medium sized round
| shape, with cap crown, a Rhine
| stone buckle in scroll shape at each
side, and brim formed of large silk
and velvet rose leaves. overlapping
each other. Stiff white lace hats
edged by fur, or velvet folds. with q
| gilt band around the crown, and a
punching of pale blue panne velvet at
| one or both sides are lovely for Young
| people. at the same time velvet folds
may be used instead of gilt hand.
A. WREATH OF AUTUMN LEAVES.
on the crown and another on the brin,
| with few flowers beneath, and a
mammoth Rhine stone buckle, is a
most recherche trimming for plain
velvet hat. Russian sable, chinchilla
and mink are conspicuous in high class
millinery. and entire hats are made
Of chinchilla in much the same style
as those of last season. Buckles are
larger than ever before. eighteen inch
es being about the limit and when of
such size are bent around the front of
the hat. Extremes in roses intended
for entire crowns of hats, are twelve
inches in diameter. and retail at S.
apiece.
SKIRTS
always veXatious problem, flare quite
as much as ever, and often the over
skirt is more simulated than real. An
elegant black velvet costume shown by
a leading house, has a plain skirt. fit
ting closely round the hips, and
trimmed with two wide rows of Vene-
tian lace. over gilt bands. The cor
sage is an Eton jacket edged with
similar lace, and blue chiffon front
contrasts we'll with inner Jacket fronts
of flowered panne velvet. Narrow
black velvet straps with small Rhine
stone buckles are attached in clus.
ters to the edge of the velvet fronts,
and wide floweied velvet "crush
belt" and puffs on the sleeves at the
wrists, give an elegant finish.
A SECOND HANDSOME
costume In pale pink cloth showed the
skirt in tailor finish, and on a seam
directly In front, We're three black en-
broidered cloth straps turning up
wards. Five, narrow plain cloth straps
about the hips. Elton jacket edged
with black; full lace front having mar
row overlald gilt bands and small ailt
buttons. Wide black "crush belt" and
collar OF lace, stitched cloth and black
embroidery. Sleeves to the elbow wi h
lace undersleeves and embroidered
cloth cuffs. Soft and elastic as kid
and capable of being cleansed in the
laundry, 1t Is not surprising that the
Garfield dress shields are selected by
leading dressmakers. in preference to
all others, and To a reader desiring in
formation, the answer can be given
that they We're used for the costumes
just described. That short skirts viii
be worn in the street is a settled fact
from the variety Of materials shown
for that purpose, and dotted or en-
broidered flannel waists are another
foregone conclusion: an entire window
of fashionable house being taken up
by material for the same.
BLACK TAFFETA.
is the seasons standard silk, admit
ting of much variety In make and trim
ming. yet appropriate for almost all
occasions. Fancy stripes In delicate
harmonies are endless. and sslf-color-