October 4, 1998

Strategies of appearance are quite complex in divorce cases even though lawyerly wisdom suggests that one should dress for court as one dresses for church; many divorce lawyers are stylists with different opinions of how to achieve winning look, despite general agreement that plaintiff should look restrained and respectful to win judge's favor; drawing (M)

California Sen Barbarab Boxer struggles for re-election against Republican Matt Fong in one of several Senate contests that will determine if Republican can win filibuster-proof 60-seat majority; public support for Pres Clinton does not appear to be carrying over to Democratic incumbents in several states alough some of them, like Boxer and Carol Moseley-Braun in Illinois, were vulnerable long before Clinton's troubles surfaced; photos; graph; Democrats have lost 11 seats in Senate alone since Clinton's election in 1992; of 34 seats up this year, ten are considered safely Republican and 9 safely Democratic (M)

Patrols in Bosnia by American and other NATO forces have become mostly routine, although troops still run into roadblocks, angry crowds and illegal weapons caches, but mission has not figured out how to leave; nobody in Clinton Administration will admit there is no end in sight, for fear of further irritating Congress, but evidence is clear; NATO has broken ground on new headquarters near Sarajevo, UN is spending $34 million to buff up its camps and extend runways at Tuzla; photos; map; many central promises of Dayton accords remain unfulfilled; Sarajevo's streets bustle, but most of country remains economically listless; unified government barely exists, and then only under foreign pressure; NATO commander Gen Wesley K Clark sys 99 percent of military task is completed, but warns of very high risk of fighting if forces dare to go home (M)

House faces range of difficult choices on shape of impeachment probe; Judiciary Committee may decide to re-gather facts or confine itself to interpreting them; may expand inquiry beyond Monica Lewinsky matter; photo (M)

Industrial uniforms have become inspiration for some leading fashion designers who have gone beyond minimalism toward more austere, antiseptic laboratory esthetic; white apparel and other accessories are appearing in stores and fashion magazines everywhere; photos (M)