Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-14

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coat There are but three like IL in the
world. papa says The brilliant idea was
originated by Mr.. Combs Of New York, and
he had three made to order one of Which
makes himself a target for all ewes frorn
the gallery; the second is buried under the
whiskers OF MIR. Catchings of Mississipni
ana MI. A1en was the proud recipient OF
the third There are plenty of red neckties
in the House. but compared with those
three they are as water unto wine"
Hard on Stock Ties.
I'm afraid that we are not talking to The
question: interjected Dorothy at this tunc-
| ture. THE question before the house :.
the selection of the component parts of the
la mode blazer suit which We wifi wear
this summer. Just now We have under
| consideration the section which deals with
ties. 1 have been looking up authorities on
the subject, and will now submit the opin-
ion of man modiste who caters to the
ultra upper crust. He says that the stock
tie that abomination that goes around the
neck twice and makes you look rs though
you had muffied up for the mumps, is to be
quite fashionable. To be effective, ii must
be picturesque, and most women who
try TO be picturesque are only plagiarisms,
we will do my man modiste says he
shall-give the stock the go-by. He favors
the half neglige hunting tie. which is bound
to be picturesque unless you are an awful
bungler. He says the little bow, called
club tie,' will be worn a great deal by men
and women. and he will also wear white
pongee silk and Ascot ties with flowing
ends; he thinks that there will be quite a
rage for white piQue ties also.
Il suppose we will want about the same"
suggested Jennie, anxiously
Yes. And then We must begin 10 think
about who shall launder these shirts
why. Dorothy, we can have them Gone
the way we always have can't we?'
indeed, we can't, Miss Louise. We Will
nave to teach some one to do them properly
with the dull finish. like Irish linen paper
u nNn1xf
linen shirt, in either white or colors."
ON, Dorothy, you know such lot" sigh
ed Louise Now, I'd have gone and had
1t have been just awful?"
As TO to Ditto Suits,
ut would, indeed" murmured Jennie deem
IN contemplation Of the samples. II think
Will have six shirts, two blue. two pink.
one buff and one lavender. This buff is too
sweet Tor anything, but am afraid it will
spot when Iaundered."
What kind of waistcoat have pou da-
cided upon?' asked Dorothy.
MY goodness! Have We got to wear
Ih2se things exactly like men" easped
Hobtie, in const ernation.
you like" sums oAieSs
w ell, what on earth are ditto suits
anyhow! asked six voices In chorus
Dorothy laughed, of course The mischief
knew that she had sprung something en-
tireiy rev upon them, and enjoyed the sen
o SAXON immensely. Well, ditto suit is
one composed of three pieces all made of
the same material, coat waistcoat and
trousers AS We are not eruancipated the
dress skirt will take the place of the
trousers with us. I'm sure / had as much
trouble to keep my last years dress sxirI
from bagging at the knees as any man
ever had with his trousers We will have
more license than the mon; they should al
ways wear ditto suits when they deDart
from the conventional black. That is wh,-a
they wear cheNiot or weeds in Isht colors
like senator Blackburn's new spring suit
but II a black coat and waistcoat are Worn
the trousers must not be ditto unless the
Wearer is in deepest mourning. That rule
is imperative for men, but We can wear the
three pieces, in light or dark, as we
What kind of walstcoats shall we havoc
asked Nora, as though the question OF their
desirabiiity was settled. Il suppose they
will have to be plain, for 1 have read that
fancy WalstcoaiS ara dtrocious taste only
lit for 'grooms and politicians
Mary.
Il shall have one white piaue and one
buzz duck, and one dit-one like nv suit"
said Bobbie, stumbling over the new slang.
The Proper Blazer Suit style.
And what material shall the suits bey'
queried Jennie. I'VE have not decided that
yet"
Serge by all means" was Elaine's
prompt suggestion. Fine, soft serge. 1t
sheds dust and is not open to any of the
objections of any other material 1t is al
ways neat, and If stylishly made is pre-
sentable Tor every hing, from christening
to a funeral"
Now we have come 20 the most i'm
portant part. How shall We have them
made?'
Why, Dorothy, dear. there is but one
way to make a blazer suit, is there OF
course. there Will be one extra piece If We
n
Now. let me tell you how to have these
suits made-that is, the general plan" said
Elaine. before Dorothy could reply, There
are as many ways nowadays to make blazer
suits - there are girls to wear them. but
the newest way is the prettiest yet, by AN
odds. Not one has been seen here vet The
sklrt must De made without lining. faring
at the bottom, and have but one seam right
down the back. 1t must be exactly even
around the bottom. and that means an inch
or more shorter in the back than in the
front, to allow for the natural droop that
most women have in the back II must AZ
easily. but smoothly, around the hips and
the scant fullness be plated and busheleI
fiat in the back. The hem must be Turned
up and flesh felled, and have three rows of
stitching. There should be two curved
pockets in the front of the skirt The coat
must have short, full skirt, be lined with
SILK, and have turned-back lapels, faced
with MORE"
As to Silk Fncings.
'Wilf that be good FORM" asked Jennie
quickly. THE man who wrote about the
breaks of the four hundred said that only
sports and bad actors wore sllk-faced
coats. rolled back, because a gentleman
knew with what his coat was lined. and did
OF care to display IT to the public"
The creature who wrote that book my
dear, didn't know enough about good So
ciety or its clothes TO make an acceptable
butler, though he thought that he could fool
people into thinking that he really did know
something. Any well-informed tailor will
tell you that a swell afternoon coat should
be lined and faced with silk and so should
ours. The shirts may be such as our in
dividual tastes suggest, but they must have
dull finish in laundering They must
fasten down the front with three small sill
YER studs, and the collars and cuffs will be
attached. The only sleeve buttons that are
permissible are silver links. with the mon
ogram on one and the crest on the other.
OF course We are not anglomaniacs enough
to 90 round wearing a crest that does not
frosted button. The light waistcoats viii
be double-breasted and have three buttons
The skirt of the dress must be carefully
creased down the 'front.' after each wearing
and the sleeves must be creased down the
outside. That is the very latest fad among
the men-having the coat sleeves creased
just decidedly as the trousers We must
have low-cTowned, rather wide sailor hats
which must be white, or else ditto our
dresses. and they will have no flowers or
feathers; either is atrocious taste on a
sailor: but there will be a band and bow of