Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21

woman look like a bag of feathers. The
plain cape should never be spread over
should take to frills But thew won't. Not
one In twenty will wear the cape best suit
co 10 her, and before long the cape handy
as II is. Will be relegated to the closet of
S Sast-on clothes; because 1T has been over
zone and inJudiciously adapted to the ma
terials which just now go to make it, 1t
was born to fit over the inflated sleeves and
was most useful garment at first. But
!, IL can hardly be said to serve any reasona-
pie purpose whatever just now; II is not
even pretty, and that Is about the last stage
Tor 1t. AS long as IL had any style about It
u was safe. but 1t has got beyond that and
Is only an excuse for a display of costly
material. The foundation is the richest of
SILK, satin or velvet. cut In perfectly cir
cular form. On this is adjusted rows of
silk, lace, jet, ribbon, steel beads and fringe
One monstrosity that hangs in shop win
dow here has all Of these materials on It.
1t Is finished up with a huge bow and long
streamers Of MORE ribbon, lace trimmed
and with big paste buckle in the center
OF the bow under the throat. The stylish
woman does not wear such a garment as
this; she does not care to expend fabulous
sums on ephemeral things, such as she
KNOWS them to be. The cape that a woma n
or taste wears has foundation of MORE or
oengaline or ottoman silk and some ruffies
or fine silk lace, with ribbon ties and bows
IL VIII be unobtrusive. but it will have style
in every line.
The ParasOl.
Another caprice that takes the average
woman clear off her feet is a parasol.
There are some beautiful ones DISPLAYED.
and they are Of the most expensive fabrics,
as well as Of the frailest. Moire is a favor
lite and is a good investment for wear, but
Is not likely to be the fashion for more
than one season. so will be expensive for
a slender purse, where things must be
soft silks of black and colors have wide
insertions of lace let into them and have
handles that are works of art, and cost
accordingly. Such parasols are fit for
nothing but dress parade, but there will
be few Of them seen at the market in
the morning, along with diamond solitaires
A fashion journal says: "A new fancy Is
to have only the lower half of the eight
cores covered with transparent chiffon
puffs and ruffles, while the center is of
thick MORE, large enough to protect the
face from the sum-" So IL will be seen
that fashion has lapses of sense at times
and permits her devotees to do sane things
occasionally. Black lace covers will be
used on parasols, but they will fall over
innumerable puffs of chiffon, and are also
accompanied by big bows and rosettes of
ribbon.
Now that capes are so common that the
adaptation of the style was served up in
cotton crepon at a recent matinee the
grand dame is demanding something new
the sleeveless jacket. BY the way, there
is q fine distinction in the difference be-
tween a woman's jacket and coat. The
coat buttons up from throat to waist and
the Jacket falls back unfastened. They
are cut exactly alike. The big sleeves of
dresses require such enormous outside
sleeves that the sleeveless jacket is quite
a boon, for 1t saves a lot of costly ma
teriai. The jacket is cut on the stylish
lines so popular, and the trimming. which
Is most often of lace, falls over the arm in
a short wing fashion, and the garment is
left unbuttoned, so that the deliberately
trimmed bodices are fully displayed, and
their freshness is not crushed out of them
A French freak Of taste has ruffles made of
piece lace with rolls of velvet at the edges.
Some of the imported sleeveless jackets
have triple lace skirts trimmed with rolls
of velvet.
Fashion DEGREES that the stiff shirt shall
be worn this summer. Now, the stiff shirt
is not pretty, and it is not comfortable, and
IL you don't believe me just see how long it
takes a man to get Into neglige when he
can do so with proprlety. On some women
the stiff shirt will be stylish. A trim. pretty
young woman will look demurely sweet in
one such as / saw last week. Now. mind
you, / said trim woman, and 1 further
qualified 1t by saying young and pretty"
1t is one of the notifications of the omni-
present blazer suit. The material is black
India silk, and the skirt is made quite full,