Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-11

I want to tell you about a pretty India
silk that is to be worn at a swell garden
party. The ground of this lovely silk is d
pale pirk. Over it ore scattered forget-me-
nots in blue. with TRY leaves of green
The combination - simply exquisite. The
twC-skirted affair has a looped arrange
ment of narrow blue satin ribbon on the
edge of each skirt. ard the shirred waist
has two straps and rusettes of the same.
The puffS OF the sleeves are divided by
bands and bows OF the ribbon. and have
cream lace falling u the wrist. The belt is
blue, with a silver buckle. The hat to be
worn with this froca Is, of course. one of
the wide-brimmed shapes. made of cream
chiffon. shirred. and with an edging of lace
The garniture is Of pink chiffon and for
get-Te-nots. The maid who wears it will
look ike poets dream of sunset in the
pretty pinks and blues.
Black Stockings.
If there is TO be anything new or startling
in styles this fail Dame Fashion is keeping
mighty quiet about it. Fashion has got to
be a kind of a go-as-you-please race any
how. Women are really getting too sensl-
BILE to be bound down TO unbecoming styles
because some famous person has worn GER
tain things. and now that women have got
To thinking for themselves on the subject
It is perfectly useless to say, for instance.
that black stockings are going out"
Everybody knows that black stockings will
never go out. They are too useful, and
women have discovered that black stockings
smaller. Do you suppose that after q dis
covery of that sort women are going to
stand In their own light and Danish black
stockings? once upon a time black stock
ings fell into disfayor. because they would
Crock or, in other words the color would
insist on transferring itself to the feet Of its
fair wearer, ard that was simply awful, but
row the dyes made fast as-well,
white ones, and they disco lcr no more than
white ones. They keep their hue even after
the ordeal of the average laundry. That be-
ing the case, black stockings have come to
stay. OF course, they get sOiied as quick
as white ones, but they do not show il in
the disgusting ay that white ones do, and,
like black petttcC ats they have a part to
play I'm the plan of making a woman pre-
Sentable on a windy or rainy day, for which
no other color can be substituted. They are
quantity embellished just now for house
wear with raised figures in coIors. on the
instep. having the effect of silk embroidery.
Some of them have medallions of black or
white lace let into the instep. Among colors
In stockings there is fancy to have them
just the shade Of the dress, and the shoes
must exactly match both. 1t will be seen
that this fashion is rather exclusive, as 1t
would be SO very expensive. White hose is
now worn with white shoes and neither
should be worn on the street. except with
an all-white toilet.
Sleeves and Snshes.
Short sleeves are quite the rage for out
door gowns-that is. the sleeve that stops
course, worn with them. 1t looks as though
the sleeves would never reach the limit of
imitation. The lego mutton is not quite
as popular just ROW as the butterfly, and
10th are retiring gracefully from the
vantage ground on the shoulder to a soft
fullness about the elbow, stiffenfng having
been discarded entirely
Sashes are among the pretty favorites
that have gained a prominent place OH
nearly every gown in some guise or
another. A muslin frock is scarcely con-
sidered finished without one Some of
them are of the broad MORE ribbon, which
is not pretty because its chief character
istic is fits stiffness. Some of the very
fetching ones are of bias silk lined with
the muslin of the gown they are worn
with. and have dainty fringe on the ends
and some of the daintiest ones are made of
chiffon, gauze and lace. The softest and
prettiest are made of the light silks in
delicate shades. They are generally ar
ranged in empire fashion about the waist.
giving the impression Of short waists. and
are brought to the front where they fall
to the bottom Of the gown from under q
soft chou of the silk
Belts.
An assortment Of belts seems to be an
absolute necessity. and the vagaries Of
belt buckles are as numerous and charming