Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-10
FASHION NOTES.
The Long Shoulder - Some of the
Latest Wrinkles.


1t Is coming-the long shoulder. It's
hydra head looms up in every imaginable
way. to suggest the heightened seam, with
out actually being long. The collars all
fall over the tops Of the sleeves, the Shout
der caps all fit closely about the tops of the
sleeves. there is close shirring in half
dozen rows at the top Of the sleeves and
the Swan neck and sloping shoulders will
be upon us in a very short time unless
there is a backset somewhere.
The trimming on the smartest bodices
Is set on in horizontal lines across the
bust and is matched clear across the
sleeves. On woman of generous girth
this effect is positively ludicrous.
Black and white, white and black! That
Is the one combination now. You can take
1t In silk and lace, in wool and lace, in
cotton and lace. Or you can change lace
for embroidery and run the gamut of ma
terials, but whatever you do, manage to
| fix up at least one handsome gown in COM
blnatlon OF black and white, If you would
look smart.
London advices say that in this day,
when woman changes her name with
the seasons that there ought to be some
way of distinguishing the brides, after
the second attempt, gray and mauve with
a small bonnet being the accepted regalia
for first" widow. 1t has, therefore,
been decreed that real widows of a third
or more bereavements, or a real Divorce,
shall be permitted to be little giddier
than the widow of only one remove, and
that she shall wear a long trained dress
or MORE antique. in mauve pink, trimmed
| with hounces or panels of white lace and
on her head a Spanish mantilla of white
lace, fastened in pretty fashion by pink
jewels as she likes. something that is for
hidden the orange blossom bride.
The surplice bodice is quite popular, and
is particularly pretty in soft thin stuffs
wi 6cytn nf Loo
throat.
The newest skirts fit perfectly plain
about the hips. and godets are slowly
evolving into box and side plaits. Such a
pity! Dress skirts are called woman killers
| now; Il the box pleat comes in again the
| Few woman will prove a picnic for the
| medical fraternity. for the more trapsing
around she does in the heavy skirts the
| mere she will suffer-
The newest ribbon, that which is to dis
place the Dresden, so long popular. is
striped-white with any color you like.
Shoulder knots, belts and stock collars
and ribbon panels are made of the striped
ribbon, and for a change they are rather
pretty, but nothing could possibly be pref
tier than the Dresden ribbon, which still
| has its devotees. A pretty fancy for rib
bon of an inch and over in width is to trim
the foot of the thin swiss or null with
three or four rows of 1t, and then put
through the center very narrow insertion
matching the dress. OF course, the ribbon
should be of solid color, and do use the
soft delicate shades.
Right smart looking capes of null have
wide, full ruffies of same made with half
dozen tiny tucks and a narrow hem.
On some girls they look too quaint and
pretty for anything But If you have
grandchildren and tip the beam at two
and two ciphers. don't try to wear one.
You will look ridiculous. But there is
dainty three-cornered piece of null for
you, with a dainty edge of thread lace,
and you can put it around your shoulders
and pin it under your double chin with
impunity. A woman with the neck of
Hebe or girl with her baby white throat
may have her dress made without a col
lar, and have just a tiny edge of thread
lace in it, but a woman whose neck gets
red, like a turkeys. or that has wrinkles,
wants to bring her collar up to her ears.