Evening star., 1896-12-12
c oST MES AT FAIRS.
What Women Wear When Present a
Workers or Visitors.
Empire Collars ON Street Dresaes-A
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Out I'm Cheap Material.

The Christmas bazaar and the church
fair are inevitable sdjunets Of the dying
year. al
With an eye faaInnthe fitness of things. as
well as to the msrcenary side of the ques-
| tion, the pretticst girls are always chosen
| for the flower and candy booths. These
booths are tastefuly decorated, but not
elaborate enough to detract from the
charm of the maidens who dispense their
wares beneath
In these booths the girls are expected to
! dress IN light. dainty costumes. and even
| in scme cases wear evening dress, though
this Is not considered good form at
| church fair. Pale blues and pinks and
greens are the daintiest colors, with here
| ard there a yellow or faint gray by way of
contrast.
IN the flower booth at a bazaar that was
| held last week in Baltimore all the girls
| wore white. which was very pretty in con-
trast with the green bower that formed the
playground and was the only decoration
used.
/ Last summers organdies are pressed into
| service and give very festive appearance
10 the booths, which makes the visitor for
get the cold world outside
one girl in pale green however, brought
one back to the season again by trimming
! i ner bodice with holly. With few excep-
| tlcns, the booth girls are dressed without
| IeIsrence to prevailing fashions. dainty
| nuny gowns of any season being sufficient
ly attractive
| 1t is the iders and visitors whose cos
tune, Tunes are interesting from our point of
| view, as their gowns are usually new and,
there1ore, In the latest fashion.
| Frenchy Costume.
AT the Baltimore bazaar mentioned above
| one c1 the wealthy patronesses was dressed
! III ali extremely Frenchy costume. 1t is not
| VI hcch value to us to know that the ma
| 'eIiai OF the waist was heavy antique
SIX that sells at s. a yard, and that it was
| hheo throughout with tafeta that was
| changeable III three tints green, gold and
nttasehta. t 1t was made like an ordinary
snort basque, and then tabs about seven
illches wide and lined with white satin
were sewed on the bottom, and this is in
.eles.lnS, because 1t shows that the long
;n h,, OF the Louis XIV period still persists
~ pupiic 1aVor. The prevailing tone of the
shk was color that was half way between
d cesse and a magenta, and this shade of
satin sa.ln was dsed to form the folded belt
lar n1,iat ime front OF the waist and the col
iai' Wnlcn was yelled with chiffon.
luil vest of embroidered chiffon was
@ uoi uefeo @ on each side with a series of re-
tsrs' t' me hrst of which reached about to
dnn. Ihe second extended over and
, ao"n, the third was sewed in with the
top OF the sleeve, pointing down and reach
ing almost To the elbow, and all were
eaSeh with two-inchwide accordion-pleate6
'A' anu were Ilne0 with white
sasill; sa Inc sleeve was tight from wrist to
shoulder. and had cuff that was cut cir
cular and turned back
lhis waist was worn with a rose-colored
oIoducioih skirt that had band of wine-
colored velvet around the bottom reIieyad
with strip of sable fur laid over it. The
very next dayI saw the same lady with
me same sk1re, but with the broadcloth
waist that matched it. 1t was much more
elegant than the silk one being trimmed
with wlne-colored velvet and heavy thread
lace. The basque proper was cut quite
lons-apout eight inches below the waist
anu was edged with cream lace around the
bottom of the fronts and up the sides to
the bottom of the vest In front
fhe lace boiero was edged with fur The
sieeNes were tight and made of velvet
Ihey mad iace-trimmed cloth cuffs and but
terfy wings Of velvet, which were set on
each side of the sleeve ard did not come
together except at the point of the should
er, where they, were finished with three
loops Of moire Fib3on to match the Velvet
This sleeve is extremely Frenchy, and ia
worth copying in any material The com
bination of wine color and old rose is ex-
tremely beautiful, and looks very rich WITH
the softening tones Of the brown sable and
cream lace.
The band around the bottom of the skirt
Is also point to be noted, for it is one of
many, and goes to show that while the
plain skirt is perfectly allowable. IT looks
more finished to the practiced eye when 1t
Is relieved with little trimming.
Empire Collars.
Many Of the street dresses which one
sees nowadays have trimming about the
neck that suggests the empire collar-that
is the collar which stands up and then
flares out. away from the face. The effect
is sometimes obtained by making a stock
collar with four ribbon ears standing I'D on
each side, and then quilting in a little lace
to droop over them. In some cases there
is no stock. but the empire collar flares out
in two points on each side of the face and
is finished in front with a knot of ribbon.
The fashionable knot Is made of the ma
terial Of the dress, faced with silk and
consists of hard knot with two ear-like
ends.
Empire collars are the kind which be-
long with the empire coats, and these, by
the way, are sure to be fashionable next
season, because the manufacturers are
making up all the fur coats in this style
and the leading modistes do not hesitate to
make up the most elegant velvet with en-
pire jackets. 1 have in mind a brown vel
vet suit, which is trimmed around the hot
tom with a band of black feather trim
ming. The jacket is tight-itting in the
back, but has the empire front hanging
loose from the yoke. There are draped
revers which are trimmed with cream lace.
and the cuffs have an applique of the same
trimming.
boa for the Neck.
A boa for the neck is made of black
feather trimming with a quilting of lace
inside next the face.
Such an elegant costume is not likely to
be ruled out by the dictates Of fashion be-
fore 1t has seen its second year.
The boa offers a suggestion which may
be carried out in cheap material Take
two pieces of ribbon three yards long and
two or three inches wide. Shir two edges
together very full, leaving heading about
half an inch wide. and leave at least
half yard of ribbon at each end to tie the
boa together. Spread the ribbon out with
the shirred heading in the middle Then
gather in yard of lace for ruching, and
you have as pretty boa as perhaps you
can afford. Be careful in choosing the
color to have 1t harmonize or contrast well
with your various costumes
A quilting OF lace inside the standing COL
lar of an empire coat gives a soft, dainty
touch that is becoming to most faces. 1t
need not be sewed in the coat. but "an be
pleated OH a ribbon band that goes inside
the dress collar. The effect produced is