Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-14

There. you notice it!'' responded my
companion triumphantly. IT knew she had
'tilter!"
Still my face was blank, unintellgent
litter! Skirt extender for the back!
Horse hair! The old-fashioned kind! TIL
ter! Why you must know
We were walking on Bellevue avenue and
had noted an interesting variety of new
wrinkles in dress. in department and in
tints of complexion and hair. But the
filter" was revelation. 1t is next"
though, logically. The late summer skirts
and those for wear when the six weeks
prophesied by the katydid have slipped by
are cut to demand support behind. The
half-ftting front Is disappearing. The new
| models are tight in front and at the sides
and full in the back. the fullness laid In
| two or three double box-pleats usually
| Ny companion, who was a vivacious
young person from Chicago, said that the
| lady in the 'tilter'' had checks pink
| enough to eat" though the brighter shades
| Of Newport cheeks often suggest to me
something indigestible. The fitting lady
wore very delicate embroidered muslin
with small fiounces about the foot Of the
skirt ard tipped up behind. Under the
| muslin was pink silk slip and the same
color lined the blouse bodice, though the
| sleeves were transparent and only gather
ed. The blouse opened on the left side I'M
I ueT d lace 1t ndO a nlRn ruined COL
| lar and was finished with the new sash,
which is wide scarf of chiffon, pink in
this instance, tied with short bows at the
side of the waist and with ruffied ends
| hanging to the ground. There was large
white satin straw hat trimmed with pink
roses. There are dozens of dresses like
! it, except in detail, the avenue every
! day. but no one has the swing, the side
wise movement, the extra-emphatic mu--
muir Of silk rubbing harder than common
against silk that betrays the presence Of
the "tilter," and marks this costume for
attention as far it can be seen. 1t is
| not a graceful dress, but it is assertive
enough to make other dresses look II
they had undergone limp sea change.
Stiffened dresses have an advantage in the
struggle for existence, in that they seem
to lend distinction. However, in fashions
We are ruled by Siamese twins. The tilt
| err has been used two months in Paris
1t is not safe to assume that we are going
to take to it seriously until there. comes
word of its adoption in London.
For nm Outdoor Function.
At a garden party yesterday where were
! displayed number of extremely pretty
gowns in the current styles, Miss Anna
Paulding, niece of DR.. Depew, wore
checked grass lawn in red and cream color.
The material, half silk and half linen, was
particularly delicate and effective. The
skirt was boIdered with half dozen little
frills of fine cream lawn. set close together
tilted up behind The bodice was of cream
lawn, also set into tiny tucks, as were the
sleeves An extremely short bolero Of the
checked lawn was fastened at the left side
by little lace frill.
Miss Van Allen, a granddaughter of Mrs.
William Astor. wore a grass lawn cut in
a polonaise style, the plain underskirt OF
ecru silk, tie polonaise of grass lawn
checked with ecru and blue and having
the little squares separated by dark blue
lines. The underbodice and sleeves were
made of tucks alternating with lace inser-
ton. The polonaise had one rever turning
over on the breast and of the turquoise blue
tint of the checks in the lawn. 1t fastened
at the side and was arranged as a blouse
bodice in front and behind, with a sash OF
turquoise blue.
Miss Anna Sands wore pale green mus
lin with scroll embroidery in black chenille
edged with little ruches of cream lace
thrown Upon the skirt in garIands. The
green sash had ends of this scroll work and
was edged with green velvet ribbon. The
bodice was adorned with wider lace spotted
with black. Miss Sands wore a green straw
hat with white roses and quillings Of green
tulle.
OF Pink Muslin.
One Of the daintiest dresses seen on the
lawn was Of pink silk muslin patterned
with tiny punches of pink roses. This skirt
was finished at the hem with a double frill
and was worn over a white muslin slip
hounced high with valenciennes lace. I'm
glace silk The bodice and long sleeves
were covered with white guipure applique
in a design Of roses. the design appearing
again as a short rounded tablier on the
skirt and as a draped collar on the bodice.
The shoulder puffs were OF the patterned
muslin and the broad sash Of soft pink
silk. A Marie Antoinette hat was the cos
tune finish trimmed with garland OF roses
twined with broad pink ribbon.
Mrs Royal Phelps Carroll was In beige
colored grass lawn over mauve silk. The
skirt had a frin Of embroidered grass lawn
and vertical stripes Of beige, coral stitch
and white Valenciennes Insertion The
tlouse was striped With tucks and Insertion
and finished with a mauve silk sash A
black lace hat was worn with roses.
A costume Of tan embroidered gauze
over turquoise blue silk was worth mo-
tfcing, with its swathed belt Of blue and
bolero jacket covered with gold embroid-
cry. Victorian bonnet was its compile
nent, trimmed with ostrich feathers In
their natural color.
COstumes NJ KaRRagansett.
Over at Narragansett In the drowsy sum-
mer sunshine one might drop asleep these
long lazy afternoons were not the beach