Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-25

! she can compass its
possession. Next this, the principal novel
| ty for January is a sumptuous combination
OF hlond:ke" yellow with fur This idea
| as illustrated in a costume ordered by ore
| oi MIS-. Bayles' exclusive thirty-tive, is
| carried out in golden-brown cameIs hair
| set OF with border of sable covering the
| skirt from the hem to the knees The bod
| ice is made entirely of sable and has a
| flowing collar, small basques at the waist
| and fiat epaulets The shoulders. these
| covering the tops of cloth sleeves A large
flat collar of Venetian point lace is put on
| with q yoke effect. The "klondike" scheme
is developed in a narrow vest of golden yell
| low silk pouching in front and disappear
| ing under folded waist belt of the same
| material.
| For II Christmas Party.
| Another New Year novelty for walking
| or driving is a beautifully fashioned prin-
| cess dress, the original of which was i'm
| portcd by one of the best -dressed women in
| New York for a Christmas house party up
| the Tucson. The proper color for The new
| gown is dark leaf green, although in
| copying. garnet or crimson would lie al
| lowable, especially for quite young woman.
| The novel 'abbess blue, which is as light
| as military blue but softer would answer
| famousy. 1t would be my choice next to
| green. The dress, which must be perfectly
cut to get any approach to the graceful eff
| feet OF the model, is made to close from
| shoulder TO hem on the left side with an
| ecg.ng of sable. The success of It depends
| wholly on its chic lines assisted by artistic
| and elaborate braiding. In the original
| scroll designs in black silk are carried out
| on the shoulders and over the front of The
bodice in triangle, then following the fur
to the ground and circling the skirt hand
scmely The straight clerical collar has
| flare of sable rising above it the left
side. large muf of sable fur with dark
green ribbon bows and a toque in green
With dropping feathers are the necessary
accessories. 1t romans 10 say that the
sleeves are really tight and that the skirt,
which is rather Scant, outlining the figure,
| lies the verest trifle on the ground behind
FlOunces on the Skirt.
| In the making of cloth dresses for any
| sort of outdoor use or function, the mid
winter novelty is in the cut of the skirt.
Every skirt that lays any claim to ranking
as "up-to-date" must have founce cut on
the round and looking as if it were full,
yet showing no gathers The little wo-
man, who is lust as high as my heart" at
five feet or thereabouts, must have hers on
the back Of her skirt only, starting at the
sides and rounding up behind. Other wo-
| men may venture on three inches across
the front, six inches, nine inches, accord
In line with the complete triumph of the
founces is Skirt doubling. Double or even
triple skirts have ruled for some time in
dancing costumes. but ii is only within
week or two that they have appeared in
cloth and on the streets instead OF in shop
windows. The handsomest double-skrt
costume l have seen was worn by Mrs
Harry Paine Whitney on recent occasion
1t was of brown tweed checked with blue
and suggested the directoire period, with
its deep collar and its rover vest cut in one
with the revers and made of white kid
Tie basque tabled and decorated with
silver buttons. The upper part OF the two
skirts was scant, Ike the lower, and came
within about eight inches of the bottom of
the gown. Both skirts were plain and
were admirably draped and fitted.
Still the Rage.
The Russian blouse, which will continue
rampant for some months is probably the
favorite wear with winter walking GOWNS
Nothing novel is possible at this date in a
Russian blouse, but have seen within the
week two that without novelty, are worth
talking about. One had Chartreuse green
cloth skirt with blouse of green velvet, dec
grated over every inch of its surface with
braiding in black and silver. Deep revers,
cuffs and muff were of ermine. There were
high lace frills at the throat, and the waist
finish was belt made in sections of en-
graved dull STEEL inlaid with cut steel and
Joined with large cut steel medallions.
With this costume, which was worn at a
me rning concert. belonged a gray felt hat
with two long silver gray ostrich feathers
c!inging to either side. In front was a
gray and white bird with an osprey
The other blouse belonged to Miss Nc
Aliister daughter of the late Ward. The
skirt appertaining to it was of the finest
green Venetian cloth. striped with black
Tires. The skirt was plain. with rows of
stitching for Ats sole relief. The blouse was
of black velvet, with muff. flaring collars
and revers of chinchilla and with belt of
trrquoises and emeralds. The muff lining,
as we'll that of the blouse, was of an
odd color, reminding one of turquoise
seen through sea water.
Skating Costumes.
The cozy ''coatee" is used almost as
much as the blouse with street dresses.
Among the spectators at skating exhibi-
ton at Tuxedo a few days ago was a hand
some woman, who wore one of chinchilla.
combined with skirt of gray cloth, on
which were set appliques of darker velve:
curving upward to the back. The toQus