Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-23

mans club to which they belonged
ut is very Instructive said small per-
son in brown, but l am tierd. Mrs. Up-to-
Date, what is the newest thing in clothes?"
The freshest fact l have" said Mrs. Up
to-Date, lis that Miss Lives on the-Wheel
has let her skirts down. saw her in the
park this morning"
Miss Lives on the Wheel looked guilty
but defiant. Yes, l know" she said II
vowed l would never ride in a dress that
came below the knees but I didn't count
on these new tartan stockings. The min
ute saw them 1 planned a cycle skirt to
come to the ankles
Its too bad" she went on, while the
other women tried to look sympathetic; Il
rode in boomers In the beginning; they are
so safe and SO comfortable, and for a little
time they were really recognized the fit
and proper costume for cycling But when
everybody began to ride, boomers were
used in such a way that they got a black
eye. It nearly broke my heart but l put
on skirts. with most other women. 1 had
them short and they were not such great
handicap in riding, especially when women
began to have the sense, as l thought it, to
leave off leggins, and stiff high boots and
to ride, with free ankle action, in stock
ings.
But stockings the death of short
skirt riding. When you see bright scarlet
and blue and green plaid legs out on the
roads. wheeling is too much of a free va
riety show, and even the women who are
wearing plain tan and gray and black are
gong to feel themselves part of a con-
tfnuous performance outfit and take to BIZ
cycle dresses as long as Englishwomen's.
Another Way.
"I'll make a bet with you, Mrs. Up-to-
Date wound up Miss Lives on-the- Wheel,
theoretically; next spring we will all be
riding In skirts as long as walking dresses
and struggling to look pleasant and think
we like it. If our Aries and 'Arriets will
make barber poles Of their legs, there is
for the rest of u.s. another way"
Long or short, Miss Lives-on-the-
Wheels bicycle outfit is always the neatest
on the road" said Mrs. Up-to-Date in a
conciliatory manner. ''She was wearing
| rough gray and black mixture yesterday,
warm-looking and just the thing for cold
weather. The skirt and coat both were
braided with black very effectively. Under
the coat she wore scarlet silk vest
blouse; that was the only touch of bright
color about her. She had little black cap
and black shoes and stockings"
1t seems to me- said the small person
in brown who had started the conversa-
ton, that nobody nowadays talks any
thing but bicycle. Mrs Bore-em, who is
reading t the paper. has a dress that looks
Yes said Mrs. Up-to-Date, MRS Bore
EN- always brings out costume when she
is brought out on the program. The one
she is wearing today is of old rose cash
mere: Did you notice the length of the
skirt! 1t has decided dip in the back: all
the dressler models are coming that way.
Skirt and Bodice.
But the newest thing about that dress is
the way the skirt is cut down at the top in
front and bodice is cut up, to correspond
There Is pleated front of pale green tat
feta that shows below the belt and a little
way above 1t and looks as If it had Slip
PEG ooWn from where 1t belongs, unless you
happen to know that it is quite the thing
at present to have decollette skirts and
guimpe or bertha hip pieces. It's not such
bad freak, but not one to last long
skirt and bodice have white applique trim
m mn and there are full pleatings about
the new brocades? 2"
! Yes; they are capital: quite the best ma
t tefa.s Drought n out this fail" Mrs. Haunt
MORE velvet is lovely enough to go down
| OF one s knees to it. Some of 1t is strined
| with pink or blue tinsel on a white ground
is one e." Of p ths piece OF goods have
! in pale green" VI ni'e
-, There is a woman inside to the right Of
the presidents chair who is wearing
| beautiful brocade, handsome enough for
| reception gown" said the small person in
| ". IL Is silver gray, satin. figured In
~ SdHe coior The skirt Is demi-train
| ana has wide panel of cream guipure on
| eacn side of the front. The back of the
sklrt Is trimmed with narrow ruff1es, and
| the front with guipure ruff1es above gauge
me euipure skirt panels run up on the
| bodice and make fronts, opening on a vest
OF white mousseline. There is straight
collar ruched with mousseline and fastened
| ny lace 1abot. That's all, 1 guess. except
| violet velvet toque with black feathers
Tell me, Mrs. Up-to-Date, what do you
think OF the Russian blouse:'
Originality In Details.
| Il think" said Mrs. Up-to-Date, that,
as IN the case of everything that everybody
wears, 1t is necessary to have originality
In details. The prettiest blouses l have
seen are those belonging to smooth cloth
| dresses. where the cloth is worked in OPEN
work embroidery; but good work OF that
KIND IS very dear. You can trim with lace
and fur. have seen one costume of that
sort IN q very pale gray cloth, verging on