Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
FOR UP-TO-DATE WOMEN

As summer wanes. brighter colors come
TO the front. Red. which strikes too glar-
ingly on the eye on a blazing July day, be-
GENES thing OF beauty as the DAYS grow
shorter. Red hat bands red belts red
ties. red stocks and red shirt waists red
stockings-almost red shoes-show the trend
of fancy for bright hues OF red golf coats
L spoke last week, and red stockings L
viii modify by admitting that usually they
are plaid OF red ard bright green. and
are especially liked with tan shoes
immaculate white duck grows IN favor
as the Time for thin lawns grows shorte.
win the white duck coat and skirt a belt
OF req leather, fastening a silk shirt waist
OF RED OF the same shade. is very much
favored. With this should be worn n white
sailor with red band, the stockings. n,,n-
TONED above and tan ox-blood shoes.
NOW thst me OF white next the skin is
recognized as fashionable well as artis-
nc, never be beguiled into donning "A red
SHIRT waist, or any red gown, which has
not this line of white as a finish for the
neck The red stocks have a narrow hem
stitched lawn collar falling over the-,n or
a narrow knife pleating of white The ,,-bo;a
way round. Or a linen collar with turned
over edge and red tie underneath may he
worn: This white finish is d necessity i'm
wearing red IL one wishes 10 get The hast
effect. but IT is also detail well worth re-
ihembering, no matter what color one
chooses.
Dark blue or navy blue. combined with
req. are Old favorites. but this year white
OF some other pale color is also added 10
IeheNe the somberness-unless one il a very
uark brunette with an olive skin.
navy olue canvas. with facfngs of red
mais' OF white, and red tie. or navy blue.
win white facings, trimmings and white
tions. So''"i'ia-
Bright Plaids are high In favor ais, .,,,
TINS fall nature will be surprised and some
what taken aback when she finds upon dom
hihS her autumn dress that tn. summer
girl is her rival in the field Golf canes
Win piaid Innings and hoods. plaid hat
pands, plaid stockings. already enumerated
piald neckties, not too wide however; plaid
SILK waists. and even plaid belts.
"A very effective little costume i'm a small
piaii or check. made of silk of course. Is
enc OF the newest skirts slender over the
hips, narinS at the bottom and otherwise
nerlecuy plain, and silk shirt waist of
the same. with white collars and cuffs ana
| a fourth hsnd tie of the goods
me plaid shirt waists of madras have al
most disappeared. In thinner materials
.ney sun remain. but are not satisfac-
Tory as striped or plain shirt waist IL
VIII De noticed that a Plaid silk waist can
De worn by almos; any one of medium siz.,
without adding to the apparent breadth
ana taxing from the apparent shapeliness
Inc ends OF Chiffon wells must not be con-
mned III one would be strictly en- r.gale
lhey must be allowed TO float In every
passing breeze
=, hois iht colors, either gay or
supdued, uron which fashion has set her
seal. gray should lot be forgotten as IL
really comes first upon the list. In the
| spring II was gray gray-if one may use
mat term-and not particularly pretty to
look upon. Now it is pale gray of the
shade which makes enc think at once of
combining white with IL, and the two col
ors may be sen together in every way and
manner. This is fortunate, for To many
gray alone, or with black is most trying
"hile gray hghtened with white can he
worn by even those drab-colored people
who take SO passionate delight in the
mouse-colored hues they should carefully
| avoid. MABEL BOYD.