The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-05-01

provides a gown for any episode of dig
nifty and moment.
If . blouse of black spangles is not
preferred, then there is nearly every
color possible TO choose from in the
shops, where these lovely waist cover
iHEz hand a the most moderate
prices They especially tempt the thrifty
woman, for their application TO any
good silk waist lining represents so
slight a need for dressmakers skill and
such infinite possibilities for variety
in costume 10 be effected by the simple
means Of changing ones colored velvet
belt and collar.
With all the Summer hats hair must
be dressed low. and there is an unde-
niable tendency not to be extolled to-
ward pinning a sort OF Jacobs ladder Of
| pufs from the nape 10 little below
| the crown point. Now Ii may be an
/ erroneous impression, but puffs do sug-
gest false hair; they also suggest
| painful amount Of time and labor ex-
] pended in their arrangement, when they
are quite true. Still fashion is made
up Of sacrifices and the three or FIVE
| pufTs. an even number is not considered
smart are daily superseding the neat
| little figure eight we wore last year.
] Below the puffs trickle out behind the
/ left ear a pair Of corkscrew cuiis, of
unequal length and about the circumfer-
ence Of a woman's fourth finger. These
also are full Of a ghostly suggestion of
having no natural connection with the
WeaTer's head and yet they give u very
coquettish little touch 10 the head and
! fast puffs.
In front the hair IS still wrinkled with
| the irons, then cast over cushions, to
| form a more or less imposing pompa-
dour. while little hair fringes out on
the forehead. AT night the unique comb
I IL ~
Of every wOman's locks comes up into a
stately tower. helped out by the usual
decorative aids.
Just now they are selling the sweetest
little wreaths OF tiny pink rosebuds,
white star iessamne flowers and heath
TO Irvine about the base of their hair
towers. and women who believe they
show even at night 10 better advantage
with low couture challenge their beauty
to the cruel test of a spangled hair net.
Not one in a thousand can brave ami
| triumph over this ordeal, and yet the
spangled nets find many wearers.
The large picture given this week rep
| resents type of reception and garden
party gown that is making its way with
unusual ease and celebrity. 1t is only
adaptable TO the needs of the young and
slender, and its hat is deserving Of no.
tice. This headgear represents the type
Of picturesque fashion toward which we
are rapidly tending. The gown is pale
green chiffon, accordion plated from
waist to hem. and the skirt further di-
versified by putting OF chiffon running W.
at the back. over the closely shirred
body fits a box bolero of silk, in slight
ly deeper tone Of green than the chiffon,
and heavily embroidered over the front.
back and long stole ends In fine jet and
steel beads intermingied. Mess green
velvet ribbon decorates the front Of the
waist and the sleeves reach only TO the
elbow. The hat I'm color matches the
| gown. and is edged with a band of steel
| and jet embroidery along the brim. White
| lace shaded dark and light green plumes,
with long strings of chiffon, complete the
decoration