Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-13

in color and has white handle tied up
with many ribbons.
The evening muslin is white again, but
worn over colored silk lining; turquoise
or harebell blue or rose pink, or certain
pale, clear green, or mulberry color. 1t is
lace trimmed or worn with ffchuS of rare
fortune. The evening muslin is almost or
quite sleeveless. A strap of velvet ribbon
is carried across the shoulder or, at most
narrow fiounce of lace, much as in some
Of the pictures of the bellies of the early
sixties. Quain> old lace shawls that have
lain in attic chests for a generation are
brought out to wear as evening wraps or
for piazza, strolls between dances with
these gowns.
Gorgeous Eastern Gown.
At an entertainment recently given at
one of the large hotels one Of the most
striking toilets was a wonderful muslin
brought from India by New York wo-
man. The ground tint was a faint cream
color and the fabric was embroidered in
leaflike arabasques in the dull, yet bright,
eastern pinkS, yeliowS and greens. The
make of the costume was of the simplest,
for it was inadmissible to destroy the eff
feet of the fairylike, silken tracery. The
gossamer-fine muslin, left to fall or Hoat
in long folds, gave out faint, scintillant
sparks from Jewels set in the embroidery.
The blouse-like bodice was lowcut and I'm
ished by rose-pink scarf OF eastern It's
sue, drawn about the shoulders and fasten-
ed over the bosom by clasp of large I'M
cut stones in an Indian setting. The jew
eled waist belt was of the same half-bar-
barrie Workmanship.
OF a different order was the costume of
slim young girl-an extreme blonde,
whose hair was yellow and fine as an in
fant's and whose white skin was family
rose tinted. Dotted Swiss muslin of the
sort this summer has rescued from bureau
covers and pin cushions was draped over
white silk and covered with an lnfinfty or
narrow rufffes from the shoulders to the
ground. Every ruffie had a full lace
edge set on with gauze ribbon of baby
width-red white and blue in order. The
long white chiffon was crossed with the
tricolor at the bottom. OF all the ''patri-
otto" toilets the season has produced l
doubt If 1 have seen another at once so
brilliant and delicate. The round de-
co}letage was finished simply with lace and
white ribbons.
Jewel Display Small.
The display of Jewels at Saratoga is not
equal to that of past years. 1t is held to
be in bad taste to wear them at this time
in undue profusion. Some of the finest are
owned by Philadelphian, who appeared
on recent occasion wearing an elaborate
costume of white muslin, decorated in the
new fashion with tall stalks of iris-green
sword leaves and purple blossoms-painted
upon the fabric. Waist and skirt draperies
were held by knots of green velvet, from
whose depths shone magnificent purplish
blue sapphires. Another toilet worn by
the same lady was of a cobwebby gray
Chiffon with ornaments of fine black lace
and large die monds.
The carriage turnout on the lake drive
grows in brilliancy daily. With the CLARK
and the flash of silver harness and the
rainbow hues of the parasols the spectacle
IS always interesting Lavender and white
black and white. yellow and white .ieep
blue set off by lurid sulphur color, mas
turtium hues with black, predominate in
the costumes. Pony teams carry gaily
dressed children in Tapping hats and
1rocks with short sleeves.
Some Dainty Dresses.
A carriage costume of turquoise-blue
fGulard is patterned with white, after a
Japanesque. cherry design. The long. scant
skirt is broadly founced and worn with a
founced polonaise. 1t opens in blouse-like
folds on the side of the bodice, under knots
OF orange ribbon. A broad black sash fast
ems at one side of the front and all fiounces
have black ribbon hems The hat is a
black Leghorn, swathed in blue chiffon
ana trimmed with golden rod. The blue
SILK parasol is hounced with black lace and
has white enameled handle, with orange
ribbons. The dress might have been taken
from the fashion books of the seventies :
silVer-gray crepe de chine dress is
wildly contrasted with purple. Another
gray gown is enhanced by orange White
muslin dresses are covered with incrusta-
ticns OF black lace. A cobwebby white
lawn Is tide up with apple-green velvet
knots and worn with a long scarf of apple
green chiffon. An organdie muslin has a
white ground with a vivid, yet delicate.
pattern of cardinal flowers. The deep red
of the blossoms is repeated in the red chif-
fon sash, and in the flowers on the broad
piture hat of red straw, with sweepiuc
white plumes.
The Saratoga Girl wears muslin on her
bicycle; nothing more could be said to
prove her devotion to the fabric. She wears
muslin in her hammock: she PLAYS croouet
IN muslin. She gives cool green and white
afternoon teas with decorations of ferns
and daisies, and again she is in muslin.
She rocks on the hotel piazzas in the twi-
light. and still she is in muslin. Saratoga
Is the capital of the kingdom of muslin.