Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-29


the clocely curtained and inhosptable win
dows. The women who were abroad hal
excuse to lift their skirts boldly, giving
full effect to the ruffles Of bright silk frill-
Ing and fiuttering about their ankles.
The sun had come 2out ahd 1t touched a
bank Of white hyacinths III n florists win
dow, and an old. old woman who was covet-
lrg them and an up-to-date girl who tilted
on her toes and tried to look happy while
doing so. The girl was in black, with two
brilliant color patches, like a black bird
with red crest and wings. The black of
her was rough black, almost shaggy; 1t
vas tailor black. pc rfect In fit and curve
Six narrow ruffles broke the line of it.
rtf1es that every person on the block re-
spected and turned to gaze after. The
fumes represented hundreds OF dollars,
WHICH accounted foE,Ethe reverence that
was PAID them; dollars enough to absolye;
the little Frenchman from singing the
Marseillaise again until summer and to
Keep the old woman in white hyacinths till
she dies, and to do any number of other
lnmgs. Inc rufi1es We're made of braid
Tie braid was woven in elaborate scroll
ngures, which gave quaint raised design
upon Its surface and filled the lower edge
OF 1t just enough to make a wavy natural
rune uint Oh II, SO that 1t could be set upon the
SKIRT without gathering. To wear natural
ru1iles OF this sort is the ambition of five
women out of six at the present time.
Striking Contrast.
The girl with the tilt and the ruffIes
wore Russian blouse jacket and a big
black hat covered with plrmes. Aside
from the ruftteS what made her a feature
In the streetscape was the emphatic con-
trast OF her shaggy black with her two
touches of burnt orange. Her drop
skIt, showing at the street crossings,
and the long scarf tie at her throat were
OF the vivid new color, just making it's
spring bow in the shops, which is perfect
~ described by it's name burnt orange"
"A piock Iarther along closed carriage
drew up to the curb and out of 1t stepped
woman, who, throwing back her wrap
to the footman, crossed the pavement to
a brfc-a-brac shop, and for q minute only
was one of the sights of the day Her
ilght tan cloth dress was covered from
hem to waist with Vandyke designs in
black satin stripes woven into the cloth
and running around the skirt horizontally
Near the bottom these stripes were set
far enough apart to be emphasized by
narrow black velvet ruffies placed between
them, in Vandykes Also Higher I'D the
stripes crowded each other as closely in
their deep points as proper contrast with
the tan made possible. The blouse waist
fitted with high corselet or Spanish bod
Ice, Vandyked like the skirt. The blouse
itself was of an oriental silk in shades of
tan, orange and green. Black satin re-
vers, turned back from puffed front of
white chiffon. The sleeves of the blouse
material had no epaulettes to cap them,
but a black satin ruff1e was set in at the
top. device adopted by many women
who expect to see plain shoulders almost
Immediately, and are having late winter
dresses made with the small sleeve orna-
ments that can be ripped out in three
minutes.
OF Blue Cloth.
A young matron went past with head
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that is, to me, more characteristic than
any other one thing Of the well-to-do New
York woman who has reached twenty-five.
Her dress was Of royal blue cloth, with
deep f1ounce at the bottom, and above that
the skirt was shrrred to the waist line.
Bands Of black velvet ribbon set off the
shirring. r -
look at an embarrassed dandelion flower
that poked up in door yard and wondered
what to do about the nist3fe 1t had made
in the season. The SldePE woman's dress
rows Of narrow green ribbon about The
skirt each band finished "a circle under 4
little fiat crayat bow at tn sleft side OF the
front. a Russian bIoua Jacket Of the
also. The lady wore q. dark blue hat, trims
med with black and greens
A dress of reddish brownEcloth was COW
cred with extremely narrow ruffies to the
waist line. Another dress of purplish
slate color was finished at bottom with an
enormously deep frifge 81 jet and black
chenille. At the Hkfst has CLINT Of
orange.
skirts Ard trimmed.
/ do not remember Ahat in walk of an
hour and a half, coveS3ug some of the most
fashionable streets in the city, saw more
Than three or four skirts untrinlmed; these
were tailor gowns Of ,seVere model. Dresses
that have been mazda for February and