Evening star., 1898-02-12
FOR UP-TO-DATE WOMEN
Dame Fashions Latest DEGREES About
Sashes and Girdles.
How to Arrange the Old So ns to Con-
form to the New
Styles.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


There is something little sad to women
of moderate purses in the fact that an old
fashion returning is always so changed that
| 1t requires ingenuity, invention and indus
| try to adapt the old models to the new
shape. Such is the case with sashes and
| ties. Full white null ties were much worn
| a decade or more ago, but those which were
suitable then need a great deal of change
| to make them wearable now. For now they
are half as long again as they were when
previously worn.
Sashes have never gone out. They are al
ways worn more or less. although for the
last few years ribbons tied in trim, full
bows were considered more chic. The
| sashes in vogue four or five wears ago. and
even later, were from three to four and a
nall yards long, growing longer from sea-
son to season. One of those old sashes now
| looks rather aesthetic but not at all smart
When placed in comparison with the made
! sash of bows. trimmed with lace and ruf
Hed edge of lace or chiffon.
How to Make Over the Old.
The old sash need not be discarded how
ever If 1t is a plain ribbon sash get mar
row lace, or chiffon, and make a full little
ruffie all around the ends. cutting the sash
off in a tapering point before trimming it
II you have no scruples about sacrificing
the silk to fashions demands. Tie it IN a
bow with very short loops, and ends reach
Ing almost to the hem of the gown If
nlaklng the waist look smaller is not a
necessary object 1t need only be folded
ABOUT the waist, quite In the old way. But
IL 1t Is necessary to make the waist look
smaller the sash will have. to be cut and
SNAPPED into girdle, straight at the bot
.om, put having whalebone to shape IL in
70 Two points at the top. one to be worn un-
oer each arm. or two points nearer togeth-
er. which will bring them under the bust
Inls is the very latest, or rather these two
points are the latest
The Roman Sash.
An old Roman sash will not need as much
change as all this, for striped sashes are
worn quite In the old way. simply with
fringe around the bottom. The loops. how
ever. must be short, in order that they may
not give dropping effect, while the ends
should nearly sweep the floor. Drooping
eHects are quite out of fashion except In
the new overskirts. Nearly everything
from stiff white collars to four-in-hand
ties, must have @ trimness and finish about
It, But SO curious is Dame Fashion that
no sooper does she reach a certain effect
than she introduces another quite the con-
Iary. our sashes must stand up and be
trim; cur collars must be high and also
TRIM But our new skirts are to trail our
mouse skirts at least, and a new Roman
stripe tie just introduced is to be worn
knotted softly about the throat, without a
sign of the starched collar above it, which
We had begun to consider necessary for
every occasion except dining and dancing
Ribbons and Ribbon sashes.
Ribpons and ribbon sashes promise to be
prominent features Of the summer gowns,
and even of spring gowns which are made
for festive occasions. No summer material
is shown without ribbon trailing about it
of the color with which it is designed to
trim it. The sashes which are to be worn
"
generally made. Some of them can be
bought ready made, and are very gay in
deed. Ribbon with large, bright stripes.
alternating with insertion of lace delicate
or heavy, as the fancy may dictate is made
up into girdles either with without dou-
BILE points, two three or more short loops
of ribbon and two long ends. All but the
gtrole part is edged with narrow lace full
ed on. Large plaids are often used for
these sashes. Two very gay ones noticed
this week were Of green and white and he
iiotrope and white, respectively. They were
both combined with black lace
One very expensive sash was made of
alternating rows of black lace and white
satin ribbon edged with narrow black lace
OF the same pattern. This was designed for
black satin gown combined with white
These sashes can all be easily made at
home at about one-fifth the cost for which
they can be bought or what they will cost
II your modiste sends one home with your
new gown. Whether the insertion of lace
runs across or down the length of the sash
lS merely d matter OF taste. II might be
well to have the insertion run horizontally !
If one were tall and up and down IL one
were short.
OF Chiffon.
Sashes of chiffon, to be worn with even
ing gowns, are dreams of frail loveliness
They, too. have long ends. and several short
loops, generally only two. but do not have
a girdle effect in front. simply fitting
closely to the waist any tied sash would. |
They are all edged with a narrow. full dou-
BILE ruf1e of chiffon. In pale blue, pink,
yellow or lavender they are an addition
to dancing frocks, while In black they are
a most effective finish for the black taffeta |
gowns SO much worn now for every after |
noon function and many evening ones.
Buckles and Girdles.
Buckles are worn to such an extent that |
it seems hardly necessary to say that they |
are seen on most Of the girdles which form |
the front part Of sashes, though not Of |
course, on the soft chiffon affairs. Gay |
girdles Of soft. bright plaid silks are tax
ing the place Of the belt with women who |
are 1rtistioally inclined These girdles |
have four folds Of the silk, and are wider |
IN front than on the sides. Some Of them
ara ornameofAd with no lon0 than four