The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-28

summer garments will not be shed and
still interesting are some of the diversi-
ties in white clothes. Duck and serge
skirts for instance are wearing their
pockets anywhere but on the hips and
inside the front widths Two square
catch-alls with flaps that button down,
are frankly sewed on the front part of
the skirt, within handy reach of the
wearer's right and left hands, and into
these she puts her belongings easily and
comfortably. The promise of the tailors
is that wool walking skirts for autumn
and winter shall be made with the same
regard TO convenience and that none of
these skirts shall have a gather or a
pleat the whole waist band round. A
novel pattern of easy and graceful shape
is promised and thereby a great thanks
giving goes up from the feminine heart.
Another demonstration has been made
in the hand-wrought shirt waist and
novel pattern has been evolved that we
viii carry right on into the winter ward
robes This latest manifestation is tuck
ed perpendicularly from neck band to
waist line. In groups of small tucks, es-
pecially when the shirt is of silk and
not by couple of inches, do the fronts
of the garment meet. They open to re-
veal a straight vest piece, of whatever in
a contrasting goods or color you may
elect TO make it. A white silk skirt, or
a black one for that matter, will open
prettily upon a vest of pale green or
turquoise blue silk or white tucked lawn.
Instead of the shirt fronts lying wide
open, on either edge, at intervals of three
inches, buttonholes are worked and by
new link studs the front is held firm but
open, at certain points of the vest.
Thus has new species of shirt waist
given rise to a new type of shirt stud,
and the makers of such ornaments are
turning out, more or less widely linked,
studs set with moonstones in silver, opals,
cats eyes and star sapphires. The cuffs
of these shirts are not contrariwise held
by link buttons, too, but the sleeves fall
in slightly to wristbands that are wide
soft and clasp the wrists closely. By
three buttons sewed on to each band and
three silken loops the cuffs are made
fast. OF course the six buttons required
for this purpose are often pretty cabo-
chon jewels with gold shanks.
The three most adaptable types of fichu
TO gowns that by a touch can be brought
into line with the prevailing mode ac-
company the text this week. One of these
kerchief draperies is especially designed
for the furnishing up of an evening gown
for young lady. The model from which
fitting, low-nec1ed body of blue peau de
sole, and over the shoulder was flung
handkerchief of the palest lavender Lib
erty silk, edged with deep founce of
the same All about the verge of the
founce ran a thick ruck of blue silk vio-
lets, set on in double row. A soft knot
Of these blossoms held the fichu in place
on the shoulder, and the wearer of the
pretty drapery clasped her neck with a
dog collar of corals and blue crystal We
netian beads.
The fichu for a stouter woman and for
wear indoors is given in another figure
This big kerchief falls over the shoulders
of a tea jacket made of white Madeira
embroidery over rose color. OF the sim
plest white Brussels net the ffchu itself is
made and frilled with net. Along the
frill run three rows of black velvet bebe
ribbon, and three rosettes of this ribbon
fasten the fichu on either side to the
jacket
A black figured grenadine, made over
white silk Innings, is the material of the
third model. Here the close drawn ker-
chief is of white Limousine silk edged
with black lace, and a high black satin
collar with lace ear tips completes the
nraffV dem;-SqaSO toilet