Evening star., 1898-03-12


years ago, enjoying extraordinary adven-
lures in unsUbstantial garments.
l know OF but one infallibIe method of
ions; that is, to hitch ones wagon to an
Average Woman when she is heading for
an opening.
The Average. Woman pays no attention TO
tho beds of shivering pansies shrinking
from the March winds in the great shop
vestibules. No such poor pretenses of
spring weather are necessary to allure her.
With g. swish of her violet-colored silk pet
ticoat she is past them, and elbowing her
way through crowd of her violet-scented
Sisterhood to the millinery and costume
parlors. Arrived at her goal she looks at
everything, comments aloud on everything
and feels of everything Eot protected by
glass. 1t is safe to take such things as
she stands longest in front of and consii-
ers most seriously as certain to be popular;
probably before the summer is over wearl-
somely popular The Average Woman
makes and unmSkes fashions; first by
wearing them; second by wearing them
till they are stale.
Has Good Taste.
The Average Woman is person of very
much better taste than she is credited
with being She usually admires the least
her approval, but she is restricted often,
IN her own purchases to cheap limitations.
These are among the reasons why she Is
valuable as an indicator and why, in the
long run, she spolS fashions.
IneSe sayings cannot be taken by any
BODY as personal, because everybody knows
there never was an average woman.
Nevertheless the Average Woman has de-
clded to hounce to the hips only. When
ha rt
cred with them; this time the upper part
OF the skirt will remain tight at least for
some time to come.
She has decided to accentuate the airy
effect of her flounces by using transparent
materials in all cases where by any stretch
or the Judgment they can be ina gned feast
Die. Young girls will wear organdes and
sheer VeilingS over coiored silk Innings.
Brides Will be married in white silk net
and mousseline de sole. Matrons will wear
grenadines and fine canvas fabrics. When
heavier stuns must be employed they will
be embroidered in openwork patterns to
show contrasting Innings, and will be as
hne and soft in texture as they can be
made The best serges and cashmeres now
IN the market have been woven on these
principles. When silk is required, a soft
ore, capable of lending itself to "cinging''
effects and without rustic, will be chosen.
The extremely feminine idea has the
better OF the smart idea and fluff and
fneness go hand in hand.
DurlnS DeeU.
The Average Woman has done daring
deed; she has meddled with the tailor
gown. 1t is her decision that it shall not
be incorrect to cut that severely perfect
piece of attire with a Spanish hounce this
season. The new tailor dress stamped with
her approval has a slim, harrow skirt
widening out toward the feet, with bias
fiounce fiaring slightly from the knees.
inn oaI vx,ifI IF ctf oh
ing or with bands of cloth, and is worn
with a three-quarter length, square-cor-
ne. nereo jacket or cavalier coat in some in
The Average Woman has made I'D her
MIND that the old idea permitting the
overskirt and underskirt ofSa dress to
pc OF different shades of on@ color or of
9lnerent colors or the same color in diff
ferent materials or of differdht colors in
Wloely dinerent materials iS6ust as ra-
tionai as the newer ideag of Jbncy waists
ana almost as convenient P~ IDS has sent
over street dresses in thnee shades OF blue
for skirt, overskirt and cloth strapping; in
nght and dark green and in contrasting
shades OF gray. Also there are cloth dress
es with gray underskirt and pink or blue
or green or even red overskirt. Silver and
blue satins are offered together, and gray
and yellow. as well as silk skirts, with
cloth polonaises. The effort of fashion is
toward intrusiveness
You take one material and apply another
TO 1t. II chiffon you add lace. II cloth you
add velvet. Every alliance of this sort
tna1 mas been suggested to the Average Wo-
Nan she is preparing to accept with avid
ity.
Attracts Attention.
Prorably the most striking nhw depar-
ture IN spring dressmaking is that Of max
ing up striped fabrics with seam in the
middle OF the skirt front, causing the
stripes to meet in acute angles pointing
down. When this innovation was pointed