The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-01
THE HOROSCOPE
OF PHSHION
A Forecast of the Styles Dur
ing the New Year.
Coats Are Belted and Jewels Used
PrOfuseIy i'll Decorating Out
side Wraps.

novel in the way OF apparel may be ex.
/ pected for S9S.
AS meter Of fact. 1898 promises 80
! far To be a conser yative year. At least
! No very surprising revelations are even
! whispered at as yet, and feminine effort
! Just now seems conceI. rated in trying To
| make q dozen spangIes twinkle where but
! on, or two or perhaps none appeared
month ago.
J Speaking truthfuily and from Observa
| tiOn, there is no garment, from hat to
! shoes, that one cannot now with all
/ prupriety strev with spaBgles OF any size
or color. Heavy walking coats throw out
a wide lapel across the bust or turn
deep cuffs ur from the wrist agHtter with
them AT some Of these midwtnter recep-
tionS for Gehutantes women are seen ia
fancy waists 81, sOlitily iEcrusted with the
bright bits -. metal that their arms and
l.. dies seem clothed in a gorge. US
silver seal, armor. The spangles on very
elegant gowns are OverIapped and inter
mingled a. dazzling COIors and figures. and
a final expression Of THIS frivolity has been
made in deliberately spaneling . he flOuuCes
Of SILK under petticOatS.
Next after IdnElfs tti- rriHJuN ilAifiFNt~
II the feminine mind are conferred ia little
wraps. OF Coursr, fos morning Use the very
wei dressed women wear coats and quite,
suddenly. a. We were swinging out of e97
into l 1913 every Coat, withits pouched front
and hip l;ilS. took 10 itself a wonderful
bell. Those nesdameS who can afford
smart fur coats Of the highly eXtravagant
hroadtaiI OF rich Persian lamb. or slight
ly less costly astrdkhan. have blOsSotned
forth in coat belts Of ittita ton turquoise
ami cut steel or mock 1methySts set in
oXidizpd silver Against the dark fur these
glitter spleudidly. or less eXuavaEant
women wear about their waists b1ck satin
ribbons heavily encrusted In jet lsd "a
front catch the ribbpn ends through very
big steel buC kles. She who cannot quite "a
ford fur. or even velvet coat trimmed
with fur, contents herself by ella >ping about
the waist line of her stout. pretty cloth
Jacket a narrow belt of green or redleather
bristIlng witt sharp steel nan heads or a
girdla formed of strip or velvet fbb0u
on which are fastened rows of big sharp Jet
beads. aud in frunn she uses her best large
silver belt buckles.
The little Capes are, however the matter
OF moment. and a row OF themare skatCead
this week for tho enlightenment OF any
woman wnu wishes tu soc tho " they r-.uIGe
Fur, OF course has always first pIaCe: but
some charIneTS nevertheless are mad, o vel
vet, preferably black or fancy purple nj
edged for effect with ernine. IL ERIN ~ =
not easily cUmea able, the velvet canes are
edged y III fun ruche Of chiffon Of silk
muslin. and tren a depending flounrs Of
the same aGding o. the Cape's length and
whimsical preitinrs'.
Now and then athrifty woman. wnuSscape
material is not above raproach. willartf LILY
outline Oh the bIemi>hed points Of her vel
vet wraI' pretty patterns in metallic green.
bronze or silver Spangles and tine rpaSe
quenCe is a delight to the eyes.
Lofty ear-tiCkIing collars, softly patdl.l
with lace or chiffon ruffIes, are the com
niunGing features ui these little VIA pS, and
before these winter cumfoftabieS are els
missed il is well 70 mention that with
those coats thu lapelS of which turn ha X.
leaving h. nd'S breadt h of dress waist ex
posed. charming little cravats are worn.
The idea is To cover this glimpse OF jTeSs
waist and not unlg- are ~carfs wound ~ md
Tn" neck and kuotrcd under the chin, bat.
more of "a novelty still. a stock Of pure
white plated tnlIc j. fastened around he
meek over the dress collar, behind. while
in font j. attached big wheel-SiIdpCd
tullC bow.
4 Sharp eve j. necessary TO follow lie
countless re uifestations the popular uSn
j. Ius king. for a sash seems almost an III
cyitable pert If every gown at pra>e It.
First we have the SASH that goes with the
braided formal tailor suit. a tailCr'S sash
j. usually two long wedges ha ped pieces Of
cloth. faced with silk, stiffened with IN
interliuinE and deCora ted with braid. Such
s:.Shes have swallow tail or arrowhead ends,
and fall primly 90 the hem oy er the Ia X
fuIIness If the skirt. or beginning in TWO
narrow breteIles from the shoulders. pass
over the bust and hang out upon the skirt,
just ins Gle the line OF the hips.
Floral tulle. lace. ribbon and chiffon
sashes for evening gowns have been mel
toned, but two noJ elites have just been put
forth. One il tie sash of three or two mis-
matched stIeamerS and Of any goods yOi
plea Sc The three-Strea mer sash is really
one long loop and two ends, of pink. white
aLd blue ribbon. or whctevPf cOlOrS haF-
monte with the GOWN en- which il Is v m.
or of crepe ne chine, on white dancing or
dinner dress 1T is appropriate to wear twy-
sash streamers and in their ends Knot cIus-
tiers OF artificial flowers.
Last but nut of least Importance is the
pretty chiffon, or ribbon sash, in Roman
stripes that's wornlik a SCutclIman 5 plaid
or foreign mob. eradn 'sribbUn of a grand Orier
that is attached on the right shoulder and
drawn across the breast To the left hip.
There. knOtted and allowed to fall-where
the sash crosses the breast it is fast ened to
the bodice by pretty pins or is caught on
the shoulder by some old cameo or minia-
sure brooch.
II the Roman sash is Worn deeply frinced
ends are adopt ell. and gay girls, who skate
this season, wear rs muffIers wide soft silk
neckscarfs. bright with Roman stripes anu
deep fringe. These are knotteI like fourth
hand ties loosely about the throat, or With
house shirt aists Uf fllnnel or silk, are
very much used in place Of belts. A Roman
when wrappedtight at the waistline lnd at
one sidetwo loops and friuged ends max a
neat finish.
The coats, as the season 1eepeRed, began
To show the new extravaga nce of fashion
in trimming witt, Imitation Jewels, hut now
Jewels appear on nearly all the go xas that
lay any claim to smartness. new fancy
is for trimming new cloth suits with little
bowknots of steel and jet in place of buckles
and ma king an elaborate use of gilded nd
guInmetaI chains in Ornamenting the panels