The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-01
Fashion 0rdains Angel Sleeves
and FIJI Headwtar.
ARROW STITCHED KIDS
New York Maids and Natrons Have
Adopted Individual styles of Hair
Dressing-ChinOn sleeves Sweep
Away From Jcweicd-Eangied
Shoulders.


iginality in hair dressing and head decora-
ton The Fiji Islands and Central African
leaders of the savage mode would be flied
with envious admiration could they but
sec some of the chic coiffurss our snartest
American ladies have adopted for the com-
pletion of their evening toilets As is usual,
the tall, dark women secure the very best
results with their ornaments.
Miss Virginia Fair has rather adopted
as her specially an arrangement of her
blue black hair with gold spangled morse
wings On the left side, from crown to
brow, 4 narrow white part shows, and then,
looped low across her forehead, the smooth
tresscs are drawn. All the bulk of her
hair is brushed and twisted up TO lofty
loop at the very apex of the head, and
fastened to this are four narrow back
tulle wings. Two OF these are at least six
or eight inches long. the other two are
somewhat shorter, and all of them are SO
powdered with spangles, and so artfully
adjusted to the hair by wires that they
wave and glitter at every slightest motion
OF the wearors head.
hI5- GStDE Is tuBtLtI IutdbAE WIZ AAsiS
laid claim to the tall black topknot rs
suited 10 her fine brown hair. Not one of
these women, it is noticeable, permits
even n suggestion of a curl on her fore
head. and youthful Mrs. Aston, like Miss
Fair, puts up her locks clean as the comb
viii do it from neck and forehead, and
pins a stately coil little in trout of the
crown point. To this coil is then fastened
an oisht-inch tall bow made of black wire,
lightly wound with black tulle. on which
diamond spangles are fastended. These
many loops of tulle-eovered wire have
quite the appearance OF an airy delicacy
plucked in a fairy wood and snrinkled
with dewdroTs.
In charming contrast to these novelties
Mrs. Mckay Twombly, with her almost
inyariable white satin gowns. places in
her beautifully groomed dark hair, at one
side, perfect white pigeon wing, mounted
on a clasp and pin OF fine diamonds The
arrangement is such that the wing seems
10 rest against the head, fiuttering with
every motion, instead OF showing any stiff,
firm attachment 10 the high couture To
dlTerentiatc from these lofty effects. Mrs.
Siarr-Mnler has chosen as her own the
Victorian fashion OF sweeping her hair
back over her ears and fastening TO one
side large rosette OF full-blown ripely
red silk roses.
All these variations go TO prove a great
Independence in headgear, and dozen
totall.' contrasting schemes of combing
and ornamenting could be cited. Bat
whatever else IS evident curls are temper
ariiy at least in coventry, while great
show of originality is made conspicuous
in sleeves.
Lovely evening decorations with high
throated gowns consist of white chiffon
angel drapsries falling 10 the floor, expos
ing the arm, quite bare save al the shoul-
der. where q criss-cross Of fringing Jet
chains meet Decollete evening gowns
have as a rule double straps of pearls, jet
ribbon, or roses. One passes over the TOP
Of The shoulder and the other is strapped
across the arm.
shrewd woman, whose wardrobe al
lovsuce is very small and whose busy brain
evolves many wise schemes, has from
make-shift given the wealthy women q
fashion. Her sable cape was sadly out Of
repair and even when winked at seemed
hardly fit TO use at night. she ESCAPED
from dilemma by trimming up the bare
places with velvet roses set on fiat Hel
subterfuge Is now mode, and the mos
costly of the new Iong-haired wraps hay,
-shcrr high collars edged or neeklaced witt
broad scarlet roses.
beautiful ermine coat was worn re
Gently TO the opera, showing its reye-s o
richly purple velvet violets and its poke
flaps OF the same flowers. All the fur hats
AMI their numbers are daily increasing, al
trimmed with flowers set on in fat wreath
OF biz mat-like dabs, and to freshen ~
well-worn Persian lamb cape woman vii
put a necklace of dark red roses 4. tn
root Of her high collar
After season of great simplicity il
gloves q distinct tendency is shown to
ward ornamentation in stitchings IN,
colors. The backs Of glace kids have silk
&c arrows shooting up and down from a ba
across the center, and brown or greer
g'oves stitched with gold or scarlet, rattle
eonspicuously are seen on hands that rul
in Ciothesland. As has been told before
all afternoon and in any wise cerenol iou
gowns are noted for the exceeding lengJh
width and elaboration OF their CUTS. bu
for n-orning froaks, and particular WI
fanrel shirt waists. tidy custom q
Other days is in force. and the women woa
.risp white linen cuffs. For lss sat
fanLel waists. that have rather ! roa
Culs. lined cuNbdnds are WIS ny pFO:notct
They are strips of linen about an inc
viGe that have luttonholes at e.thcr en-
AMI are fastened in by the linz hlttol
that Iold the ends q the haEaa cdn &c
gethc-.
For close-wristei, dark walking an
house gowns, cuffs are made that slip in
side the sleeve and fasten with one hand
some cabochon stud button. Usually tha
edge OF the cuff that shows about tn wril
IS prettily embroidered in delicate whit
vine. or a couple OF ridges run on the outg
surfacc Of the linen. Quite as pretty al
the cuns that turn an eighth Of an inc
over the edge Of the dress sleeve. an
moro novel still are cuffs that are Eleas
10 be worn wholly on the outside. The
ORE broad or narrow. very plain or rich
embroidered linen bands that clasp oy'
the woolea sleeve by one, tive or eve
three stads. and add thereby grea; fr5s,
ness TO a sober gown and set Of q pret
hand 10 the utmost advantage.
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