Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09

the lines may be altered and the trimming
changed. in spite of madames opinion to
the contrary.
No doubt it Is very smart to have the
dernier cri as our French cousins call it.
And those little touches make the smart
ness. But own dreSsmakerS are most
expert, and many of their ideas the
making OF a frock which, when sent over
here from Paris, seems hopelesSly ugly, al
though il may be chic.
This is the stage of feverish expectancy.
Spring is not half as ignorant time, for,
after all, in spring We cannot wear very
thin gowns and we go gradually from win
ter TO spring and then on to summer. But
just when the weather is warmest and
when we are wearing our brightest and
lightest frockS comes the time of planning
and preparation for fall gowns, which are
usually not very much lighter than those
of winter itself. Some of US must have our
fall frocks now and cannot wait for the
jealousy guarded October openings,
little peep behind the curtain for those VINO
cannot tide over with golf capes, rough
rider hats and plain tailor-made suit the
interim must be taken.
Habit Skirts VIII Hold.
And it is safe to say that nothing which
is now made up foreshadows the startling
changes which some Of the fashion writers
predict for the winter of 1S99-19o0. Ger
tain it is that in spite of the abuse they
have received and the fact that ridicule
has been heaped upon them habit skirts
to whom they are becoming, the women
who are large boned and yet slender, as
we'll as rather tall. And the princess
model, that Waterloo for all who have not
the proportions of the Venus of Milo Oar
ring her waist which is too artistic for
these days., are triumphantly Swallowed
forth in the new coats, which are many of
them very tight, with only flare about
the bottom to keep them from being, yes,
slnky. But. according to the old law of
the two contrasting fashions side by side
there are tunic skirts galore. Many OF
them are double skirts, the under one cir
the way. as this saves cloth and weight;
the overskirt with irregular edge which Is
very full where it ends and very snug
about the hips, with the point back and
front, and always the fulness whether IT
is cut pointed, round or f1uted. These skirts
are simply beautiful in soft materials, and
crepe de chine for house and evening frocks
is promised in much abundance as we
had it during the summer. But double
cloth skirt is very heavy, and it Is to be
hoped slender women who are not used to
carrying burdens will remember this when
about to indulge in a cloth gown.
Sleeves Tighter Than Ever.
Sleeves are very small, alas! One of the
laughable incidents of French play which
some one just over describes is connected
with the inability to remove her hat of one
of the characters. The tight sleeves are
long, long ago, but that was certainly one
of the stage jokes when they were here
before.
White guimpes which form at least third
of the waist on account of their low cut
are still in much favor. never liked them,
and only discovered their beauty the other
night when saw a slender, rather tall
girl in a silk house gown Of peculiar
shade of blue. Her tightly fitted skirt end
ed in train which danced with ruffies.
Her long sleeves ended In point of white.
Her white guimpe was snugly fitted over