Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-20
Automobile ParasolS Are Red and of
Huge Size.
RUSSIAN JEWELRY QUITE THE RAGE
Dainty Costumes in Lace and Soft
Thin Fabrics.
OLD-TIMELOCKETS NOW WORN


Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
PARIS. May 6, 1899.
One of the latest developments of fash
ion is the automobile sunshade. That it
would come was a foregone conclusion,
considering the extent TO which fashionable
women have taken to automobile driving.
The most fashionable color for these pretty
toys is automobile red That which marks
the automobile sunshade with its own par
ticular badge Of originality, so that one is
able when it is not in official use to dis
ttrgUish it from the hundreds of other
sunshades that litter the counters of the
shops. is its huge size and quaint handle.
The size is greater than that of the or
binary sUnshade because OF the difficulty
one has to keep it over the face when the
machine is in rapid motion.
The newest craze-and there Is small
doubt that sooner or later it will make its
way across the AtlantiC-is the wearing of
Russian jeweITy, not that Of the beautiful
white prinCcsseS whose wealth and beauty
hnd chic have made St. Petersburg famous.
but the quaint wrought pieces of the sort
with which the wives of the well-to-do
tnoujiks fond Of decking themselves on
holidays ChateIaines. belts and buckles
show Russian patterns in many quaint and
effective combinations.
Pretty Designs for Thin Dresses.
larger number of soft. thin materials than
ever before These include nuns yelling
iansdowne cloth. drap d'ete, chiffon. plain
and embroidered; liberty silk crepe de
chine, null. net, nainsOok oriental lawn.
oTgandie, mOusselines, Swiss. dotted and
figured challies- The very handsomest of
the gowns are made with tunics and bod
Ices of lace, but such garments are any
thing but cheap. imitation only is within
the reach Of moderate incomes. 1 have Sc
IeCted several of the most attractive mod
els for description, choosing those as little
trimmed with lace as possible.
Suitable for an afternoon promenade
dress for young lady the very
charming gown of turquoise blue taffeta
which was shown to an admtring group one
afternoon last week in d shop near the
Avenue de IOpera- The pretty model who
tried 1t on for our benefit was a plump
bronze haired Parisienne whose figure as
the modiSte suggested. was given thu effect
Of slenderness by the clever ARRANGEMENT
Of lines and cores. The skirt was fitted
to the form in that sheathiike mode to
which our yes have become accustomed
during the past season and was trimmed
below with lace insertion, set in points a
little above three narrow folds III the cloth
mat formed the extreme border of the
skirt The COrsaEc was inset with Il vest
Of white satin, ornameuted with a waved
arrangement Of tucks and narrow inser-
ton Pointed cdgiugs Of the insertion
framed the vest the insertion being
brought ia two sloping straight lines to the
waist from about the center Of the cOrsape
The nigh collar was of the tucked satin
and insertion and was finished with a soft
frill Of lace True lovers knots in satin
ribbon nlled in the space at each side of
the Insertions
stylish Model in Cloth
The second costume. which was of white
cloth trimmed with insertion and appliuues
Of guipure lace, would make charming
gown to wear at seashore or mountain. The
robe was a demiprncess the waist being
Isolated by means of the artifice of passing
a loose, soft band of white silk under al
ternate panels of the bodice. The corsage
was unique in its design. sections of the
cloth being cut out and outlined with ap-
plique. showing beneath a lining of plated
white chiffon. The collar consisted of a
deep band OF guipure lace laid over the
cloth. The gown was cut below in large
heart shaped points over an underskirt
also of the cloth. but trimmed with band
OF guipure Insertion The points of the
skirt were garnished with appliques of
lace. festo0ns Of the applique also coming
up each side Of the tunic
third admirably designed costume was
IN pale gray crepOn with a bodice of
heaFy guiPure. over which was set fold
OF the crePon fastened almost on the
shoulders with TWO large ornamental but
tons and falling almost to the waist in a
point hord"red with a double fold of the
cloth The sleeves were Of cloth cans of
the insertion falling over the heads Of
the sleeves. The skirt was cut with a
tunlc finished below with three folds Of
cloth The underskirt was encircled nv a
CounIe row az tucks in groups Of three
Always Popular FouIard
Foulards seem to be holding their own
whore popularity is concerned. not the
hackneyed blue foulards but sheeny green.
amber browns and puppies. Much lace
goes to the making up of these costumes.
and one OF them. when finished as a first
class dreSSmaker will want il done will
cost anything but trife. The lighter and
more frosuike qualities of laces are most
In vogue for Identifying these dainty and
seryiCabe silks
II one judged by the gowns to be seen at
the COncOUrs Hippique the founce will
hereafter be but little exploited The
typical gown Of the horse show was one
which showed the figures TO perfection and
was nodded over the hips without plat or
gather, but faring at the hem
Inc most fashionable tailor gowns are
notable for their simplicity 1t is the way
IN which they are made not their garni-
tAer on which tiey depend for their eIe-
sance- Silks, taffetas and fOulards are be-
ing successfully treated by the tailorS
ihey are very simple. their only garnish-
ngs being daring rows of stitching in the
qark shade OF the silk a plain skirt
ttOn or bolero jacket. is the outline most
SIteTl seen Whether the idea is likely 20 be
Widely popular Is questionable, but for tho