Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26

worn white straw hat trimmed with rib
bon of peculiar shade of green and with
pink roses
A strange vagary in trimming, that of
applying the most elaborate effects to the
back of the costume, was recently called
to my attention at public function
through gown worn by one of the lesser
German princesses who find amusement
after the close of their prosy courts in the
gay life of the French capital, which, as
most of them are only German by adoption,
they can do without feeling any patriotic
qualms of conscience. This costume was
OF blue bengaline made with open cut tunic
that had deep points in the back. The
points of the tunic reached almost to the
bottom of the skirt, the draperies being
edged with fine linon embroidery The bod
Ice was cut in deep point that reached
to the waist and was edged with flounces
OF plated linon embroidery over a vest of
cry covered the shoulders A line of the
plated embroidery under the back of the
tunlc gave 1t the appearance of being
douoiy trimmed with embroidery.
Imitation Pearls.
Pearl collars are now made in such clever
limitations that I venture to predict that it
will not be long before the grandes DANES
discard them. OF recent years the imitator's
art has arrived at such perfection that,
except for an expert, it is almost impossf-
Bile to distinguish the real article. On a
~ " PSttii CoildE L counted a dozen
OF pearls: Eight strands fell from this, the
pearls being In contrast to the diamond and
ruby set charms which were suspended
from the lower strands of the pearl collar.
1ou may not have been aware of it but
there Is such thing as fashions in tiaras.
one style of tiara is worn for a season
ana then madame sends it off to the lapi-
GARY ana 1eweler to have the gems picked
out ana the gold worked over into the new
est shape. Although not an ornament of
that circle which INDUCES in tiaras 7 do
not dlsdain to pay the tribute of adn,ira
tioh 10 these baubles l sometimes view
theih on velvet cushions in the Jewellers
shops waen business or curiosity tales ne
INTO their neighborheod The latest mar
tern that L have noticed was an ornate
tSlilpihat lon OF prisms-spikes. 1 have heard
them understanding upright upon the
brow. The circlet looks yery rnuch ill., ~
tIara tnat her royal highness the Princess of
aies wears. and is therefore popular With
american am and English women though. to
zen the truth, few of them look so we'll nc
the ioVeiy lady whose beauty as well &C
RANK make her the object of admiration of
most English speaking women
Long and Short Canes
H'eihS OF watches are set in braceIe+s
even with an elaborateness that precIudes
'ieir wear except with the most elegant
'"iiets. Usually narrow frame of enamel
surrounds the watch. and is edged with q
border of sparkling gems Some of tho
bracelets consist of fine. flexible bands
mounted in stones, while others are s,n,,,e
$3.50 u goa ihcrusted with jewels The
je"eled Knots for pinning the watches ,,rar
the gown are still worn with watchas p'--
II you are thinking of getting a wran 70,
orlVlng. take my advice and secure opo ~
IN, .he Lght-coiored capes made to throw over
the shoulders as required They arc ,n,,ch
more convenient than the long heavy coats
Lsvenders. grays and light grayish blne
WIN the shade known as banana are poD
U u,ar colors Tor both the capes and coats.
VI the capes, some are cut to fit the shonI-
ders closely and widen below: some arc ont
with snort fronts while still others denend
1oI tneif beauty upon expensive appliulles
Ialior,made gowns Of silk seem to have
acquired permanent place In pop1lIar
esteem. for, although it is some mnntbs
since they were adopted by the advance
guard of fashion, their popularity is spread
ing out INTO the general world, which is
usually the signal for the grand world to
discard them. Strange to say however
they still show no intention of doing so in
this case.
Marie Stuart fashions are seen in those
miiliners' shops where novelty is aspired
after. Their relation to the Marie Stuart
period is difficult to distinguish as at that
date hats We're not generally worn. But
what's in a name? The hats are pretty
and let US accept them, glad that the stern
dictator Of the milliners shops is yet will
ing to allow us anything more ample than
a leaf or two with which to protect our
i:eddS from Inc sun Inc Marie Stuart
hats of good size. with a wealth of
flowers propping up the brim and trimmed
with handsome bows and other millinery
miscellany.
Embroidery Stitches.
Many of the effects used in dress trim
nlings. 1 observe, are but adaptations of
the stitches used in embroidery. A line or
two of these does a great deal to soften
the effect of rather stiff. plain-looking
bcdiceS.
For street wear in the autumn, redin-