The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-08-22

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VeI.-Crochet Lace As Dres. Trimming.
Now that the automobile Is the fad OF
,ra tu-.r among fashionable women, dust
Gasa has become a necessity. French
ara English women have long considered
...u So but Americans have disliked 10
a...r lp attractive toilets with garments
v...a they l01ket upon az eJtinguishers-
-rrr need not bee 30. az a charming mO1el
ga. shown few days ago will prove
Dr. Was long reaching 10 the foot OF -hc
e.a-. and made Of a coarse kind OF yak
-z.. -rr4 with very thin nile green silk
d. g.- shaped 90 the shoulders at the top
AL. s.f into a Medici collar OF handsome
f-.r.. .efy There were loose coat sleeyes
vr.r I.Ft the arms free 20 manage he
automobile This cloak was intended for
ordinary carriage wear also. For
r.-.ar driving wraps there are
cloths 81 very light colors, as
fr instance. the reproduction OF
,-. banana tint lavender. grays. delicate
l..s These serve for sacque coats
e4Eg, and the long driving coats, but aft
,- au nothing Is so a Ia mode as pure
rr-. cloth. There are many varieties Of
.-rt- which are made 20 throw on as re-
a..r.. some ~ the shoulders closely and
r.e. ont iu folds below. but are shorter in
.s..f than al the hack: the more expcn-
s.ss ar. trimmed with appliques OF a con-
,ra--.ug matcrial-satin Of MORE or vel
vet u This IS a bold. large pattern It
shows best fastened at the side such
ur ..- aye generally lined with white satin,
lg. they have cOlored Fittings inside, in
harmony with the exterior, and any col
Jar rEat is upright is trimmed with a great
zeal ~ lace.
Hats of the Season.
have written frequently OF hats in the
last Jew weeks. because new models show
irg the shapes to lie worn this autumn
and winter have been coming out In
dT1Ee-. Of course. That many of these are
large You have already been told. The
Dr-.t0irr promises TO be much worn.
Thrg are Of al. sizes, and consequently
can be- herOminEly worn by nearly ali
women. The large ones are only for the
Young and fair. one variety of this shape
has n crown yelled with white net and
shaped like a Jockeys cap. The edge of
i,~ high open brim Is edged with several
T1Es ~ COluTed beads. With this hat
comes a long white lace veil, which IS
gathered around the crown and worn on
l-e side OF over the face. Wells like this
consisting OF about a yard OF black net
SPOTTED, were worn thirty-five years ago,
and very becoming they were. They
were, 50 / am told, far more so than the
ono now seen. which are so tightly strain
al over the face as TO leave nothing 90
the Imagination.
Oh square lace wells are coming in
again. The veil. as l have already told
you, has been almost entirely discarded
this season, owing no doubt TO the size
% the hats. With cooler weather and
winter winds they will be again a neces-
SHY, but changed in form and size as
described.
The brims OF nearly all this new head
gear seem 10 be supported or ornamented
from beneath with a wealth of roses.
and while tho TTelawny hat spreads out,
IL is fiat a the top. The empire has a
nigh crown, with very uncertain brims
Tor no two Seem 10 be alike All these
head gears require a great deal Of put
ting on. A comic writer is quite right, as
hr usually is. He describes a woman as
asking if her bonnet were on one side,
and, being assured that ii was not. hurry
ing away to make ii so. otherwise it
would not be up TO date.
Garden Party Gowns.
Garden party gowns are just now the
absorbing interest in the world of fashion
and soft Roman satin is the latest ma
ttrial for these. 1t sounds absurd. does
u not. 10 wear white satin in the day
time. out-Of-doors. on lawns, and among
The flowers? l have seen an exquisite
gown Of the same, with tiny frills of
cream point d'esprit run at the edge,
with bebe ribbon on the skirt The bodice
had rounded yoke of transparent gui-
pure lace; this was in rich livery shade,
the waistband being of pale green crepe
de- chine with a tulle hat of the same
shade Lace and jet mixed are still in IA
Nor, the effect is usually bright and pretty
This can also be used for garden parties
Black Chantilly lace over white glace
is an old-fashiOned idea, which has gained
yyry much in favor of late. | saw a beau
iltul model in a raised design of Jet on
appliluod lace. but this was over black,
AMI l suppose it was for mourning,
though il was relieved by white tuckngs
OF tha very finest batiste at the neck
All dead black has been more in favor
than black and white this year
Another pretty gown suitable for a gar
De- party or almost any other occasion
was of blue and white satin foulard. the
SKIRT plain save for four minute fTills of
dark blue silk al the base each headed
iy the tiuieSt Of cream lace insertions;
Ia" bodice had lace revers, and the vest
OF pale blue was covered with an open
fancy hem Of stitched lawn. The sleeves
were elbow length and had lace ruffies
Tines. elbow sleeves have had much TO do
With The present fashion of wearing brace
les. Tor beauty unadorned is decidedly
d. mode az present.
Red Dresses in Demand.
There has been a great feeling during
IN latter part of the season for red
dresses. sometimes without any admix-
tar,. tlt often spotted with white and
trimmed with broad insertions Of black
la., Lace Insertions are greatly en-
l'ytL carried over each shoulder and
down ,u, center Of the back and on either !
tiaf ot the pOuChed front. showing white |
muslin wa!stcoat inside Broad insertions
"i lace are let in in perpendicular stripes |
-''m r be- waist To the hem OF the skirt /
ana figure again In the yokes and epau-
-. Toe sleeves matching the rest of the |
Cr,.-
Not "a woman who respects herself now
"'tl- cream OF wearing paraSOl With /
our bow or a rosette of some sort I
Round the handle. and IL is rather in /
handles than on any other point in these !
Projections from rain and sun that fash |
ION asserts itself. The parasols Of to- /
oa' are 50 large that they have affected /
lHr sale 81 eu-tous-cas, but few still I
remain. and they and the umbrellas often 1
display handles Of exactly the same color 4
a- 'ae silk. handsomely mounted. Malachi I
l'". .aIls-lazuli, and amethyst are m great |
demand for green. blue and violet sun |
Shade. The more useful handles are Of /
g-L metal
CTocheted SILK Lace.
great deal Of silk crochet. white OF
e..I. .s employed for the top OF silk CON- |
lHa'luus and vests, and forms the fash. /
.|a-bIe oul0ng collars ana Jokes TO many
dresses. Many %. the skirts nave each 1
breadth united by narrow crochet stitches
a7i some Of the capes are GIviied into !
s.sW'Ljs IN the Same wav, and have
rulings with crochet a jour above the
l.U-f neither cost nor trouble are ever
ior q moment thought Of. and the need
.--ork required for "A fashfanable areFs