Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-11
IMPORTANT TRIPLES
The Rejuvenating Shirt Waist and the
Way Women Love It.
TEE CORRECT SLEEVE TO WEAR NOW
Some Vital Questions in Regard to
Perfect Toilets.
LATEST PARTISAN BREEZES
,ecial Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. August 1900
1t is the endearing young charm OF the
shirt waist that holds variable woman ever
true to it. for while other fashions come
and go, the shirt waist wears forever
man VINO is rapidly making his millions
on the sole manufacture of this garment
has been bordering the stability OF the
cotton bodice. He has come 80 the con-
clusion that woman loves il. not only be-
cause II is cool and easy, hut because she
feels she looks young when slipped in its
becoming embrace. There is. make it how
and of what you will. an indefinahle but
none the less surely unmistakabe air of
juvenlity about it-an air that is more or
less cauGhl by its wearcr. A woman of
fifty, arrayed in a smart shirt waist AMI
crisp nechtie. feels the sap OF fifteen latent
in her veins, therefore the manufacturer
of these youth-giving garments has figured
it out that his grandchildren even unto
the 'steenth generation. will continue to
roll in riches won from the making CT
pretty muslin. percale, silk and flannel
bodies
AT this moment the reigning shirt waist
leans to spots or tucks insertions. and
the feminine popuiace is bent wearing
white. Nne-tenths of the women what
ever skirts they wear, cling to cool crisp
ness of speckless lawn or white dotted
muslin above the belt. while there is a
remnant and perhaps the most faShiona-
Bile remnant, exploiting chambray. percale
and French Bingham shirts Of white. with
big SevreS blue, sealng-wax red, or
sweet-pea-rink dots snaringly sprinkled
the snowy background.
Shirt Novelties.
The latest breeze from Paris has blown
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able types. The goods is the thinncst silk
lest mohair in a pastel tint. let US say of
rose. with big dots of rich red thereon
else cream white shirt is bespr.n Mt with
dots in a half dozen pastel coinrs. one blue
one green, one rose. one lilac. and SO or
and the girl who wears such Il hit of TWEEN
tfeth-century color twists about her throat
a scarf of wide cream white liberty silk
1t goes around twice. knots in front and
Their waves OF every lightest zephyr a long
pair OF sash ends finished with fri.ls
A delicate question needing decision is
whether It's smarter To wear a shirt with
j heavy linen cuff Il shirt finished with
dress sleeve. TIL dress sleeves are pref
ty, but the stiff cuffs certainly are degree
more modiSh.
of sleeves ia general for or the arms d
good half of all artistic effort and dress
trimming goes In the short space of one
season have developed at least nine.
commendithie ways of decking sleeves, and
every day sees Rev fashions of this branch
added to the list. The reason Of this lies
in the fact that every woman is d law unto
herself in the making Of her arm castings.
She is privileged to turn he'll cuffs up or
down or have none AT all. 80 .uR her sleeves
clear down to her second knuckle$ or chop
them off d the elbows. To set them in the
armholeS or fit them fiat As those in Il
mans coat. ard the consequence is a nov
city in sleeves for nearly every gown that
is made.
Skirt Decorations.
Next after the interest iii sleeve culture,
the trimming of skirts is attracting the
greatest amnuut of feminine attention just
now. There is charming sketch given to
Illustrate how far along III this direction
We have gone already and what the autumn
tendency is going to be. The winter goods
do not invite tlounce effects therefore the
broad box pleat. the sketch clearly
shows. viii form : specie of Ora perry, and.
as this is white cloth gown. from the
hips to the knees nearly layer of coarse
ecru lace is laid or the cloth between the
pleats. Where the lace sheSttiirg ends ..
scarf of the s0ftest warm yellow Persian
pIeats and under otl ars. ard A little to the
left of the front is finished in bow. Dec
orations of gold buttons are set on
above ant below the sash on those pleats
under which Ii passes. aud upon the waist
all this ornamental treatment Is repeated.
A crush belt Of yellow satin encircleS the
waist. and Slashed tabs trimmed with but
tons, fall at the wrists over full frills of
lace.