Evening star., 1900-10-06
Bright Colored Woolers Much in
Vogue at Present.
VELVET RIBBON AND LACE BANDS
Hints for the Winter Wardrobe of
Young Girls.
CHIFFON AND FEATHER BOAS


PARIS, September %, 1900.
The gardens of the Luxembourg, hand
some as they are in their autumnal show
of hollyhocks and dahlias, are scarcely less
brilliant than the fiocks of little ones that,
like brilliant humming birds, dart hither
and thither as they trundle their hoops and
play about the pathways in the lively yet
well-mannered fashion peculiar to French
children. The charming enfants are dis
porting in their fall clothing, and 1t
behOOves them to move with care, for
mothers in the world are SO exacting as the
French, and unhappy the child that goes
home to ma mere with a torn, stained
or soiled surface to his or her garments.
Bright colors are conspicuous. Red is
favorite, especially the rather glaring pos
tilion shade that looks best combined with
black or gold braid. Navy blue. red and
tan are colors characteristic of the serge
gowns. garments made more for wear than
decorative purposes. The skirts of these
gowns are. as a rule. laid in box plaits or
are partially plated and then trimmed with
braid some ornamental application of
cloth in a shade lighter than the dress.
With the skirt is worn a blouse of the
serge, made with either light guimpe of
cloth or with broad sailor collar of white,
red or the color of the cloth application
Gowns of cashmere are noticed. These
made of the gayer colors, as worn by
the children's elders, and made with
extreme neatness and simplicity.
The sailor collars are made with long
turned-over ends in front and are some
times detachable, that when one be-
comes trifle soiled 1t may be replaced by
another. The collars may be of wash ma
terial instead of cloth. Stitchings and
strappings are used with good effect on the
Juvenile garments
Tailor Gowns and BIOuses.
For girls of fifteen or sixteen tailored
gowns are preferred, the skirts being
brought well below the shoe tops and the
Jackets being neat Eton affairs. Blouse
waists of bright woolen material are worn
with these tailor-nade gowns.
Very handsome are the blouses made Of
pressed flannel and supplied with white
flannel guimpe. Sometimes deep giiet OF
white crossed by stitched straps of the
darker cloth is used. The golf cape is
serviceable wrap for young girl Some
of the odd ones are made of two colors OF
cloth, the brighter material being used ur-
derneath. The two capes are fastened to-
Eether under the deep collar but otherwise
they hang loose and detached The short
box coats with collars stitched and faced
with velvet are also suitable for young
misses, though they are but little worn
here.
Very charming is the new double sleeve
when made up for young girls. A young
girls gown OF blue cashmere was made
with the elbow cuff Of cloth, below which
extended an undersleeve of tucked white
SILK. The tuCkS came down the arm III
lines parallel with the cuff. A tucked yoke
rose above a turned-oVer collar of cloth,
the stock being of the silk, tucked and en-
phasized by narrow bands of black ribbon
velvet.
Another smart gown for a young girl
illustrated the decorative effect of cording.
the blouse and the skirt about the hips
being laid in lines of cording and stitching.
The sleeves and the fiaring collar falling
over the shoulder and knotted by tie Of
silk carried out the design in cording. For
tdress frOcks for young maids there is no
gainSaying the aesthetic value of rows OF
ribbon velvet nor that OF bands of lace.
A very pretty gown trimmed in this way
was OF biscuit colored cloth
Rose Wool and velvet.
OF deep rose cashmere was the princess
gown shown in of the smartest shops
an1 intended for the fourteen-year-old
daughter OF a famous English authoress.
Cut open down the front, plated vest
and petticoat of plated silk could be seen
underneath the cashmere. The undersleeves
puffed out in rows of plated silk. The
outer edge of the gown was finished with
= band OF ribbon velvet.
Coats reaching TO the hem of the skirt
to be used later in the season. They
will be of smooth cloth. much strapped and
stitched. While loose in cut the coats will
not partake of the extra looseness of the
box coat. Double and sometimes triple COL
lars covered with stitching usually accom-
pany such coats.
Calfskin walking shoes are the most serv-
iceable for the school girl. Military heels
and plenty of stitching on the shoe are evil
Oences of up-to-dateneSs. The high heels
that have come in for grown-up people
have not extended yet to the shoes of
the peutes. Party slippers have toes Of
moderate size, narrow, but not extremely
30. Strapped slippers are finished with