The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-21

thing that viii at once hold the attention
Of the audience, and command their re-
spect
Well, ] bent my whole energies to the
evolution of a feature for wear not only
when ! am hostess for the club but when
obliged to look my best on days at home,
at the theatre and even at the opera when
decollete frock is not necessary The
foundation of my achievement Is anyone of
my simple skirts ranging from a white
silk one TO a pretty cloth thing in the
popular shade or turquoise blue. My waist
is made Of cloth, cream white and fitted
TO the figure, not by darts, but the new
French fashion Of drawing down and
stitching fiat In tiny tucks converging to
the belt, all the fullness about the waist
line at back and front
Back from the shoulders Maisie chat
tered on, fall double cape revers faced
with red silk and edged with gilt cord,
and these reverE expose the collar and
shoulders covered with a piece of Persian
patterned embroidery in which gilt and
red are the prevailing motifs four-in
hand of red velvet runs about the base of
the collar. knots under The chin, and lis
long ends pass down TO the waist line under
a series of five little white cloth straps that
fasten over the bust with GLIB buttons
Now. for the remarkable inexpensiveness of
this charming waist ! really deserve 10
credit. for my dressmaker did il all out OF
bits left over from other gowns, and
must confess my paper on Rome went of
beautifully"
Maisie you are genius" sighed Mrs.
Van KBickerbocker with sincerity. You
strong minded women 60 often are. and /
will say ii for the advanced woman that
some Of them can dress with amazing
taste. Now. there is Or. Grace Peckham
Murray. In spite of the fact that she has
an Office full. OF patients every day, when
her afternoon at home was TO be celebrated
last week she stood up TO the social ex-
actions OF life in a charming cream Libe.ty
satin gown that was just cause for envy.
Her skirt was simple. had a mere re-
lieving fold about the bottom, and the
waist laid in the most curious and inter
esting series Of pleats. showed beneath
each pleat merely suggested line of tur-
quoise blue"
Charming" murmured the hostess
Simplicity is with many women the
order OF the day now. and in spite of every
temptation TO stray after other idols dear
old turquoise blue keeps II strong hold !
too have been TO a tea recently and the
two smartly got up women who received
together wore both the most faultlessly
demure little costume possible. One
adopted cloth skirt in gray with not SO
much as decorative tuck on 1t and the
back WAS laid In two broad box pleats
stitched down on their folded edges for
twenty-five or thirty inches beyond the
wsistband. A full soft blouse of gray
Liberty satin was utilized with this. its
fiat neck band, elbow sleeve cuffs and belt
made of white satin ribbon overlaid with
cream colored lace and edged with mere
pipines OF brown fur perfect Quaker
gown and not a jewel in evidence
The other young matron by the door
displayed her lissom figure TO exquisite
advantage in pale green poplin skirt
having a top OF heavy ecru lace through
the mesh Of which the green showed well
One half OF the waist was made OF lace
over green poplin while the yoke and
sleeves were Of polish tan chiffon A moss
green velvet belt and big knot Of the same