The Washington weekly post., 1900-11-20

laid in fine piaits. Is rounded at the lower
edge. where there f. circular flouncs.
and Is held az the waist b. 2 deep girdie.
Both Of these latter the fiounes and the
girdle. are composed OF alternate rows OF
six and Henristfa held By the herring
bone. and ali the work Was done by the
ambitious young woman by whom X Is
worn The pattern for each was first cut
then everiaid with bands OF the silk and
Henrietta. with haif-inch spaces between,
after which the stitching which held them
together was done when. finally. the lin
Ing was cut away. Chiffon as an inter-
lining Is exceedingly smart for all gowns
and bOdices Of similar sort. and gives
most exquisite and dainty effect. In both
instances, that Of the blouse and the lea
gown, much OF the effect Is due to The
soft material beneath the stitching. which
is brought cut by the background and
softened at the same time.
Simple examples OF the trimming are
found IN thedfer waists. whose fronts are
tucked with herring-bone between. and
In the ribbon waists whose strips are
so joined and which are ar their best with
chiffon used as already described. One
Of the latest high bOdices shown Is OF sat-
In AiglOn. a new and fascinatingly soft
silk with satin finish. in a tender pastel
yellow, and IS finished by a stock. cuffs,
and band down the front composed Of
strips Of half-inch white ribbon. held by
the herring-bene in white silk. As a
matter OF course the waist is costly. Work
OF that sort means time and SKILL both OF
which create their own Gemand, but any
woman with leisure at her command can
do the stitching, while the waist is sim
plicity Itself. Reception gowns, for those
who can afford the luxury, grow more
delica-e in coloring, although cloth con-
unues the favorite material Quite the
most select are Of gray so pale as to be
almost white and white itself with trim
ming Of chinchilla or ermine, and a hint
OF silver found somewhere IN the make
up. Silver, by the way, is acquiring great
vogue In spite of its recent hopeless de-
feat In the political arena, and is prefer
red by many women TO the gold A luxu-
r1ous costume of white broadcloth is
made with a shaped fiounce edged and
headed by applique outlined with silver
cord, while the blouse is entirely of er-
mine worn over a vest OF lace laid over
silver cloth. As a matter OF course such
costumes mean ones own carriage. No
woman of taste would wear It in a hired
hack, and they are Of necessity confined
TO the few; but, as I stated in reference
to the Redfern costume, they are sugges-
tive, and serve to establish models of
taste.
Fof less luxurious gowns, tans, modes,
ana grays continue to hold. Those wo-
men whose purses allow of the expend-
md
the blouse OF the cloth or of velours is In
excellent taste, as are the natty little
coats. For greater warmth a fur collar
cite can be added, or the gown can be
made with a bodice en- suite and worn
with one of the long or three-quarter
coats that can be slipped off within doors.
told you last week that we were hound
TO have something for the neck in good
taste, yet less costly than good fur, and
l. has already appeared One of the most
select dealers has brought from the other
side boas and muffs of black taffeta that
are fascinating ana that mean considera-
bic warmth. Offered by madame they
mean a generous sum. although far less
costly than fur but there is no reason
why they should not be made at home.
The silk, ii yards in length, is left in
full width, doubled and cut in points at
the edges, which are edged with tiny
fringe; through the center is run a tuck
casing and ribbon that draws it up to
three-quarter yards in length and means
soft, fluffy fullness about the neck, with
a charming frou frou with fringed points |
AT each end is long strip of the silk
that has been shirred and made into a
round boa-like shape. with frius of the
silk at intervals for its en-
tire length. The muff is round, with |
fringed frills at each hand that meet in |
a succession of shirring at the center, |
where there is big chou of the silk. So |
far these garnitures are very select Chif-
fon and chenille are every day affairs, out |
| am giving you the very latest hint in !
these smart and recherche boas |
that, withal. can be made by your own |
deft fingers if you will.
MAY MANTON.