Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-07
A HOT-WEATHER FASHION HINT TO CHINA

and pleasing arrangement of the neck
Mr.. Darneille shows palmer effect around
the neck, but more elaborate set of shrrs
and ruffles.
His creation has the appearance of pink
silk with blue figures worked thereon. 1t
is impossible to tell exactly on what lines
the ruiies on Mr. Rogers waist run on
account of his holding lovely fan. which
hides his full bosom in the fashion plate
Enough is seen, however, to show that his
creation has all the touch of Paris about
IT and that the loose blouse effect shading
to the dainty waist lines was made espe-
cially to show to advantage the artistic
curves of his figure.
How 1t Came About.
There is rumor current that, like all
great discoveries and inventions, this re-
cent marked advance in shirt waist fashion
was the result of an accident and that the
originator, who is said to be Mr.. Nye did
not intend to do it when he did it, but that
after it was done he and his friends decid-
ed to stick to the fashion which had thus
accidentally been set going.
1t was on the same theory that on one
occasion the Prince of Wales left the lower
button of his vest accidently unbuttoned,
which resulted in the ultra dressers for
years following that noble example. To
return, however, to the shirt waist fashion,
1t is said that yesterday Mr.. Nye was
standing in front of the District building
gazing penSively at the fruit on the Ital
ian's stand and trying to find a
rhyme for "fickle,'' other than tickle or
pickle" when Mr.. Stutler took hold of his
arm with the remark:
Great Scott, Nye, what are you wear
ing?"
me Why shirt waist of course"
Did you call it shirt waist?'
Yes. sir, I did, and 1t is the coolest
thing going; you ought to wear one"
You'll have to excuse me, Nye."
Perhaps you haven't heard they are the
latest things?"
NO 1 haven't"
well, why don't you read the papers
once IN a while? Why. man, they are all
the rage. 1 tell you, Stuttler, the time has
gone by when men have to broil under
a thick coat because some hide-bound fash
ion dictator says So"
well. you are the first to try it,
Not by long shot. There will be lots
on this shirt waist, and 1 intend TO keep it
on"
Look here, Nye, did you ever see a shirt
waist before you bought that one?"
We'll, l can't say that 1 have examined
them very closely, but you can bet your life
my wife knows all about them. She bought
this one"
Now, Nye you take my advice and run
straight home md take that thing off be-
fore some one circulates the news"
why, you don't mean to say
Eyes, 1 do; you've got a woman's shirt
waist on. Now hurry home"
The First Outbreak.
It was during the hot wave several weeks
at the District building. 1t is well known
that between three of the officials of the
District government there is an intense
rivalry to be considered the best dressed and
most up-to-date in appearance. Each is
very popular, both in and out of the Dis
trict building. One Of the triumvirate is
Mr.. Hopewell H. Darneille, the assessor of
the District; another is the disbursing off,
Ger of the municipality, Mr.. Charles C.
Rogers, and the third is Mr.. Francis Nye.
the private secretary to the popular demo-
cratic member of the board of Commission
erS.
When during the recent hot speel, the
crusade against coats was inaugurated
every one at the District building impa-
tiently waited to the position these
young men would take. And each Of the
three, it appears, waited to what his
fellows would do in the matter. They
said nothing to each other, but 1t is claim
ed that the moment the assessor learned
that the disbursing officer had left the
building for a well-known mems furnish
ing establishment the very next moment
he departed for rival establishment. The
departure of the two soon became known
to the democratic Commissioners private
store. Each returned in due course of time
evidently much pleased with the results of
their visit, but each remained mute, and
the District building, through which quickly
few rumors of their mysterious visit to the
stores, waited in hushed expectancy.
The assessor the next morning astonished