Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-31
SMALL IDEAS FROM PARIS
FOUND IN TRUNKS OF RETURNING
VOYAGERS.
Big Hats and Big Bows in Best Favor
-Extravagance in Handkerchiefs
Purple Touches.

Written for The Evening Star.
September is here and autumn finery is
seen but mainly in small quantities as yet.
Dressmakers are awaiting the final cue
from Paris before putting forth their best
efforts, and in default of gleanings at these
sources, returning voyagers are offering a
straw to the drowning, SO to speak. One
of these amiable and richly trousseaued
beings recently opened her trunks to the
seeker after knowledge, whereupon it was
discovered that all white theater gowns
will be sprung upon us and that royal pur-
pie will be used in touches on beige and
biscuit coorS.
A promenade toilet of chenille strung net
as black as ink and as yelvety as panne-
showed plainly that sleeves are not to get
smaller. but bigger. That is, at one end
the bottom, since undersleeves have been
found too exquisitely feminine detail to
be dropped too suddenly.
The short square hung Jacket reflected
something of the past summer, as Well as
the frilled skirt and embroidered collar.
The white mouSseline blouse to be worn
with this costume also showed black EN-,
broideries a single splendid medallion set
ting off the front of the stock like brooch.
The accompanying hat-beiSe felt, with
black panne and yellow velvet roses-Was
a bewtching head piece. The wide brim
dropped sharply at back and front, the yell
low roses forming the under trimming.
Where it bent over the hair at the rear
was placed a fiat velvet bow, the ends al
most touching the shoulders.
These fiat, tightly attached bows, IT
seems are now prominent features OF
Partisan hats with brims. AS soon as you
see wide hat coming you know what 10
expect behind 1t.
The great. fatty rolled turbans that ap-
peared with us this summer are also much
worn, the stamp of them consisting in
the way they hug the head at the back
and bulge heavily over the face Indeed
these big turbans are all front, but 1t Is
wonderful how little the deficiency of rear
matters on a handsome, smoothly dressed
head.
Loves of Handkerchief.
In the same trunks aforementioned mar
velously beautiful handkerchiefs were I'M
earthed, showing shaped hens and but
terfiies in a solid color. These were in
serted bodily in one corner of the white
center, a line of fine embroidery attaching
them. and the delicate moths increasing
in size till the last was quite life-like in
dividual. The swarm consisted of from
five to seven flies, which were only there
to indicate the presence of an embroidered
monogram SO exquisitely hued and flower
decked that it seemed in itself precious
possession.
And all this, mind you, had been done
by hand by the nuns of a modest convent
in a remote corner of Paris. Butterflies
and nuns-it seems a singular combination.
A Fancy in Nightdresses.
Made by the same ladies were some
highly decorative night robes with red
Russian embroideries outlining square
necks and flowing sleeves. The material
of these was white Roumanian linen. the
same coarse, loose linen of the peasant
maidens, whose loose ehemises suggested
the graceful garment. The gowns are the
rage in Paris, SO we cannot escape.