Evening star., 1902-01-18

ment for a new lightweight hat outdoes
all others in its Injurious beauty for q
shower net is the one advised and sold
This is a crisp black tulle. on which nat
gold spangles are scattered thickly, and 90
lightly fastened that they shake and fut-
ter at every movement OF the wearer. Mo-
kama himself never wore a more interest
Ing and deadly Veil than this.
The Habit Back.
On the principle that II is impossible to
have too much OF a good thing, the habit
back and the transparent goods are REQ
commended to renewed popularity for the
spring of 1902. This is made distinctly
evident by the names OF the new mate
rails. "voils dArabe," Shetland yelling"
heavy linen grass CLOTH" Turkish net"
and half dozen more novelty goods that
are designed to fulfill their highest mis-
sion by hanging upon Innings OF constrast-
ing colors According to the law. as it 10
interpreted in Paris the fashionably made
gown has the color OF its lining conspio-
uously contrasted with the goods on the
exterior OF both skirt and waist
A Green and Rose Costume
An illustration OF this is given IN a COS
tune that was made for young Mrs
Chauncey NJ. Depew. A beryi green shet-
land yelling is the goods. dropped upon q
lining Of Du Barry rose tafreta The
green yelling extends to the knees only
kAl point tne taNeta inning appears in
a series of overwhelming tucks until IL
sweeps the floor in broad loose horizontal
folds. On the lower half of the skirt lace
motifs and a drapery of narrow green vel
vet ribbon decorates triangular spaces of
the taffeta that are worked in beryl green
French knots. Lace, ribbon, tucked taf-
feta and French knots afford the decora-
ton for the front of the waist and the
garnishment of the elbow sleeves. This
OF course, serves as a reception toilet.
A Street or Carriage Coat.
Beryl green and Du Barry rose are, by
the way, reigning colors just nowS this
glowing green. twixt that OF an emerald
and a peridot, is in particularly high ia
vor and made up with a mirror green It is
going to be tremendously important in
tailor suits later on. A beryl green cloth
coat eXquisitely harmonZed with mink and
ermine is about the happiest combination
possible for a carriage wrap, and the
woman is sketched chiefly to show the ma
ture of the cuff and what is to be the
length and mold Of the longer spring coats.
If the fur was eliminated from this coat,
it could easily be worn until the date when
long coats become a superhuity.
One American tailor, who stands at the
top of his profession, says that the cloth
wraps until late in May will have launt-
ing collars. bell sleeves and will be shaped
in more and more to the back Of the figure.
From chin down the front line will drop
straight ana IN spring the heel-long coats
will be resigned for those of three-quarters
length touch of graceful braid Is des-
tined to relieve the awful severity Of build
that ts now popular in long-coated circles
and a little later in the year women of a
thrifty mind will have the fur cuffs and
collars ripped from the long redingotes
and the tailor will fix rolling neck and
sleeve flnishings Of smooth surfaced
French felt in their place.
Childrens evening dresses wax in beauty
and charm, and for girls OF eight and up
ward 1t is judged perfectly proper to out
the dancing gown open at the neck and 70