Evening star., 1902-01-04

blue and nut brown wells OF this make are
more or less In evidence. hut the veil Of
universal wear is black chiffon, very thin
ef quality. and absurdly embroidered In
white or colored rings In November these
rings were no bigger than the eircumfer-
ence or an ordinary glove button, but they
nave grown until the proper reiiing is spat-
tered with circles well nigh as large as
Saturn's famous rings
Sometimes q ven decorated with double
and interiaced rings is seen. and instead OF
sometimes described by loops OF very fine
black, gray or white chenille. IL was not
to be expected that the outer yeIl could be
so elaborately adorned to the neglect OF the
nne black netting underneath. The woman
who attends 10 the details of her toilet
wears at present veil OF peculiarly fine
black net. sprinkled closely with dots Of
white net each one of which is encircied
in closely twisted black and white cord
Nhie we cover our faces from the blast
We uncover our not less sensitive feet and
ian heir to hideous colds by wearing slip
pers on the street In the house black
suede slippers. very high I'm the heel and
sprinkled with the finest let beads are of
al smart things the smartest: in the street
brave vanity demands low-cut walking
slippers OF dull calf or vanished leather.
held with pair Of large. highly polished
brass buckles, over the instep.
Dresses for the Small Fry.
Even the little girls are. in a measure
allowed to follow this dangerous lead of
their sisters and mothers; at least within
doors. for no little woman thinks her toilet
complete unless & includes well-shaped,
high-heeled, black suede slippers. II she IS
an observing girl, with precocious notions
as 10 dress, she insists upon the use of lace
In the decoration OF her best dress How
very attractively lace can be applied TO
Juvenile toilets is shown I'm the group of
three young ladies arrayed for their dane
ing class The eldest sister is In pearl
gray cashmere, pin tucked on waist and
skirt. both Of which are frightened by folds
OF pale blue Venetian satin, Her collar
ana sleeve caps are made of heavy ecru
Cluny lace, and tiny turquoise buckle
holds the satin ribbon fast at her waist
The elder of her companions is In white
Shlnese SIX laid in heavy horizontal and
diminishing pleats, and her waist and over
dress are OF imitation Irish point The
third dancer is a study in white and scar
let. for her little white nuns yelling frock
is brightly embroidered i'm scarlet berries
with russet leaves, and stitched bands OF
scarlet taffeta form the finishing touches.
Spring Motif.
Already with the SHOWS of January whit
ening the world we are able to prognosti-
cate the glories of the spring. AS matter
of fact the first spring model from Paris
arrived In America a week ago. A glimpse
OF 1t Is given to show how little change a
year of fashion has to bring US. This mo-
tiff for March is an etude in yellow That
Is Nhat It's PaflSlan designer called II, for
IN Paris. so that wireless telegraphy called
gossip says, the effort is all going to tend
toward the insinuation of yellow in all its
tones as a popular spring color. However
that may be, this is a lovely frock and sim
pie as first spring gown should be. Its
skirt is of perfectly new tone of extreme
ly soft cashmere, showing gray tints
changing to soft golden tones in the folds.
A waist of heavy surah silk figured in a
broad design Of yellow stripes with green
leaves on a warm yellow background Is
cut with jacket fronts to reveal a vest of
soft gray transparent crepe de chine over
yellow lining. Bands Of the figured silk
adorn the bottom of the skirt, and the wide
gray taffeta hat is Yeiled with yellow chif-
foa and adorned with a ruche of tulips
MARY DEAN.