Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-20

! a line on the floor at the back. The ser
pentine air has been overdone and Is no
| longer the proper caper
| For the small dinner parties that seem to
| be the order Of the day there Is an attempt
| to dine in a hat. with the low mousseline
| de sole dress. This mode is well enough at
| a restaurant, but utterly out Of place at q
| private house. In the rush that character
| ICES the fashionable woman's life there Is
| the fear that one or other Of the tempting
invitations must be missed so smart few
have hit upon the idea of dining at q GER
tain house and leaving at the end Of the
dinner for the Gymnase or Vaudeville, so
they dine en- chapeau. This innovation has
given offense in more than one instance,
and In all probability will not be encour-
aged. Otherwise it will become necessary
to add a line to the invitation card to the
effect that ladies are not admitted to the
dining room with their hats on. The tickets
of the Theater Francois bear an inscription
with regard to ladies wearing hats in the
stalls. and there is no reason if the situa-
ton demands it, why the hostesses who OBJ
ject to the HATED guest should not notify
them. or course we accept the fashion at
luncheon and acknowledge it's usefulness.
There is SO much to be done during the day
that the luncheon party only occupies the
time of friendly call. But dinner is an
other story. We more ceremonious and
at the same time more hospitable In fact.
the affair lies in a nutshell. We will not
allow an invitation to our house to be treat
ed like an invitation to a restaurant.
Never We're Prettier. d.
Speaking of hats reminds me that they
| have never been prettier. The new small
turban toque seems to nue. the best thing
brought out for many g. long day. Very
chic, too. is the fiat, white French sailor
covered with black chenille dots and a touch
| of green, with great knots Of the green fall
ing on the hair at the back. White is very
desirable on the head and rivals black in
popularity. A lovely small white turban
| had narrow band Of brown velvet the
| only other trimming consisting of an enor-
| nous thick, brown ostrich feather stuck
| like quill through the brim. A large
white hat which appealed to me had a sin
| gle black velvet bow forming the bandeau
| and two black ostrich feathers.
To come back to skirts, there Is a striking
| innovation in the way of full skirts which
| Is becoming more the vogue each day. Sew
eral well-known houses have ventured to
| adopt this mode in designing toilets with
quite voluIninous skirts for their patrons
| who figure among the most perfectly
| dressed women in the gay capital For
/ evening gowns made Of the new soft velour
mousseline 1t Is an especially dainty style.
| The skirt, gathered finely from very mar
| row hip piece below the waist, falls In
graceful folds to the base, while deep
! quantity shaped gupure embroidered collar
| on the waist combines In the picturesque
| ensemble. The finest and most supple cloth
| Is gathered and plated across the hips
from which appears a fullness reminding
| one of the old styles. To slight figure It
| Is very becoming.
| Two striking gowns worn by Jana Hading
| in La Chatelaine" are well worth descrfb-
ing. The first in white crepe de chine, mas
| pretty, deep shoulder cape embroidered
| with chinchilla fur. yellow velvet collar
| giving. the only note of color. The second
| toilet is of ochre-coored lace having large
| silver and strass buttons ornamenting the
| skirt, together with silver embroidery and
| fringe, as a decoration to the collar and
| hem of the princess robe.
| Viennese Rivals.
| The Viennese dressmakers are pressing
| the French couturieres very hard, and some
| of their confections exquisite. Espec-
| tally beautiful was a gown in white zibelne,
| the very thick and long hair giving the i'm
| preston of fur. The fiaring skirt had In
| crustations of yak lace with little hobs of
white woolly stuff all over 1t. A bolero
| formed Of the lace was the waist decoration,
| and the becoming touch of color was given
| by a burnt orange choker These artists
| also composed a theater coat of all over
| Irish lace which relied upon the perfection
| Of its cut for distinction. 1t was cut low
| as are all the swagger evening coats. In
\ deed. they come well off the shoulders, and
| many of them cut away like mans even
ing coat
| A most remarkable coat for a grande
l dame is made of over a hundred rabbits
| ears. Poor little bunnyl To what base uses
| he has descended! 1t reminds one OF Mark
/, Antony's appeal to the Romans. Tickle
| fashion is constant only to a constant
/ change, but there are certain combinations
| of which we never tire-for example, white
| velvet or thick cream oriental satin trim
| med with old lace and sable. Say what
| you will, this combination Is never out Of
| place 50 long as 1t is made by a master
| hand. Emerald green. bright cerise and a
| lovely shade of rose pink are popular, but
| women who look best in grays, faint
| mauves and pastel blues are wise to remain
| faithful to these shades. After all. there
i are possibilities in every color but fashion
| DEGREES that each woman shall adopt one
! or two soft shades for her own.
| CATHERINE TALBOT,