Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-10

dominant ideas this spring, and, while
splendid white roses loosely grouped with
all their foliage and tied with broad white
ribbon, the acme of conventional per-
lection, the girls of each class have sig
nified their intention to adopt a flower and
carry their bouquets accordingly. 1t is the
thing this year for classmates to give their
particular chums bouquets, and as the
compliment and gift is always reciprocal ted,
the bouquets are provided by the class
and harmOniZe. A half dozen sprays of
white Spirea is of the popular ideas
for bouquets under discussion. as also are
loops and garlands of the Banksia rose
and loose masses of the white rambler
rose. Stiff hard bouquets such are made
up in lilies of the-valley. etc, are rather
froWned upon. The big bouquets are tied
with flowing masses of transparent grena-
dine ribbon the very thinnest Liberty
ribbon.
Flower Fans.
Gauze fans with flower tops seem the
natural associates of the big bouquets and
they are one of the highly to be COM
mended trifes that have made their initial
appearance this spring, and add inf
mite coquettish charm to any afternoon or
evening toilet. The prettiest and most
expensive of their type are of thin silk,
mounted on wooden sticks that have been
delicately and appropriately treated with
the topographic needle and then with a
discriminating paint brush. The silk is
painted most artstically with figures, the
faces of which are made of tiny disks of
painted ivory stuck upon the shining sat
my surface. Across the top of the fan
full wreath of silken hyacinth bells, violets,
forget-me-nots or any small blossom, is
fastened to form a bouquet when the fan is
closed and to spread into one-half the circle
of wreath when it is open. Less eXpen-
sive examples are made of highly glazed
paper painted with bouquets of flowers, and
the garniture at the top is done with muslin
posies or with little chiffon flowers.
VIC hrno h,Ya ii hir, 40 vnyry-
heeled colonial slipper in white suede, white
patent leather. black satin and black kid
has rivals in the affections of the gradu-
ate. and with her artistic shoes she wears a
right gaily clicked stocking. Sometime
her clocks of silk embroidered in the
conventional way, and sometimes it is a
special novelty applied in velvet ribbon to
both sides of her slim ankle These velvet
clicked hose the smartest among the
novelties in footgear, but they won't wash,
and cleaner puts them in order after they
have been worn a few times. More prac.i-
cal and quite as pretty is the hose of fine
Isle with fancy, open-worked clocks On
some hose, that are sure to make a strong
appeal to youthful fancy, there runs line
Of open-worked beading up the outside Of
each ankle and through this beading a
colored baby ribbon is run, to tie in
rosette knot half way up the leg. The rib
bons are, of course, taken out when the
stocking goes into the laundry.
Mitten-Covered Hands.
Silk mittens, lace mittens and suede gloves
are struggling for popular supremacy.
There are 40 aspersions to be cast on the
mtten, save that 1t does not become some
hands; but it is cool, 1t is enormously be-
coming to most hands, and it is a warmly
admired and advocated fashion In never
mistaken Paris. Many women there are
having their muslin afternoon gowns fin
ished with a mere puff or frill falling few
inches below the armhole of the body. in
order that over the bare arms pair of
beautiful black chantiliy or white Alencon
mittens may be drawn smoothly up to meet
the puff. A fine white elastic in the top Of
the mitten holds it firm at the top of the
arm, and then the fingers on both hands
are loaded with rings. Some Of the newest
white mittens, made of silk net, or woven
glove silk. fit the hand and wrist snugly,
and then their length widens into delicate
open-worked, bag-like sleeve that fastens
on the shoulder.
No one has yet be en- found brave enough.
TO deny that these substitutes for gloves
are cool and eminently decorative, but the
mitten, except by the girl graduates and
the dressy debutantes, has not yet received