Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-31

what the French call American creepers.
The Automobile Club. on the Place de Ia
CouCordc. boasts the finest garden. and
members hospitality is eagerly accepted by
his friends.
Another novelty which makes one further
Endorse the Gacl's statement is the recent
organizing OF Casino dcS EnfautS,' the
membership of which Is made up exclusive
" of the little children of the smart set.
This club is run exactly on the plan of a
grown-up organization, and at first the
tots themselves voted for membership but
as affairs became complicated under their
management the mothers have low as
sumed the ballot privilege.
Instead Of a smoking room and the usual
club accessories this casino has a gym
nasium. tea room, seesaws and minia-
ture LongChamps race course. with rock
ing horses worked on springs. In short
madamoiselle and monsieur talk over their
iufautile gossip. play games, dance and
amuSe themselves in the most approved
society fashion under the chaperonage of
competent attendants. The good old child
hood dayS-have they vanished entirely?
l trust not. though it does look very much
as though this clubbable and unChildlke
variety of infants would set the pace for
coming juvenile generations.
All these interests have not in the
least superseded the old and ever new
subject OF things satorial, and as my pur-
pose was to disclose about styles | am
hardly sticking to the text But what
would clothes he without 'tother dear
Charmer. the woman. and her ways?
The First Effects.
The first autumn modes have put in an
appearance as worn by the individual. or
course they have been displayed in the
leading ateliers for some weeks. but the
weather has been unusually mild that
the feminine majority have rather waited
L. see the new fashions exploited by the
Eraude d3mes at the races before Squan-
dernE their allowances on STYLES which
may be too generally adopted at the begin
ming of the season; for instance, the walk
ing suit with its long Russian coat. Wo-
men of exclusive tastes have voted in
favor Of Il shUr. coat which is rather more
dignified than the Eton lckct, though quite
as Jaunty aud a tight-itting military coat.
Fashions have changed tremendously in
the last few years. These changes Strike
one fOrciidy now, but they have been creep
ing in Tor some time. Nowadays TIA really
artistic mod. site eve diSlikeS any sudden
transition, and Innovations have to feel
their way iu hy degrees. Examples of the
Couturicfc : art We're never loVtlicr or more
catholic 10 range Sti!l there are two en-
aSStTai. CUS winch II would be well to avoid
Ono Is Tie too slnpiug shoulder VIXEN not
becoming. and the other the very Vo.um-
1n"us sleeve. tn" fulluess h ) crep; I'D to
1hc f"I''rm,; and We trust the powers that
De VIII not transform this graceful fulfil
ness int" tn" balloon like ruonStroSitirs of
decade ago. II Is singular, bat why do
We always strive to bring back certain
there j. 50 much To choose from? Variety *
charming, yet We harp on the same old
string. Some clever American artist might
borrow hint from the square bodice and
deep hanging sleeve Of Tudor days
FlopPy and Long.
To ccrsc specializing upon what might he
and TO come back to what is one finds that
the full skirt long and tioppy. is here 10 re-
main In many of the best models the hips
are kept almost plain as a concession to the
women who are divinely tall and not fash
lonably Thin You have To be in the know
TO evolve 4 fun skirt successfully without a
suggestion of clumsiness The French ac-
ComplSh this even with heavy materials
The princess frock is another of the sea-
sons faNUritcS and is most distingUc when
dOnned 10y the right woman. Walking
skirts. the actual pedestrian kind, are not
the dust catchcrs we have been wearing
but escape the ground at least two inches
Skirts formed of many fitted layers are also
very smart for promenade gowns, and these
are quite long.
The fact that strikes one as most import
ant about dress materials is that all are
more or less characterized by the introduce
ton OF bOucle effects in the shape of small
contrasting with the dark tone of the fabric
Itself. Another pretty material made on
similar lines is a brown wooden stuff with
silk curled stripes in contrasting colors and
even panne cloth displays the curly line.
Chiffon Velours.
Chiffon yelours Is new dress material
and. together with velvet. will divide hon.
ors for the formation of reception COS
tunes. Black toilets will be very much In