Evening star., 1903-09-19
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


PARIS, September s. 1903.
There is a great diversity in the style OF
skirts for autumn. We hear. first. that all
the new skirts will be gathered into the
waistband and, again, that they will be
eel-tight around the hips and widely fiaring
at the feet. Today the indications are that
straighter lines will prevail. and tomorrow
the flare will promise to be more pro-
nounced than ever. At times you will de-
eide that the coming skirt will be short,
and anon you feel sure that it will continue
to trail. But the truth is that common
sense will prevail to a greater extent than
heretofore, and, while the graceful long
skirt will hold its own for house and car
riage wear. the short skirt will be Sener-
ally adopted for walking, and, though the
latter will fall in straighter lines the
former shows more flare than ever. As for
gathers. the slender woman will certainly
avail herself of this graceful fashion in all
thin or medium-weight materials, reserving
the severely tight cut for heavy cloths and
tailor styles The stout woman will do well
to confine herself to plain an effect as
possible about the hips.
l saw yesterday smart brown cloth frock
which has one of the new skirts just clear
ing the ground. with three deep fiounces
edged with narrow green and red en-
broidery piping. The bodice has a deep col
lar of the embroidery and two narrow box
plattS back and front, finished at the waist
with soft. red suede belt. Another tailor
made suit in blue serge has short plated
skirt and bodice with short basque and
a wide suede belt 1t is finished by cape
collar of the blue serge in the shape of a
hood lined with white suede, the suede
being continued over the shoulder in revers,
coming down into the waistband. smart
little cravat of white stitched muslin is
worn around the neck and the belt is held
in place by beautiful wrought gilt buttons
Buttons. by the way. are playing a very
important part in the decoration of frocks
just now. Some of the most charming and
costly designs in colored enamel and paste.
are seen on the new models while gilt and
all kinds of metal buttons in fancy designs
are also popular. Some of the finest frocks
have buttons of gold and jewels. and tailor
made suits are adorned with buttons of
every sort and value.
pretty yachting dress of white serge
is made with blouse bodice and a sailor
collar embroidered with a narrow edging
of red and white berries A scarlet leather
belt is with this Fringes will be
much worn on the autumn frocks. L saw
a beautiful white cloth dress which had
deep pelerine collar trimmed with several
rows of inch-wide fringe of silky white
lambs wool with tiny white silk head
ing. The skirt also mad a number of rows
of this narrow fringe running around the
bottom about three inches apart forming
charmingly unique decoration. Some
white cloth frocks for smart occasions are
embroidered with gold and finished with
q galloon fringe of white and gold These
fringes are many of them very costly and
will be used on carriage wraps and evening
dresses.
Tailors Are Thinking.
The tailors are racking their brains just
now to invent something new in travelling
costumes. and some pretty models have
been brought out in linen and alpaca. These
have short skirts and three-quarter length
coats arranged in box plaits and finished
with hood which can be drawn over the
head Alpaca is an ideal fabric for hard
wear, for 1t is light. cool and durable In
gray, fawn. dark blue and black nothing
can excel 1t for knockabout wear The
skirts used for travelling clear the ground
all round They are made also with a
pocket on each side. From Vienna come
travelling wraps of a coarse, silky linen
canvas made In loose sack and trimmed
with an edging of washing embroidery and
big bone buttons.
Though white will be worn quite late
l hear that brown will be the prevail
Ing color for the autumn. complete
frock In brown is very smart. A charm
ing example has a skirt of alpaca with
six rows of gauging below the waist The
bodies Is gauged also and fastens at the
side with brown acorn buttons. 1t has a
little muslin inner collar and a scarf of
spotted pink and black foulard A neat
brown French sailor trimmed with a bunch
OF scarlet autumn berries is worn with this
costume.
Hair Dressing Styles.
Coinures are of many styles The large.
loose wave still predominates but a good