Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-26
Quaint STYLES Again.

Quaint Styles Again.
The quaint styles of the days that are
no more are particularly pretty for the
ball costume, evening frock and ever useful
house gown.
We are not restricted, however. to one
cra and the many-mindedness of mode at
once both helps and hinders ones choice.
Steering is more difficult in these conflict
ing tides. For instance. the horizontal line
is an all important factor In the smart
costume just now. At the same time the
perpendicular has it's decided influence; in
deed, both lines often to be seen in
the same gown. Perpendicular lines intro
duced with the horizontal correct the short
ening and widening effect of the latter
in fact, enable a short woman to stand
4 horizontally decorated costume.
+ AS an illustration of how these two lines
work together for good, the pelerine stole
may be cited The long stole ends in this
popular garment balance the wide cape
effect and the blending is most successful.
Still another example is found in the doa-
ble-decker skirts, which to obviate the hpr-
iZontal line have wide strappings running
over their three tiers from waist to hem
Just now Tine" is a more restraining
motive than color" Indeed, one might
say that color has never at any time muoh
to do with chic. I saw woman the other
day in a coat and hat of a beautiful red
shade which If cut and worn correctly
would have been charming costume. IN
this instance, with every line in the coat
hopelessy wrong and the hat tilted at an
impossible angle, the effect was anything
Int pleasing Just beside her-my two
typas We're seated at n cOncert-Was
girl dressed entirely in black. but so arts
tic and charming in silhouette that she was
altogether chic.
Stitched Bands.
Bands of cloth or of any dress fabric
stitched by machine in rows of solid colored
silk OF different shades of one color ana
others of harmonizing tones of many colors
are used as trimming on the most exciu-
sive toilets
These bands are inserted on some gowns
between other bands of fur and the COM
bination is singularly good. Variety OF
very original character gave spice to use
full day gown designed by Doeuillet. This
dainty frock was of rather coarse and wfry
moe-colored canvas. On the skirt ana
waist were insertions of drawn work mace
by pulling the threads of the canvas Itself
as if il were q hemstitched tablecloth
Above the drawn work was embroidered
design done in rose-colored creweis. "A rose
hued belt of suede fastened with large,
square rose coral buckle finished the origi-
nal touches on this delightful gown.
A Picture Frock.
picture frock in blue mousseline velours
is beautiful restaurant toilet. The new
lapis lazuIi is the best blue of all-Italian
sea and sky blue in hue, which is neither
navy. royal or turquoise, but combines the
virtues of all three. The skirt of this gown
has no trimming to mar it's glorious full
ness. and dignity of nen is added to the
corsage by a bertha of ivory-toned Elan
ders lace and great buttons of carved laplS
lazuIi. With it goes a hat with a jam pot
crown in old ivory toned felt, lined with
fapis lazuli beaver and an oval buckle.
holding q couple of sweeping feathers
shading from blue to ivory. Could anything
he more charming than this costume?
PARIS looks as though the days of the
first empire had returned, so universal has
the wearing of vioIets become; not as
corsage flower. but as an ornamentation on
the smart new hats In several shades
punches of these blossoms adorn many or
the tricorne hats.
Ribbon rosettes which are popular or
hats are being employed with quite
much success on dressy gowns. An after
noon frock of crepe de chine was trimmed
with flounces of coarse lace headed with
rows of ribbon rosettes.
A Demi-Season Novelty.
In the world of furs this year we have so
far seen little or nothing of stone marten
pelt Now it is brought forward as a demi-
season novelty. The cream and white of
this hitherto neglected fur are very becom-
ing and pelerine fichu and enormous pill
low muff destined later for wear on the
Riviera are things of beauty. This set is
made up entirely of the marten skin, and
it is positive relief not to see in one set