Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-21

around the coat collar. Indeed. the narrow
bands of fur are considered quite the cor
rect trimming for early spring frocks.
A stunning street gown recently sent
home to a girl who abhors severe effects In
tailoring is of blue-gray camels hair, very
long and silky to nap and cut, on
lines almost luxurious. despite the plain
stitched finish The flare of the skirt is
most pronounced, and the blouse jacket has
great reveres of velvet just a tone darker
than the cloth, overiaid with heavy lace.
FROM the reveres peeps accordian nleat- .
Ing of chiffon in the tone of the cloth and
the collar shows a narrow band of squirrel
The gray hat is edged with fur and finished
on one side with sweeping gray plume.
with this is carried muff of the chiffon
and velvet.
When asked If this was an appropriate
Lenten gown, its owner replied. with a
naive glance:
why not? 1t is gray"
Sewing for the Poor.
The fact that the president of the Ladies'
Guild invites its members to gather each
week for Lenten sewing for the poor does
not necessitate the DOMINIC of a gray gown
by the hostess. yet never has the eye OF
woman been Toasted on grays of such ex-
quisite shades. They come in all sorts OF
material-crepe de chine. etamine, wool
crash, clinging silk, henriettas and even in
moderate priced alba tross. To combine
with these is every trimming imaginable,
from lace, dyed gray, to gray seed-pearls-
A stunning gown recently delivered by &C
New York importing firm is in soft gray
etamine taffeta of the same tone. The
skirt flares slightly, but is built on lines
which make the figure singularly svelte and
girlish. The striking feature of the skirt Is
the inset of Cluny lace, dyed to match the
cloth. -Four panels Of this, one the front
breadth run to within six inches OF the
hem Of the skirt, and alternating with
them are panels Of the etamine falling to
the foot of the skirt and ending In points.
The panels of the lace are narrower at the
waist line than at the foot of the skirt, and
the blouse shows a similar panel In the
front.
For the literary conferences, most Of
which given under the patronage OF
social leaders during the morning hours,
elaborate tailored effects will be seen. A
favorite combination is smartly tailored
suit in black, worn with crimson hat. A
milliner who caters to a somewhat exctu- i
sive trade states that he has received or
ders for an exceptional number of these
red hats for between-season wear. The
correct trimming shows fiat crown built
Of velvet leaves or flower petals, with q
brim of velvet or liberty tafreta In SELF
tone. The brim OF geranium blooms so
popular last fall is now passe. The flowers
for actual spring wear will be extremely
pale and delicate. but just now one may
rejuyenate a cherished red hat and wear IL
with sense of security.
Sunday Night Teas.
One form of entertaining Is not to be
day night tea or supper. In the smaller
cities Sunday night is regarded as the most
appropriate time for informal. thoroughly
congenial gatherings, and in the large
cities notably in New York, the fashion,
able folk foregather at the more exclusive
restaurants to such an extent that one
must engage tables In advance. For these
restaurant gatherings, white or black is
the favorite color scheme In dress ana
some of the most notable CONNECTIONS In
pure white broadcloth, crepe de chine
wool crash, embroidered silk or all lace
are to be seen when fair women lay aside
their wraps on Sunday evenings.
Silks and Crepes.
The softer silks and crepe de chine in
both black and white generally show the
shirred effects. smart black gown worn
at Sunday night supper by Broadway
stage fayorite was almost severe In its SIM
p,icity, but held the attention Of every
other woman in the room. 1t was OF crepe
de chine, the skirt shirred within eighteen
inches of the foot. from which point II
spread in soft, full founce. The founcS
widened on the train and was completely
covered with small straps of ribbon velvet,
caught on either end with buttons of jet
The high-neck bodice was of black chiffon,
strapped with narrower velvet and giean-
Ing with wee jet nail-heads-
For Nimble Fingers.
For the Lenten afternoons there Is no
more delightful work than embroidering
shirt waists Handwork of all sorts will hs
In high favor this seasons waists, and
embroidery will be especially desirable.
The Bulgarian embroidery, which comes so
high, is easily initiated by deft American
fingers and any good stamping house VIII
supply the patterns Pongee lends itself
particularly well to the Bulgarian designs
and colerings. and in identifying shirt
waists with hand work the novice will WISE
ly cling to conventional patterns. Flowers
are all very well in their place-whieh, how
ever is not in silk on the bosom Of shirt
waist.
Miss Elderleigh-"Don't you think there
Oh oalId he a. tax on old bachelors?'