Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24
GORGEOUS TRIMMINGS
WHAT TO BUY FOR YOUR WIN.
TER GOWN.
New Bands and Passementerie Are q
Riot Of Color-New
Spangles.

Written for The Evening Star
If there is one dry goods counter at which
the woman shopper will have to exercise
self-control and a firm hold on her purse
strings, it is in the trimmings department.
The trimmings for fall and winter are
| fairly Kaleidoscope in their colorings and
| combinations little Of them will go a
| long way in redeeming a plain and some
what austere fabric, but that little must be
chosen with care
In all bandngs gaIIoons and motifs
shaded effects prevail. with marked lean
! ing toward dash of gold thread or of
| bullion embroidery. For smooth cloths in
onion, putty and other neutral tintS come
| Persian bands, both regular and irregular,
| in wondrously soft old world colorings For
| instance, on background of putty color
| rises a medallion of faded and delicate rose,
green and yellow, with the colors SO mar
velously blended that they seem to fade
into one another and the background as
| well. The design is distinctly conventional
| showing the simplest OF Greek lines in it's
| oDiong, buckle-like form.
| Still another pattern in galloon is built
! from small oval-shaped medallions with
faded green. blue, rose and yellow in it's
Color scheme. SO wrought as to simulate
| sort, shaded brafding
| DISKS appear in single lines in double
! triple and even quadruple bands sometimes
| set close together and sometimes scattered
on net 1ounda ton. They particularly lend
themselves to shaded effects AS an illus
| tratlon of their use. broad band of dun
| green silk net is literally powdered with
green disks showing not less than six shad-
t ing each OF winch tones perfectly with
the green foundation. The disks are the
size OF a copper cent and heavily worked
IN SILK, so that they stand out almost with
the erect of a chenille dot The same
shadlngs are shown in the various browns
| and reds. '
Silk and Bullion.
| Nearly every nation contributes eitbor T..
touch of its peculiar coloring or its conven-
| tional designs to the galloons of the sea
| son. The wall of Troy or popular creak
border is much seen both in bullion and sill
| praios. Cold on pale tints of braid is also
seen, especially on the peculiar peach tint
| "hch VIII De popular for evening wear this
| year Gold on a turquoise blue pround 10
| likewise in demand u -
me collarless Elton and long coats of botb
tousn ana pam cloth are edged around the
sleeves, 'front.' and neck with elaborate trim.
ntlngs' and this fact is responsible for Some
| sTlang brafds, plain on one edge and ir
regular on the other The plain edge fin
ishes off the coat. and the fancy s;do ,'t is
appliqued upon the cloth N0 40
| for dark blue cloth a stunning trim.
ming SHOWS foundation of red broadcioth
bi1 lightly with a fine dark greer
| with disks of various sizes done In ooid
| embroidery. The buttons to be used will
| TINS trimming are eenameled, showing the
Iaaple IeaL OF canada and repea ting the
| colorS in the trimming. -i>
| porcelain blue is evidently one of +be
popular shades for house gowns this win.
| ter. and exquisite embroidered passeman-
.erles ana motifs are shown in shaded
| ceramic and porcelain blues Anotbe,
| Setching trimming to be combined with a
cloth house gown of this color shows a wal
! OF troy about four inches deep. done In
| gulpure galloon and appliqued with a his
| lotus flower in porcelain blue linen wifi
| lace stamens. "'A
Lace and Embroidery.
Still another square motif shows heavy
linen@ione in English eyelet work In fou,
shades OF mahogany red. with center.
piece OF teneriffe work In the natural linen
| color Aiio'
A four-inch embroidered band, which car
be used only on the vertical lines, has a
Iounoation OF pale blue silk. shading slight
| ~ TO greenish tinge. This is embrold.
cred in Egyptian designs suggesting the
Egyptian royal fan in peacock green. q
peculiar faded rose and dull yellow The
| coiors are so combined as 10 give the i'm
| pressionist coloring frequently seen ir
paintings of life on the Nile
Brald5 and cords, worked into conyen.
tionai designs. come for trimming white
cloth gowns A notable example shows
| large and small disks, alternating and built
of a fine white silk cord. Another pattern
looks like fine shell work and is done in
nowers. When examined closely each petal
proves to be bit of white silk braid OF
cord. cleverly twisted to simulate pearls on
| fine sea shells. These come In the form OF
| regular galloons or separate motifs
In the making of sparkling passementer,es
quaint combinations grow and multiply
| new pattern shows white silk net incrust
| ed with tiny white glass beads which
sparkle like dew drops. Upon this /.
| wrought a rose pattern in Ave shades O,
red, the deepest being American beauty
color.
Another combination shows pearls of yarr
GUS sizes worked upon ground of fiashins
Jet Spangfed trimmings are for SILK OF
| lighter fabrics.