Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-30

Millinery Fixings.
These extraordinary and charming gold
ornaments represent, with certain stiff cot
| ton camelias, the dollhouse side of winter
millinery. Singularly subtle in effect, they
seem as alien to common life as orchids,
and suggest to the idle dreamer anything
from the splendor of courts to broken
hearts. In the form of camelias, half-opcn
buds and tiny birds, shorn of plumage and
somewhat grisly in effect, they appear upon
hats and are made into bodice and hair
krots which are banked with tule or vel
vet loops. Combined with green leaves
gold acorns are also seen, these sometimes
woven into chaplets for evening wear or
Wreathlng a hat. gold acorn chaplet and
white tulle gown, cut extraordinarily low
without lmmodesty, was recently worn with
striking effect at the opera. Another night
the same dark beauty wore a cloak so regal
as almost to take the breath away, Fash
Toned of the pa1eSt cOrn-colored silk this
long, magnificent garment was covered
with raised silk embroiderieS in the same
color in love-knot and lily designs
All opera costuming-that is, that of the
poxes-partakes of this magnificence, and
when Americans consider that Americans
are not born to noble trappings i. is as
toniShing how many coronets are worn
Other opera jewelry is of corresponding
statehness. the great ladies of fashion
wearing diamond dog collars and looped
necklaces of diamonds and pearls that
would truly grace courts.
The Go-Betweens.
Between effective day dress and dress de-
signed chiefly to create a magnificent even
ing effect. there are toilets sweeter than
all others put together. These are the
dainty gowns for elegant indoor use made
of airy textiles and in models almost viz
ginally simple. Characteristic of the adj
vancing season with them is a return more
than ever marked. to effects of the sixties
When Threats were always uncovered
shoulder seams came down upon the arm
ana sleeves were as big as Turkish trous-
erS.
With these styles. which likewise intro
ouce the clumsy puff trimmings in the
gown material seen long ago there are
also 1880 and Second Empire effects these
achleVlng costumes in richly hued silks and
velvets which are ideally charming.
Evening gowns of net are more seen than
entire lace costumes. the skirts of such Of
ten running to girlish ruchings above lace
1ri!ls The girdlngs employed with such
toilets. which have been ordered in great
NUMBERS Tor Florida use. are daily increaS-
ing in width.
Bias silk or velvet scarfs In the same
shade, or in a contrasting tint, are wound
several times around the waist to a height
often OF eight inches. The baby bodces are
gathered null, there is always a dropping
collar of some sort, and the sleeves are as
elaborate as the style of the gown will per-
NIT.
fof Soutnern Resorts.
Some of the gowns ordered for the south
whose prototypes are frequently seen about
swagger hotel corridors, seem to the I'M
initiated almost patchy in the way that
different stuffs are put together. gown
of gray chiffon velvet has insects of white
point desprit, which is, in turn ruched
with plain black net And this charmer
ties at the throat with saffron coored baby
velvet.
Lastly, deep yet soft colors tint many
splendid silks and velVetS with which su-
perb Vandyke laces especially harmoniZe
these often forming collars whose lower
line may reach below the elbows.
Coming to the gist of things here Is
plainly where women stand in 1901. Mag
nificence is not pre-e mnently the thing
but magnficence exists, and in the mar
velous imitation laces and paste gems of
the moment those women who cannot aspire
to the real thing are consoled Then, in the
robe claire, as the French SO prettily dub
light frocks. there is opportunity for much
dressiness without great expense. But dress
woman must nowadays to be recognized as
a human being, and the woman who neg
lects the little points which go to make up
a perfect whole may be lkened to one of
the virgins who let her lamp go out