The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-30

ia the shirt waists. These are made
very much fuller and larger than they
were. The shoulders are as sIoping as
ever. but the waists are fuller in TIE
bust. All the sizes are made larger, and
that which is a thirty eight-inch bust
Of this season would have been marked
forty inches a year ago.
II Is largely in the manner of cutting
The long low shoulder seam makes the
bust fuller and there Is a certain shape
illness to the bust which makes the fig
ure seem broader. All the waists have
Gibsonian lines and there is less fun
ness AT the belt line and a great deal
more across the bust.
The coats share this same PECULIARLY
and the newest Of the coats are i'm
mensely broad across the shoulders and
full in the arms. while they are tight
ia the waist and full again in the skirts.
But. though Il IS a season Of coats
and OF severe modes. Il is also the sea
son Of shirt waists. and there are new
shirtWaist suits 10 delight every heart.
Here is The new shirt visit suit just
as Il VIII be seen.
It IS winter suit and IL is made either
OF velvet or OF soft wool goods. There
come fancy woods specially for this pur-
pose and. If you want to be smart, yclJ
viii look around until you find a sof
wool that viii sust suit your purpose.
The colOrs from which to choose are
pavement grey, granite, London smoke,
and gun metal grey. or you can have a
blue and II you so elect, there is navy
blue end there are the Roman. Russian.
geHdarme. cadet. and deep sea blues.
ANY blue is good as 20 wearing qualities
ana almost any blue is fashionable.
Tie. invisible. sage, and leaf green. And
as for browns their name is manv-for
browns have sprung up more plentifuIy
than the proverbial flowers of May Seal
brown and sorrel brown are used togeth-
er.
But whatever be your sulting. let it
be a soft wool And IL is decidedly smart
TO choose something with a hairy sur
face. There are thin pretty soft cameTs
hair goods thar are moderate In price,
and there IS ali the family of zibelines.
one can surely md something in these.
or, if one prefers TO do so. there is al
ways serge To IAN back upon.
Fine Materials for Suitings.
Serge and cameIs hair. zibeline. and
brOadcloth are all very fine for the win
ter shirt waist suit And there is auoth-
CT material And this IS the soft fancy
wool goods that lie upon every counter.
There is no special name for this goods.
II is simply a fancy wool goods and just
as pretty rs il can be for the winter
shirt waist suit
Now as 10 the making up Of your
gown BE sure 10 make it a two piece
suit Let the lower part be a skirt and
let il be tight around the hips and fun
around the foot. The box-p,aited skirts
are excellent Let the box pIaits be very
small all the way around the hips and
let them be stitched nat, right down
over the hips and half way 10 the knees.
From the knees let the skirt fare nicely.
This is both sensible and fashionable
Let the upper part OF your suit consist
OF a shirt waist IL should be made
upon the accepted shirt waist models.
rather loose in front and very tight I'm
the back and on the hips. Below the
waist there should be little skirt com
ing down just over the hips or the
coat can be a little longer, as long as
Louis XIV coat.
The shirt waist suit. when made with
little skirt like this. very closely re-
sembIes a coat-and-skirt suit. And. on
very cold days, a washable shirt waist
can be worn underneath. Made in blue
camels hair cloth and cut SO as 10 be
open at the throat, such a suit is con-
sidered one Of the smartest OF the sea
son.
Ana speaking of winter shirt waist
suits. one must mention again the new
shirt waists that have been made FOR
the royal bride Princess Cecilia. The
princess, who has just seen her eight
zenith birthday IS devoted 10 the shirt
waist and one OF her prettiest suits is
made of brown brOadCIoth, with fitted
skirt and shirt waist A Louis XIV skirt
Is fitted 10 the shirt waist And this
costume viii be one OF the smartest in
the royal trOusseau.
All England is wearing the seven
5ighths cloak. II comes almost To the
heels and is made Of melton, serge,