Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-22
Clark, Davenport & Co.,
18TH and F. SITS,

black, silk or sheer Isle, and have self
embroidery or self-clocks. Laced )cks and
1anclful effects of every kind ara unDar-
donable While Glace gloves with se,f-backs
are smarter than those with heavy black
SILK backs Evening boots are of buttoned
patent leather or vanished calfskln. save
Tor dance. when pumps or low-cui laced
shoes are handiest. Many men wear the
buttoned boots as far as the hosts or
hostess house, and exchange them in the
dressing room for their pumps. which they
carry In their overcoat pockets. This pre-
vents the da"cing shoes from gettin, wet
or Soiled on The way to and from the
carriage or in walking.
Mut1ers.
Muffiers to go with evening dress r,lay be
plain white or black silk; white is n shade
smarter. Besides, 1t is less prone t. get
moist from perspiration and disfigure the
freshness of shirt or waistcoat. So-,,allad
protectors, stitched and with padded In
lngs, are never worn. The correct muller
should be as large as one can buy full and
flowing in form, and guitless of stitching
or lining. 1t is folded in the center by the
wearer and slipped on. The silk hat is
the only proper accompaniment of formal
evening dress; the opera is losing Its vogue,
and, promiscuously worn, has come to be
the mark of the ''bounder" It's place is at
the opera or the play. and no whore else.
Much or what l have written here is
traVersing well-worn ground. but the open
ing of the social season with its dances
dinners, receptions. club affairs. bridge par
ties and so on, makes a summary of correct
evening clothes timely. l am not a stickler
for the fads and frills of dress, but my
tastes and associations incline me to that
conservatism without which dress becomes
mere neld Tor the exploiting of dangerous
personal ideas and preposterous eccentrici-
ties. That fashion is held in higher esteem
today than ever before is due to the efforts
OF small group of men who have stead
IA G tod ir,cs
as type of the well-dressed American. He
represents nothing but his own tastes
Winter Hose.
Dark prune and dark chocolate are win
some shades for winter hose. Among the
newest and most fetching mixtures are
prune and black. prune and champagne and
black and mahogany. Tan is not approved,
save in the deeper colors. jacquard spots
in mixed grounds and slate and black COM
binations demand their share of notice. For
wear with evening clothes, French lisle hose
win black embroideries clocks on blacS
grounds are favored by the younger set
jacquard stripes and instep and detached
figures. Silk and cashmere mixtures in
grays and tans, accordion cashmeres with
ribbed ankles and dark myrtle and maroon
effects have just been unpacked from
abroad. In long stockings only the plain
shooting hose have place now. The col
OTIS are Ola OxlOrd, gray, ueatnec mixtures
and Scotch treatments Turnover tops on
long hose are pass Khaki color stockings
have lately sprung up favorites for golf
Bath robes of recent Importation are shown
in combinations of tobacco with blue dark
hello with nile and gray with wine. De-
tached jacquard figures on white grounds
in shades of blue. dark hello, nile and cur
rant are inexpressibly dainty. Fancy Picca-
dilly handkerchiefs in new red brown
grounds printed in extracted colors. CASH
mere effects, navy spots, bright orange.
green orange and green centers are among
the latest offerings of English makers
Gloves.
Knit gloves for the biting winter days arc
of the heavy Scotch handmade sort in the
new browns beaver grays and with JAG
guard backs At one time the demand for
knit gloves dwindled, but the spreading
vogue of motoring has served to kindle it
afresh. This very comfortable and service
able hand covering is worn over the leather
gloves that the autoist uses to protect him
against keen wintry winds. The solid red
knit glove, plain and with black stitching
on the back, is still the preferred golf glove.
White knit gloves are worn by many men
over their evening gloves TO prevent them
from soiling on the way TO "a dance or
play.