The Washington times., 1904-10-02
Black Dotted Velvet.

Persian lamb muR Of the granny shape
The effect OF a black mir0ir velvet
dress with Persian lamb muT and stole
/ Is very much as though tho whole suit
/ were of Persian lamb. with nun and
/ stole 10 match. II IS very dressv and
/ suitable for nice reception and calling
/ Wear.
/ Sleeves are almost startling in their
+ originality. One handsome coat had
/ VIDE bell sleeves TO which there was
| fastened a biz silk tasseL Another had
+ wide sleeves with the back of the cuff
/ trimmed with long dangling silk fringe.
/ While third coat OF the three-quarter
| variety mad big open mandarin sleeves
Win immense cuffs OF white Llama lace.
Irish Crochet Cuffs.
/ Irish crochet cuffs are no novelty upon
/ tur coats They are frequently seen
ana so are cuffs of antique lace, though
+ antique Is getting q Iittle one Of foshlon.
I for il is giving way to newer forms OF
I imported and domestic lace. u cuffs
show great variety. collars are posi-
I lively multitudiuoUs in style. There are
immense fur collars. cut all In scaIIOps,
with handsome fringe sewcd along the
seal!oped edges. And there are wide
[ sailor collars sIashed up iu the back.
/ cut iu circles. with lace SGT ln under
meath. You can do wonders Uita YOUR
. FUR collar and stlI be ia the style. The
very tail collars which. as the Medici
collars, held sway so long. are quite
out OF style. few being seen. The vogue
is for the fur coat with no collar az a..
or with a rolling collar. which cam be
worn with a boa OF stole.
To say that 81 is 90 be- "A fur season is
making very mild statement There
were never One-half as many flrs nor
were they ever made in ways gue-haIf
IS eStravagaut IL is simply heartrand-
ing 90 behold the slaughter Of i7ro-
cent skins, cut to ribbons ov Dame
Fashions command.
The furs or the matinee EirI are too
dainty for anything They are Hrht in
weight, light ln color and they are al
ready beginning 90 appear.
Glimpse Of Matinee Girl.
With autumn cones the matinee girl.
and creature " beauty She is T'be
FIRST robin chipping iu the spring fs nor
more welcome han this girI OF beauty
In her new plImsgc OF brilliant color
IN her handsome headgear and her
dainty accessories she is by Ear the
dalntiests sweetest thing Of the season.
The matines c0IoFs are celery grrsa, /
ana golden brown TO these ma, h., 4
added orchid pink. sweet violet. which is 4
a bright Pretty shade. and deep red of |
the color known as cranberry. These /
go beautifully with rrmiue ffrrs
The matinee girl also wears the wine /
eoloIs ana The c1lors that make one
think OF wine. She wears cIaret rcd /
sauterne yellow. Chartreuse. and ,b- /
slnthe green, burgundy. and champsRna
IA. ne 'ast is very pretty yellow, not at /
all brilliant, and just the thinE FOR wear
with either black or white Mink goes
well with these col0rs.
Her characteristics.
Here are the distinguishing cbararter-
isdcs OF the matinee girl of 1905 and
1906. She wears SHIRT waist. II it be "a
White waist 1t is largely of lace and It's
sleeves are masses OF tuCks near the
shoulders with wide lace trimmings run
hing down the arm. terminating I'M /
handsome Guns. II the waist be a dark
~rist-and many OF the matinee girls at
feet dark gowns, then YOU may be sure
Il Is something handsome. Often she
sears white waist with d wide COLLAR
u erInine around her shoulders
One OF the daintiest matinee ssr5s
wore suit of tan coIored Scottish
10th, which IS a mixed goods. trimmed
with chiffon broadcIoth The COLLAR II
which was a triple collar, looking for !
Al the world like a cape, was bordered
With very narrow bands of japanese
The eton and the sleeves I
we're trimmed with antique lace. Gro Z
.heted bangles hung down the front OF a,
he stole collar
The matinee girl, while she is a dressv +
'reature. is never uegIectfuI or forget
nj OF the harmouies. She selects some &
hing. always, in shade Of red or Grim
on cardinal or rose. The matinee girl
egards pic-4resqueness as a sacred !
iuty' ana Hef gown VIII have touches !
Use II may lack
One matinee girl wore q hat encjrcIed y