Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23

set off the whole toilette. Every conceiv-
able material is pressed into service for
novel effect in these belts, and some are
quite wide as narrow corsets. For shirt
waists French novelties in them made
in brilliantly hued Persian silks, a bow tie
of the same attached to a soft white stock,
going with such kinds The price of the set
is $50, and from 81 to S25 is asked for the
imported ribbon girdles and others in
co&rse-meshed silk braid, both of which
sorts delightfully."- embellish gowns in thin
white textures.
Even frocks in such materials as percale,
chambray and pique are sometimes shown
with these ribbon girdles, especially If the
fl ock is of the French confection species
If percale. above all, is Its texture, it is
bound to be something very rare, for per-
Gale in old 1880 designs is just now the
furore in Paris.
A correspondent writes: angelic frocks
made of percales which look like old
chintz curtains, but which are damask fine
and display undersleeves and other deck
ings of lace net. The nets are in pure
white or cream with irregular spots. and
over the percales go little wreaths ana
bouquets and vine trellses. with all the
colors of the summer garden and the blue
of the summer sky. These ravishing ma
terials it is the fad of one well-known
French beauty to wear on all occasions,
with lace hats Charlotte Corday. or fiat
straw chapeaux trimmed with big roHes and
ribbons. Recently at an outdoo. 1ete
given in costume, she gowned herself la
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kid shoes"
This piquant passage concludes:
Her beautiful golden hair was arranged
over cushions digger pads than rats, for
since she is of somewhat similar type
she affects the couture of Marie Antolnette.
She is much admired by Americans, ana
already many are copying her pretty anec-
tations."
Percales Again.
The rencarnation of percales is boon
to woma nkind. as they admit Of delight
full pre.tiness without great expense, and
may possibly be the means Of once more
bringing calicoes to the fore. For Barme-
eide days were those of calico. days of en-
gagements, when men fought for the smiles
of the fair and regarded marriage as a
possible thing. The moral is plain-surely
as plain as the nose on the face-but then
calicoes are not in yet, and one must do as
the Romans do.
To return to garden parties and incl
dentally, lace hats Charlotte Corday.
! These eccentric headpieces, which bear q
close resemblance to mop caps, are likewise
in vogue here and have been seen all sum-
mer Sometimes a single rose will orna-
ment one. But generally there Is only a
black velvet crown band and short rear
ends a simplicity which is often accentuat-
ed by fichu shoulder drapery. Other lace
| hats plainly demonstrate the influence of
the automobile, for the swathing Disgusting
| lines of autoheadgear is too becoming to
be ignored elsewhere.
Fichus are much worn, and many garden
party frockS for wearerS to whom they are
| becoming show graceful conceits In them.
| Made in soft null. with ruche borders of
| the same or ribbon. they are dainty details
with silk dresses in pale colorS. Somehow
| they seem to go especially well with the
| long black silk gloves which are worn with
| all gowns with elbow sleeves.
MARY DEAN.