The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-12

short hat pin or with any kind of a
patent fastener you may happen to
have handy.
1t is now time TO put on your belt
Throw 1t around your waist. pull It low
in front and fasten II with a fancy pin.
This viii give the long. full low waist
curve which you so much desire.
There is a clever way Of accomplish
ing this same feat with a shirtwaist.
Put on the shirtwaist and pull it low
in the middle Of the front. Now put on
the skirt and let st dip in the front.
The front dip Is fashionable even with
the round skirt, and many Of the 1890
skirts are cut with a very low point
in front, though perfectly found other
Wise.
The same is true OF the 1850 skirts
Though they are round and full. they
arc cut with the dip IN front. This dip,
which is made by scooping out the
frCnt OF the skirt In a big curve, is
fitted with n band, which Is hooked
around the waist, passing under a
catch in front 20 hold Il down. The
whole matter is very similar to the
dip front, which has been the vogue
| for a season or two.
And there are still other clever de-
vices. One Of these is for making a
shirtwaist dip in front. The waist must
be sewed to n belt. The dress skirt IS
hooked around the waist line and the
shirtwaist is then put on. 1t is pinned
in the back and is pulled down I'm the
middle of the front This requires a
little skill. but the result is smart and
many OF the Newport girls are catch
ing on to its intricacies-
Dancing Girl of Summer
Tho girl who dances considerably has
few troubles this year. She has a skirt
built for her special needs and she IS
rejoicing in It. 1t IS short and full and
is one of the neatest and prettiest skirts
OF the season. It Is built either with or
without the tunic and 1t is made with
ruffies and furbelows and all the pretty
modern trimmings OF the revived skirt.
Dancing skirts grow shorter and short
or. In fact. one was sent to Newport
last week which will not come below
the ankles Of the pretty dancer. It's
material is grenadine and it's color an
green and the trimmings are the color
OF rose.
Onion white. by the way, is one OF the
pretty tones. 1t is. as IT'S name i'm
plies. a greenish white, and II is clear
and pale and pretty and a color that
is immensely becoming to greenish
blondes.
Can Wear Colors.
Blondes. without tone IN the skin, can
wear green and pink, and one OF the
handsomest gowns is a CONNECTION IN
these coiors. For the brunette the tones
must be a little deeper. and II she be a
very wise brunette she will cling to
white. for II viii afford a better con-
trast 10 her Cuban beauty.
There are dancing skirts that look al
most like fancy dress, 80 very odd are
they, yet they are pretty. II you go into
the attic and get out n changeable SILK
and trim IL with rufiics OF lace, you Will
come very near having one OF these up
to-date dresses. And II, put away you
can find n pink silk dress. all pompadour
roses. then you Will come mighty near
having a gown which Will bear all the
marks of the newest dress OF the sea-
son. providing yOu put a few touches on
II, but do not alter its cut. The touches
are sleeve touches. neck touches. and
hip touches, for the hips must look
slender.
While one is speaking OF the short
skirted girl. one must not forget that
this girl wears shoes, and that they are
IN evidence. And such pretty shoes a.
that. They come in all colors, green and
russell and brown, in bla--- aEd white