The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-25

Irish crochet lace. It is in the shape of
a bunch OF grapes with the grapes COM
Ing down toward the hand. At the low
er side of the bunch of grapes there
are fastened three silk tassels. This
sane trimming trim min is repeated upon the
while very striking is all in the best
of good taste.
The women of the cabinet are wearing
handsome long coats. Scarcely one but
has something new in this line. One
wears the new broadcloth coats of pale
fawn. It is lined with chinchiIla Just as
the old-fashioned fur circulars were
lined But this coat is cut like an ul-
ster. All of its lines are ulster-shaped
and the sleeves, the close-rolling collar
the tight-ftting skirts. full length, all
make you think of the old-fashioned
ulster. The cloth is smooth and fine
and very soft. and if you touch it there
is a feeling of doeskin. But the inner
side is one beautiful dream of fine chin
chilla.
Suggestion for Everybody.
There is another woman In Washing
ton who wears long coat lined with
fur, but her fur is ermine and the coat
is worth a great deal more than an In
dian ransom The ermine is white and
soft and fine, perfect to the last eye
that decorates its soft surface; and the
coat is lined throughout with this lovely
material But the coat itself is a soft
blue color, medium in tone.
Those who want an ermine lining, but
do not exactly want to pay for ermine,
can strike a happy medium. They can
use velvet and tiny little tails. Here is
the story of Washington girl who
worked along these lines:
Desiring Il handsome satin opera coat,
and not having the wherewirhal to
inc wi f1tr oh 6l7a cod
enough white velvet for lining Then
she bought u handful of tiny little tails,
10 longer than your little finger, paying
something like . cents apiece for them.
After her cape had been lined with the
velvet, she went all over it, sewing on
the tails. They were small and she
pressed them into the velvet until they
Were even with the surface. Then she
pressed them very gently again with
a cold iron. The result was so much
like errnine that the difference could
not be told d yard away
But this is a story OF how TO dress on
ladies' day, and the woman who is
eagerly waiting for news from Dame
Fashions domain can learn right now
that furs will be much worn, and that
they will be in small though varied
shapes The little tighI-fttfng coat will
he abundantiy trimmed around the
throat and it will be very much the
style to wear a skin-tight little seal
coat with a very handsome sable muff
and boa, the handsomer the better. The
muff and boa must be trimmed with
very heavy lace
Rrocades and furs are used together
and a very rich effect is produced by
wearing brocade gown with very
wide and elaborate fur necklace around
the throat. This should be fat ind trim
med in the most elaborate manner.
There should be stoies, tails and hang
ing over all, u trimming OF lace or
fringe.
Frfnges may not be quite as much
worn as they were and yet they may
be, for you see many a frinSed suit in
the handsome dresses of the year. But,
for the most part, passementerle Is more
worn upon fur, for IL Is easier to handle
end 1t is applied to the face of the boas
and the muffs and to the collars and
sleeves OF handsome jackets.
How to Trim Furs.
To apply passementerie to fur is a diff
ficult task There is modiste who
succeeds charning1y with it, but she
makes it q practice to line the passe-
rnenterie with chiffon, claiming that,
though this foundation is thin and deli
cate. 1t is strong enough to give body
10 the sewing
Ali Iaces are now lined with chiffon
or with silk muslin, and no dressmaker
would think of sewing yard of hand
some lace TO a gown without first lay
ing a strip of chiffon underneath to
give IL body
Calling gowns for the first week in
January are for the most part long, the
longer the better, for there is no deny
ing that there IS certain eleganc,
about the long dress which is lacking
In the short.
And particularly is this true of the
velvet gown. which loses two-thIrds OF
It's dignity IL 1t be cut off ST the soles
OF the boots.
Velvet skirts. cut rather clinsing with
long train, are something of an inno-