Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-21
EXTRAVAGANT FADS
WHAT FASHION OFFERS IN
GLOVES AND HOSIERY.
Can Have Both Matched to a
Nicely - Lace
Mitts.
Written for The Evening Star.

unprecedented extravaganza in dress Access
SORES this season. Never have manufac-
turers and importers so taxed their inge-
nuity to meet the demand of Mime. La
Mode, who has decreed that from tip of the
dainty colored slipper or Oxford to the
crown of the flower-trimmed hat every item
Of the fashionable woman's costume must
harmonic to a degree Of perfection never
before known.
From Paris come exquisite colorings in
summer kid as soft and pliable as satin.
For combination with blue frocks there are
two striking shades of kid forget-me-not
blue and turquoise. Every imaginable
shade of violet or lavender is shown, vari-
GUS tones of what is generally known as
the natural hue, shading from palest cham-
payne to almost golden brown, superb
olive green and a new magenta. When car
ried to silk or dress goods counters these
gloves are found to match perfectly the
prevailing tones in both SILK and WOOL
weaves.
The new glove shows Tapped rather
than a whipped seam, with elaborate sttch-
ing in self-tones or a contrasting color, ana
two buttons only, these being very large
and pearl-topped.
The short glove is generally SOLO oecau IS
the undetermined and bouffant sleeve falls
over the wrist and hides even the SECOND
clasp. On the other hand, for wear Win
elbow or short sleeves there come gloves IN
extravagant lengths that Will lie IN pythoh
folds to the shoulder.
AS an illustration of how the colored
glove may sound decided note IN the cos
tune, note the makeup recently seen a,
ia shionable charity concert in New YORK
The dress and wrap were OF black MESA.
line. deliberately trimmed with motiis OF
black guipure lace The collarless piouse
was faced back with stitched bano Oh
brilliant green broadcloth, braided In black.
A similar band outlined the Guns, turhihs
back to display undersleeves of white irish
point. The hat was a picture ciea. .a "a
black silk mousseline and lace, trimmed
with a green and black plume ana the
tWo-clasp gloves matched perIectly the
green in the braided bands and the pIuins'
with a pongee in natural tone emproio-
cred In male blue and made over a drop
skirt of pale blue silk, forget-me-not oiue
gloves may be worn though the more que.
taste turns to the same tone as the grouho
of the dress
All Match in Tone.
SILK or Isle gloves in natural tones can
hardly be told from the silk and hsie
stockings to be worn with shoes OF the
sams tint They are displayed side by SIDE
and the coloring is exactly alike, as wen
as the weave. There is decided ten
dency toward the open-mesh back IN six
and isle gloves. burt they make the hand
look larger than does a plain glove
Ono of the striking novelties OF the sea-
son il the reversible cuff glove, wnlcn rs
the design Of a glove. 1t is made some,
thing on the line of the old-fashloned
gauntlet glove only the kid is not stiffen-
ed. but left soft and pliable as silk. on
the inner side of the cuff, close to Its top
rims a bias band of silk in a contrasting
color. which matches the contrasting tone
In the gown For instance, with an all-white
costume, with which is worn girdle stock
of cardinal velvet ribbon, the glove would
be white, and the band in the lining of
cardinal silk. This cuff is rolled over to
show the band.
White gloves are banded in blue. brown,
red green and lavender, and for $3.50 up,
according to the quality of the kid used,
gloves will be banded to order to match
any frock. Kid bands are sometimes used
instead of silk, and are considered the ul-
tra-Emart thing.
For the Auto and Driving.
A gauntlet glove for driving and auto
MODELLING will appeal to men well as to
women. seam runs straight from the
tip of the thumb down the hand to the
wrist end of the gauntlet, faring widely
at this point to act as a protector to the
cuffs of the wearer. Modified and in light
er weight they also come for the athletic
woman
Young girls who are affecting the de-
nure and old-fashioned styles in thin sum-
mer gowns go in for the lace mitt. but
It must he exceedingly fine and delicate
to be attractive.
A pair recently shown at a woman's ex-
change was clearly evolved from family
heirlooms. The mitt proper was Of Ouch
esse point in an open pattern. The gaunt-