The Washington times., 1904-09-18
/ Gown Trimmed With Malta Lace.

great deal for woman's styles. for it
has made them more uniform. There
was danger Of a general drifting in op-
posite directions, and it looked at one
time as though part Of the feminine
world would 20 into the crinOlines.
while the other half would cling TO the
tight skirts.
The French dressrnakers are making
the very snug waists with the little
tight-htting basques. And the old
fashioned basque is dangerously near
at hand again. The basque. if you will
recall. was a tight-fitting waist with
a little friH below the belt. Il was all
in one piece and was all buttoned down
before The buttons were a feature OF
the basque. as was the collar.
New Basques.
The new basques are made much IN
the same way. Their sleeves are very
bounant. being finished in any one Of
a dozen elaborate ways. and the neck is
ntted with a wide collar or wSth a
stole; or II Is cut in a big Y. outlined
with lace or with a little embroidery.
Those who are not quite ready 70 take
up the tight fitting basque can try the
boned bodice, which is now quite the
recommended 10 all who have forsaken
the blouse effect, and who would like
TO take up the bodice. This model has
a skirt with a yoke OF fllet lace, the
whole being Of black. The skirt hangs
full from the lace yoke. Then there
is the bodice which is brought down to
the long low bOned point in front and
is fitted over the skirt at the sides
This is a very pretty style With this
bodice there is worn a fichu Of black
lace. knotted on the bust, with the ends
falling below the belt line. The hat
should ba a tall crowned one, all wav-
ing plunes.
The fitted hip yoke OF lace. or Of silk,
with the boned bodice with its long
point IN front and the knotted ichu,
furnishes the model for a style which
Is a most becoming one II makes the
squire look so very slender.
The long plain front panel is another
step IN the right direction as far as be-
.comingness is concerred The low boned
bodice point the long plain front panel
and the snug hips are all Of great bene-
fit 70 tho woman who wants TO look tail
and slender and where Is the woman
ygho does not desire this great boon?
In a resume OF the styles Of the week
one notes these things:
These new shades or old shades popu-
larized. orchid pink. coque de roche yell
low, Wedgwood blue, pale brown, ripe
reddish tan. and TO this may be added
London smoke gray.
One notices also q renaissance Of mar
row gold braid. No wider than a thread.
Il is used upon many cloth gowns to
give them distinction
The revival Of serge as a smart fall
material. either braided or piped or
trimmed with narrow ribbon puffings, is
observed.
BoufEant silk pettlcoats with the hem
wired to make them set out more are
new a feature Of every wardrobe.
And cloth gowns trimmed with flowers
cut out Of silk, velvet. cloth of silver, or
piece lace.
Looking a little ahead. one sees hand
some fur collarettes, reaching almost
TO the feet. built Of ermine and trimmed
with the loveliest black fur flowers cut
bodily out of pieces Of black fur.
BewiIdering Sleeves.
To this list CT fashions should surely
be added the new sleeves. which are so
bewiIdering and so numerous. One of
the latest is made Of piece lace. fitted
But. between the elbow and the should
or, there are three wide lace rutfes. and
on each rufhe there is a little rosette
of black velvet.
Around the brims of fall hats are
thrown wreaths Of autumn leaves. These
are in all the fall cOlors. deep green and
deep red and bronze. They are made
into garlands and are caught at the
back with great bow Of velvet ribbon
with very wide ends The round hats
With broad brims are particularly pretty
treated IN this manner.
One fall hat was deprived Of it's spr,.
mer trimming and In place of IL tbare
was a wreath Of crimson roses set
around the crown. A bunch Of the roses
nestled underneath and set off the NAT
chiffon veil. with a scalloped border
was draped pretty well back upon the