Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24

VISITING THEATERS, ETC.
| girls may have a full skirt developed in a
heavy silk, to which a loose or ha1f-fitting
velvet coat and plume-decked hat will give
splendid air. These velvet coats and 9th
| ers of cloth are, when in loose form, wide
sleeved and elegant in finish, many of them
showing about the cut-out threats band
trea tme1t in the richest applique and en-
broidery. White is nearly always the back
ground for this rich ornamentation, and the
coat is almost invariably lined with white
satin.
The longer, half-fitting coats affect a
smartly tailored cut and finish, quite close
coat sleeves going sometimes with such
styles. The turnover collars and cuffs
may be of contrasting material, and II the
costume is of velvet these details may be of
embroidery or silk or plain cloth. To con-
clude, such toilets as are here described
are designed for the promenade, the mat
inee, visiting, etc., for the church frock-
as 1t should be-is almost the plalnest
gown in missy's wardrobe.
For the informal dances and dinners al
lowed the young girl many dainty and mex
pensive materials are used, with laces in
simple patterns and velvet and silk ribbons.
But more of these festive frockS are seen in
is to combine the soft silks used for many
with odd, pleasant-looking laces, which are
in reality admirable limitations.
Silk and Lace.
What is called Mexican lace is used in
insertion form upon dinner gown of white
Chinese silk. This is in model suited to
girls from twelve years up as nothing could
be simpler than the blouse form of the bod
ice and full skirt Into the bottom of this,
which is puffed oddly to the trimming, is
inserted a single deep band of the lace
above a five-inch hem. The bodice buttons
at the back, the material being puffed in
the same way as in the skirt to the encir-
cling bands of lace. The sleeves are elbow
length and finish with a double pun OF the
silk, which in bias form g1rdles the waist
and ties in piquant up-and-doWn DOW be-
hind.
Though less interesting by far than these
handsome costumes, girls suits and coats
for practical wear are calculated TO nave
more widely popular vogue. In cnarac.et
they differ from recent styles only In point
of detail, for one encounters the same SUB
stantial and modest textures, and very
nearly the same cuts as year ago. flain
and checked wool StuffS are much 10 the
FORE these creating coat and skirt suits
which braids and bias bands trim effec-
lively at moderate expense. Bone buttons
some of the loose, double-breasted coats,
and a number of them are-ftted with slot
seams at the side fronts and back.
Numerous new skirt models show the mar
row robe front and trimmed side breadths,
but the circular skirt, fitted at the hips
with pleats is still much seen. Among the
later coat cuts there are also many sugges-
lions of the popular Norfolk belt at the
back, and il the coats are braid or velvet
trimmed the belts may be SO covered.
Machine Stitching.
But quite tie best practical suit of the
season is, with the exception Of sewing
machine stitching, entirely untrimmed. This
consists of the long, loose, double-breasted
coat with Norfolk back, and skirt with
plain apron and side killing. Narrow turn
over collars and cuffs of velvet are at most
the trimming of these, which are made in
mems cloth and storm-proof suitings
The hats worn with them are of the
ready-to-wear description, and II the gown
is of individual style it sometimes happens
that the hat is made of the same texture,
with a velvet edge and fancy quilts or
wings to smarter 1t.
A gown of red and brown shot suiting
has a hat of the same, and braid trim
ming of red. white and brown.
The favorite street get-up for young girls
is in suit form, but numbers of separate
coats are to be worn. These are in vari
Gus lengths and materials, but tan, mel
ton and covert cloths are still much seen,
as we'll as the old loose cuts. Perfectly
new coats have an ulster or rain coat look,
for numbers in shower-proof materials
and have the look and bundling tendencies
of storm wraps.
To go with them, street footgear Is of
the stoutest description, such rough wraps
seeming to call for extension soles and
laced boot tops.
Other maidenly footwear, it must be ad-
mtted is a bit frivolous, for high heels
and inadequately thin soles mark the lat
est dressy boots and shoes.
For College Girls.
Numberless are the coquetries which go
to make up the trousseau of the girl of
college age. and it goes without saying
that she exploits them all to the best of
her bent Among the old notions revived
is a pretty tendency toward the homely,
one development of which is seen in bib
aprons. Charmingly ancient phases in this
once SO important field are aprons suited
to every moment of the school girls day
for there are morning, afternoon and even
evening aprons, as in the old time. Those
for morning use In the school room are
naturally in stout textures, but Russian
cross stitch embroideries and round braids
embellish the linens and piIues in which
they are made.
The fancy muslin and ribbon-trimmcd
affairs for afternoon and evening are cut
very narrow at the top and curve round
at the bottom. They are made coquettish
with puffings around the edge through
which the wide ribbons are sometimes run:
or else there are lace-edged friIIs and n
single shirred pocket drawn up with rib
bons. MARY DEAN