Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-10
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right. Certainly the modes of the day are
original. even if they hint of other ways
and days. Our grandmothers, though, would
fail to recognize the bouffant sleeves of
their time put into close fitting coatee
with short, undulating basques, the fronts
opening upon double-breasted pompadour
vest of silk. And Marie Antonette would
be puzzled to identify of her period
pointed corsage with sleeves resembling
those affected by Marie Henriette. In fact
the entire modistic world bristles with
amalgamated skirts, bodices and wraps of
every description that scarcely warrant
the serious effort to link them to other
periods, peoples nationalities.
The glove manufacturers day is surely
here, for what with the elbow sleeve dis
porting itself at almost all hours of the day
ana night, long, expensive giants are q
necessity. Then, running from one extreme
to another, we find two buttoned gloves
which meet the requirements of the gaunt-
let. gigot and close fitting coat sleeve In
the morning we are asked to wear one-but-
ton hand coverings with walking cos
tune and twelve-button length in the after
noon. 1t is surely a catholic movement in
glovedom, and we are obliged to have our
wits about us to follow every movement in
this important direction.
Light Tan Shades.
The tan shades in gloves are lighter this
| season. and for evening wear the glove
must match the toilet exactly.
Restaurant dining Is just as fashionable
| this season as ever, and a party of this
kind is much less formal at cafe than
| the same function at home Everybody
| sits beside his or her affinity at a reStau-
| rant dinner. The host will probably annex
the prettiest girl and the hostess the young
| est bachelor, and everybody Is good tenn
| pered and jolly. Some kind of show,
| theater. opera vaudeville serves to I'LL
| up the time between dinner and the next
| square meal at 11:30. for which the party
adjourns to another restaurant.
All these little dinners require certain
| kinds of gowns, which must be dainty end
| pretty, almost like ball frock, but cut
| high at the throat Here in Paris at res
| taurant dinners hats are invariably worn.
Chiffon cloth, which is transparent and
| looks very like chiffon, but is more dur
| able, is used a great deal for these dinner
| frocks. These dresses are made over soft
| silk and deliberately trimmed with lace and
| embroidery. A stunning gown of chiffon
| cloth in peacock blue had a panel front
| made of macrame cord in motifs of blue
| and green. The lace used on the bodice
was studded in the heavy parts of the de-
| sign with tiny green and blue beads. The
| effect was subdued, but brilliant.
For Dressy Wear.
A new silk called mousseline tabueta is
made up into dressy afternoon and high
| evening dresses. 1t is so soft and pliable
that it falls in folds like satin. While upon
the subject of these gowns let me say that
! brussels net Is extensively uSeu tnlS SEASON.,
and the dowager and the debutante both
! wear this attra ctive fabric. Chiffon cloth
| makes the incest kind of blouse to match
| the afternoon cloth coat and skirt costume
| 1t does not crush or crumple under the
| coat sleeves and will uncreasedly go into
] the travelling box and come forth in pris-
| tine freshness at the end of a journey. an
| advantage not to be despised, particularly
| when the change of travelling gown to
| dinner frock often has to be made in a
| hurry.
Any novelty in trimming is always well
coined with pleasure, and the season GER
| tainly abounds in new trimmings of all
| sorts Probably the most attractive are
| the plated taffeta adornments, which are
| such a relief from the many varieties of
| broad braids and soutaches The taffeta
| trimming comes in inch and a half widths.
|, with little bands of silk plated neatly In
| and out to form uneven surface. The
| trimming is usually carried out in the same
| shade of the gown it adorns but I have
| seen it very effectively applied to a cos
| tune of cream cloth, outlining the corsage
| and fronts. The latter is further beaut-
| fed with large button rosettes having vel
vet centers and little frills of taffeta all
round The waistcoat was of velvet, with
| tiny revers embroidered in oriental colors
| over a vest of tucked white chiffon.
We are wearing the most stunning furS.
made up in all kinds of pelts, but the