Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-20

crowned modern hats In white or piacK
crinoline or leghoru. the brfm velieo WIN
lace and bunch of feathers arranged az
the left side. These hats make charming
frames for a pretty face The new Golf
fure Is admirably suited to this style OF
picture hat, the tresses being apparently
arranged in loose. large waves, when IN
reality are the work of a most arustic
coiffeur.
A New Hair Shade.
While upon the subject of the couture let
me tell you that the smart Parlsiennes are
copying the Marie Antoinette shade OF hair
worn by Bernhard in 'Varennes. the ne"
play she is making such success or IN
London. Society women are approaching
this fashionable tint as nearly as the oye
bottle will permit. and the modlstes nave
used this copperish color as a conspicuous
nuance for trimming the high-crowned mats.
According to the French couturieres we
are again to bark back to the history or
bygone days for our winter modes. Inc
furriers are already busy filing orders 1or
the late fall, and they tell us that the new
fur cellars to the stolelike capes are built
after the genre of Charles TX. Henry Ii
and Henry w of France. An authority In
the line Of fur garments also says that the
directoire and empire styles will obtain In
the fashioring of skins.
Velvet Again.
Velvet will play an important role In
winter modes. and loose sack and plated
coats of this material with small sleeves
and braided epaulets are to be seen In an
atelier where advanced models are In evil
dence for buyers. Black taffeta Will be
popular for autumn and winter mousse
gowns, but for the present shot green anu
black. rose and gray taffetas are very enc,
A pretty and attractive model OF green anu
IL x~ft haC q n
persuasion has a jacket of the bolero cut
collarless. as are all these little apologies
of wraps. 1t is cut in panels which are
trimmed with braid and edged with tne
same soutache~ The skirt is made In panels
to match the bolero and also adorned with
braid. The sleeves are slashed to the ell
bow, braided and finished with three men
rufffes of alencon lace over plated white
chiffon.
A tafYeta toilet seen at Auteuil Sunday
was reminiscent of drectore days, and
beautiful model for a fall gown was OF
onion hue. which is the latest tint OF brown
of tawny golden color. The perfectly PLAIN
skirt was beautifully cut and set in pialts
fatty stitched from the waist, where they
opened out and gave a delightful oid-worlo
air to the costume. The basqued coat had
a high directoire black glace SASH
mi-Precious Stones.
We are wearing great deal of semi
precious jeWelry this summer, ana some VI
this genuinely artistic gem work defes de-
lection. There are certain articles of every
day jewelry, little trinkets that we put on
quite as much as matter of course as our
hats and gowns, and one would be aston
ished to realize how many of these treas
ures are imitation jewels pretty trifie
is a flexible bracelet of not frst-rate opals
that is having a vogue at present. Anent
this beautiful stone there is charming
little story about the birth Of the opal.
The old fortune tellers used to say this
stone of fire could be found where the
sunlight and the moonlight Joined each
other This place was after great search
located by Spanish traveller, who followed
the rays of the setting sun, and when the
last rays was reached tarried at the spot
sntil the moonbeams shone upon the earth.
and then the opal appeared.
CATHERINE TALBOT.