Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-06
SUMMERWEAR SASHES
Far Removed From Old Time
Accessories.
TIED IN FANCY KNOTS
ONE CALLED THE WIDOW" FOB
LINEN GOWNS.
Butterfly Bows Are Girlish, but the
"Peony" is the Most Gorgeous
Of Any.
TIED IN FANCY KNOTS
Written for The Evening Star by Katherine Ahder-

Written for The Evening Star by Katherine Ander-
Each year brings to the summer girl
some dainty accessory which might De
termed first aid to coauetry one year
the rage runs to fans. another to parasois'
and only last summer her long strings Oh
beads were sd to ensnare more oeepiy
the unsuspecting summer youth
This wear she carries her scalps not on
string of heads but on sash. For years
.h. sasb has been considered old-fashioned
,rb,s season II is the pet Of the feminine
world and the sashes of the summer girl
,ro as numerous and bewildering as her
personal charms.
Rtbbon is only one material of the many
from which sashes are fashioned. Lace.
tu,le velvet, chiffon. null and combinations
of these materials. with flowers and leaves
of exquisite texture. are seen swinging from
crushed or folded belts.
The peony sash is one of the newest con-
ceits, and. to the woman who wears PINK
is a Joy forever. 1t is made from broad
pink ribbon and hangs In two long ehos
almost to the hem of the frock- A slIuie
of the ribbon encircles the waist ana Is
finished at the back with cluster OF
naonies made entirely of ribbon in the
Various tints of pink found In the natural
blossom. A large flower with Few SNOW" now,
petals, Is tackled near each END OF the Sash'
70 hang one higher than the other On u
gown embroidered or figured in the peohy
Shades this sash is particularly striking;
The widows knot Is seen on smart Wmte
gowns and adds dash OF style "iiS I,o 80 -
carried about the waist and ENDS IN Two
stiff, tailored rosettes In the center ot .ne
back The ends follow the folds OF the
skirt to its edge. .,,,oa
velvet ribbon is frequently worn with a
white wolfe. Tiny lengths or featnerpone
keep the narrow girdle in place. and ample
ribbon is allowed for the double DOW at the
hack Sprays of roses. either of white or
blue satin ribbon are fastened among 'he
folds of the bow and are knotted at each
end of the sash. One full blossom, Win
cluster of buds, constitutes spray
The English Sashes.
The English sash might be more appro-
priately called ''sashes.' as 1t consists OF
girdle fitted closely about the waist ana
fastened in front by means OF a buckle.
Coming from under either side OF the sirule
over the front of the hips are broad paheis
of satin ribbon. which hang nat to the
aounce of the skirt. where they are hnlshed
with a butterfly end of the rlpnon; ms l!,
sash is worn more by young girls than by
women. , ,,o,,,,
The ivory white satin sash on a gown
of black spangled and painted net over
white is effective. though d triie IonSpo
nous in its contrasts. Inc long khotteo
strings of satin are caught here ana there
with a white ribbon rose. Green stems
give the only touch OF color. cluster
of white satin roseouos, WIN sus Go.
ton of leaves at the WAIST oohiPie'o' '@
sash. . l.,
The combination fichu and sash Is
shown in transparent materials, such as
organdy plain and figured clinton, ba-
tiste, null and plain and dotted net The
fchu may be knotted across the front OF
the frock and permitted to fail TO the ioot
of the skirt, the ends are crossed
softly in the front and then carried
around in the back, where they are tied
loosely and softly and permitted to fall
to the hem of the dress in the back. They
are five yards or more long.
Dotted and denied net sashes are mover,
and are seen on robes of lace and on the
imported toilets of finer materials. The
denied lace resembles nothing so much
as net work covered with tiny ROUND
tea crackers denied and warped In the
baking process. Lace SaSheS are broad
and require no knotting except at the
waist line. The cream effects in dotted
lace are worn with gowns just bordering
The Net Ribbons.
Louisine and net ribbons are much
worn with silk gowns. and sashes OF ng-
ured chiffon or organdy are worn with
all-whfte frocks Of plain organdy or ba-
tiste. The pompadour ribbon. with its
boldly conceived knots of flowers. Is also
employed with plain materials. but sell
dom looks well with the figured fabrics.
as its colors are distinctly striking. For
example. a pompadour pattern shows Dig
ma nsies scattered on a pale greenish law
ender ground, and pompadour wreaths of
pink are shown on a yellow ground.
The Dresden sashes are more subdued
in tone. and pink and blue In delicate
tints are generally combined. II the fig
ure is done in pink flowers, the satin edge