Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-06
SHIRT WAIST SETS
Summer Girl Matches Her
FroCk.
BIG BUCKLES USED
BUT LITTLE ONES ARE FAVORED
ALSO.
Peacock Eyes Go Well With Green
Trimmed Gowns - With
White Also.
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for Inc ENeulns Ee"i'
As varied as her moods are the shIfl-
waist sets and assortment of natty httie
Minis with which the summer girl fastens
tha front of her blouse or pins down the
adees of her unruly turnover. They are
seen in all sizes and designs, and are fash
toned of various materials, from gold 10
burnt wood so that even the girl with
rather fiat purse may have several SETS
RuckIe sets are enjoying popular sea-
son and are, perhaps, the greatest OF the
min sets for the semi-tailored waist. Inc
set usually consists of three small buckle
nins and a larger buckle in the same de-
sign for the belt. They come IN gold' silver
and pun metal. and in oblong, square,
long and oval buckle form. Often the in
eenious girl secures two sets or these
buckles and designs stock to wear with
them, using two or three OF the pins IN It,
Burnt wood shirt-waist sets are novelty
Of the summer. While they are Urine
heavy-looking, they are pretty ana enectiVe
on certain heavy outing blouses. They con-
s,st of a round button of wood burnt in va
lions designs preferably the head of
girl after one of the well-known artists.
The button Is mounted on pin or cut IN
stud form to wear in buttonholes, although
the latter style is not so smart at present
Many of these sets are painted as Wen as
burned. -.
Another novelty is the peacock-eye set,
which resembles nothing SO much as the
CLASSY marbles the small boy cherishes
above all other varieties 1t shades from
emerald green to royal blue Inc setllng IS
invisibly mounted and because the pins
are not so large as the ordinary pIouse
pins the set consists Of four pieces. These
sets look their best on the Persian bands
worn so much on the front of shirt waists.
Mother of Pearl.
Hand-polished mother-of-pearl sets are
being extensively worn, especially In
white shirt waists. They are dainty and
fresh looking, and are inexpensive even
in the sets of three pins and belt buc-
kle. Neat little turnover pins and cuff
sets come in the same shell, both In
white and the smoky gray shade of pearl
Mississippi river pearl is shown In many
of the sets.
The Japanese waist set consists of four
round gold buttons, with geisha girl
enameled in color upon the metal sur
faces. Some of them have japanese scroll
work instead of the girl design.
In accordance with the craze for every
thing old-fashioned coral sets of all
sorts are in vogue again. A pretty blouse,
cuff and turnover set is seen In the shape
of good-sized beads, mounted on tiny gold
pins. Coral buckles for the belt, both in
front and back, are seen, as well as coral
stick-pinS for the Ascot stock.
The girl who would display her fond
ness for horses may have blouse set in
silver horse heads or tiny silver horse
shoes, with a larger one with which to
pin her grdle. Animal heads are popu-
lar in silver especially dog heads and
coiled snakes in cut silver.
Four-piece sets of golf girls and men
come in silver and gun metal, but they
are not particularly new. College pins
are still in evidence for the young wo-
man who wants 1t known that she has a
fondness for a particular institution of
learning. Army and navy buttons are
found mounted in sets Of three for shirt
for these things has almost died out, ex-
cept among the very young girls.
Birthday Pins.
Birthday pins, showing the stones of
the various months set neatly in gold or
silver are among the accessories for the
jewel or trinket casket, as are also flower
sets in enamel, daisies in the natural col
ors, with short, green stem, being the
most noticeable.
Neat little mourning sets for cuffs and
turnover are in gun metal, and in the
same metal set of six pins, known as
utility set, is shown in the shops.
Cut steel Is utilized in many of the
belts and buckles and bar pins for the
back of the collar, but the prettiest of
pins for the latter purpose is the little
narrow bar set solidly with pearls or
clever limitations.
The girl who does china painting makes
her own shirt-waist sets on china but
tons, and, after having them fred has
them mounted on pins Water scenes and
girls heads are the favorite designs for
china sets, although an attractive set
shows a pickaninny wearing a smile
which reaches from ear to ear.