The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16
In Style 1t May Vary to
Suit Taste of the
Wearer.
Material, However, Must
Be the Best That Is
to Be Had.

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Fringes are TO be worn an remarkably
/ pretty ways, A white felt turban, roll
/ ing up all the way around. was trimmed
with white silk fringe. The sloak was
trimmed with fringe which zen around
the collar and the skirt was trimmed
with wide nOunce, which was headed
with looping of the fringe.
Quaint and Pretty.
A quaint and pretty costume began
with a white rough felt hat. soft as vel
vet and almost shaggy in its depths. It's
only trimming was a beaded trimming
which extended around the brim. Loops
of black beads were caught all the way
around the brim and fastened here and
/ there with jet buckles. #rOf course the
coat and the skirt weretarimmed with
/ yards and yards OF dangling jet strings.
The fad for dressing IN black and
white has crept In and II seems in
/ strange contrast to the brilIiancy or the
/ Oriental trimmings and very restfuI 10
the eye at the same time.
Wonderful Oriental trimmings. SO gay
that they are almost barbarian in their
/ splendoI, are worn one day and the next
there Is a gown which shows no colors
except black and white Jets. passemen-
teries. white lace. and black broadcIoth
make the ingredients for O. handsome
gown.
The black and white gown. called the
ma gpie, is fashionable just for the mo-
meut IN New York, while in Paris they
are wearing turquoise and black and
turquoise and white. And In London
they are wearing pink and black and
{ tie pink is the shade known as blot
/ ting paper pink. Ii is very soft pref
I II color. just the thing 10 combine with
black or with white.
Fashionable Colors.
| A woman wrote 10 a friend In Paris IN
/ ascertain the fashionable shades. and
I this was her reply: Wear ash gray.
Havana brown, and smoke blue Some
times wear guupowder blue and celery
/ green or spinach green. Rose, heIiotr0De.
orchid pink and bIotting paper pink
T are seen a great deal. and charnna Rne
yellow, .Tory white and pearl gray are
{ worn by the best dressed people IN town.
F Don't forget that seaIskin brown is very
smart and that chamois yellow and
raspberry red are also worn as are
mink brown, miguonette green. and
T pansy purple. Opal yellow is for even
ing wear, lemon yellow for dinner ana
evening, and turquoise blue for day or
night"
The woman who wants 10 dress well.
and there are few women who do not
viii accomplish her purpose q great deal
more certainly If she will have an eve
10 the harmonies Of dress. If she win
consider its requirements. She must
realize how and why. when and where
the gown IS 10 be worn.
Effective Results.
An excellent example of this was ar
f5~ded recently by a woman who went
into a fashionable dressmaking estab-
ushmeut 20 purchase a gown. Il want a
dress" said she. Ito wear with a lone
cloak. Ny cloak is made OF black broad
cloth, with a box plated back 1t is
three-quarter length. is trimmed with
silk cords, silk fringe and silk tassels.
1t opens down the front and is always
worn open"
"Iheu,' said the modiste, 81 would
suggest q gown trimmed down the front
with a bodice with a vest effect As the
coat flies open this handsome front trim
ming VIII be very effective"
So she made a gown with a rufHed
lace vest the lace rufies all .cascading
down the front OF the vest. each rufie
trimmed with a little c0lored silk en-
br0ideryl and the skirt was made with
a marvellous scroIt work OF silk shirrinRs
with handsome velvet rosettes set in the
middle OF the shiTTings. Around the foot
Of the skirt there was handsome
hounce with SILK shirrIngs aad rosettes.
With a three-quarter cloak this gown
was charming.
Match Cloak to Gown.
tt IS not always that "a woman can
match her cloak 70 her gown. but she
can very often do so. Even when they
do not match I'm color and in material
they can be made 90 harmOnize In other
ways The cloak can be cut so as 10
show of the trimmings on the gown or
il can be trimmed with the same kind Of
lace OF. perhaps, with fringe 10 CORE
spOnd.
So much depends upon this preserva-
ton OF the harmonies that a woman is
wise who thinks first of harmony and
afJerward NJ color and material Ii
takes only a touch. just the slightest
thing 10 bring the TWO into keeping with
each other.
The conscientious fashion writer is
called upon these days to give advice.
and, like the doctor, the clergyman. the
lawyer and all other professional advls-
eTs. she must do the best she can BY
those who make inquiries.
To the office of "a welI-kuo1r fashion
magazine there travelled the other day
4ettri from 81 4Sauei asking how she
could purchase handsome trimmings st
a low price. 81 am anxious" said tbis
writer "to be well dressed. But I nud
the materials so very expensive. A single
yard of uassemeuterie costs inward Of
sic. and handsome yard OF lace COSTS
then, ls "a woman of economical tender
cles going 10 manage 10 look well and
be- suitably dressed"
Cheap Trimmings.
To this question there are MANY re-
plies. But the most rational suggestion
or them an would be 90 choose .cbeaper
trimmings. And there are cheaper ones
which look very well indeed.