The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-07-25
daintiest and most charming materials

Even the domain of hats has been
successfully invaded by japanese
products. Some charming Japanese
hats are of coarse, but soft, open
work straw, made in open work de-
signs. They are found in various
shapes and nearly all of them are
pleasing in form and dainty in their
make. There is a new kind of Japa-
nese sailor hats out, which promises
are braided and rolling in the brim.
The crown is round instead of square.
They are frequently trimmed with a
scarf made of some soft silk, tied at
the back and finished with two floating
and fringed ends.
There is nothing prettier and more
becoming to young woman unless
she be too tleshy, than a suit Of some
white material White will always
give her a dressy and distinguished
appearance even if ner costume is
simplicity itself as to trimming and
ornamentation. 1t is safe to say, that
white has never been more popular
than this summer and in London many
fashionable women have whole ward
robes made Of white materials. Mrs.
Langtry has scarcely a colored gar
ment in her wardrobe and Mrs. Ar
thur Paget, the great London fashion
leader, wears nearly always white. Fat
women, of course, are at a great dis
advantage, but they nearly always are
and even the most ingenious dress
makers find it a hopeless task to de-
wise clothes that will look we'll on fat
women.
Wear dark colors and keep out
of sight is the rather heartless and
unsympathetic advice which a certain
prominent Partisan dressmaker gives
to fat women. There is a deep moral
in this. There is no reason why a
woman should be excessively fat if
she does not want to be SO. Obesity
is an abnormal condition which can
be remedied by proper treatment.
There are a great many methods of re-
ducing excessive freshness and most
of them are so simple that there is
practically no excuse for obesity, I'M
less it is the desire of a woman to
be fat.
Shirtwaists which are buttoned in
the back are highly fashionable this
summer and many of the most ele-
CANT waists are arranged that way.
There is really nothing to recommend
the return to that style. There is no
logical necessity for it, and the dis
of that arrangement are
so great and so numerous, that it is
to be hoped the common sense of
American women will soon impel them
to discard that Anticipated and i'm
practicable style. Women, who have
one or more maids to assist them in
dressing and undressing, may wear
those waists, but for women who have
to dress themselves and frequently
have nobody near to see to it that
their waists are properly fastened, will
do we'll to stick to the open front pat
tern of waists.
There is every reason to believe that
the Sheer and diaphanOus materials,
like wolfe, etamine eolienne, chif
fons, etc. will remain fashionable for
some time to come. They are hand
some and lend themselves exceedingly
we'll to artistic effects. Another point
in their favor is that they are unusual
ly comfortable, owing to their light
ness and piabilty. 1t is to be hoped
that this prophecy will become true,
as that would mean the inglorious de-
feat of the effort of reviving hoop
skirts. crinolines and other monstrosi-
ties of days gone by.
Mauves and whites seem to be the
most fashionable colOrs in Paris and
are used a great deal with Directoire
STYLES, which are stearily gaining in
favor. Red is no longer a favorite and
blues also seem to lose their former