Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-11

woman scorns this somewhat melancholy
apparel, and rightly, for, except IN the case
Of stout and ford types, all black Is aging:
Nevertheless, the woman in the 'thirtieS
knows the value of the inky gown. Chit
fon and lace neck rufiles may make 1t Won
derfully coquettish, and in airy evening
textures 1t is often most attractive.
Flowered Trimmings.
Some beautiful black gowns observed on
women who coolly acknowledge the flight
of time show girdles and vests in Powered
silk In several instances these were In
the palest hues, pink and green, azure and
rose. and two shades Of blue. The crush
belts were very high: in one case. almost
half the bodice.
with this beautiful gown, which was of
black crepe de chine and for visiting use,
went a pretty Partisan hat 1t was brim
shape Of black chip edged with white, and
topped at the low. wide crown with TIL
anon wreath of pink roses. Black chinon,
ruff1ed all round, composed the wide
strings, which were worn tied under the
chin.
Lace gowns in combinations of black and
white are considered very suitable for mid
dle-aged women, and perhaps, all things
considered, they form the most elegant
evening wear for them. But for obvious
reasons, unless the lace costume Is 1or
very elaborate service it is rarely cut out
at the neck. The high stock, however, Is
transparent, and unl1ned b1shop sleeves
frequently give the look or decolletase.
Anywhere up to fifty it is reckoned adm1s-
sible to wear colored ribbons with these
gowns, though girdles must be without
ends, as the sash is distinctly the privilege
Soft weaves.
In house wear soft LANES and silks and
dimities, with lace and ribbon deck1ngs'
are much seen In wrappers and tea gowns,
which are cut loose and show cape efects
bow q
used for these garments, whose province is
to fall with a certain elegance while az
fording as much ease as possible. for even
in the bed chamber fashion considers beau
ty above all things.
Numberless are the details Whlch the
trained mind may select from the general
fund for elderly use. Among these are the
shaded ribbons, which in sedate colors
have in themselves a dellcately mloole-
aged air, and which beautify coloriess tex
lures For instance, very dressy gown
Of gray wolfe has q shoulder cape trimmed
with ribbon shading from gray to white;
Other grays, especially those of gun metal
cast, show shadings of violet or piue' WINE
the browns melt softly into corn yelloWs,
and with materials of tie darker shade an
go we'll But they must be used sparlnsiy,
and then knotted and twisted In way TO
make the shading appear like dlf1erent rip-
bons Otherwise the correct erect is entlfe-
ly lost
Colored Kid Shoes.
A still more youthful notion for the ele-
gantly-inclined are the colored kid shoes
which fashion is once more introducing.
These are in all the stable shades-brown,
red, blue violet gray and yellow-and,
though designed especially for carriage
use, they will be worn out of town on any
smart occasion. With violine gowns, with
little mantles of the same, violine headgear
and gloves stitched with the color, the pur-
pie kid shoes are effective. The grays,
blues and browns also show up we'll with
matching costumes, but If the wearer Is
far past the flower of comparative youth
the graver colors are in better taste.
In sunshades the tiny carriage parasols
used this long while seem almost guaran-
tee of lineage, so aristocratc do they ap-
pear. Younger women are carrying them
again as in olden times, and some Of the
lace covers which embelish the modern
article are exactly patterned after those of
long ago A toilette casino" in shaded
blue nets, trimmed with black, includes
tiny parasol with a black cover. The han
dies are all jonted, SO that the parasol may
bend like the sunt1ower, to the sun.
MARY DEAN.