Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01
UP-TO-DATE SASHES
A HIGH-BoDICE EFFECT rs MEG
ESSARY.
Hair Ornaments Come to Match Sashes
and Slip in the Same Shade is
Worn Under a Frock.
Written for The Star.


Thegirdle foundation has transformed the
eld-fashoned sash into accessory which
gives length and good lines to the figure.
The old objection to a sash because it rum
pied into a shapeless string around the
waist has been completely overcome by the
introd ,etion of shaped and stiffened foun-
dations of crinoline. over this the sash
ribbon of the hour is laid in folds shir-
rings defined here and there by pert knots,
rosettes or gay buttons.
What looks to be a sash around the waist
of the fair summer girl seldom fastens or
ties in the back. More generally the girdle
closes in the front, the fastening being hid
den by double shirrings, rosettes, etc. Many
fascinating methods are employed for at
taching the sash proper to the back OF TINS
high, well-shaped girdle.
Sometimes the glrdle is cut down in the
back until it is almost V-shaped, and to
this is attached a splashing knot and two
long ends. A second method shows the back
of the girdle outlined by two fat bows,
with double ends running up and down, and
held at the top and bottom of the girdle
with double knots, while the ends of the
sash proper appear as though coming out
from beneath the two lower loops.
One of the smartest bows for heading the
flowing sash ends is tied in two long loops
about where the point of a medium width
girdle would come, and then again at the
waist line in two more loops of the same
length The loops extend horizontally,
while the attachment OF the long sash ends
is concealed by short ends of the ribbon
pointed or forked.
fourth arrangement of the bows may
be assumed only by the very slender girl
The girdle is covered with bias folds, and
on the left side Just in front of the under
arm seam is attached what looks like a
peony made from the ends of the ribbon
The sash ends may depend from this bow
and fall to the side of the skirt, with a
snug fitting girdle in the back, or they
may fall from the center of the gfrdIe in
back without loops and knot at intervals
until the hem OF the dress is reached
The folded girdles work out best from
messaline or liberty taffetas cut on the
bias, and then the ends can be secured
from the ribbon in sash widths of taffetas
and messaline, both of which are now SELL
ing as low as 20 cents yard, in very good
quality.
Some very pretty afternoon gowns of
white organdie. Swiss, batiste or other
transparent fabric made with under
slips of delicate coloring and these have
sashes 10 match. Both plain and figured
ribbon are worn with white and delicately
tinted frockS.
That there is some particular color
which this summer girl has chosen for
her own is not at all evident though all
the pastel shades are enjoying quite q
vogue, with the extremely popular Alice
blue perhaps in the lead. It is a AOmbi-
nation OF cOlorS that has captured her
whimsical fancy, such blue and lilac
with sprays of tender green, lavender
pink and green, orange and the ombre
shades. scarlet and tan, old rose and blue,
besides innumerabIe shadings of all of
the cardinal colors. Many of the sash rib
bons have a touch of black to set off the
delicate tones of their patterns and the
weavings of black with silvery gray and
lavender and white for half mourning use
defy description in their dove-like soft
ness.
A most fetching example of this half
mourning sash ribbon was recently worn
by a hostess in the diplomatic circle.
Fastened into girdle point at the front,
a pearl gray taffeta encircled the waist
and fell in two rows of deep festoons
at the middle of the back. The festoons
were pinched tightly at their head SO
that they iared in fan shape. and in GER
tain lights the gray shaded almost to
black. with a faint but huge design of
steel gray orchids covering the six-inch
width of ribbon.
Gay hued ribbons are figured with all
sorts of old-fashioned garden flowers
either in single blooms or a scattering
of many different blooms. These match
In pattern many of the Powered muslfns
and organizes. One very quaint design
shows Alice blue and pale yellow morn
ing tories forming a vine over the CEN
ter of the ribbon. Fuchias. honeysuckles,
dahlias geraniums, etc, also adorn broad
sash ribbons and look almost natural
enough to be plucked.