Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28

ton of the skirt. Over the shoulders mid
way bet tween Ike neck and the sleeves. were
the brete!e-shaped applications of cloth.
These wee some three inches across and
OF side plated cloth, the plaits being very
shallow and stitched down perhaps
eighth of an inch from their outer edges.
Fine red cord covered these lines of stitch
ing, and also traced a pattern in the center
of Zach bretclle. These hTctelleS, or SuS-
penders, were fastened firmly to the coat
their entire length and terminated a little
over half way from the shoulder seams to
the waist line over similar but much mar
ROVER suapeHders that extended on down
the body of the coat in botA the back and
the front Both lines of suSDenders tapeIed
in toward The center back. Her cream col
ored straw toIGe was trimmed with pale
yellow roses and her gloves matched the
roses.
Mrs Henry Redmond the same day also
wore red gown. but. while Mis-. Goulds
was light but brilliant pink, Mrs Red
mond's was a deep. rich scarlet The lat
ter costume wa also a plated skirt. but
the piaits were laid in groups of four or
five. each p!ait three-quarte.s OF an inch
wide All were stitched in below the knee
line and pressed in from there down.
This skirt was very tight. The sklrted
coat was an Elton with .ostllion extern
sion in the back and loose wdistcoat ef-
feet in the front The Lack was tight and
laid in inward turning side plaits four on
a side. y belt crossed the back. its cross
ing in fancy effect in the center back
The position extension Le.oW tie let WIS
a deep half oval. perhaps fourteen inches
long in tie center. TIE side fronts =" re
formed over sunerimDosed sections oil tie
red cloth. giving the effect OF a series Oh
coats ana in the center front WAS 'he
white vest cnbrJ dered in red The YES
were large. gathered in at the snouluefs
and below the elbows into deep GUNS. turned
back affairs with bottom and falling l!iIIs
of white lace Hcr~toQue was OF green anu
red, with box sides OF green, the lower nan
picked out in red as though currants were
set in. At size near the front was
spray of red feathers with Il dash OF RED
velvet at the base Of tie wing, winch was
set at the top OF the brIm, the wing slant
ing down fatty along TIE brlm-
Aluminium is now being used in tnsel
embroidery combined with applique trim
mings in gray taffeta. and as aluminium
does not tarnish anu is very light in
weight it IS invaluable. F.ower des gns
still predominate in the applique designs.
taffetas and the other soft and !ustrouS
silks bcin. used.
In color combinations there is now Il tend
ency to combinations of several co!ors in the
same applique. rather than two colors or
several tones Of the same color. as hereto
fore. Just :, touch of gold tinsel IS seen on
many Of these, but only touch. 50 that the
result is never Sarish.
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landings in fine cloth, linen, silk. velvet
with embroidered designs IN silk, and Parl-
sian landings are all much to the fore.
Dccially the one-sided ones for vesting
pieces, and handsome buttons come TO
match tie latter
In handbags the odd and bizarre effects
are sought for, and bag unlike any other
is desidcratum. Calf is being much used
for smart bags, but it would never be recog-
nizcd as such owing TO its various treatment
and nom de plumes, SUCH for instance as
tishscale -oakleaf, Fiametta, also granite
tiger stripes and granulated calf
No need fear 10 invest in plaided or
checked costume even though It be desired
t. continue its next autumn. for manu-