Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17

with a long fluff of white plumage at the
starting point
The gown this hat topped was a black
liberty satin with small white polka dots
at tnfrequent intervals. Its sweeping skirt
was trimmed with silver, while sflvery white
leaves that had the appearance of being
pliGue.
The fitted bodice had high, tight black
stock with the silvery white leaves going
around 1t. The top of the bodice was in
loose folds and bands of the cleaning white
leaves extended in the front from the stock
to the bust line in a narrow vest effect
From the bust line down the bodice was
very tight. The sleeves We're full, and soft
puns at the elbow Were drawn in tight with
bands of the leaf passementerie From
just above each elbow at the back of the
arm there fell a dropping puff of the silk
with single band of the leaves extending
from top to bottom. Ruffies Of white
formed the finish to the rest of the sleeves
The skirt was laid in fine tucks, plaits
or gathers at the top, but was very full
at the bottom and trailed in the back The
si4Very white leaves outlined deep hollow
squares fourteen inches deep at the bottom
This leaf border was a modified Roman KEY
design; where the line wound around inside
1t was cut off short, so that it was more of
broken Roman key or square design.
handsome hat just imported by pri-
vate consumer of Partisan firm is large
broad-brimmed affair of pale gray chip
with moderately high crown. The wide
brim is raised only slightly at the left, and
the hat is worn almost straight on the
head. Two enormous roses shading from
dull purplish In the center to lavender at
the outer leaves, and having grayish green
foliage, are placed at the front of the hat
one resting partially on the edge of the top
or the crown and the other on the brim
while the foliage spreads out against the
crown and toward nh
under the top rose there starts wide and
long path of pale gray ostrich plume that
sweeps back over the brim and down over
the back. The bandeau, of which but little
shows, Is pale gray tulle, and under the
brim at the left back is fastened cluster
OF three small roses matching those on the
front.
Mrs. Sidney Dillon Ripley. who will spend
the autumn abroad lunched the other day
In a smart 9Th avenue restaurant in SIM
pie mourning gown in which, however she
looked decidedly handsome. 1t was q fine
wolfe with a round length skirt closely
plated at the top and trimmed between the
knee line and the hem with three or four
wide tucks.
The bodice shirred in at the waist line
also showed a cross-tucked effect, and the
somewhat scant, slightly pulled elbow
sleeves carried out the tucked idea. Her
hat was a small smart AFFAIR, raised very
much at the left and back. black OF course
as she is in mourning, and had number of
small black wings applied to the upturned
portions. the tips OF some of the wings ex-
tending down over her couture.
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A smart driving coat just arrived from
Vienna Is really a redingote. 1t Ia q light
brown cloth, the skirts, which come to
within eight inches of the ff60r. are laid
In side plafts three inches wide at the top
by six at the bottom and pressed In very
firmly The coat skirts are simply hemmed
and stitched and are absolutely plain. The
skirts are set on to q IA ther wide-shaped belt
OF the CLOTH stiffened and stitched and clos
ing invisibly with hooks This belt drs0ps
in a point in the front and is marrow at the
back The top OF the coat Is somewhat
boxlike In cut and sets out a little over the
girdle all the way around and has few
seams 1t Is double-breasted, but Is closed
tons done In shaded brown and tan crochet.
The collar il three inches wide and OF
much darker eolored velvet. the inner edges
meeting in the center and the cutter spread.
ing apart in two points This collar Is EN-
| Droidered around its edges In shaded gold
and bronze thread.
| The sleeves are quite fun, being set In IN
plaits at the top. They are narrower at the
| wrist, and at that point Hre laid In piaits
/ at the back. and turned-baci cuffs OF the
cloth six inches deep. with borders over an
inch wide of brown velvet, embroidered to
| match the collar, reil back over the sleeves
| These 'cuffs Hare at the top. and each has
TWO smaller buttons matching those on the
body at the outside of the cuffs