Evening star., 1905-11-05

pear along the shoulder lines.
Velvet buttons are also used, but it is
difficult to get them ready made in good
quality, hence it is better to avoid them
unless gets molds and has them COW
cred with fine velvet.
Crochet buttons are smart, some of them
are large enough to be properly called
cabochons.
In using buttons as a decoration several
sizes are employed. The smallest appear
on the cuffs. and larger ones as ornaments
on the body of the coat. Rows of small
buttons may appear on the center back
fronts and larger ones on strappings,
or large ones may be used down the front,
and tiny ones in the back in groups of two
at intervals at appropriate points along
the lower edge of a short coat.
Kid stamped with gold. silver, and in col
ors is also seen on certain garments, usu
ally street costumes.
Applique trimmings gorgeous, their
colors are brilliant, but the richness OF the
materials prevents their being gaudy: Che
Mile narrow ribbons, gold and silver thread.
spangles, beads, chiffon, dar1um SILK and a
number of other materials are used in en-
broideries and trimmings. Sometimes sep
arate motifs appear. and then again the
trimmings are arranged In garland enects
In street costumes contrasting coiors are
greatly used. A Partisan costume just ar
rived is In heliotrope colored broadcloth.
having bolero with an insertion down the
front the elbow sleeves being finished with
cuff bands of paIest blue. embroidered III
pale lavender and still paIer blues.
A black chiffon broadcloth has cuffs and
a collar of scarlet cloth overlaid with SOU
tache braid in both white and black, and SO
1t goes. The more conservative, however.
ADOPT less vivid contrasts, particularly IL
they be not especially rich. for the woman
with few costumes necessarily, IL she nave
good Judgment, selects those that, while
OF equally good material and style as those
of her richer friend, avoids pronounced con-
trasts and startling effects that invite at
tention.
Black in all sorts of materials and for all
sorts of costumes will be extremely fash
ionable this winter. as 1t has been TINS au-
tumn. Nothing looks cheaper than black In
poor qualities of materials and nothing ricn-
er in handsome goods.
A well-known actress Is wearing a smart
little black broadcloth costume, a Princess
walking skirt and bolero jacket the latter
almost long enough to be termed an Eton
The skirt of this costume has a few plaits
quite wide and some distance apart, and II
clears the pavement by about three inches
1t is stitched, or rather the piaits are, al
the top 50 1t Is close about the hips, and
the top. OF course 1t is fitted smoothly from
the waist line, where 1t disappears under
the jacket. This jacket is trimmed with
several rows of plain black silk braid, per-
haps inch wide. This braid goes around
the coat and extends up the back over the
shoulders. There is no collar. and the
Jacket rCIobtS GOWN the front IN mOuiIleN
box fashion. The coat sleeves have a lit
tie braid about the bottom.
The month Of November invariably brings
with 1t number of fashionable weddings
and this year there are number of these
interesting events.
On Monday, In Grace Church, in 10th
street and Broadway, occurred one of the
largest and also the smartest, of the many
nuptial events. that of Miss Lillian Fordyce
Barker and Franklin Butler Lord jr The
bride is a cousin OF another recent bride.
Mrs. Henry Rogers Winthrop, who was
Miss Alice Babcock. both being grand
daughters of the late Samuel d. Babcock
| a New Yorker of great wealth, and also of
| high standing. Mrs. Winthrop, who is tall
| and fair, had a country wedding early In
October.
| Mrs. Lord is slight. pronounced bru-
| nette, and not tall She was effective in
| her bridal gown, the snowy draperies form
| Ing marked contrast setting to her dark
/ but pale beauty, while her attendants are
among the beauties of the so-called smart
sst,' and were Miss Jessie Sloane, whose