Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20

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We Parisians during the last week
have been carrying out the advice OF TINS
| philosopher and are meeting with the pleas
! ant results promised. 1t is too hot and sui
| try to even dress deliberately for occasions
| and we are not seeking occasions. either. for
| who cares to dress with great exactness
| when the thermometer is rivaling that pop
| ular American actress OF yours in her ia
yOrite plav The Climbers" No; even for
the ) O'Clock teas a Puteaux and other cool
| resorts lust outside Paris women are wear
| ing comfortable b.ouses and short sklrtS
varied by linen tailor-made costumes ana
large, fat hats round which the necessary
if one motors out-long, bright-cofored veil
| hangs gayly and usually matches the para
| sol.
few of the restless ones of this world
who never dream in pleasant PAGES go out
| to the Restaurant Chinois to dine par
| chic" They get up parties of forty ana
| after dinner. in spite of the neat ana lndlI-
| ferent to the poetic charms or the hlghl'
| they dance madly to the strains of III
| game band. These eiegants. too. ADOPT the
| simple gown of lawn in lavender, blue or
| pink, with white always in the lead
| a dainty frock | observed the other after
| noon was of pink lawn with waist and skirt
inserted with guipure lace. baby SASH OF
! pink liberty was worn with this simple cos
tune The parasol matched the sash ana
was trimmed with pnked-out flounces, and,
as is the fad of the moment wrist bag
matching the parasol was carried.
1t is all very well to say that the season
| is almost over and there is no use botherlng
| about clothes until the autumn, but when
this melancholy season arrives one feels more
| scar than the falling leaf II one also 1dlls
of an n.
| dent one at least leaves an order with the
couturiere to forward some things to the
autumn address-that is, you do II you are
OF the elect of the earth the chosen mon
eyed minority. If you're not, you listen at
tentiveiy to the counsel of the advanced
! fashion chronicler, who speaks with very
! little authority at this early stage OIL the
sartoral game
| Fashions move in circles, and you have
| only to get far enough behind to be In the
| lead. A case Illustrating this point Is the
| return of the tight skirt made with many
| cores and usually circular. These same de-
| spised jupes. If fashioned with straight
| widths. are available for most OF the ne"
| patterns.
| The dressmakers are going to have their
own troubles with the new striped materials
| that are to be so fashionable in rev
| weeks. Plaids were difficult enough In an
| conscience to make up, but the nttlng or
| striped skirt is double the trouble as every
| stripe must be matched at every seam
| Manufacturers, however, appear this sea-
!
| and are making the fall fabrics twice as
| wide as usual Not only In woolens, but IN
silk and crepe de chine, is this GOOD WORK
| going forward. Some of the latest crepe de
| chimes are seventy inches wide.
| Rut TO return to the striped materials
They vary in size from pin widths to con-
spicuous stripes that will be taken up with
delight by the extremists In colorlng. me
effects are mostly light, an ivory grouno'
for instance being broken by lines of shad-
ed pink and blue. This color scheme Ger
tainly does not sound attractive, but in
] fashions one has to be reconclled to the
creed of whatever Is, Is best.
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For some occult reason the all-black dress
has been de mode" for several years, but
next winter we are told that 1t Is to be ex-
tremely smart. In or out of style black
GOWN must remain the most distinguished
| one a woman can wear. A black confection
for evening wear. trimmed with bands Oh
handsome jet, Is always charming for ma
| from Nothing for this purpose Is more Ell
. fectiye than one of the new black nets.
Speaking of net reminds me that the net
| day frock of the moment Is more econom-
ical purchase than one would expect. In tn =.
dark coors so quantity modish nowadays 1t
| is a charming contrast to the light coiors
| in which every one appears on smart occa-
| sions.
don't believe you have heard about the
latest detachable flounce idea. It's the love-
Hest thing for the woman who has to count
her dollars. 1t gives bouffant effect at the
| bottom of a dress skirt without burdenlng
| one with the weight of two petticoats. the
| idea fs to have different ruff1es stimulating
| silk skirts. On the cambria skirt are seWed
buttons, and 1t is the work of few minutes
! to attach the ruffies An old silk dress that
will not supply an entire skirt can be de-
pended upon to yield several fluffy f1ounces
| One hears on all sides that fOuiardS nave
gone out of fashion. This statement Is true
to certain extent but one well-gowned
woman l know always has at least two OF
these attractive frocks In her wardrobe both
winter and summer. During the warm
| weather bargain lengths may be picked up
| at less than half price and can be MADE,
with the aid OF the small seamstress, into
dainty house gowns for winter. Becoming
colors should be selected and great care
exercised as to, the design. A large. sprawl
ing pattern on q small woman accentuates
her dimnutiveness. but minimizes the too
| generous proportions of q daughter of the
| gods divinely fair and divinely tall If you
think of Investing in one of these foulards
be sure not to purchase the inartistic tan
| and brown combination SO many women
| have a fatal habit of buying. In reality,
| these coiors become dingy before they are
| really soiled, and in no way do they wear
| half so we'll as pretty lght-colored silk.
was buying travelling hat the other day
and remark OF the shopgirl rather appeals
! ed to me: .Jf madame takes this French
| sailor" holding up stunning creation.
retrouse in the back. "she will be charmed.
| pose when train tired" This sensible sug-
| gestion brought to mind how a chapeau can
| make or mar the delights of a journey. Any
/ thing in the shape approaching projecting
thought OF reposeful lounge. Almost any
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