Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-28

a very good-looking woman, her halr
 beautiful, her face fresh colored and smooth. Her dress, too, was all white, and the waist thin one. but there was
 no attempt at the girlishness of row of buffons down the back. To be sure, an under slip of pink was worn under the waist, but the soft glow 1t gave was
 most becoming to her fresh color and lovely hair; didn't seem too youthful. Her hat was of all black; black lace. Which reminds us, we better begin on the subject hinted at in our introductory paragraph, the really elderly gowns and bonnets seen at the openings. A few years ago, and you might walk aisle after aisle of millinery show cases and find nothing you would consider suitable for your mother to wear. Well, last week came upon whole case full of black bonnets, the good, orthodox sort ] with strings. Most of them were of lace frilled on with medium amount of fitness, and trimmed very simply with bit of slender feathery white, very delicate aigret. A few were all black, with gleam of good jet One exquisite model had little real lace for the white touch, and couple of soft gray silk flowers.
 A gown of gray crepe de chine, suit able for an elderly woman, was made with front and sleeves of white silk mus lin, the only trimming on the muslin the neatest of tucks. And it may be well to mention here that deep frills of fine sheer goods very neatly tucked has talk en the place of the ruffles of lace that had become so painfully common. We examined this very morning a white gown meant for evening wear, and ob- served the short sleeves were edged with frills having three rows of fine tucks near the hem. It was real lace, made up over white satin, and the contrast with the plain material was very good.
 Evening wraps this year, as 8 rule. are voluminous, do not fit the figure closely. There are modified dolmans, there are big circular affairs, and of course the empire. Light colored ones are favored, cream and blue well to the fore. There are so many lovely lighter blues nowadays, very attractive gray tones. The white gown just described was trimmed with narrow bands Of flow cred ribbon, the background of which was soft gray-blue. There are gray blue tailor-made cloth suits, and some afternoon costumes of thinner material. It is a shade that is very becoming when becoming at all
 The neckwear for mornings is either the tailored stock like the waist or a black tailored stock with snowy turn over collar and cuffs. Turned down white collars, both plain and embroid- cred, will be in good style, and very pretty fancy ribbons are offered to wear with these, either as four-in-hands or string ties We trust the neat way of dressing the neck with washable collars will long continue. For dressy wear we shall have quite a lot of white fiufiness about the throat, the old-fashioned jabot again in favor.
 /. One of the new shirt waists. very smart one, indeed, is a green silk with a glimpse of gray plaid peeping from un- der front straps and with the narrow est of plaid pipings further trims the front. The stock matches the waist, green trimmed, with just touch of plaid. It is especially attractive in these mid-autumn days.