The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-01

badly worn down the front. With care
full fingers the front Of the coat Is cut
| away and a strip OF squirrel Is set
down each side OF the coat. \ collar OF
squirrel is placed IN the neck and the
terie buttons and cords. This utterly
transforms an old coat.
Each year sees what may be called
a novelty fur and this year is yedda
They take this fur and do a great deal
with it. Yedda, which is just plain calf
skin, with the fur left on, is used for
collars and for InufYs, and Il is used a
great deal upon old sealskin coats and
upon old Persian lamb coats 10 furnish
cuffs and collars, lapels and pocket
trimmings. 1t makes very nice trim
ming in any capacity.
| But IL is not upon turs that this ar
! ticle would dwell much as upon the
new gowns for clubwomen in the street
and in the house. These are so very
handsome. so becoming, and. withal, SO
sensible and inexpensive. that il is q
poor clubwoman, indeed. who cannot
adapt herself to them and who cannot
adapt them to herself.
One lovely dress is well worth a word
1t is built in that new combination
peacock blue and dull black The. dress
| material is a very fine, soft, and ' holly
durable serge 1t will stand wear and
| tear, and it will stand the weather
Serge comes now in qualities that rem
der ii fully the equal OF camels hair
| in dressiness and appearance.
| This serge dress, which is, of course.
| in the walking length, is arranged in
great box plaits, which begin at the
I belt and extend all the way down the
skirt They are inverted pIai.s and are
big and deep, SO that the skirt is very
fun
Around the bell there are strappings,
which are stitched over the upper third
of the plaits, holding them fiat They
extend downward from the belt about
three fingers. They are IN Persian ma
terial. nearly all peacock blue in tone
Beautiful Sorosis Gown.
! There is a heavy Eton jacket, Dor
dered with this peacock blue Persian,
and lined with white satin And the
| silk shirt waist and the handsome wide
folded silk girdle are OF plain peacock
blue silk. This makes as neat a suit
as the clubwoman could desire.
II saw the prettiest suit OF the year
(; at Sorosis.' said enthusiastic club
woman to q party of Well-dressed wo-
men shoppers. ct was built OF oyster
gray face cloth. soft and non-spottable.
II WAS walking length, and its sole trim
| ming consisted OF bands OF gray silk
four inches wide. put on like ruffies all
! around the skirt There were six OF
them. The upper part was blouse
: coat, padded and made warm for win
! ter It was cut with little standing
collar and was trimmed around the
neck and down each side OF the front
! with a turquoise blue passementerie,
partly silk and partly fancy woods. one
OF those very ornamental trimmings
/! Good gowns for club and street wear
are made from a variety of suitings. be-
ginning with camel's hair and ending
with novelty goods. But one must not
forget the Scottish plaid goods which
are enjoying great revival. and the
brilliant plaid poplins which are in with
n great deal OF force, and, certainly,
| with much fervor attached to them
: II you were 10 step into a frst-class
shop in London TO buy club gown they
would show you the handsome silky