Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27

worn in the spring and even on cool days
during the summer
They are more on the order of the old
fashioned black silk gowns and are more
elaborate IN detail. They have, as RUE,
a waist to match the skirt as wen as
coat-either short or long-and the waist
is made with a yoke and cuffs of lace or
embroidery Or the jacket is 50 made that
a lingerie blouse be worn instead or
the waist. to match the skirt. if SO desired
There are few of these coats that are
made short. AS rule, however, they are
long, and it is safe to predict that they will
be worn until late in the winter, for they
are very useful, generally becoming and
not to be found in the ready-made or more
ordinary. styles.
For wear at the seashore or at any sum
mer resort late in the autumn there Will
be seen any number of very smart white
serge and white cloth costumes. Those or
serge are on the palmer order. but the
white cloth costumes are trimmed with
Irish lace or any other heavy lace of the
same kind. The white serge follows very
closely on the lines Of the dark serges
made up for the same time of year. ana
the favorite coat is the three-quarter
length. tight-itting. and buttoned in such
a way that the buttons have bias ef-
feet.
The only trimming on the costume Is
to be found in the buttons or in the fancy
collars and cuffs. that can be adjusted.
Another style is most deliberately trimmed
with mohair braid, each seam being out
Hned with the DralQ DOWN 10 where the
plaits open toward the foot. The coat is
short and deliberately trimmed with the
braid. and, in fact. this is one of the most
trimmed costumes of the kind.
The white cloth IS made up just like the
very pale pastel shades in cloth that are
worn in the winter for reception gowns.
The skirts are long. with entredeuX or mo-
tifs of heavy lace or cut work. The latter
has come in tremendously. The coats are
short boleros covered with embroidery. or
are medium length, rather loose. and with
bands of Irish lace.
One exceedingly smart model that is very
expensive has long coat that is made of
bands of Irish lace and alternate bands of
clcth. This coat hangs loose from the shout
ders In front and at the back Is tight-htung.
Ii is further ornamented by any number of
tiny buttons of the finest white pearls In
double rows down the front.
Such costume Is very smart and rather
distinctive but can only be worn for most
formal entertainments. and is IN keeping
with the white felt hats that this year
have made their appearance so very early
In the season. Undoubtedly 1t is style
that will be used later when the time comes
to go south for the winter 1t seems to
have been rather late in being introduced
for the summer, but is so smart that time
and place to wear 1T VIII undoubtedly be
found
Rather a noticeable feature of many of
the more elaborate gowns for cool autumn
days is to be seen In the deliberately trim
med boleros that are worn with the cloth
silk skirts. y SILK or ci0tn costume tfat
would In itself not be warm enough with
out some outside wrap is made quite pos
sible by Of these boieros. with its short
sleeves, that slip on over the waist Of the
gown.
Velvet heavily embroidered silk heavily
embroidered and cloth heavily embroidered
all are in fashion-are most effective and
certainly give a charming finish to what
otherwise might be a gown on the rather
severe order. A surprising amount of
warmth can be gained in these little jack
cts by having an interllning, which will not
ia the least interfere with their fitting well.
The high princess skirt with the belt at
tached, or made all in one with the belt,
that has been too much worn during the
summer is sometimes to be seen in this
style Of costume-the bolero taking away
the rather unbecoming lines that 1t is so
apt to possess and at the same time intro
ducing a note of color that makes the cos
tune look gayer and brighter.