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

hAuC Ct1iSISLte 2IOOnC TIE neck instead
| OF the tight fur cravat.
| The big ro1nd boa is coming IN again
and now is tho time to bring out ones
old boa and make use of IT. Il should be
trimmed on the ends and possibly Gown
the middle For this little heavy silk
trimming IS used. in the shape of passe-
nenterie, bead trimming. or Persian
| bands.
MIS-. Roosevelt's Costume.
For club wear one sees the Elton, the
short skirt, and the fat coEarette and
muff with the little toque OF fur trim
| med, mostly, with bunch OF roses. The
prettiest coat is the eton made of heavy
material with pointed fronts that button
all the way down The fastenings are
handsome buttons. TEts Elton is the
most sensible. the longest lived from a
Iashlonabie standpoint, and the most
durable garment woman could have
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt were . hand
some club woman's suit the other morn
ing when she went to call upoo Mrs
Hay informally. 1t was made out of a
very handsome length OF ladies cloth
ana was very smooth and almost glossy
It's color was Mrs. RooseveIt,s favorite
nue., nut brown, and its trimming was
ecioen Drown and yellow brown with a
| itue touch OF green The skirt was cl,t
with 4 deep shaped founce which was
iaio IN little tucks at The top ard the
+, upper part was q box Elton buttoned al,
| the way down the front. with a v,es+ of
| green satin, buttoned with tiny ooId
buttons. Around the neck there was
laid a little coilarette of Yedda and sbe
| carried Yedda muff She was a har-
mony in brown.
II a woman is sensible she will NOT
NIX her browns very much, as there is
| Ao..iihs IN the world that mixes as
paoIy as brown unless the rni~ino is
uoe ny Inc hand OF an artist. 1t is so
very easy to turn the whole from, an
artistic ensemble into something ,bat
looks very cheap and tawdrv
The club woman of the season is
wearing the long coat which for want
or a better name IS called a military
| coat 1t derives its cognomef1 from, the
oio army overcoat. which it certainly re-
/, semoies TO surprising degree. Indeed.
u one Were 10 get down the old blue
| army oVercoat OF 1851 and put it upor.
the CIR! OF the period. she would salIv
forth and not be out OF style
| Inc smartest coats of the year ar.
built OF army blue cloth. and are fas-
| tened across the back with little strar
| which holds the necessary fulIness wei,
IN place The front hangs quite oper
and there is a deep cape The trim
| mings are army red This coat. which
Is buttoned with brass buttons or with
| black cords and tasSels looks very mill
| tary upon the trim short skirted girl
/ OF the year.
| The dust coats are very like unto the
military coats. save that they are belted.
and button all he
| Ihey have their deep cape their smart
gauntlet cuffs, and their little standing
collar, and they are very trim and very
trig.
To Dress Club Woman.
II L were fitting out a club woman
for her various meetings, her iunchAons.
her dinners and her high teas" said a
| Fifth Avenue modiste who makes a
business OF what club women wear. u
should give her this season three smart
shirt waists OF brilliant plaid They
should be a generous red plaid, = black
and white, and blue and black This
| Is 10 furnish variety in the color tone.
| Il should be careful of her sleeves. for
the fullness has crept up TO the shoulder,
ana the new sleeves are the leg o NUT
! ton, with the big part OF the leg at the
| shoulder, and the little part at ths- hand
| Il should fit her out with a notified
gray cheyiot. looking very much like a
| granite cloth, and | should take care
| that there was a touch OF tomato red
| IN this costume There would be a bril-
| liant crushed red leather belt. 4 leather
stock and strappings of red leather upon
her skirt and upon her sleeves
| Her dinner gown OF course, she
would have to have dinner gown Bm
for this one can always fall back upon
| Il handsome separate bodice and a taffe
| Ia skirt.
! What DO 1 consider the colors OF the