The Washington times., 1905-01-10

Automobile garments are really be-
coming attractive At first a woman
had to look like a guy to be fifty dressed
for the road, and ii speaks well Cor the
charms of autoing that SO many women
were willing to sacrifice their good
4. looks even temporarily.
ASLong fur or fur-lined coats are ne
cessity for the automobilist. 1t is
mistake TO wear wide sleeves. however
graceful they may be. No enc was ever
too warm In an auto if the weather
was at all sharp. Have wraps and col
lar tight fitting. and it is always best
to wear a double-breasted coat
Designs cut from the gorgeeusly
shaded brocaded velvets are also used
for applique trimming, but the handling
of all these cutout designs demands ar
tistic ideas as well as skillful needle
work, and for those who can afford
them the ready TO apply embrosderies
are an easier and more satisfactory
proposition
Very handsome and SNOWY are the
handkerchief linen Dlouses trimmed with
very heavy lace. Thin silk waists are
likewise trimmed most effectively Tke
lace is of the crochet order, and is
used to outline shallow yokes, for col
lars and cuffs, and sometimes for
STRIKES.
Fine batiste over colored silk makes
a useful frock, as it can be washed or
cleaned. Nuns yelling frocks with
tucks TO let down for gowning are also
sensible and smart. Aceordion-pleated
silk still holds its own for dancing
frocks, one OF the prettiest models be-
Ing in rose-pinll silk with a bertha edged
with flowers
Unhappy. Is the woman VINO has not a
pretty W7ist. She looks on the new
waists with despair, Tor they all have
short sleeves. Not necessarily elbow
sleeves, but with the cuff ending good
four inches above the wrist The fash
ion is pretty and graceful, but it calls
for weli-turned wrist and forearm.
The short sleeve and the transparent
euimps are characteristics Of The fash
ions Of 1904. and viii probably continue
through the coming year
The prettiest evening gowns seen re-
Gently were of chiffon. especially the
lovely Powered ch!ffons, which come in
all-over designs. or else with a plain
surface and u deep lowered border
These gowns are much affected by young
girls and deDuIantes
The lowered chiffons in hydrangea
tints are lovely and popular. They are
made simply with wide tuckS and high
g.rdles of silk or liberty satin With
high bodices, the chifrons are charnai:lg
Toy theater wear or restaurant dinners.
The weil-dressed woman is very care
full of her couture anG does not consider
herself correctly gotten up unless her
hair IS well dressed. Some faces do look
their best under severely dressed hair.
but as rule the looser and simpler
the couture the better Just now the
old French twisr is in favor. and there
is a special comb which makes the ar
rangement easy.
Small bows are iavishly used in the
dressmaking q the season and the max
ing OF them is quite art, for in I'M
skilled hands they take on awkwardness
and stiffness To be sure, a certain
stiffness Is desired in bows Of a certain
stiffness OF priIn exactitude. not the
stiffness of bungling construction
Leather trimmed walking gloves are
seen everywhere The homespuns and
heather mixtures ara best adapted &c
this style of trimming The leather
appears in band trimmings. collars, and
revers. cuffs. and belts. Some beautiful
colors are displayed. deep. rich reds
blues and puppies. and exquisite greens
Big leather covered buttons are fea-
ture OF most of these gowns. Usually
leather trimmed felt hat is an accom-
paniment.
An original and convenient device is
an engagement case instead OF book il
consists of two pieces of cardboard four
teen inches in length covered with pref
thy designed paper. fastened together
screenwise- Each of the inner sides has
a succession of pockets in the shape
OF mercantile envelopes, and each is
labeled with the name Of a weekday
Under the long fur-lined coats aimos;
any heavy cloth gown MAY be worn but
or who take@ long journeys in It. in