Evening star., 1905-08-27
MINED CLOTH m TWO SHADES OF RED
WITH DARKER RED RENER>5

oravenette cloths. and was almost invisibly
striped with red. The skirt was cut cir
Cular, with no fullness at the waist, but
q great deal AT tie bottom, where it hung
In graceful folds and cleared the ground
by six inches. showing smart little brown
boots with military heels and unusually
high tops. and the toes were pointed rather
than round.
The bottom of the skirt was finished with
% narrow strappings laid on In Roman key
patterns The belt was n shaped. bias
piece OF the goods cut in a slightly pointed
effect In both back and front. and heavily
stitched. II appeared to be attached to the
skirt.
The little coat was box Eton swinging
loose bit and cut to be worn closed in
double breasted fashion. or else to have
the fronts thrown back. the latter fashion
showing smooth facings of plain chiffon
hroadc!oth OF lighter. brighter shade than
the coat These facings were outlined
around the edges with strips of the mar
rowest braid in alternate rows of light
beige and red. two of the red and three Of
the beige color. This Jacket had two mar
row strappngs of the cloth at the out
side edges. the one at the extreme edge
plain. while the other traced Roman key
design - match the skirt strappings. There
collar. The sleeves were large coat
sleeves. finished at the bottom to match the
rest OF the Jacket
A smart, little. dark red. straw toque.
trimmed with beige colored and red quills
and a fold of red velvet, topped the gown.
Il lhTk req UIHDreIid was carried. / no nedNy
gloves matched almost exactly the brown
shoes The blouse worn with this was a
stock and cuffs of hemsttched linen
ON .hc same day and at the same place
effective princess robe worn by a
woman who evidently paid no regard to
the elements. for 1t was decidedly a frock
quite unsuited 20 rain. The material was
an exceedingly lightweight. smooth-fin-
shed mauve cloth. and II lifted her closely
from the bust to below the hips. and trailed
a littIe III the back. Three lit:le plaitings.
each barely more than inch wide and
each an inch from the one below, and of
the gown material, finished the bottom. In
tie haCk. where II closed, there was sCant
double box plait pressed in to the figure.
and this plait closed the robe by hooking
over. but down each side OF the pl@it from
the top to some four inches below the waist
line was q row OF buttons III dull silver and
Imitation amethyst.
The bolero ia rket straight across the
back but in front II cut In inverted
battIemeut that narrowed IN to a width Of
two inches just above the bust. Two of the
inch-wide plaitings. close TO each other.
were set around the lower edge OF the
bolero and extended up to the center. where
a narrow band pointed at both ends fin
ished the two-inch bands between the ends
of the plaitings. On each OF these pointed
tab ends was a small button matching
those at the back on the skirt.
The top OF the Jacket was cut to come to
the base Of the underblouses stock at the
back and Sides and In the front 1t slanted
IN TO each side of the two-inch cross straps
between the plaitings Two rows OF mar
row silk braid In various shades of laven-
der and amethyst. blended with silver. out
lined this opening.
The sleeves were large. single puns that
ended below the elbows in two overlapping,
tnch-wide platings, from inside OF which
six-inch ruffies of heavy lace fell over long
white gloves that were evidently a part OF
the uuderblouse. This underblouse showed
at the top In a stock and body of lace. a
fall OF lace dropped from the center. from