Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-22
Paris Hints on
Dressing Well


and there is no reason why You
should hesitate TO buy a scant dress
pattern if specially alluring bargain comes
along. Match up the color in another fab
ric or contrasting tone would be equally
good. II your dressmaker Is clever she
will turn out a creation that looks IL II
had been built that way to carry out tho
design. The sleeves of such a frock only
require touch of the material to be mod
ish. a cap-like upper portion perhaps slit
lengthwise over a simulated undersleeve OF
lace even cuff band or buttons will
save the day when there is a dearth of ma
terial A charming little frock can he
made with a short length OF black and
white striped silk, helped out WITH black
or white chiffon and little jet. should
my lady with this costume wear white kid
topped black patent leather boots and cover
her arms with long, well-wrinkled white
gloves. held In place with finely cut black
jet bracelets. and don feather covered
be the result.
A handsome and original hat seen at a
recent wedding was large, broad-brlmmed
gray affair topping a gray velvet costume.
The crown was swathed with gray velvet
folds, and at each side near the front was
low centers. At the back. also at the sides.
were pure yellow dandelons. These flow
ers were very lifelike and were so arranged
as to give a square effect to the soft velvet
crown. From under the brim at the back
which extended far out, wide, full ostrich
tips. changing from pale gray to soft yell
low, were fastened The bases of the tips
were fastened to the brim or bandeau so
that the tips followed the brm two-thirus
of its depth and then dropped over the
back hair.
An interesting story might be written
under the subject OF the evolution of the
corset. few years ago. when a woman
felt she was in need OF a new corset-and
too often she did not realize her need as
soon she should have done IL she ex-
pected the figure beautiful-she would go to
the store, guess that she wore a certain
size. pay a dollar for her selection and go
home with Ii, to wear IL until in the fulneSs
of time she felt again the need for a new
corset.
Not many women buy their corsets that
way now. Certainly the woman whom we
call well groomed does not. She is fitted
for a corset, and she has at least two al tho
same time. She cannot be hygienic de-
Gently clean with less. 1t Is a strange thing
that until recently American women have
not realized the wisdom and the economy
the downright economy-of having more
than one corset al a time.
Frenchwomen. from whom still have
so much to learn In regard to corsets. have
understood this always Most French
women have five corsets at a time. That
may sound extravagant. but ii is the truest
economy. 1t means a corset for different
occasions and different styles Of dress. and
1t means that they last a long time be-
cause the strain on none of them Is contin-
ued.
In certain trim little walking costumes
of mixed tweed or serge OF neutral tone
waistcoats of Scotch plaid are used with
resultant smartness, and gray cloth en-
broidered in little steel beads often forms
the waistcoat for the tailored costume
Very high girdles closely fitted and taking
on waistcoat effect by buttonng across
in double-breasted fashion with handsome
buttons are seen even upon very dreSsy
frocks in beautiful brocades or plain silks
and this same idea is developed in conncr-
ton with some of the new three-piece
costumes for street wear.
The Frenchwoman has one art that should
be known to all women and that Is the
art of using perfume. She never drenchcs
herself with 1t. She never obtrudes any
perfume, yet she seems to live in an at
mosphere of delicate fragrance
Seeming the hair is generally considered
difficult. but to the Frenchwoman it is no
trick al all. Her locks are freshly washed
and shampooed. Then she uses no perfume
containing alcohol. She either a
perfume, usually jasmine. geranium or
violet
To apply it she inverts the bottle on tie
palm of the hand. then with soft infants
hairbrush brushes her palm. Then she
brushes her hair lightly. but well II tho
scent is applied from roots TO ends.
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Present fashions demand a figure with a
long, slender waist, small hips and high,
rounded he civ IN,
avoirdupois need not despair over this uues-
ton OF slender lines, for their effect, at
least is not hard to attain If one only
studies ways and means a bit. For one
thing. the underwear must receive the
most careful attention, and the close fit
ting union suit should be worn, as it re-
duces the bulk of the undergarments while
giving the greatest possible comfort. Over
this skin-fitting underwear is worn the we'll
nodded corset, and over this the up-to-
date woman adjusts a new garment that
is designed to meet the requirements OF
the fashionable figure. 1t is really cor
set cover. bust supporter. pantalon and
underpetticoat all in enc piece. The body
portion of this most attractive garment is
accurately fitted brassere of fine ba-
tiste trimmed as daintily as one may wish,
and boned with thin whalebones. A series
of curfously shaped darts fit this garment
to the true rounded French bust line and
graceful support.
Few women realize how extremely sem
sitive men are to the effect of a woman's
appearance. A man at a recent ball re-
marked: 1T makes me nervous to talk to
that girl. She had those Shiny looking
scales sewed her gown half an inch
thick. and they are most unpleasant and
queer" Another man thought that a girl
in a long. tight, green princess ball gown
looked like a beam
Men have more accurate sense of pro-
portion than women and are quick to
an inharmonious note or any offense
against the general order of law and fit
ness. A man wants to see at least a pre-
tense of a practical use for everything
about woman's toilet. and, a rule.
much trimming and business offend his
artistic sense
Extravaganza and overdressing have be-
come so fragrant an offense to good taste
and good morals that a playwright has