Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14
Special Correspondence of The Star.
NEW YORK, october -, 1906,

NEW YORK, OCTOBER IL, lSvO.
TTHERE is great variety seen in the
gowns worn by fashionable wo-
men on the avenue for walking,
driving and motoring. and in the
smart restaurants and at the
early plays, for many come into town from
their country cottages or. estates to be
present at the first nights.
number of the plainest possible coats
and skirts the latter escaping the ground
anywhere from two to four inches, and
the former with skirts coming below the
hips are seen on the very young girls and
many Of the younger matrons Ihese
coats are usually double breasted, but some
have a single row only of buttons, and
these buttons, by the way, are quite as
apt to be metal as covered with the ma
terial or velvet. yet all are seen.
For example Mrs. August Belmont wife
Of August Belmont jr was seen In
green cloth coat and skirt, the former nav
ing velvet buttons; NJ SIS Jeanette Hatch,
youngest daughter of Mrs. w. benson
Hatch was in a gray skirt and coat. the
latter with silver buttons, while several
others noticed the same day had either
crochet buttons-when the coat WAS black
and buttons covered with the mater al OF
the coat However. fancy metal buttons
predominant everywhere, and when of suit
able size and design and properly applied
are decidedly ornamental.
Large. plain metal buttons in brass OF
gold and silver are the latest thing IN
tailored cloth costumes. and those OF us
who had ancestors in the war of the reVo-
luton and who treasure the remnants of
their uniforms with their fiat, thick. plain
brass buttons will be reminded OF their
souvenir heirlooms by tn latest fancy OF
fashion.
The new metal buttons are larger than
those on the uniforms of the eighteenth
century and appear on the cuffs, at the
lower part of the back of Elton coats and
In a double line down the front of these
jackets, usually four only appear IN the
front and two at the back. In the latter
place they serve to keep the jacket down
where it belongs over the top of the belt.
1t is pleasing to note. that the latest
Eton coats come down over the glrdle IN
the back, over the top OF 1t at least thus
doing away with the inartstic exposure
of the blouse between the jacket and glrdle
that so long has ruined the graceful ap-
pearance of many figure. The breaking
of long lines about the waist and just above
or below it should be avoided whenever
possible, the great majority OF the Elton
coats did this.
one of the advantages of the pony coat
was that ii did away with the breaking or
the waist lines. thereby lengthening the
waist line and the pony coat still lives,
but with many variations. and is really an
attractive garment on many figures.
Long sleeves are the order of the day IN
plain tailored costumes of all kinds,
whether the coat be of the long, short or
Eton variety. In the elaborate costumes
the three-quarter length for autumn and
early winter is being worn. but no mistake
will be made in having new coats MADE
with the long sleeve SO comfortable IN colu
weather.
Blouses are of universal interest, as
every one wearing a coat ana SKIRT mas
these articles of wearing apparel essential.
and a puzzling one it is. Those illustrated
on this page are comparatively simple
Several are adapted for afternoon wear,
and several are suitable for theater or
informal dinner blouses.
The spotted blouse is in dark-biue fou-
lard with large ovals in pale blue, ana
is TO be worn with a blue broadc!oth coat
and skirt.
1t has a stock and little round yoke of
Irish crochet and the bolero or overJacket
effect is in pale-blue panne velvet. edged
with soutache braid and embroidered in
tiny bluets and forgetme-nots. Bands or
the embroidered velvet and ruff1es OF val
enciennes lace finish the sleeves.
The white liberty satin waist with a
bolero effect has Its little pointed stock
of two kinds of lace. point de Nenise and
valenciennes The embroidered bands sim
ulating a bolero coat on the body and
those running down the center of the
sleeves are satin-fnished cloth embroid-
cred in white silk roses, with yeaow silk
centers and the rufiies finishing the bands
are Of finely plated yellow chiffon. White
lace ruffies finish the sleeves. This blouse
is charming for the theater, and when
worn with one of the pastel colored cloth
skirts and coats.
The little yellow chiffon blouse has an
apricot tinge that matches an apricot
colored cloth SKIRT and long coat. 1t has