The Washington times., 1906-03-22
DOiNGS IN THE
WORLD or FASHION

Grays OF all tones are common among
silks, as well as suitings, gray and
white stripes or checks of infinitesimal
smallness with dots or circles of deli
cate color sprinkled over the surface
being among the more youthful of the
gray messslines, taRetas, and radiums.
A Iustrous striped single tone silk wo-
ven alternately transparency sheer and
quite opaque Is called radia and is one
of the prettiest Of the novelties, giving
somewhat the same impression as a silk
kauze, finely striped with satin. There
are also many silk fabrics of similar
type, but with wider stripes and print
ed all over the surface in Persian de-
sign.
Cerise. though vivid for not weather,
is always included in the summer toll
cite scheme of the Partisan. and among
the messalines there are some most at
tractive cerise and white combinations.
The pin point dots of white scattered
thickiy on a cleaning cerise ground
give perhaps the daintiest and coolest
effects among these eerise and white
combinations, and a pretty silk Is OF the
finest possible black anc white check
sprinkled with embroidered circles or
embroidered dots of cerise-
Shot silks are still popular and many
separate fieas are often combined in a
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tricate. For example, a silken surface
OF white may be almost covered by pin
dots contained in the wesving, and still
other brooche dots in groups OF varying
sizes, and in several Shades of apricot
complicate the design.
Exquisite shot lowered silks OF blur
red design covering the whole surface
and combining soft neutral and pastel
tones, rather than white and color. are
being used for little coaIs with skirts
Of pastel tint, and in one model recently
seen where skirt and waistcoat were
Of pearl gray broadclotn whole the lit
tie bolero was OF shot gray and white
silk Powered in gray and dull American
Small designs are important among
the fouIlards as elsewhere. and one de-
sign that promises to be popular has a
plain ground sprinkled closely with very
small white dots, each OF these white
dots inclosing a pin-pOint dot OF con-
| trasting color. A white dot about twice
the size of an ordinary pinhead. inclos-
| ing q smaller dot OF light blue Circled
by a fine lire OF dark blue or black,
and the whole set upon ground OF
dark blue, Is one OF the most success
full expressions of this design and sup
plies very inconspicuous colOring and
line that has much more originality end
smartness than the ever popular white
| dot on a blue ground.
| And apropos OF foulards. some early
models have appeared which make use
| Of braid and velvet for trimming. a
combination unusual. but IN some cases
quite successful, and imparting GER
tain tailored note TO the frock- Among
models of this sort shown by large
shop was one unusually taking. The
material was n foulard in a vague
mixed design OF duh violets and greens
on a shor background of black and
violet. and the outline OF the frock was
very simple TIE eurplice fronts were
| bordered by three bands of fiat black
silk braid set together under very mar
row lines OF black velvet ribbon. and
| the velvet was applied 100. along tbs
| outer edges OF the braid trimming or
| the outside edge narrow, very me
plating of black silk Law over the bod
/ ice. and inside the surplice showed 2
| line of white silk wa 'stcoat embroidered
/ in violet and green The ends Of the
braid trimming buttoned TO black Sill
sirdle and similar trimming was ap-
piled 10 the cuff OF the elbow sleeve
ana. ia narrower form. to the skirt bot
ton. the narrow silk plating being the
| skirt finish.