Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-18

tractive. 1t is made Of pongee and has no
yoke, being cut straight down from the
neck without any filling in beneath the
arms There are no tucks, plaits or gath
ers in the entire waist, which is practically
the simplest kind of shirt it fits per-
fecty plain across the shoulders, front and
back, and then falls straight down past the
waist. 1t is long enough TO make a blouse
and there is elastic around the bottom,
which may be drawn up to fit the waist or
1t may be tucked inside a belt. There is no
| belt or cord on the waist at ALL 1t is but
toned down the front with pearl buttons,
which are quite large and which are meant
TO show. The sleeves are plain, of a COM
Portable size, but not full and finished like
mans shirt sleeve at the top. At the bot
tom they are finished with narrow cuff,
which buttons. The waists are trimmed
with red or blue pongea this being put on
| in plain bands down the front and around
the cuffs. The neck is finished round like
a child's blouse and has a rundown round
collar of medium size. Under this is twist
ed a full tie of blue or red poneee which
fastens in a four-in-hand, sailors knot or
simple bow, in front A fiat pocket In sewed
on the blouse over the let breast and this
also has a band of colored pongee around
the top.
Now that the bracelet has become so
necessary part of every woman's toilet.
rivalry has sprung up between the linked
bracelet and the stiff bracelet Undoubted-
the arm. and there is, In fact no more be-
coming thing to a pretty arm than a chain
which is fat and broad, but perfectly neX-
ible. and which is studded with jewels at
intervals. Somewhat the same effect is pro-
duced by the linked bracelet which Is made
UP of gold disks, in each of which a jewel is
Sc. and which are linked together by chain,
adapted TO any size arm, being capable of
clasping tightly or hooking up loosely. as
the wearer shall choose. or course this de-
ponds on the beauty of the wrist. A woman
with n pretty wrist can well afford to have
her bracelet slip up and down with every
movement of the arm On the contrary. the
woman with an ugly arm should be careful
not to expose her long wrist or the large
SO that they are flexible. They may also be
wrist joint TO the attention that this would
cause.
These linked bracelets are made of dull
or bright gold in variety of designs. The
dull Roman gold Is for the moment the
more fashionable, and with IT are used
jade, blue sapphire. pink and yellow topaz
and baroque pearls Linked bracelets made
of platinum and cats eyes are also most
beautiful Worth fabulous sums are the
bracelets made of links set solidly with
small diamonds, framing In each link
good sized pearl
Although the return to bracelets has been
made through chain and link bracelets. as
these seem less stiff and fussy than the
others, now that the way has been broken
there seems to be o tendency TO take up the
stiff, old-fashionsd wristband style of bruce
let Quantities of these are shown IN all
the fashionable shops. Some of them are
quite wide and made of gold or silver stud
ded with jewels, while others have no jew
els at all. but are decorated with carving
only. 1t must be confessed that these
heavy stiff wristband bracelets not the
most graceful things in the world. but
fashion has smiled upon them and so they
must be received.