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

having skirts cut one and half inches
only from the floor To have them longer
than this means that at times in walking
they will sweep the pavement.
Those whose preferences, for various rea-
sons are for the plated skirt may order
n and know they will always have good
Company-in the sense OF fashionable COM
pany for the plated skirt Ike the EIon
coat. viii never die. at least not IN TINS
generation.
The circular skirt. however. In its vari-
Gus notifications, Is much newer tuah me
plated. and. II properly cut more graceiu!.
TIE circular skirt sometimes has NIP
yoke 90 which the skirt II attached, the
latter having a few tapering tucks, or gain
crs 90 give fullness. Others have the Ia
periug tucks over the back and hips from
the belt down, and this Is the better way.
Sometimes there are underlying p.aits down
the front TO give q panel eucct or. AGAIN
they are plain The back is plain 10 some
inches below the waist. and sometimes thete
are underlying plalts there, there being Just
enough tucks and plai;s TO take up the 700
great fuliuess of the circle below the waist
line
MANY Of these skirts are ornamented with
a piece uf the cloth shaped TO mt the neces-
sites OF the case. stitched on at the top
only Others show braldins. but the pam
skirt that IS. without braids ana a rather
elaborate coat and is TO be the order OF
For travelling the plain coats are smarter,
also FOR shopping and for all other than
ceremouiOus occasions. For the latter tAe
coats will be elaborate and mora often
some variety OF the Elton jacket imam HIP
other model.
Their is really nothing new whatever IN
the coat line. The Elton varies from the
holero TO that OF waist length, all being
equally fashionable.
ME elraco. or, as It IL often termed. the
pony coat IS a favoriJe with manufac-
tr.rers or tuilOrs who turn out costumes Tor
the higher class department stores ana the
TOD ans ont tor gar
r,auts and therefore, will not be worn 20
any great extent by the ultra fashlonables.
The caracO coat has no beauty save that
given II by its finish and accessories; II Is
simply the box coat cut scant and 10 the
liD lines or just below. with coat sleeves.
u Is sometimes successful in Disgusting too
large q waist line or too thick or too thin
a figure, but the women with any pre-
tensions to "a good figure might better
adopt some other mode. When its seams
are slashed and q IS deliberately decorated
s. - 8fLentimes smart and becoming, but
even at its advent the ultra fashiouabieS
did not look upon It with any degree OF
favor. preierring uhe EtOn CT boicra for
elaborate costumes and the plain, long
serni-fttiug coat for informal costumes.
For the great mass Of women the JACKIE,
or coat that for general wear vii! be most
worn VIII be that varying I'm twenty
four 20 thirty inches, depending upon the
height OF the wearer, with the lifted back
and loose front. and this viii hold IN sep
q
always seen among the so-caled mid
de classes
In sleeves the coat variety with q
rather full top. Is the smartest for long
coats and in the Btons the three-quar'
ter and elbow lengths VIII again lead
There viii, indeed. be little OF novelty II
the spring costumes. even for those wo-
men whose wealth and social position
make them leaders in the sartoTiai world
FOR perfection or originality of gOwning.
In gown materials Cor spriug the mo-
hairs and serges VIII lead for travelling
and hackabout wear. while chiffon broad
cloth will above all be the leading fabric
for handsome gowns light In weight. lus
trous In finish and supple In shaping. il
combines all the characteristics that ap-
peal 20 the artist in costumes.
Checked and plaid voiles as we'll as the
lighter weight shepherds plaids will be
much used for Informal costumes and aist
Tor travelling.
In new silks resembling pongecs there
are checks. plalds and stripes that are
quite new, but these have yet TO be APP
proved
The d-fashIoned soulards. which are al
ways more or less worn and by the very
fashionable as well as others. are appear
ing IN the lightest weights and highest
lustcrS. They make charming costumes
rany other silks OF the sam,