Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-04
M3UNEo CLOTH WITH FANCY GRAD

they can be mistaken for the first moment.
md are certainly becoming and effective
after many g1ances. Ermine of the hand
soonest quality and made into the most
elaborate of neck scarfs and largest of
muffs Is also a fashionable fur to be worn
with gowns of this kind. and 1t is also used
with the allwhite and all-black costume.
For some unknown reason Ii IS not often
worn with pink or with blue; it is cons u
cred smart with red, but chinchilIa and
sable with the pink and blue are the favor
ties.
An all-gray costume. pale shade of vel
vet or cloth. with chinchilla furs delights
the soul Of any one who Is fond of gray,
while touch of pale yellow or deep Grange
that can be added in the waistcoat or in
the trimmings gives a distinctive look that
to some people makes the gown infinitely
more attractive However, these are the
little details which this year count for SO
much and give the individuality that is
thought SO smart.
It Is perfectly impossible for the unini-
tiated into fashions mysteries to decide at
first glance whether street costume of to-
day is made in princess style or whether it
Is a short skirt belted high at the waist
The long coats belted in at the waist and
made long enough to cover the entire gown
are immensely popular and While as yet
leading dressmakers are making them up
all the time. They possess the great ad-
vantage of being possible over a gown of
another material, or they may be worn with
a lingerie waist and silk skirt. They are
really economical, for they look so smart,
and II well made are so attractive, and can
can be worn over such a shabby old gown
In black velvet, not intended however to
be worn over shabby old gown, is a
charming coat Of this description. The
skirts of 1t are quite full. with the fullness
thrown at the back; in front 1t blouses
little over the belt, has a waistcoat of bro
cade, or the front of the coat can be fast
ened over in double-breasted style. The ell
bow sleeves have full cups. with deep lace
cuffs turned back and at the front there is
jabot of lace. This garment can be slip
ped on over a lace gown or worn with a
velvet skirt and lace waist The latter,
however. Is not advisable; 1t would be bet
ter, indeed. to wear short coat with a
velvet skirt
The corselet skirt. that has been fashion
able so long, is apparently worn with the
short jacket. This, however, is not fash
ion to be recommended. An exaggcratedly
short jacket worn with the princess gown
Is really smarter. There is something al
most in the nature of caricatu:e In many
of the gowns of this description, for the
coat, short in itself, is siashed in the mid
die of the back almost to the shoulders, and
1t would seem as though for winter gar
! ment there could be nothing more mpra cti-
cal. The truth of the fashion Is that the
garment itself, If made of cloth, Is warm
enough to wear on mild days without any
wrap, and this short coat, most elaborate in
design and trimming, Is almost In the ma
ture OF trimming to the gown. However,
when 1t is designed to make it very warm 1t
is composed Of fur and at all events Is
long enough to keep the shoulder blades
covered. while in front 1t reaches to the