The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-24

Mrs. ELLINGTON. 315 South Fourth
of pastel hue, with an airy algrette
rising from an ostrich pompon. and
the strings, as of yOre, starting from
the back, to be tied under the ears, or
crossed in front, fastening with a fam
cy jeweled pin.
Quite elaborate are the ones de-
signed for restaurant, dinner and the
alter wear; for the elderly lady of
today-there are no old ones-goes In
for about as much social dissipation
as though she were q whole quarter
of century younger. Not that she is
undignified, or apes her youth, this
elderly dame; far from it. It is mere
ly that she has mastered the secret of
growing old gradually and gracefully,
and 1t quite fits in with her scheme Of
things to take to those charming lit
tie bonnets, with all of their airy grac-
iousness and dignity of appearance.
as indicative Of her viewpoint of life
and dress.
Pretty pastel blues and grays are
seen, dull rose pink shades and soft
willow green's, to say nothing of those
soft lavenders, hortensia tones and
sober-looking browns, that are brought
up to the required pitch of elegance by
the addition of some cobwebby real
lace that Is slightly yellowed il not
by time then by artifice.
An invisible net that matches the
hair to miracle is drawn on over
the softly waved and parted or POM
padour locks, and a filmy little piece
of tulle- that matches the hair, too
does duty for one of those abbreviated
face wells that are so much the rage
just now.
Over face that bears traces Of the
vanishing of first youth those dainty
little bonnets are seen at their most
charming best. At a very smart New
York restaurant the other evening a
prominent young lawyer-a southern
er by birth, New Yorker by adop-
tfon-pointed out an elderly lady at
another table, and suggested to his
mother. who was dining tete a tete
with him. that she HE herself to some
fashionable milliner in the morning
and replace her black velvet picture
hat" with Its overburden. Of heavy
plumes with creation" in white
malinette, such as her dinner neighbor
was wearing. His mother objected
that a bonnet would undoubtedly make
her look "aged," but the son. not to
be gainsaid, called her attention to the
fact that the little princess bonnet
only he did not know it by hat name
was really the most becoming thing
the mother of such grown up son
as he could or should wear. It lends
cameo cut to even the plumpiest of
faces, and softens the traces left by
the finger of time as no other article
In the milliners entire repertoire can
do.
The Seasons Visiting Cards.
are O trifle smaller than heretofore.
The card itself is thinner and more
flexible. and, consequently, more ex-
pensive. Shaded Gothic, Roman or
Old English type has altogether re-
placed the one-time imperative script
letter, and all numbers are fully SPELL
ed out, not figured.
Every mother of school girls-be
there but one or many in her flock
knows just what task it is to clothe
the daughter when once she has reach
ed what is SO expressively known as
1.-The awkward age"
Just at the time when she has left
childhood fashions behind, and those
of the girls of 16 and II are somewhat
too mature, is the period when the
finding of suitable school and party
frocks becomes perplexing problem.
To dress her like her younger sister
seems striving to keep her in the nur-
ho,. <J,,o x,,I.f H.
ing her after the modes Of her elders
seems to push her out into the world
all too soon. The age of angles and
elbows Is an awkward age from more
points of view than one.
But the task is easier this season
than ever it has been before. Whether
ments of good shops, or else has good
side, there are countless suitable de-
serviceabel for school wear.
The gay plaids and parti-colored
checks are making themselves ex-
sections just now. There Is an air
of gay youthfulness to those designs
that cannot fall to prove attractive:
and when they are trimmed with goods
of plain color, then modish note of
contrast is simply and easily effected.
One sees all of the serviceable WOOL
ems called upon, and they are shown
In such simple, but none the less sty-
lish, designs that choice from among
them Is oftentimes difficult. French
serges and panamas henriettas that
demand velvet in some shape and form
for trimmings, shelma cloths that do
best with braids and braidings, silk
and wool poplins of the colleen order
that are equally effective, trimmed or