Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-10

entirely of opera bouffe sort. and with
out the apron and cap as here shown 1t
might represent any elegant young lady
of patch and powder period. The gown
is entirely In pale gray louiSine; the
vest in pale blue and gold. and the bust
and hair bows magenta velvet ribbon.
The stockings are also magenta and the
gray satin shoes are worked with gold.
Twentieth Century Lady: Merely
very elegant costume, with fanciful
touches, of the present period, is this,
printed satin lfberty-fower colors on
white ground-white chiffon and great
pink roses with green leaves are ma
terials of this handsome dress, which
would be suitable for any ball wear,
Three smaller roses than those used on
the dress are worn In the hair. and the
necklace of jade and old gold Is in an
tique design.
All through Lent 1t is likely that some
fancy balls will be given in Paris. But
they are inevitable at mi-careme and after
Easter.
Whether it is because of the church
trouble here or not, or whether Lent
only inspires them, 1t Is a strange CO.
incidence that the grand houses are just
now showing the most beautiful mourn
ing toilets. All along the rues de ia
Paix and st. Honore, which are special
streets for fine clothes. are seen raVish-
ing conceits on deuil. Loaded with heavy
crepe, the delicateIy thin materials Of
the gowns fall with an Ideal grace. Moth
Ing seems overcrowded. though every
es and even applied embroideries being
made of crepe. Empire and princess eff
fects are all prevailing, still there are
many long street coats, and there is not
a skirt which does not train.
Three-Quarter Coat.
One stunning spring coat seen was
three-quarter affair, very loose and in
empire style, of veil-like material, SO
diaphanous that every line of the figure
showed dim1y through. There was, how
ever loose lining Of thin dull silk.
which also trimmed the skirt of the coat
in deep bands and crossed the bodice ef-
fectively.
A delicious eccentricity in millinery Is
the employment of peacock's feathers
for mourning hats. OF course, they are
dyed the most inky black Imaginable. but
there Is the eye OF Ill luck all the same,
and most suitable do they seem for this
sad use One hat of shirred tulle, with
dull chiffon taffetas edges. showed spe-
cially handsome peacocks feather en-
ployed in conjunction with an immense
osprey The whole effect was very cloudy
and poetic.
Another unique innovation in black are
sets OF underwear In inlky batiste These
are hand embroidered and trimmed with
real black VaIenciennes. and were 1t not for
the gloom of their suggestion they would
be wondrously handsome.
Many summer gowns in black linen. which
are already being shown In great numbers,
display band trimmings Of let-in lace or
open needework.
Black and white apparently Is to be very
fashionable for mourning. even the deepest.
One maison displays black and white
long-coat gown of toille ancfenne, which
Is positively superb. The whole gown is of
the white linen richly embroidered IN white
the black touch being a deep adjustable
collar. wide cuffs and pockets of thin tat
fetas. The trimmings button on. and any
thing more fetching than the entire get-up
cannot be imagined.