The Washington times., 1907-04-28
= HE mushroom IN the fashion
able as IN the vegetable world
progresses in shape and-size.

- HE mushroom in the fashion
able as in the vegetable world
progresses in shape ahd-slze.
II it keeps on I fear all our
understood women Will look the toads
of the fairy books. completely over
eshadowed by the toadstools. And vet
its growth here has by no means begun
TO attain its fun fashionable perfection.
Over across. In Paris, they are wear
ing their chapeaux set so far, far back.
and their hair so much fiuffed way, wav
forward. and pinned so up. up in the
middle of the brims.
Wen, we shall see.
Like all extreme denominations in a
mode, the immense, enormous, overpow-
ering mushroom growth is fearfuIly
unbecOming 70 some women. One of
Natica Rivcs' bridesmaids Just before
her wedding the other week was trying
on one OF these newest shapes when She
tapped her feet in veXation, snatchd IL
. of and swore that:
I can't and just won't wear one of
these things with that detestabIe uni
versaE uresoune turned-downl brin.
Musings a good name for IT. saw
Yet 70 some faces the setting is really
very becoming and quite delightful 1t
may get prOWOs6ingly tiresome. and ike
all accented things. get too quickly too
common, but there win be as many
smart variations OF this fashionable con-
lection as Of the edible. The chef win
put touch Of Inquancy in his sauce.
and so win Mile. Afodiste in her sauei-
ness Each wiz be distinctivelv most
desirable and-cost.a good bit, YOU may
be sure
/ wonder II there ever was a woman
who WASH really and truly fond or fou-
lard noticed Mrs. Chauncey Depew
was wearing very nice frock of II the
other day at Sherrys during luncheon.
and IL seems 20 be making a strong hid
for smart popularity
A new weave OF it. by the way 10
called messaline-why messaline. I'm
sure I don't know-wEhether from the
name OF a city or the-name Of a sinner.
but messaline it is, and it's utterly
charming. j aver, in the way il drapes
and clings. It's clingng and draining ef-
Iects are so1est and most artistic.
find much joy in It.
An EffechIn French Foulard.
Mrs. Depew's- gown was not Of this
variety, however. 1t was a French fo,,-
lard. It had a ground of white with a
very stunning" design in blue ana dru
green over ii all. The coIors. I Thought
exactly suited her and were a dectdeIv
good change from the plain gray ana
Diue she usually wears. / always thfnlx
somehow Of Mrs. Depew as,such a ver,-
Well-srcOmed woman: and she's go frast,
looking that she could successfuII,,.aI-
low herself more, latitude in the va,- ~
color and design, I'm sure. WHY docs
she nearly always allow herself IN s+icl-
10 neutral tints and such conservati,.a
styles? 1 trust slAe will heed nv rnost
sincere suggestion.
The gown 1 quite fell in love with
mad one of those long. perfectly main
skirts which look so deceptivelv sir,rTo
and SO easy to make. In reality mo,
should never be attempted bv any b,,,
a very exceptional creator. for in the
knowledge Of exactly how to cut ana
Grape the material lies their conpleta
success. This skirt had some tiny little
tuckS at the waist and then fell away IN
folds and drapngs which were most
satisfying to ones eye.
1t doesn't seem possible to build q
waist this year without constructing an
under waist OF white. To try TO do this
would be something like attempting to
erect building without laying the cor
nerstOne.
Mrs. Depews waist was square cut
and under the short, loose foula~d
sleeves an underwaist of cluny and hlet
lace peeped Gun. This, by the way. is
a combination of laces much affected
just now, very correct and most smart.
The waist was double breasted and
e. Il H.
steel The deep swathed girdle was of
taffeta silk the exact shade of the blue
figure of the foulard. All these details
/ am rather rushing through because 1
am so anxious to tell you about the
trimming, which really was the motif
Of the whole symphony.
This trimming was the dearest. dain-
tiest-I am tempted to say "cutest 30
thing-and what do you think it was?
Just lots and lots OF tiny little cut
steel buckles strung on half-inch blue
velvet ribbon. They were put quite
close together and fairly twinkled at
one,
And on either side Of this twinkIing.
buckle-strung velvet was a row Of mar
row black soutaehe braid. This trim
ming was used TO outline the square-cut
neck and was applied right down the
front OF the waist. 1t also gave just a
note of decided accent 10 the edges Of
the foulard sleeves, which were slashed
up the outer side and caught across
with two straps over the white under
sleeves.
What a charming cool fashion-this
ore of sheer white guimpe and sleeves
promises to be this summer
49, fr,o 81 Ell
a bit Of diaphanous lace. lightly upheld
by a mere slender bone or two. In our
afternoon frocks we shall dispense with
collars altogether. for the coIlarless
Dutch neck is 10 be again the thing.
This is the fashion becoming TO nearly
everyone; though. of course, one who is
blessed with youth and pretty neck