Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
Paris Authorities

cases most people want entirely too much.
And If the truth were known a great
deal of this longing arises from pure
selfshness and an exaggerated sense of
ones own Importance Most people are so
interested in themSe. YES that they can
not bear to feel that their friends are
not equally so. They must have an au-
dience to rejoice with them when they
rejoice and weep with them when they
weep, and every one who does not pay
their emotions the respect they think is
due them is unsympathetlc- You prop
ably think from these sentiments that
am utterly heartless. but just consider for
one minute what little real good pity does
us when we get it. In the hour of need
each soul must necessarily stand alone.
The utmost We can do Is to pray that
our friends will not make our misfortunes
an occasion for plying us.
A Word About the Separate Blouse.
If the blouse had been cut off the list
of things fashionable this seaSon-as had
been predicted-we women would surely
be objects of pity, for what could be
more forlorn than to be deprived of the
comforter that comes in the gulse OF
pretty shirt waists? l reckon, though, as
long the coat and skirt costume Is
popular there is no danger of the separate
waist sinking into oblivion. The smart
Parisienne this winter will wear under
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white taffeta silk with adjustable collars
and cuffs of white linen. These acces-
series are not of the lingerie type but
OF the regulation stiff, mannish build. The
cuffs fasten with two pairs of links, and
the collar is held together in the same
fashion. The bow, which has become too
much worn by the multitude. is dispensed
with in this new dispensation. But, you
say. taffeta soils so easily. Now this is
one of the old notions that never had the
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fact white taffeta will retain its fresh
ness long after the pristine glory OF the
lingerie blouse has gone. Then II may
not only be cleaned, but with careful
handling it also launders beautifully. The
same idea carried out in dark shades of
silk matching the color of the skirt would
be practical and chic. Another Partisan
fancy that is not likely to meet with much
cordially by less sartorially daring wom
en- than the French Is the use of small
brass buttons on tailored shirt waists OF
| linen in both plain and striped effects
Even on the handsome lingerie blouseG
| OF the season there is less lavish use of
| lace and medallions. and more stress is
! laid upon the exquisite quality of the ma
| terial itself The outlines. too, are sim
pier and the sleeves as well as the body
part show this leaning toward simplicity,
| and as ] told you last week, the newest
| touches are seen in a succession of tiny
yokes made of different fabrics. The
! theater blouse OF expensive lace is still
worn, and 1t is modish to have 1t tone in
/ with the costume. In a brown color
| scheme this is q question merely of wear
| ing an ecru blouse with few straps or
bows of brown velvet ribbon drawn
| through dull gold buckles for the ''toning'
note.
Materials That Will Be Popular.
Paris dressmakers are still partial to
striped fabrics for coat and skirt cos
| TUNES. and they give them infinite va
riety by the many ways in which they
make the material itself trim the suit.
| Wide vale serges in diagonal stripes and
fine. plain weaves are beloved of the
couturieres, and there are some fancy
| wooden cloths in which blocks and
stripes of velvet appear as motifs that
have been made up In an experimental