Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-14

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| keeps up with the fads OF thu
| hour is now wearing the auto
graph of her best girl friends
| on her silk stockings. All YOU
| have to do to transform your extremities
into peripatetic autograph albums is te
| ask your friends to write their names in In
delible Ink on your stocking leg and then
| go over the signature in silk thread OF some
| bright color If the embroiderer Is particu-
| larry goou natured she not only works heI
| name but an appropriate sentiment as we'll
| You can imagine that stockings marked In
| this fashion bear slight resemblance IN
| nuance to the celebrated coat OF Joseph,
| which was famous for it's mingiing or many
| coors. Notwithstanding the diversity OF
| shades used upon the autograph hosiery
the effect is singularly harmonious. quite
| as absurd the stocking rad Is the oos
| cage which women who dote on their ca
nine pets are having attached to their auto
| mobiles. These cages are fitted to the BACK
of the car by steel frames, much IKE a
| trunk. carrier is supported Inc cage is
comfortably fur ,ished with leather cusii-
| ions which prevent his dog highness from
| getting more of n j)uncing than would be
! good for him. To this canine tonneau there
are heavy rain curtains and silken screens
10 keep the dust off the coat of the aristo-
cratic occupant. On the outside of the cage
there Is a water pan with patented neck
! designed to keep the liquid from splitting.
Every emergency Is provided Tor except
sudden death, and all the dog has to do,
If he isn't too big, is to stretch out at his
ease and get all tie enjoyment out OF his
situation he can. Now. what do you think
of the fall styles exploited In the hat and
gowns seen In the illustrations?
Novel Jewelry Conceits.
Mother of-pearl is enjoying e---ep-
tional revival of fashionable favor this sea-
SON. in witness whereof is a watch e-tirely
ncased in this lustrous opalescent substance
and which represents the workmanship of
one of the foremost watchmakers of the
country. This same jeweler is making a
special display of mother-of-pear1 articles,
two notable specimens In the collection be-
ing a tray for cigar ashes, pins or odds and
ends in the form of a pond lily lear ana
bud with a tiny beetle resting on the leaf.
and a candlestick in pretty design.
The bathroom puffbox of silver and less
expensive material has been replaced by the
cut glass puffbox as large as a berry or
salad bowl and completed with huge pun
having a silver handle.
The upright collar supporter that made
it's appearance last summer in variety of
guses, simple and ornate, has a successor
In a rose gold frame ornamented with tiny
diamonds. which also may be made to do
duty as dog collar with the addition of
ve.vet ribbon. When used as a support the
lace or chiffon collar is slipped into the
flexible frame and easily adjusted.
For Early Fall.
Now that autumn Is with US one sees
many handsome tan gowns. and the color
for fall appears to be biscuit brown or tar
| rather than gray or violet Even greer
seems to have faded before the delicate
tones of ecru and the pale shades of brown
| 1t is interesting 10 See how many gowns
are made up in these effects. Scarcely 6
woman but has one nice costume in These
tones.
| 1t Is none too early to predict that tbs
| tight fitting tan cloth dress, quite plain ir
| the skirt with a box plait laid in front ant
| a group of plats upon each side, will be
worn. Nor is 1t too soon to predict that the
| tight fitting waist will have revival. Ever
| the old time basque Is growing in popular
| ity and women find it rather refreshing
after the long season of loose waists.
| The Latest in Waists.
Many delightful fashions are creeping il
| for winter, and the newest styles in shir
| waists show novelties along color lines
| Waists are now made of silk Grape, satir
| and lightweight cloth and finished Sc
] that they form a dressy adjunct to the cos
| tune.
| The fancy for the all white waist has
| somewhat subsidized before the attractions oil