Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-23
FASHION NOTES GATHERED HERE AND THEIR
IN BLACK AND WHITE
ARE VERY SMART NOW FOR
STREET WEAR.
Marrow and Wide Stripes Favored and
a Little Touch of
- Color.

The combination of black and white.
with perhaps just touch of some bright
color to relieve the effect. is always more
or less popular. particularly in the spring.
when the aim is to have everything as
light In tone as is possible. and yet gar
ments must not be of too perishable
shades for city wear. This spring black
and white gowns In all textures from cloth
10 silk viii be seen among the newest
models.
Stripes rather than plaids and checks are
in vogue just now, so that 1T is again pos
sible to have an exceedingly smart black
and white suit in either cloth or silk with
out going in for the check or shepherds
plaid that became so tiresomely common
two years back. and yet which seemed the
only style of black and white dress that
was possible. save. Of course. the blacks
trimmed with white or white trimmed in
some way with black. and these are natu-
rally in different class of garments
The striped black and white silks are
many of them extremely attractive this
season. and are excellent for simple walk
ing dresses as well as for the more elab-
crate frocks The stripes may be all Of
even width or else graduated from wide to
narrow. Then. of course, the black may
be more prominent than the white. and
vice versa. For really severe shirt waist
dress a black and white striped louisine
SILK made with a short boX-pleated skirt
ard simple bodice. fastening in front. with
a double ruch frill down the center,
the long sleeves finished with frill cuffs. Is
correct. The stiff turned-down collar Of
white embroidered linen. with soft tie
like the material of the dress or of some
light shade Of blue. mauve or green, will
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neat. The cuffs may also be made so as
TO be worn always with white embroidered
cuffs. and Just this little touch of white
on a simple garment is most attractive.
The belt may be wide girdle narrow
stitched kind, and it may be fastened by
buckle or hooked over. which ever fash
ION is the more becoming.
For the early spring one dark walking
suit is practically indispensable, and there
is nothing SO good for this purpose as
Hight weight black serge or cheviot with
fine line of white running through It.
Then there are various black and white
mixtures that are excellent, and in this
category may also be included the dark
gray and white serges that are somewhat
less Sumbcr than the black and every bit
as serviceahle. Many of the gray suits are
finished with black silk or velvet collar.
rcvers and cuffs, with just narrow band
of white used a facing to protect the
white. hndiCr-an excellent plan, for even
the best quality of black silk or velvet VIII
rub OFF on white collar.
\ handsome black ana white costume Tor
afternoons is of great service always, and
there are many black and white robes in
lace. silk and chiffon that are so smart as
to make every woman anxious to possess
at once just such a gown. The black and
white lace trimmed with jet and satin or
velvet ribbon has been worn to no little
extent during the past winter. But so
have the striped chiffon dresses. and they
have become no less popular for that
reason, and are seen among the newest
models for this spring.
As rule black and white does not re-
Guire anv light color, but some effective
shade can be introduced in the hat and
parasOl even If not on the dress itself