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

ana little tdlk ABOUT what the COutuTlerS
are going to do for US this fall In the mat
ter of clothes would not be unappreciated.
Passing of the Short Sleeve.
We hear much of the passing of the
unclothed arm, but we shall see what we
shall see later on in the season. for now
fashions are in an uncomfortable transition
state where all is speculation and doubt.
What we will wear when cold weather is
really with us the gods only know. and
these exalted beings only take the cour-
turiers into their confidence. Like the hero
in the Hunting of the Shark what / tell
you three times must be true, and believe
l have been guilty several times OF telling
you that long sleeves are one of the modish
possibilities of the future for dressy frocks
well for those of a sami-official
ture The manche which we shall certain
ly see much of. is that made famous by
Be: lAardt years ago 1t is now to be seen
on d number of the smart advance models
that Paquin has contributed to the gayety
Of the mode This sleeve is usually made
OF lace or some transparent fabric and Is
wr:nhled from the wrist to well above the
el5oy. where it ends In a small puff or fat
folds. The hands are covered to the
knGCkies by the mousquetaired lace, which
Is pointed and finished with frill of some
so~J. To be chic the sleeve must be tight,
ana 10 accomplish this end tiny buttons of
gold. fastened with loops, close the sleeve
on the outside. Husbands who have had
training in buttoning waists that faSten IN
the hacL will have no difficulty with the
new sleeve. which must be worked from
the Inside. as 1t were, and after the fair
wedrer has put on the bodice in which this
pnSky sleeve is a part
Colored Waists the Last Cry.
Colored waists, or as we call them
here in Paris, blouses. to be more worn
than white lace ones, and the material from
which they are made is to be gros tulle
that is hard to get even here at the center
OF fashion. But an excellent substitute is
found in ordinary tulle of a coarse weave
dJuhled several times. Chemisettes are
evolved from this tulle as well as entire
biOus6s, an ! both are deliberately trimmed
with narrow soutache braid put in
gee metrical designs outlined with threads
of gold or silver. The soutache is consd-
cred much more desirable now than even
nand embroidery or appliqued lace, and IT
surely is a blessed relief from the all too
common motif patchwork that has been
dec Grating our gowns of late.
Black filet lace effects darned In big
Sc lid botChes rather than in a decided pat
tern with heavy colored silks is to be an
exquisite new trimming. Blouses done all
over in this work are very expensive. but
any woman with little patience and the
right materials can with her own hands
riN al a production of the Rue de la Paix
Japanese embroidery IS still in evidence,
ing in the way of a blouse of black crepe
de chine worked almost solidy with flights
of butterflies in natural co!orings. These
dark waists are mighty effective and much
more durable than the perishable white af-
fairs. Speaking of hlouses reminds me that
the wash waists will all be built tailored
| lines. with long sleeves and very little full
ness in the body. Indeed it Is predicted
that the old-time tight waist OF the sixties.
butroned down the front with a prim row
| of bullet buttons. is to make its appearance
this season.
A Rival for the Linen Collar.
The latest collar is made o; gros-grain.
A piece OF this thick waist banding fixed
at the throat with q tiny pearl pin has
| quiie taken the place of the stiff linen col
| lar. For some women It Is much more be-
coming than the glazed linen neck adorn-
! ment. but 1t is not nearly SO smart or trig