Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-03

round of summer season two new expert
ences. but just after the motor episode
received invitation to join a sunrise
party. Our objective point. my hostess ex-
planned In her note, was to be the Cathedral
of Notre Dame. where by special permission
We We're to Old Sol, the elements IA
vorable, make his matinal devoirs to Mother
Earth. Everybody invited accepted, and
after midnight supper our party of eight
motored at in the morning through the
silent streets to the ancient church
Arriving at our destination We entered
the cathedral by side door. Lighted only
by dim gas jet, the effect was ghostIy.
The sleepy verger rose to meet u.s. and for
years l imagine no such intrusion. had in
terrupted his nocturnal quiet. When we
made the steep climb the first faint
streaks Of rosy dawn were appearing, and
In d few minutes the sun burst forth In
all its gorgeous coloring. 1t was a mag
niicent sight and we'll worth the loss of a
few hours sleep to behold, and | recon-
mend like excursion a novel form of
amusement to hostesses in search of org
inality.
l am gossiping more than usual this week
about matters outside the province of fash
ion. but the truth is there is nothing now
To be heralded. for we are wearing rather
than originating new modes just now The
great couturiers are away pleasurng, and it
will not be until next month that they will
begin to design the fail frills and furbe-
lows. There is one item In the wardrobe
however. which needs almost constant re-
newing-the summer hat-for nothing be-
comes shabby sooner than this piece of
headgear. winter hat, even a light one
Will stand the strain of entire season S
wear and often tide one over until the win
ter purchases are made. Not 50 our sum
mer chapeaux They get supremacy dis
reputable in appallingiy short time and
must either be thrown away or retrimmed
Under the head of fragile millinery may
be classed the smart hats of tuile and mara
bou, airy creations that too rude wind
may often destroy, but they are perfectly
stunning in first crispness. Wistaria a
hat trimming is in high favor: indeed, SO
conspicuous Is the rage for floral decora-
tons on hats that the outdoor fetes look
like flower shows. You. OF course, know
that one this season does not try to match
the hat and gown, but rather to harmonic
the hat and accessories-belts, stockings,
ribbons. etc.
In connection with belts a special point
about the gowns of today is the outline
of the waistband The short-waisted effect
is still popular. but we now rarely see a
waist with decided point in front. The
correct line is that which circles the waist
with the slightest possible droop in front,
but nothing approaching point.
1t is perhaps difficult for women to avoid
exaggeratiOn, but / cannot help regretting
that the point in front is dubbed "incor-
rect" for the most becoming belt woman
can wear Is a very narrow one that droops
distinctly in front and is held In place by
a buckle in the back. This belt makes the
waist look round and slender. OF course
the pointed belt has been done to death
by misguided women. who insisted last
summer upon wearing extreme straight
fronted corsets and who arranged their
belts in such a way that they looked like
freaks These shortsighted persons not
alone made themselves objects of polite
ridicule. but they brought undeserved dis
grace on an infinitely smart style of belt
A stunning Partisan grande dame stop
ping here at the capital route for
gay house. party iunched at the Ritz In a
white linen gown of tailor style, with the
coat and skirt cut perfectly plain. The
touch of the master appeared In a waist
coat of Irish lace fastened with costly yet
simple looking buttons down the front She
wore the daintiest frilled shirt of cobweb
linen and about the collar the narrowest
Of black tafYeta ties. The whole costume
of fine burnt straw. with bows OF black
tafreta around the crown and floating
veil of black point deSprit
The promenaders on the boulevards and
those seated outside the cafes were treated
to strange sight yesterday. They beheld
a dozen cabs. and in each were four ladies'
swinging paper flags on which was paint
ed, Women Must Have Vote" At the
same time they threw among the crowd
handbills containing an appeal to women
with brains" From one of these astonsh-
ing females learned that they have found
ed a club, and before the end of the year
they intend to take Paris by storm" 1t
was plain to me the other day that all
they aroused was curiosity. People looked
at them to see II they were pretty. and find
ing that they were not looked away again.
The French have. first of all. not the club
spirit Mutually outside the family circle