The Washington herald., 1907-11-17
SOME PARIS FASHION NOTIONS.

Velvet is the fabric OF the season. OF
the miroir persuasion. and in the rich
est colorings, both for dresses and for
theater clOaks. in no color does velvet
look so superb as IN the deep amethyst
purple. and old lace is its natural COM
piement- old lace Is. indeed, to be worn
by all those fortunate enough to possess
IL. and for evening wear II is even lead
Ing TO the exclusion OF jewels by the fas-
udioUs Parisenne The jewels that go
best with old lace are pearls, SO perfectly
in accord are they with us mellow tints
and fragile loneliness. The velvet 'spen-
Ger" Is being revived for wear. with the
lace robe. for everything in the shape
Of bodice must be fitting and shapely
TO be In the fashion. especially in the
matter OF sleeves. for they now define
carefully the shape of the arm, and no
longer run to pUffs and fuilness. The
three-quarter-len length sleeve still exists.
for some OF the great couturieres will not
part with #, but the long sleeve is rap
idly gaining favor. The graceful drap-
cries and straight stole ends, as well as
the encrOaching unique. show that the
Greek influence is ousting the empire,
lIuuEu III many points AitFST wv 0AG 80
come close together. IL was. OF course,
the classic idea that dominated Jose
phine and the leaders OF fashion around
her when she made the empire styles
her oEn, the high waist being, however,
quite empire
a charming little evening gown is in
black ninon. simply but artistlcally
draped round the figure. with a peplum
skirt. diamantes embroideTies in the
shape Of outstretched wings clasping the
draperies on the bust and at the waist.
also the folds OF the ivory tUlle under
sleeves, while tassels OF the same. with
mitred fringes. terminate the draperies
Of the skirt.
The mixture Of fne-faced cloth and
panne or chiffon velours FOR afternoon,
home. and visiting gowns is not only an
elegant combination but II is also a
practical one. A mOlegray, high-waisted
skirt Of cloth. falling I'm long. clinging
folds, has Fat folds Of panne In three
graduated widths on the lower part, q
blouse. or rather chemisctte. and long
sleeves Of VERY finely tucked white NOUS
seline de sole has n ceinture OF swathed
mole-colOred flet lace are arranged so
as merely to show sufficient white TO
throw up the e0loring These bretellcs
are finished on the outer side with
border OF mole panne. and the inner part
has "a narrow band Of palest blue satin,
which rests on the tucked moUsseliUe
and gives a charming touch Of color. The
back Of the bodice IS short al the waist
and the filct ends form long stOles At
the back The sleeves are Of the fiiet
in wide. straight. beI-shape. bOrdered
with panne, and the tucked white under
sleeves are finished AT the wrist in a
point, and bordered with blue satin.
The chamois scarf is a novelty this sea
son. but an exquisite scarf specially ere
ated in Paris for Russian grand Ouch
ess has opened up a vista Of possibili-
ties in the world Of fashion. so far as
delicate shoulder wraps are concerned.
The original scarf was made Of turqUois
blue crepe de chine. OF fine and silky
quality Il was about three yards and
a half IN length and was lined with black
crepe de chine. The materials We're used
in their full width and-on both sides
the ends We're eXquisitely embroidered.
on the blue side the em5roideries We're
carried out in very fine Jet beads and
paillettes. with scale-like discs Of moth
er-0f-pearl used as a. background 10 the
design. Silver threads We're also worked
in. and there was a deep fringe of jet
and silver. On the black side there were
equally elaborate embroideries. but in
different pattern, in silver, mOther-of-
pearl. and small turquoises.
The same idea has been carried out in
shell-pink and pearl-gray crepe de chine.
but in this case the embroideries We're
done In japanese style-on the pink side
a great fight OF white st0Tks making
their way right across the ends; on the
gray side there was a curious japanese
design in large flowers carried out I'M
artistic tints Of pink. gray. dull green,
and orange: fringes Of pale pink and
pearl-gray silk finished of the embroid-
cred ends.