Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-28

THE furriers are charging such
exorbitant prices for their wares
this winter. especially for NUTS.
that a hint how to make them


this winter. especially for muffs
~ that hint how to make them
at home may be welcomed by
the woman whose hands get so cold she is
just obliged to carry one of these useful
articles. Even the woman whose hands
never get cold should carry one, for It is
such a delightful adjunct to the costume.
The chief thing to do in making a muff at
home is to get a good model fixed in your
mind. and then copy il as closely as posi-
BILE with the materials you have. Most
girls have odd bits of fur in their posses
sion that are just the thing TO turn into
an up-to-date affair. combined with chif-
fon and punches Of narrow velvet ribbon.
The newest thing in mufrs is limp and
fiat. Topping here and there in the most
fetching fashion. An ingenious girl the
other day made over her old round nun
which had become shabby and was too
small. She took out the stuffing and cut
the fur over into one OF the new fiat
shapes. slashing UP the ends into SQUARE
tabs and lining Ii with soft wool wadding
for warmth. From pieces of an old chin
chilla collar she cut scallops of the fur,
which she added to each end of the muff,
and under these scallops put ruff1es OF a
cheap, heavy lace that she dyed a soft
gray. a tone deeper than the fur. Where
the border was added to the muff was
run narrow velvet ribbon, knOtted here
and there and ending in the middle in big
rosettes of knotted loops Charming muffs
OF this Kind can be made of heavy corded
silk to match reception gown. combined
with few tails. lace and chiffon.
An ottoman silk muff to match the
afternoon tailor-made of paquin blue
broadclOth seen in the illustration would
be smart. The costume is an adaptation
Of the directoire style. The coat has
long colonial vest made of handsome
oriental embToideries. and the body of the
garment is trimmed with band embroid
cries in the same shade as the cloth, dona
on a darker shade of the same material.
The skirt has plated panel front and
back. and the sides are circular and trim
med with the embroidered cloth bands.
The little girl seen in the cut is in her very
best coat and hat. The hat is one of those
broaG-brimmed soft white fats bent into
fascinating poke shape and trimmed
with white satin ribbon. pink roses and
ruche of pink chiffon on the under brim.
The coat is ofsfine broadcloth The low
crossing fronts have an inner facing of
black velvet the cuffs are piped with vel
vet. and the buttons are velvet covered
a white taffeta shield with emblem in gold
fits close about the throat and hooks in
the back. Tire belt is black patent
leather.
Necklace of Engagement Rings.
The craze for novelty is going 10 ex-
treme lengths upon tine Russian stage
Actresses who cannot create a sensation
by the mere excellence OF their per-
formances are achieving their purpose by
striking eccentricties.
A cruel beauty named Mile Ligurin
actually wears a necklace partly COM
posed of engagement rings. which form
striking and pretty necklet. being
strung Ike brooches upon a background
of pearls. The rings, of course signify
the number of conquests made by the fair
wearer, but there seems a certain heart
lessness in carrying the offerings of van
pushed admirers strung together Ike
scalps.
The Frenchwoman's Style.
woman who has spent many years
In France and studied the people says:
THE Frenchwoman has the dantiest
carriage in the world. She stands with
her whole weight resting upon the balls
of her feet. Her body is thrown forward,
and her bust is full OF course her alb
domen is drawn in. and her chin is lifted
This makes her aNpretty and stylish wom-
an, but she is not content with this; she
goes further.
''She studies her silhouette, and she
tries to make it attractive. She studies
her outline. and she supplies any de-
ficiencY. She learns how to hold her arms
prstTly and how to use her hands,
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