The Washington herald., 1907-11-14

shown in NumerOsu Varieties-BOas
Also Are Quite Popular.
There is no end 70 the varied uses OF
ribbon. Sashes, il seems, were never so
much worn as now. Usually they are
disposed with long ends and tied a little
10 one side of the back or front Nearly
all the skirts seen at the autumn OPEN
Ing Of A great Rue de Ia Pal house
were fastened at one side OF the back.
1t was odd, but really attractive. The
fastening was perfectly obvious and or
namented with buttons. bows Of ribbon.
or little passementerie ornaments, TO
cover the space Of six or seven inches
necessary for the opening.
A new skirt lately seen has a pretty
ribbon garniture on the sides of the
front breadths. Through Sits in the
cloth, three inches wide, soft ribbon is
threaded, twisting itself into little fat
bows at the space Of only couple of
inches apart. The surpliced bodice.
where It crosses in the back, is held
in place by three of the ribbon bows.
The edges are trimmed with a band
Of embroidery. The sleeves, cut in one
with the rest, are oddly turned back
upon the shoulders, 10 show the en-
brodery that faces the under part A
second sleeve is shaped like il; this
reaches 70 the elbow, and is also
trimmed with the embroidery. A third
sleeve that covers the whole arm is OF
shirred chiffon.
smart little touch to a street cos
tune is the narrow black cravat ribbon
that circles the throat Sometimes II is
tied at the base in the tiniest of bows,
but Oftener it is longer. and knOtted once
loosely, with the ends hanging free.
Usually they are tipped with any odd
bit of new or old lewelry.
From present indications the color
scheme Of this years gowning promises
to be decidedly gay. A prominent French
woman. who has always been rather
noted for her beauty. with advancing
age has lost entirely the svelte. grace
ful figure of her youth But with ex-
traordinarily good taste. she has adopted
manner of gowning that is at the
same time dignifcd and extremely grace
ful- Always she wears princess gowns
with fitted backs, but with the fronts
hanging loose from the neck. Excess
sively full, they trail beautiful lengths
that hide her size and increase her
height over this form she sometimes
wears lace bolero, short in the middle
ot the back, to show the waistline
which there remains good. and with
long points on the hips: or she NAV
wear iichu. folded closely over the
shoulders, knotted low on the bust. and
s@avinS long, slender ends 10 fall in
front High collars she does NOT at
tempt, but her collars are so claverIv
cut and shaped to the short thick neck
they have the appearance Of height.
while softening and concealing the be-
traying lines under the chin. Necessarily
shaped low under the chin they rise 10
the ears at the sides and descend a bit
at the back.
They are always transparent carefully
boned, and finished with a deep usse
ruChinS at the too. Black. the usual re-
sort of aging women, she rarely wears.
rightly condemnins it as unbecOming 70
the elderly. Instead she chooses shades
OF gray. ranging from the palest TO an
iron-gray, depending on the purpose for
which the toilet is designed. Always the
materials are soft. Clnglng stuffs. Ike
crepes de chine, point d'esprit. laces or
softly woven, heavily falling silk She
wears a great deal of white in soft ivory
tones, or oyster-white, that is the exact
shade of her beautiful, luXuriant hair.
She is extremely heavy. and 70 aid her
progress about her large rooms she leans
lightly on a tall stick. with a silk tassel
hanging from its head Of old carved
ivory Her out-of-dOOrs garments are
long and loose. also, with wide mandarin
eli HaF
One day lately, at the driving hour. as
she was leaving her carriage 10 walk a
little in the Bois she wore. over a trail
ing robe of creamy white crepe de chine
a wonderful long manteau OF white filet
lace, ornamented with great motifs of
heavy Irish lace. much in relief The
lower edge was shaped i'm three points.
finished with fringe. At the throat ii was
fastened by long plated chiffon scarfs
that fell to the foot OF IL. Her hat was
charming. OF bell shape covered with
shirred black tulle. It framed her lovely
face. The under side OF the brim was
faced with softly arranged white tulle-
so pretty against her hairi From the
back Of the brim came wide ends Of fImy
lace that tied loosely under her chin.
Black or white lace is of the first i'm
portance in an elegant toilet for either
young or olG. AT the moment the thick
laces. like point de Genes. point de
Venise and point Ge Milan, are much in
vogue. Formed into long, straight scarfs
or stOles. edged with fur and lined with
fur, or with plated mousseline. they add
immensely TO the elegance of a costume.
Passementerie also plays a part in the
garniture Of these pretty adjuncts.
1t IS nearly impossible to describe clear
ly the shape Of the modish manteaus that
figure so largely in the wardrobe Of every
well-gowned woman. Rarely does one
see two alike 1t appears that the de.
signer takes a length OF cloth, of the nee.
essary width, and drapes it according tc
his fancy, or 10 the taste of his client. A
fold here. cluster of shirrings there. or
a pucker, concealed under an ornament
and the thing is done-the material fall.
ing In the most graceful folds imaginable
The sleeves are accomplished bv cunninc
stitches under the arms. concealed in tbf
folds or perhaps a sleeve is merely sirnu.
lated by a point Of the draplngs fallinr
over the arms. In this case there viii
probably be separate undersleeve OF
fur. or of velvet.
They should be worn constantly 10 nre.
serve their lustre.
Put away in a jewel box they become
yellow and dead looking.
They should never be placed in ho,
water or come in contact with grease.
Clean them with soft linen handker.
chief, damped, and rubbed carefully ovel
the surface. Afterward rub them gently
with a piece of soft, dry chamois.
When putting away wrap them in lew.