Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12

ERES a bright idea OF a girl
who Is always contriving.
why" asked this clever
III Fl creature, cant those little
clasps used on gloves be put
down the. back of blouse waists2 All you
would have TO do would be to accomplish
few acrobatic feats like trying to
crawl down your own spinal column.
and, zip, the blouse would be fastened"
No more fumbling with buttons that are
too big and holes that are too little by
fingers that are all thumbs. A few
quick little pressures, and, presto, 1t Is
done. Why, even man could get Sd
expart that he need only stroke his fin
gers down his wife's waist to fasten 1t!
The scheme really seems great.
Get a hat so loud that it will smash
the millinery record Is the slogan of
Dame Fashion this season, but the auto
crat at the sama time enJoins US to wear
it with a plain street suit If we wou d
look distinguished. The velvet collar on
the coat should match. though. the pre-
dominating GO or on the hat. And when
YOU buy this record breaker don't pick
out a chapeau that Is a love Of a thing
in the hand. No the trick is to select d
hat that does not look like much off the
| head and the chances are that you will
md this unpromising piece OF, millinery
tremendously becoming when worn.
Mandarin robes that have been made
for the genuine Chinaman are the loot
smart women are after, but these wraps
are about the limit in ugliness, and
woman win be prettier picture If she
wears model like the one Illustrated
1t is a burnOose cape of pearl gray tai
feta lined with white satin. Plaitings
of the silk silver spangled applfqued with
exquisite lace and pink and white cameo
buttons are the trimmings which make
this garment beautiful. The stole and
muff worn by another figure are hand
some carried out In silver fox. and the
cape wrap of mink and Irish lace is the
acme of smartness.
Fluffy Boas.
Mal:nes and chiffon boas will be a part
of every complete wardrobe, and they are
Just as beautiful and perishabe as ever.
Some of the styles merely encircle the
neck, fastening low on the dress front
with invisible hooks and eyes. Another
style is made with knife plating and
does not look unlike some o. the Eliza
bethan rufus worn with a tiny chiffon
coat. likewise trimmed with chenille OF
the finest variety, and, while white Is the
SO seen.
Song of the Sleeve.
One Of the newest sleeves is of what
the tailors call seven-eighths length
tust above the hand. When the style
for full length sleeves is raging this is
a hideous length. but now that we are
well accustomed to seeing the arm and
wrist it seems quite desirable.
One thing that women too often forget
is hat there Is a becoming and an unbe
coming length for the eeve and that
what suits one does not always suit an
other. It's a case OF ind vidual choice.
short woman with a very long sleeve
oses part of her apparent height. A tai!
woman with sleeve that looks as though
1t had started for the wrist and given
out before that point had been reached
has the look of having either outgrown
her clothes or run short of material. The
ong cuff with the puff at the top of th<
arm Is one of the new and sane sleeves
seen in fashionable gowns.
New Glove Fancies.
The edict has gone forth that colored
gloves are barred for the coming sea-
son, and nothing but white, black and
possibly pearl gray will be worn.
This sweeping decree is brought out
in an effort to make the fall toilets har
monious, for bright colored gloves would
be an almost impossible accessory with
the vivid shades N dresses that are to
be used, and to avoid any Earring tone in
costume black, white or pearl gray
hand coverings seem to be the only
choice.
In addition to being stylish, these col
ors-especally black-are economical and
even the white ones are not an eXtrava-
gance: they can. be cleaned time and
again and are usually as fresh as when
new.
Another decided change in street gloves