Evening star., 1907-08-31
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| head with a jewel or an artificial flower. or
they are tied In long bow which trails to
the shoulders. Another becoming coiffure
adornment affected by young matrons Is the
morning cap Of lingerie and lace. This
piece Of frivolity fiaunts itself in the shape
o. a jaunty sort of mob cap. Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt has a charming collection
Of these caps which she brought from Paris.
Every one Of her exquisite neglige cos
| tunes has q cap to go with 1t. One cos
tune Of sheer white lawn has eyelet en-
broidery in pale blue line and It's cap has
q rufie OF similar embroidery. Apropos of
lingerie effects. are not the frocks in the
illustration charming examples of this
genre? The rnatrnn's frock is Of white
handkerchief linen. with bands Of lace inset
about the skirt. and the gown Of Irish lace
and eyelet embroidery Is bewitching with
its smart little bolero OF lace.
The elbow length sleeve Is undoubtedly
booked TO go. and the new sleeves will
come TO the hands. II not to the knuclxles.
But whether the short sleeve will go Is an
other matter. The creators OF fashions
have enacted many DEGREES that have been
wlllfully dsobeyed. One Of them was the
death of the short skirt another the disap-
pearance Of the shirt waist, or blouse. as
Il was more euphoniously named, and a
third was the attempt to introduce crinoline
or hoops. All Of these and many other
enactment5 were null and void.
In these days women show more sense
than in the past in the matter Of gowning.
end a sensible and az the same time COM
1OrtaDle 1aSnlOn Is quite sure OF q 1OilO"-
ing to all time by the masses OF women,
including many OF the modish world. These
fashions need not always be becoming to
insure their life. The short skirt Is not
nea rly so graceful the long one, but even
for the street the skirt escaping the pave
ment by an inch Is seldom seen save on
women who no longer pretend to be below
middle age. The skirt varying from three
inches to FIVE and even six is seen every
where. and its wearer may be eighteen or
forty -eight, fat thin tail short. She
means to be comfortable. and the men
applaud her for It. for. after all. men like
1t Is inseparable from the coat and skirt
costume. whether long or short elaborate
or simple
The Cowboy Hat.
The prevailing mode Of the moment In
millinery Is decidedly the cowboy some
times called the geisha shape, the brim
caught up at an angle considered becoming
to the wearer. Sometimes this will be
found to be exactly in the front; another
face will be better suited If the brim turns
up on the left side front. The pin holding
the brim In place has entirely disappeared
except on the untrimmed ready wear
hats. but these are not considered quite up
to date. the jaunty. trimmed duck outing
hats having entirely superseded them.
For young women the scarfs make the
prettiest trimming and they come In a
pocketbooks. A neat scarf in soft cotton,
with colored stripes on an ecru background
the ends fringed. will cost so cents. Wide
scarfs Of generous lengths In a finer grade
of cotton. made very dashing looking by
mears of large colored lozenge spots woven
in silk. only dollar. while for double
this price and upward lovely silk draperies
in Roman stripes are to be had.
Popular Fall Materials
1t is rumored that white and cream
cloths will be the most popular materials
for afternoon wear this fall. for 1t seems
that we are to use less and less Of the
lighter weight and more perishable goods
for street costumes. Besides, q great deal
of moire is appearing just now in Paris,
and it is worthy of note. it is being elab-
orately trimmed with jet ornaments. How
ever. although most of the more stately
moire costumes are made up in black, there
are many charming gowns of white moire
This new material IS very different from
the old moires. for it has changed radically
in both weave and design. all the newer
specimens being duh finished and glowing
instead of glistening. while in many pat
terms the beautiful Watteau colorings are
exquisitely reproduced.
In making fine stocks and embroidered