Evening star., 1908-01-25

4 PRETTY fad that is popular
~ just now is to wear the in
"a evitable bunch of flowers. with
u ~ out which the smart girl is
rarely seen. pinned to the muff
instead of the coat. Here is hint for
the girl who always likes to be ahead in
the attractive fancies that mark the up
to-date young woman. What would be
more fetching than a chinchilla muff
with big bunch of Russian violets pin
ned in the center of it or a black lynx
muff frightened with lilies of the valley
or few carnations? Care must be
taken. of course, in pinning the flowers
to the muff not TO tear the skin, but If
long, thin pins are used it can be done
with little damage even to the finest fur.
This new fril is boon to the girl who
cannot wear flowers. much as she would
like to. because they fade on her al
most as soon as they are put on. Some
times the artificial flower is substituted
for the real posies both for the muff and
the boutonniere. Another costume hint
includes the veil.
Almost every women thinks the face
veil is her most potent aid to beauty.
Now d specialist has come forth and
said: Perhaps the severest test OF
beauty is the transparent veil. Behind
one a woman isaeither bcwitching or the
reverse. There is no middle line. If
woman is truly beautiful veil through
which all her features can be distinctly
seen. even though it be sprinkled with
the biggest dots, enhances her attractive
ness. Her eyes look all the brign er. her
her brow the winter. Yet strangely
enough. 1T is only the perfect face that is
improved by veil. If a countenance
has any wrong lines that fault is sure
to be emphasized. No veil of that kind
softens irregularities or makes a saliow
ly good-loolling woman wants everybody
to keep thinking she is pretty she
should wear either an almost Opaque
Veil or none at al
One of the illustrations shows q de-
lightful costume designed for restau-
rant dinner a luncheon party. 1t is
of baby blue chiffon and is made with "A
double skirt much Shirred and trimmed
with picot edged blue ribbon in TWO
widths. The bodice has a high girdle and
eton jacket fronts and a frilly vest of
lace edged with black velvet ribbon. me
high collar of lace shows touch of
black. Draped sleeves to the elbow are
finished with full frillS of lace. Accom-
panying the gown is a hat of baby ..ue
velvet trimmed with silver tissue and
blue plumes. Many of the smartest even
ing wraps of the season are of Cloth and
the cloak seen in the cut is another in
stance III which it is used TO the greatset
advantage. The fitted ruff1es at the bot
tom of the wrap are particularly new.
Women who like to dress in the new
est mode. but who have to pay for their
clothes out of their housekeeping al
iowances will have 4 hard time this
winter to do so without skimping their
tables. London femininity is wearing
painted and jeweled buttons on its waist
coats. and there are other fads as costly.
When one loads tulle. net and chiffon
with highly expensive hand embrofderies
and lavishes upon the most perishable of
StuffS labor that runs it's cost up to ap
palling heights, one is touching the top
notch of extravaganza That is just what
the great dressmakers are doing today,
and hosts of women are paying for IL.
Hoods on Wraps.
Hoods of exquisite lace and facing frlls
of the same lace are details recently in
troduced upon wraps.
Often these are modelled of crepe. soft
silk and chiffon. The latter are really
more elaborate than beautiful. losing
their charm of fold and line in fussy
perishable details.
They are also shown separately or de-
tached from the coats.
\ beautiful model seen was OF silver
gray Grape made along the shawl lines
which are so smart this season.
1t was embroidered to a great depth
III dull tones of coppery brown, yellow
and rose
y capacious hood. embroidered in the
same colors and lined with fine yellowed
lace and detachable. fell alnos: to the
waist line in the back and formed a
shoulder drapery.
1'rills of the same lace showed in the