Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-01

Of course there will be many larger
shapes from which to select ores head
gear. The wearing Of aigrets has been
frowned upon by several royal women,
prominent among whom is the Queen of
| England. but there is no reason to think
that these pretty willowy tufts of feath-
ers will be absent from the spring trim
mings. Flowers. as usual, Will be the
| favorite adornment.
| Very dainty is the little spring hat
worn by one of the figures seen in the
| Illustrations. In contour it is very
much reduced mushroom as to size. but
the bill for it will be just as absurdly
large. 1t is made o. fancy braid in an
| exquisite shade of pale green. and the
ribbon is n tone deeper. The color scheme
| is beautifully carried out in the bunch OF
tea roses that minale their pretty cream
/ petals with dark green leaves. 1t Is a
| little early to speak of the graduation
/ gown. hat the frock of eTeet embroid-
! cry tempts ono to recommend it a
model for this costume The sash is par
! ticularly novel in its treatment Chif
/ fon velvet is tho material used in the re-
ception gown. and the Chicness of the
creation is to be found in its beautiful
long lines.
Velvet Neck Bows.
Among the new things for the neck
arc velvet bows made i'm all the colors
and trimmed with lace. The bow is
made of piece of velvet about two and
a half inches al the ends and narrow
ing toward the middle. The piece of VEL
vet need not be half yard long. The
ends are trimmed with narrow lace
| edging. and the velvet is tied in a knot.
with one loop and two ends. Through
the knot of this bow there is threaded
| piece of lace made into an accordion plat
| ed butterfly. This lace knot Is quito
small and is very attractive against the
velvet bow. 1t may be made of net and
edged with the same lace used to edge the
how ends. Another distinctively new style
of neckwear is the tie embroidered in
sre also embroidered. Both collars and
tics are striped. the French dots being
used as borders. These are of linen. and
come in all tho colors for wear with
white or colored shirt waists.
| Very new. indeed. are the lace turn
over collars and ties which, are orna-
Tented with colored crocheted rings. The
collars are high. with stiff backs. Over
! this the turned down part is made of baby
/ Irish At intervals in the lace are ap-
plisued- colored crocheted rings. deep pink.
blue. green or lavender. The small bows
to wear with these collars are made of
end and in each loop. These crocheted
rings are sewed tight to the lace, being
| overhanded on each end.
The Fashionable Belt.
/
Patent leather belts have come into
their own again. They are very stylish
on all cloth suits. They are very narrow
! the stiff ones running only an inch wide.
but the more fashionable ones are in soft
| leather that fit into the figure and curve
/ in and cut at the waist line. These are
expensive. but they wear we'll and are
very superior to tire stiff ones in shape
and in curve.
With the stiff old-fashioned belt there
is always the trouble of having It ride up
| above the skirt belt. IT is too unwieldy
| to 60 down over 1t. and. no matter how
/ high the skirt is hooked uD on the waist,
the belt rides that much higher.
| These belts do not have fancy buckles
or even the broad gilt buckle used on the
| soft suede belts, but are fastened through
! plain black ones covered with the kid.
The undressed kid ones are exceedingly
| stylish and come In every color to tone
into the skirt. The buckles on these are
narrow and made of gilt or silver. but
without jewels
Revived Modes of Hairdressing.
The present elaborate modes of dressing
the hair and the high plumes and jeweled
combs worn so extensively recall the fan
tastic headdresses of the middle ages and
the later centuries, notably the eighteenth
| in France. An examination of some of
the costumes shown in the books and the
! illustrations of the famous women of the
time of Marie Antoinette show a distinct
| tendency on the part of modern hair
!! dressing to initiate in a modified degree
these extraordinary decorations. The use
of false hair in puffs and braids Is no lon
ger considered extraordinary extreme,
| but has become almost necessity of the
| modern woman's couture. Rows upon
rows of puffs and braids piled one upon
another or encircling the head of the
wearcr produce effect which. If pleas
| ing i'm it's regularity and smoothness of
| outline. suggests anything but a natural
| arrangement, and a glance at the women
| in the theater or at the opera Is painfully