Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
Consistent Styles
in Mourning

~ UCH latitude is permitted in the
I'M wearing Of mourning nova
AVA days. and, inasmuch az there
are no bard-and-fast rules. much COM
mon sense and good taste must %
pressed into the service II the woman
in mourning would be well and con-
sistently dressed.
The English are unquestionaoiy INC
most conservative and consistent OF
mourning wearers. but the duration OF
their mourning is short The frenen
are not q mourning people. and some oa
their attempts at fashions for the Do
reaved are little short OF ridiculous. IL
remains, therefore. for the American
Woman to establish a style OF mourning
u,,,rn - at uncs suitable. dlgnified and
PRACTICAL.
1ue.s Is a little triangular bonnet COW
,tvu with folds OF crepe and finished
win white ruche. over which deep
,sn with wilde nein IL simply drapeo IN
,,, ,v,us winch IL the traditional head
.u,e,,ux ior a willow. This. however.
is adopted principally by women VINO
ale nut 50 young while the more
yuuthIui select u medium-sized nat win
sngntiy dropping Orim upon which the
long veil Is gracefully arranged
iue uiuule-aYsu woInan may wear .
e.eps-cvv cred uvnnet with crepe veil: or
d Rrsnadiue bonnet Win ErenAdlEe veil:
VI lns bonnet may w VI crepe and TIE
veil OF yrenadine. With any one o1
these combinations shapeu tace-veaa
OIL utusse.s net bound III crepe u worn.
lne SvunsSC WIuoW may wear = mat
anu vel VI vfussGLo net uvufiu Al cCenes
vr uv,h lid, and sesi AIay bs cvWpVse0 Gu
uIeiy kfeAiauiiies "a. 06AA". Iiet ust
bound srGAduttie ~ tsSu. IA every
I..stanCe l..e naC anu Selt Mach md
AuIt lv,us aud Anots Svnpsass lus triiu-
li4iisk.
mourning veil tiiAe an alter-tn0d8ntl ~
. trimmed hat, the veil must cViAsutuas
InS Nat lrluniILx. DetnI uanuIe.. wAIiA
tne utiiiusI silnpiic1ty.
The Wiilte cap ~ ruche Is worn In
El,s iaiiu NY the ~I0oW-ue she yUunx Vr
vsu-puI ia tnis country u Ii u matter
vi cno,ce. me cap Is essentially aa
accompaniment " Inc small bonnet,
Uu, as Lidny INSTANCES tiis white "
becoming ~ svuns iaces, there are VA
IialIVAs OF the iuea. a hat seeu the
utet iviu heat ~ The hair was VI BLACK
crepe, luen lnere was fOlu OF white
uieps. The brim WAS finished with folds
vi uIack crepe and the crown was COW
cred with white crepe. over wniEn the
black crrpe veil was draped.
Another curious nat was covered
With white Grepes upon lhlS white
brussels net veil Ovrdered with white
rrepe Was truped. TINS white hAt u
considered ueep mourning and II
worn WIN frockS OF solid white.
ine .as' two uats usscriDed are ex-
Ir.me. and l ann not advising thsau.
LaetS.y ,ciaAnG you about them.
The nals described lor Inc widow
are also appropriate first mourning
Ior bereAvsd mother Ut orphaned
laughter.
A sn,ailer and thinner veil 10 worn
by The sister In nrst mourning. and
ais should fall to the shoulders boIn
al lrVut and Jack.
Girls Atom 10 To Is in mourning for
\ var.u. may wear hat Of medium
sailor shape covered ana trimmed
WIN .rsn4dIne or crepe. The face
veil IL Ut brussels net, bound In creme.
lehStu rOr summer wear straw
h4t INDY Us substituted for the COW
sieJ UtIe.
In this country two years seems to
be The customary period of mourning,
although this period Is frequently
shortened and by many extended.
During this time the mourning may
De ligntened. The widow wears her
Veil-draped hat for a year or q year
and q half. and q simple black nat
with face veil for the remainder Of
the time A mother or 4 daughter