Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-09

-LDERLY women have little reason
- this season for complaint, in regard
- to prevailing styles, for the INES
adopted are certainly becoming 10
the average figure, and afso 10
the exceptional whether too s'ou'
or too thin, unduly tall or correspondihsiS
short, and almost any of the faVorite de-
signs may be suited perfectly by .mooilF-
ing the original models to meet individual
needs.
How often middle ased women are near
to remark. on viewing any. new styles
Yes, very pretty. but not 'or me al
very well for young people This expires
sion is doubtless often true. but TINS sea
son is an exception.
For instance, take the skirts The new
est are cut long, smooth over the hips,
are full about the feet and show little or
no trimming-aH points in favor OF the
elderly woman.
If she is short. then a double inverted
box pleat down the front will Suggest APP
parent height, and if she is also stout the
box pleat will supply certain desirable
gracefulness.
Tunic Effects for Tall Women.
Thanks to the tunc and overskirt eff
fects, the tall. spare woman may choose
exactly the same style of skirt, but should
add a very deep fold above the HEM rms
must start from the seams of the front
gore raising itself as it enclrcles the
skirt. the lower edge cut IN TOUR oeep
points. This model will be both becoming
and strictly up-to-date.
Bretelles Jokes and suspenders may
sound a little frivolous in connection Win
elderly women. yet judiciously adapted
these details may be made appropriate
and will add a modish and important
touch to waist that may be otherwise
actually dowdy in effect.
The bretelles and SuSpender accessories
will be more becoming to the short. stout
woman than to the Slighter figure, that
will find the full surplice that crosses the
bust best suited to her need. This should
have fullness on the shoulders and cross
rather blousily.
The stouter woman will find that just a
slight blousing at the waist line is more
becoming than a perfectly straight nne,
especially if the abdomen is prominent.
A very charming and becoming after
noon frock for stout, middle-aged Wo-
man could be made from panama hen
rietta or any similar goods in dull blus,
old rose, golden brown or tan, the skirt
long all the way around and a slight dip
in the back, the front gore laid in inverted
pleats released at f1ounce depth.
This fullness at the bottom will be much
more pleasing than a skirt drawn away
from the feet, and if the hips are large 1t
will be- an improvement to have plenty of
the line of the hip. While the fit should be
perfectly smooth over the hips, the ma
terial below may fall in actual folds and
be graceful.
Have Yoke of Skirt on Fitted Lining
On fitted lining will be arranged a
yoke coming down below the bust both
back and front. This should be of dainty
cream or ecru dotted net or fine lace, just
a little shirred into stock collar of lace.
The sleeves will be of the same material
as the yoke Suspenders of the goods will
be wide on the shoulders filling the space
from neckband to armhole seam. tapering
to waist line. the edges turned under and
piped with black satin. The material will
be laid on the lining under the arms be-
tween the SuSpenders, and then VS. should
be taken out of the middle OF the sus-
penders on the shoulder parts, the edges
piped and connected by narrow black cord
passing over small, pretty buttons. dis
playing the yoke beneath.
The finishing touch, which will give i'm
portance to the toilet. is the addition of a
black satin vest connecting the suspend
ers from below the bust to the belt.
Pretty buttons will close the vest and
piece of the goods will be set in the back
to correspond with the vest. This is a
stylish. up-to-date gown. yet quite as ap-
propriate to the woman of sixty as to the
matron of thirty years her junior.
Take the problem of coats. What more
becoming to the short stout or tall thin
elderly woman than the present styles?
The former type will choose the semi-tit-
ting model just covering the hips, a smart
vest displaying itself by way of relief and
apparently lessening breadth at the same
time by the trim. trig tailored neck.
One especially important detail, however
is the degree of cutaWay in the fronts
This should not be sharp and very clearly