Evening star., 1908-01-11

the most charming garments shown in
fashionable fur shop. and mink coat cut
upon the same pattern, sem-tight hitting,
half length and beautifully lined with SOFT
brown. was another of the desirable WIN
ter exhibits. An ideal way of bringing an
old fur coat up to date is by trimming it
with bands of broadcloth An old seal
skin was trimmed with bands OF broad
cloth around the cuffs, the neck and lower
edge of the coat. The front was buttoned
with big cloth buttons, and at the neck
there was silver clasp. fhe effect was
very smart. although the coat was several
seasons old.
Theater Hat Passing.
The problem of the theater hat has at
last been solved by the total disappear
ance of the hat. Women no longer wear
hats tothe theater in the evening. but
wrap thei~ heads in exquisite filmy chif-
fon or lace scarts. These are twisted over
the coiffure and draped around the neck
in a fascinating variety of folds and are
exceedingly becoming to all women.
Some of them are even gathered up with
careless art by the use of fancy pins into
the semblance of hoods with bewitching
frills around the face and an effeCtual
protection for the back hair.
Men may have a delusion that these
scarfs are not warm enough, but that Is a
mistake. The folds around the neck add
considerable warmth to the wearer. and.
as for their he olsA women do not need
more covering than nature has given
them in their heavy hair They do not
even need the masses of false hair which
many women now wear, but that. OF
course, is matter of their own choice.
This chiffon and lace headwear has
heretofore been the prerogative of those
women only who attend the theaters or
opera in carriages or automobiles. The
lace scarf was the mark of the woman
who had come in carriage and the hat
of one who had not However costly or
becoming the hat. it was not only a nui-
sance. but it made class distinction
which American women will not loag en-
dure. That they submitted as long as
they did to the reign of the hat was due
to their dislike of being conspicuously and
even inappropriately dressed on entering
a street car. but they have overcome
their modesty-if such it can be called
and the street cars now blossom with
most fetchingly draped head scarfs of
every delicate hue, and the other passen-
gers seem delighted with the fashion.
Once within the theater the scarf becomes
a valuable accessory for throwing around
the neck or shoulders if desired.
The fashion has the sanction of Lon
don, where women never wear hats in
the evening.
Trains for Home Gowns.
Gradually length is being added to the
skirts of smart house frocks until the
train promises to be feature of these
models. 1t means additional expense in
the design of a toilet, for the trains are
handsomely decorated and must be long
enough to appear graceful after they
exceed the demitrain limitations. Dinner
dresses and gowns designed for state oc-
casions have trains of materials different
from the dress fabric, and these are long
and cut in one with the front breadths
of the skirts. which are narrow and cling
ing. The hens of such dresses are faced
with satin MORE, panne velvet. etc. put
on with d beading of embroidery or en-
broidered braid. Where weights are re-
qulred on evening gowns they are at
tached to the top of the rather deep hem
of the drop skirt instead of at the bot
tom.
Good Taste Marks Modes.
Lack of the conspicuous is perh -ps the
most marked feature of this seasons
fashions Good taste in color, material
and design characterizes all models,
ing wear and not for many years has
there been shown such evidence of the
appropriate for all occasions. Never has
the walking suit been more severely SIM
pie and severe. yet plain tailor costume
never fails to be peculiarly smart. For
afternoon there is a richness of color in
all cloth and velvet costumes. but nothing
brilliant glaring. Long. trailing skirts.
with sweeping, graceful trains. are seen
on all reception gowns. while the jackets
also are long and fitted to the figure just
enough to obtain the best and most be-
coming lines. In the evening at ball or
opera white is once again much in evil
dence, while the soft. pale shades of yell
low. pink. green, blue and mauve make
up together an eXquisitely delicate and
artistic color scheme Perfection of de-
tail is of great Importance this year, but
more necessary than anything else is the
fit of the gown or coat. On these two