Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18
Special Correspondence of The Star.

days light colOred garments
AA/ are at their fullest express
\" sion. The fair occupants OF
the carriages which still
throng the Bots are not only In white
and khaki, but are even in mauve and
unbleached linens. worn with the most
gorgeous hats. Quite the most recent
fad is to have facings and cuffs In black
striped linen fashioned In the strictest
tailor mode. 1t is not only striking and
original but is also particularly elegant
In the gowns the backs of he jackets
are not made plain. Buttons of the same
color as the jacket-not like the facings-
seem to part the basques at the sides and
back. indicating that these are separated
and might perhaps be buttoned up. White
tussore, which has a certain frmness
and strength. is much used for costumes
Just now Some jackets. braided all over.
are worn with finely plated skirts in
light yelling and untrimmed. Hats are
growing larger and larger as the season
advances. Both the Louis XVI and the
Henry II styles are in vogue. and yet
there are numerous examples OF nat
chapeaux seen Wreathed with field flow,
ers. In fact, all shapes are worn. and
the fashion shows signs of becoming still
more incoherent.
Speaking of hats in general. it is safe
to say that one may wear almost any
thing one likes, provided 1t be picturesque
and becoming. The present dictum of La
Mode is that all hat crowns must be high,
but all the same many of the best dressed
Parisiennes are appearing in hats wide of
brim and fat of crown and practically
untrimmed What 1 mean by ''untrim-
med" Is that they are lightly decorated
with a couple of long quilts. and few
folds of satin are disposed about the
crown. This simple style of hat Is ad-
n a IF woman hut
unless worn by the proper person and In
the right way 1t would look dowdy and
insignificant. The prolonged life of the
cloche shape Is rather astonishing. Last
summer We saw SO much Of 1t that 1t
seemed as though 1t must have been
buried for at least another century, but
the fact remains that the cloche remains
also. the difference being In the manner
of wearing 1t. A hat Of this genre when
II has only slightly dropping brim and
Is worn properly on the head, does not
look like the cloche of last year, which
was usually worn on the back Of the
neck. The fact Is that women of fash
ion have made the discovery that of all
shapes the modified cloche is the most be-
coming. and for that reason they still
cling to 1t.
Worth has scored another triumph
with a corset suitable to wear with the
present fashion of tight gowns.
for, although one hardly anticipates that
the extreme gowns which recently ex-
d
will be worn by the beau monde. there is
doubt that the fashion. modified to
suit less radical tastes, will be empha-
sized as the season progresses. These
corsets are made of a new material
called ''maillot coilant." which is a web
as light as II spun by fairies. With the
addition only of few strips of whale
bone the tout ensemble is so dainty and
gossamerlike that the effect when worn
Is more noticeable than a cache corset or
any other article OF lingerie.
The Paris shops are full Of little print
dresses OF the most dainty description.
One of lavender to be worn with white
chip hat with wreath of lilacs around Ii
was especially attractive to me. and
there was a charm quite as Irresistible
about a pale blue and white check to be
worn with blue hat with a crown of
being of a very unusual shade of light
tan. 1t must not be forgotten that foot
gear Is an especially important item just
at this present moment. Black Is entirely
taboo at this writing. The choice seems
to rest between light or dark tan. light
or dark gray. purple and green. You
may pay your money and take your
choice, but with most Of the summer
frocks the fashionable foot walks in a
colored shoe.
The gown made entirely Of lace Is by
no means obsolete. both the finer and
coarser kinds being used for short
wasted costumes. For these Irish lace Is
undoubtedly the most desirable. and Irish
lace made in Paris Ii much cheaper than
II used to be. Whether or not II Will
wear as long as that made In Ireland
am unable to say, but It certainly looks