The daily sentinel., 1908-03-26
(By Catherine Mann-Payzant. }

New York, Mar 26.-The uues-
tions that arise in the choice of
clothes are almost momentous for
the girl who goes visiting, momen-
tous to her at least, and many are
the hours she will spend in solving
the problem; therefore a few hints
from what other girls are doing may
not come amiss.
The girl of whose wardrobe | shall
tell you about. was about to visit
her fiancee's mother, and, of course.
a dinner, a reception, party she
knew would be given her as an intro
duction to the friends who would
shortly be her friends also. In such
an outfit it was not only necessary
to have dress for such occasions,
but the girlish note, the note of SIM
plicity must be preserved; later the
bride might adopt the elegance and
gorgeousness of the young matron.
Remembering that first impress
sions last, she was careful that the
travelling dress in which she should
appear among them should be care
full in ever detail. This costume con-
sisted of plated skirt and box
coat The skirt was a graceful de-
sign in purple broadcloth, trimmed
in black silk radium braid below
knee depth. The many cores in this
skirt were very marrow at the top
and fitted smoothly over the hips,
flaring towards the lower edge. The
front and back cores though also
narrow, are laid in close plaits and
are stitched for a considerable dis
tance below the hips. The skirts
should be in clearing length and
measures at the lower edge with the
plaits drawn out, about four yards
and five-eights.
The coat had as it's distinctive fea-
ture Gibson fold, graduated in
width and quite narrow at the ends,
passes over each shoulder and ex-
tends trifle over the top of the
sleeves. The coat was in twenty
four-inch length. The sleeves were
In regulation coat sleeve style fin
ished with a reversed cuff trimmed
as the skirt with radium braid and
the Gibson fold and shawl collar
were decorated in the same manner.
A small turban-shaped hat was worn
in purple velvet, trimmed with pea
cock feathers that were set on the
left side and a band of the feathers
showing the "eyes" were laid about
the brim. Black shoes and purple
spats and black gloves were worn.
A suit for church, calling, etc,
was provided that would be quietly
smart and natty. The skirt of this
suit was in velvet of chiffon weight
having an invisible plaid, with a band
of silk laid round the skirt, but pass
ing under the model boxplaited. The
jacket having the waistcoat effect
was pointed at the lower edge and
the fronts of the coat were rounded
in cutaway style. Fancy braid dec
crate the curved seams and edges
and the bottom of the full open
sleeves. Frills of chiffon finish the
sleeves and narrower frills of the
same are laid inside of the collar and
vest The collar was notched and
shallow.
Later in the season this costume
could be of silk, such as pongee,
rajah, in plain colors, or the skirt
could be in chiffon broadcloth and
the jacket of the same material of
silk, and pretty combination would
be a voile skirt in mode trimmed
with brown silk bands and jacket
of brown silk bands and a jacket of
brown trimmed with cream chiffon
frills. Mode spats and brown gloves
should be worn, and mode colored
straw trimmed with cherries ana
long brown feather
A wrap that would be serviceable
for evening wear was a new design
laid full in the collar with Sits made
in the side for the hand to pass
through and collar of shawl design
had extended ends that passed over
the bust and fastened under and be-
hind the waist in surplice style.
The first function that this girl
found herself a part of given for
her, was the dinner to which the
most intimate friends of the family
were invited, and her mother had
taken special Pains that she should
be ready, for she knew very well
that her daughter would be the tar
get of all eyes. The color was Ber-
gundy red and the material crepe
de chine. The design showed the
tunic skirt, which had foundation
of five cores with circular flounce
over which is draped four-plece
tunic or overskirt, with vent at the
front and side seams, the edges oil
which are connected with narrow
straps. Designs from embrofdereo
filet lace were used to decorate the
edges and points of the tunic. The
overblouse was made with the
sleeves cut with the body having only
two seams and those under the arms
the curved seams of which shaped
the blouse. 1t was cut in deeI
curving v and its upper edges tns
slashed tops of the sleeves and theil
edges were decorated with the em.
broidered filet lace as the skirt hae
been and the embroidered filet form
ed the belt mounted on canvass
lining. The underblouse was OF EN-
broidered net and pointed d'esprl
frills finished the undersleeves.
The reception dress was In beau
4if,,I dasipn for a nrincess dress Ol