Evening star., 1908-01-18

/ IL senerat use there is nothing more
convenient 10 own than a folding
~ umbrella. OF course. a parapluie
/ OF this sort may have an elab
crate handle. but as usefulness rather
than beauty is its meter a perfectly plain
handle is more suitable
Speaking OF umbrellas. If there is one
| thing most women do better than men ii
is to carry an umbrella. Not one woman
in J hundred is seen tripping along with
/ the point OF her umbrella behind her.
Possibly it IS because the natural way for
her is to carry it with the ferrule to the
| front. That is born of a tradition that a
woman must never. never under any cir
cumstances let her arms dangie. But we
are getting away from the idea that we
must hold our hands in front of us. and
\ this is largely due to the sensible long
eloaks we are wearing which are equipped
/ with pockets. 1t Is not good form for
man to nut his hand in his pocket. the
most critical will tell us. but the average
man will do it once in a while. So will
| the average woman. now that the tailor
has supplied her with pockets. but the
old habit of carrying an umbrella parallel
to her forearm. with the ferrule in front,
sticks to her. and long may it wave.
| Don't YOU think the scarfs this year are
bewitchingly pretty? And the new crepe
de chine stole shaped ones are the pref
test of all. Some of them show exquisite
hand embroidered designs. Pale gray
crepe de chine scarfs. for instance, are
| heavily embroidereds in wistaria. Then
| there is a stole altogether new which has
two OF the dearest little pockets. one at
each end. Narrow silk fringe is often
used as a finish for these scarfs. Some1
times it is in self colors: then again it is
| in silver or gilt. The becoming scarf
illustrated is the latest fancy for covering
the head when bound for an evening en-
| tertainment. A suggestion for the debu-
tante may also be CLEANED from the pic
turesque frock Of point d'esprit shown
| herewith. 1t is a quaint beruff1ed affair
with pink pompadour printings on the
black BACKGROUND. The trimming is black
galloon edged with black valenciennes.
| There is pretty front Of pagoda silk
with lace bandings and frillings. RufHes
are arranged to give fichu effect on the
bodice. which has a round neck and ruf-
/ fed elbow sleeves. The hat is pretty
! poke shape of white malinette and plated
| pink taffeta trimmed with ribbon and os-
| trich feathers.
A Sleeve Wrinkle.
/ They are doing wonderful things in the
name Of Dame Fashion. and one Of these
| is the applying of wide ruffies to the
sleeves 50 as to bring them down over
/ the hand In recent instance dress
maker took a coat of cream-colored broad
cloth with three-ouarter sleeves and set
heavy box plating Of broadcloth around
/ the sleeves SO as to bring them down
/ over the hand. And in another instance
/, the cloak sleeves were heightened by ruff
| fes OF broadcloth applied to the sleeves
| with bands of gray satin Sleeves are
/ crawling downward. and the other ex-
/ treme is feared-namely. that the sleeves
| will soon fall down over the wrists SO as
| to cover the hand.
The Vogue Of Velvet.
! The vogue of velvet is very great this
year. and the chiffon velvets appeal to
many as the most elegant of winter fab
| RIGS \ chiffon velvet cloak in n cram
berry color was trimmed with narrow
ecru silk braid. There was a wide lace
| trimming around the neck and the sleeves
were trimmed with long ruff1es OF lace.
| The lining of the cloak was of ecru silk,
and a big black hat was trimmed with
ecru colored feathers.
Japanese Shoulder Effects.
Japanese shoulders are exploited with
both the full and pointed sleeves. which.
Of course. belong to the senni-fancy class
Of wraps. Both types are Of seven
eighthsa sz pufred gathered into
wide snlasstsh.ng the elaborate collar
l OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SciNet VI
| redssS1ot5ssahd the pointed finished
with AZ Ms0af 1Hr nd and lined with lace
| frillinss-f 10 Jha4eh 4he 1abot decorating the
coat front. Soma have irregularly shaped
/ double-bseasted fronts trimmed similarly
at both sides ahd extending only from
! thrbat to waist. thus forming sort OF
| plastron especially good in the case OF
close fitting garment and exceedingly be-
| coming to slender figures.
| Stoles Are Wide and Flat.
| Stoles. beloved by those seeking long
lines. continue to widen as we'll as
| lengthen. Broad at the shoulders. they
curve narrowly at the waist line and