The Washington times., 1908-08-09

on. wehr Mon Dieui" Good gra-
cious!' Amt It awful. Mabel?" one
hears among the cries. as we consider
the possibility OF this prophecy. But.
girls. don't tell the men! Public
Disapproval" IS really far too fussy.
He'll Immediately get into his 10. 200
centaurpower car and speed through
air across the Atlantic 20 learn the
truth in Paris)
Now don't conclude that the sheath
skirt is abandoned in Paris. Moreover,
We shah really have It here-though
moral, mild, and modified. IN Paris
they are wearing every one Of the
i've models SHOWN in the illustrations.
Besides the oysrskiTts, there are ths
more Grecian-lAts tunics. Sometimes
a tunic Is pleated and hung over the
plain skirt, or vice versa, a plain tunio
is seen over pleated skirt There is
also an overskirt that is turned I'D
fisherwife fashion. ard sttll another
OF the shorter fort that clasps the
figure Ike the hard, shiny encasement
OF beetle. It IS given a stflI more
buglike effect by tW,lled braid (ths
little loops upsfauSlcgJ that Gsvides
the encasement into seOzlsHs. sepa-
rated by ribs. The h>aid also makes
a long line dow the ughtly-Atting
sleeve.
However, remenb Der, it is better %
be simpiy up-to-dats, really out-of-dste,
ihan 10 be too far ahead OF the fash
IONS IN ones own country. Perhaps to
be up-tO-tom0rrow- instead OF only up-
to-date is desirable. but don't try %
be up-t0-next-summer
Besides the dTaperies, festoOns. over
skirts and tunics there are skirts
made Of three deep hounces, each OF
equal length. Lace gowns FOR garden
parties are particularly fetching when
designed In this way The pretty
French girl, when she goes 70 the fete
ChamDetTe wears a lace frock With
dcunced skirt and festooned with flow
ers. one thinks OF Perdita as she
danced IN the woods. Don't you re-
member Viola Allen in the part? She
gathered the flowers for garlands
wherewith TO deck her gown. She
made & necklace, a gfrdle, and a
wreath for her hair She, however,
with all her wayward fancies, would
never think OF the queer ways OF using
flowers now in vogue in France. OF
course the flowers on the lace frock of
mademoiselle are imitation, while Per-
dita's were gathered from plant and
bush.
The French girl IN lace has gar
lands Of roses attached 20 the third
and lowest hounce OF her lace frock
and not far above her ankles. A
large bouquet Of roses, also artificial,
fas
buckle ordinarily would be-, and the
flowers and foliage lie in an expan-
sive mass crushed against the corsage.
On her parasOl. covered with little
Hounces OF lace. there are also fes-
toons Of imitation roses. and IN her
cheeks imitation roses likewise bloom,
though. 20 an unsophisticated eye. she
is a picture OF pink and white inno-
ceuce. She IS Ear more elegant than
Perdita, but Perditas roses were real,
both those IN her garlands and those
In her face.
In New York we now have a fad
most poetic. II is still in its infancy,
but il was born in this country. No
ole went 10 Paris to find Il. Women
are wearing 0Oas made Of real roses.
Their fragrance proves their genuine
ness, and Il is pretty trick 10 pull
cut a few petals and nibble daintiIy.
lt those VINO stare seem doubtful. The
70 Ter night when Chollie and ! were
having dinner at the Plaza we saw
s nning beauty with prematureIy
te hair, but with a high color.
81 d her black-aud- white gown she
-y. a boa OF La France roses very
f. and long. She was OF the same
t-.s -as the beautiful Mrs George
". colt HubbeH who always wears
PIN. roses in her snOW-White hair.
] naglne a long orchid boa with the
rae purple flowers helped out a bit
by maline OF the same color. AL the
beauN will have big bills Al the for
lists If this fad becomes infectious.
When a man goes 10 take his dearest
10 the theater he viii often pause and
murmur, BY tove! ! forgot 10 buy
her a boar In other days he only
bought a bouquet. Now the poor fel-
low will buy gardenlas. orchids, roses
and violets by the yard. The girls viii
he able to measure one another's boas
with great ease and accuracy He
bought me only three and hve-eighths
wards OF orchids. and tonight she has
boa that measures seven at least
F-,-en a Chollie is worried for fear, IN
stead of a bunch OF Vlolelss u uS
maud siN-yard boa for squaref'