Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-01

SlIlS no" Ieei their way more Juuiciousis-
and the lucky bride of today usually
finds her most expensive jewels en- suite
And even when the fashionable. lhohSn
inexpensive. rerdot. amethyst or stone OF
like sort Is being collected il Is well 10
make sure beforehand. Nothing then can
go wrong a s in the case of d girl knew
who collected coral. but never took the
precaution of telling her friends whether
ii was the red. pink or the white variety
she most affected. The consequence of
this oversight was a motley lot of colored
beads presented to her on tho $ventful
day.
Summer Fabrics of Many Sorts.
| have strayed long way from the
topic that was uppermost in my thoughts
when ! began this letter-the first faint
echoes OF spring styles. YCu know among
the fashions Die set here in Paris the trip
to the Riviera or Egypt is part of the
winter campaign. and this exodus takes
place about the LIST of February. The
costumes made for these strips establish
certain number of sartorial facts and
give evidence of the tendencies tnat may
be expected to develop in one direction
. or another as the season becomes more
fadvaaced The mode I'm skirts seems to
be more definitely settled than in other
parts of the costume. and it is evident
that gored skirts are to be favorites.
That this new Sored juIe will not smack
Z
ferent ways in which it is treated. There
are models To be seen with seven, eight.
ten and even fifteen cores. and the backs
of not IA few of them are plain, reminding
one forCibly of the old. tight habit back
of ten years ago. The opening. one
may ina CINE. is at the side and fastens
irv!sibly. Then there are some seven
gored skirts with a shallow plat laid
over each gore. This skirt buttons down
each side of the front width. We have
learned an import ant fashion fact in The
last decade. and that is that one style will
/ not suit everybody: consequently there
! will be som" plated skirts worn by Wom-
! en- TO whom the gored and bell shapes are
not becoming. The new plated skirt Will
! have. when not plain. only one band Of
| the material instead of the three lines
! that have been overdone this winter. IN
/ deed. trimming on skirts promises 10 be
! only mode atcly used
! The checked skirt and coat of plain
/ fabric are TO flourish next spring IN
4 different suise. A band OF plain broad
! clota will adorn the bottom Of the skirt.
/ and the coat viii be ornamented with
| slight touches OF the checked stuff.
( travelling suit lust finished for smart
! Parisienue is built of checked black and
| white chcyiot. The seven gored circula
/ skirt has q three-nch band of black
! broadcloth that runs from the belt 10 the
! lower edge % the skirt. which terminates
/ IN points extending over tho seams OF the
/ front gore and is held in placs<with three
| cloth-CcNSred buttons wsbbed In biack
! silk The coat is made with All cton eHect
/ in frcnt and a post Hon back. mar ,oN
! vest Of GaGpic embroidery relieves The
/ somEerness of the front. ard seven-eishth
| sleeves and II rolling collar Of the checked
! material are outlined @ith IL fancy black
braid over the shouldc < coming from
. the back and evidently cut III on" with
it, are straps of black cloth that erd
whers the sleeve gathers stop, toward the
front o. the coat. These striped and n'aia
. combinations going tn hp lmmnnScl "
( chic, ard the coats will he mostly of the
cutaway style. varied with the short, loose
model that cohses just below the waist
line The latter have sleeves of the Jap