Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-08
Y" YHETHER or not shade suits

WHETHER or not shade suits
NJ the complexion and is in tone
NM with the hair will not be the
" chief consideration in the
choosing of spring frocks by
women of fashion. says a London wom-
an who is entitled to a place in that
| class. She goes on to assert that the
| woman who would be happy, healthy and
| we'll dressed must robe herself In her as
| trail color The idea has caught the fem
| mime fancy and not only are hats and
gowns carried out in this color scheme.
| but the bedroom and boudoir are deco
rated in accordance. Your astral color Is
| governed by the month in which you were
| born. January's color is green, February
| has pink, March purple. April red, May
| blue, June bronze green. July light red,
August violet. September deep blue, Oc-
| tober bronze. November gold and Decem-
| Der gray This notion recalls the shall
| low Drained woman of fashion who IN a
recent novel when informed by theoso.
| phist that her aura was pale mauVe crieu
shudderingly. oh. please. cant you
| change it for meo'' However. in regard
| to the present fad. let it be added that
| many women are wearing their zodlacal
| signs on their jewelry. embroidered on
| fancy work and engraved on toilet ar
| ticles.
Here is another startling piece or IN
| formation disclosed by confidential oene-
| diet to bachelor friend. All men IKE
| to have a woman wear the mousquetaire
| glove There is a suggestion of complete
| ness about it, yet freedom from worry,
that pleases the masculine mind. us am
pie length and coquettish Wrinkles I'M
prove the appearance of a pretty arm and
work wonders for the ugliest. Nothing
is more hideous than a short glove on
woman's hand. 1t has grotesque erect
with any kind of sleeve. and with sleeVe
which, though supposed to be full iength.
does not touch the hand. the effect or
strip of skin, however, soct and creamy
between the edges of glove and sleeve is
revolving. Yet every once ana aWhlie
women reluctantly surrender the mousque-
taire because a scheming dressmaker says
that it's vogue has gone. and then the
short sleeve in all it's unattrac;iveness
reigns for awhile.
Cotton Fabrics in Rich Colors.
| Undisputed aristocrats OF the new sum-
mer fabrics are the silk and linen stuffs>
| On a creamy ground that has much the
| texture of the sheer, beautiful pineapple
linen woven in the Philippines are satiny
strines in delicate colorings. The ma
terial is double width and costs over 81
yard
Cotton voiles are shown again in even
greater variety than ever. Patterns are
mostly
| fects liked for street wear. The newer
sorts show silk embroideries worked along
the stripes.
New ginghams show the trend to rich
combinations of color. There are old
| blues old pinks, old red, art greens and
every variation of the soft tobacco browns,
while the big plaid patterns are particu-
larly gorgeous and distinguished. Some
of the higher priced Scotch ginghams
show delicate Roman stripe effects. Dis
| hOrdered QinRhAmS
| which come in double width and Will be
made up en- princesse or with the Wide
borders forming fiOunceS or stitched
bands. Silk chambrays have the roft. I'M
| crushable character o. Japanese silk. and
colorings are lovely enough for evening
wear.
Snowy Belts for Spring.
The belt is always very important
part of the attire. but in the spring it
| becomes particularly snowy. for then the
| Elton coat and the little bolero are worn.
| and the belt is brought into prominence.
| Elastic betting is inexpensive and hand
| some and the new chiffon elastcs are ex-
quisite. There is the silver chiffon elias
| tic, which is glorious in the even ng, and
! the gilt chiffon, which leaves little to be
desired in the way of dressy belt The
| same may be said of the figured and
| Powered elastics which make up charm
| ingly with ones old cameo buckles and
| with the SOlO clasps SET Will gay SIolcS.
Blouses Harmonic With Skirts.
The latest model in the blouse is de-
| signed to harmonic most delightfully."-
! with the high mounted. Imply hanging
skirt of the moment. 1t is soft. graceful
| and artistic in every line. and, though
| the material in which the blouse may be
carried out need in no way match in tex
| ture the fabric of the skirt. the color and
| trimmings are in unison, thus giving the
| general effect of an all-over empire gown
| in all it's prettiness and grace.
| 1t is the cut and At of the high stock
which give a distinction to many an
otherwise unnoticeable blouse. The
smartest models curve sufficiently In
front to be becoming, but at the back
and sides they rise to almost any
height made possible by the neck of the
wearer. A fine line of color is a favorite
top finish or a narrow strip of gold or
silver galloon. Where the hair line In
| the back is extremely good these stocks
sometimes round up to point just back
of the ears and then drop in the center
back In fact. almost as much care is
taken in fitting and shaping the stock OF