Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-25

seen in America this season. but the
probability is that by fall all street cos
tunes will well escape the ground. Most
women will be much relieved to learn
this-and that the day of the scanty di-
rectoire skirt. which had to be held up
every step Of the way out of doors. is
over. All the new skirts show pleats in
some form or another: either falling
from hip yoke or set in panels, or ex-
tending to the waist line in familiar Killed
effect. And, by the way, no more high
waist lines. All the new skirts stop where
the normal belt line comes, just at the
beginning of the downward slope OF the
hips. Some of the tailored suits for
first fall wear show smarty cut coats
over these graceful pleated skirts, and
more ideal walking and shopping cos
A question which is always of para
mount interest is the color question for
a coming season. It makes a deal Of
difference If one chooses brown when
everybody else is in smoke or taupe
gray; il one hits upon blue when all
the world is mad over fruit shades The
colors for fall all soft and dull with
a smoky, faded effect-anaemic colors,
some one dubs them. All the grape
shades will be particularly smart and in
the reds. lovely. old-timey dahlia and
fuchsia pinks remind one of a New Eng
land garden. There is faded cadet also
for all the world like an army coat that
has marched through blazing sunshine,
and a lichen gray with a green tone like
moss on stone. Greens promise to be
specially good. from delicate young fir
and willow greens to deep bottle and ivy
tones. Grays will be favorites again,
but the cool smoke and elephant grays
rather than the rosy taupe shades of
last year.
SO full and SO thrilling with interest that
only full page could hold it. SO it must
be reserved for another talk. Several
pretty models shown today give a hint
of what will be worn on early fall days
before felt hats are donned
and mountains are being made Of heavy
sembles fine rope. The effect is as if
made OF silk The shawls are made in
white and colors and may be washed
The overskirt effect is seen more and
more as the summer advances.
Mittens are worn by some Of the fash
ionable women at watering places.
Pale blue holds its own as color that
never quite goes out OF fashion.
Lace has wider vogue than ever be-
The separate linen skirt is very popu-
lar for wear with dainty lingerie blouses.
Some of the fancy sleeves have lacings
and buttons carried up the entire length
Nuns tucks are coming into fashion
again a trimming for the bottom of
skirts.
For wear in the morning the leather
tinted glove with one button is quite
popular.
Some of the new foulards have very
large dots, black on white and white on
black.
Pale shades of ecru and brown are not
SO much in fashion as they were last sea-
son.
Summer suits in the brown class
range from really dark brown to greenish
yellow
All green's are popular in the present
fashions, jade green being an especial
favorite.
Sleeves of walking coats are quite full
above the elbow and ttght-f1tting below II.
elaborate and some of them are very high
in cost.
Lightweight pique and Galatea cloth
make ideal summer suits for the small
boy and girl
Simplicity is the keynote of the CO.'S
tunes seen In most fashionable resorts
this summer.
The correct petticoat of the hour Is of
pure white lingerie fabric. very limp and
soft.
Buttons are still popular, but are some
what more modest in size than few
months ago.
The poke bonnet is less in evidence than
was expected. its chief use being for au-
tomobiling