Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26
WHITEHOUSE GOLDENROD

The goldenrod as the national flower
has received added recognition from the
fact that Mrs. Taft had it embroidered
on her Inauguration gown.
The Presidents wife is nothing if not
patriotic, and she also has good taste in
dress and the sex costumes. She took
all her dresses from New York to Wash
inSton. One of them is a beautiful rose
evening gown which illustrates the latest
empire lines, and, by the way. my friends.
old rose is one Of the favored tints this
spring.
| have seen d great many importations
used as models for the trade. and, speak
! ing generally. l can tell YOU that every
thing is going to be as short wasted as
possible. with long. flowing. picturesque
lines that have trimming TO break
| them. The materials are going TO be
such as lend themselves TO these simple
almost nun-like styles. Serge and cash
mere lead among the wooden goods and
shantung and bengaline among the silks.
8 New Hats.
White serge is going to he smarter than
ever. A white serge princess dress made
with big button molds and a Dutch neck
makes any woman look charming. This
can he relieved if necessary by tie OF
black satin having for finish two little
gilt tassels.
With the Dutch neck. which. by the
way, is the latest mode, are worn the
turnover collar of lace embroidery and
the cuffs to match. All the sleeves are
TO be long next summer.
Any woman should be able to make the
new hipless coat. The main point lies in
the straight underarm seam and this, il
heavy
sewed to it to keep it from curVfng in at
the waist line or from faring out at the
bottom. To be hipless one needs simply
10 let out the waist line until it reaches
the limit of the hips The latter can be
fitted more snugly if the underarm seam
be left open from little below the hips
downward. This split will allow room
when the wearer sits down, and the rest
of the coat may be fitted without the
slightest fullness.
/ have seen recently beautiful gray
cashmere gown cut collarless and TRIM
med with bands of black silk. The waist
was very short, and from the left side of it
there hung Marguerite purse made of
the same material and suspended by two
black straps of SILK.
Speaking of cOllarless gowns. it is
wonderful how the New York girl will
dare the cold, damp winds. l have seen
white threats exposed to zero weather all
winter. There would be a luxurious fur
collar TO the handsome coat worn with
such a costume. but ii would be thrown
open i'll such a way that it was no pro-
lection at all. What Will not woman risk
for fashions sake. and how much stronger
We are than We appear.
Have you seen the new shade OF blue?
In its pale tones it is designed for blondes
and in it's deeper tints for brunettes. 1t
is exactly the color one sees in old por
celains apd tapestries and is very stun
ming.
/ saw a three-pece suit of corded shan
tung tanother novelty made of this shade.
and the waist was almost entirely OF
coarse net, dyed 10 match and embrOid
cred in an all over design done with mar
row sotitache braid. This fine all over
braided effect is quite the smart thing.
Big buttons Of all kinds still continue to
be the rage. and also big molds covered
either with the material of the costume
or contrasting color.
Old rose in a rather BLUSH tone is an
other new tint. and one sees fetching in
stances of il in the rough straw hats
which are in all the shop windows. Some
New York women have been wearing
these airy creations for the last two
weeks. but the more conservative ele-
ment are willing to let them rest i'm the
windows.
However. To return tn the subject.
these hats are nearly all of one shape.
They resemble inverted policemans
helmet. with Il rather vide brm. They
usually trimmed with Il little wreath
of roses all around the crown and
bunch either of flowers or of aigrets at the
BE AT Your ease about those aisrets.
They do not come from any bird.
| noticed with pleasure good many
eminence purple straw hats. and these
are delightfully."- smart to wear with tan
or pale gray costumes.
Pinl.ish lavender, by the way. is. one
of the spring colors.
No Protection at All.
NO absent.minded woman can he
success socially, remarked friend of
mine.
l was rather surprised and said so.
It's this way she started to explain.
THE secret of being popular lies in con-
centrating your mind what the per-
son who is talking to YOU is saying
You must appear engrossed almost en-
raptured. and hang every word. Did
you ever see an abSent-minded person
who could keep that up long?
No, indeed! Her mind wanderS, and
YOU ii in her eye. She is thinking
of something else. Now. If there is
anything more insulting than to talk to
woman who wears that expression |
/ would like to know what it is; that's
all. No wonder the absent minded lady is
unpopular.
City Ways in the Country.
The country wOman7sused in the old
IA shioned sense-will soon be a thing of
the past. There are of course women
who live in the country. but they are
ia pidiy obtaining city improvements. they