Evening star., 1909-05-30
FASHIONS AND FADS.

There is a turquoise fad In jewelry.
The locket watches are quite stylish.
Paris is in q rage over amethyst colo,
The panel style is much used for chill
dren.
Black hats have never been 80 high in
favor.
Wide velvet ribbons on hats are sud
den fad.
Wedding gowns of the hour are of
glossiest satin.
Crinoline has risen to the apex OF its
popularity.
Jetted lace makes up some very fash
ionable 6oaks.
Hat feathers are long and stand almost
straight up.
Bright colors lead for afternoon and
Smart men are wearing coiored collars
in the morning.
Black shoes are taboo for anything like
dress costumes.
Patches of embroidery appear at ram
dom on spring gowns.
New corsets are very long and are al
most without curves.
Paris seems TO have gone stark mad
over the all-black hat.
Very roomy armholes are appearing In
wraps for dress wear.
Graduation gowns are practically all Of
the princess shape.
Nearly everything will be velvet . little
later in the season.
The long earrings OF Jet and pearl are
becoming generally worn.
Some parasol handles are covered with
kid to match the costume.
Mulberry, mauve, taupe and leather all
promise to be popular shades.
Very few belts are worn, except with
shirt waists or tailored skirts.
Bronze. gilt or silver shoes are worn
with the simplest evening frocks.
Cherries in soft. beautiful tones are Law
ishly employed in hat garniture.
Dainty high collars will he worn with
many Of the shirt waists this summer.
For outings men are wearing folded
four-in- hands. with widely flowing ends.
Pockets In motoring coats are roomy,
made for use as we'll as for ornament.
Metallic tissues and nets are being
brought out in astonishing variety In
wells.
Challies and pongees appear with many
forms of border. as we'll as the cotton
materials.
New turbans are one and all large and
ply trimmed.
Gold and silver chatelaine bags are in
bad form for tailormades and other fore
noon wear.
For summer wear the fashion Is hand
wrought bags of linen, with parasol to
correspond.
large number Of the straws this sea-
son are in the color Of corn, ripe from
the sickle.
One of the new notes among flowers Is
a mixture of English wallflowers and for
get-me- -nots.
Cross stitch embroidery has a revival.
ers, bags, ETC.
A mass of mixed blossoms that eclipse
the crown Of the hat is the milliners Ia
vorite trimming.
Bronze pumps. finished with single
strap and a large rosette or buckle. are
In great favor.
The handbags, belts and buckles COW
cred with pongee and trimmed with sill
yer are very stylish
Some of the new petticoats OF grass
linen have edges of ruff1es and bias bands
Of a colored lawn.
Suede cases, filled with the daintiest of
perfumes, are among the novelties In the
way Of sachets.
The Dutch collar finished at the front
with two tiny rosettes and long tab,
is exceedingly dressy.
1t is predicted that dull finished fabrics
are to have the call for gowns OF modish
excellence this fall.
Cloth bands are much used as the finish
ing touch to the edge of a coat or ex-
treme edge Of dress skirt.
Except for the brilliant empire green
which is special favorite, most mats
are half-tones. dull in hue
The mantles Of the eos OF the last cen
Jury are going to have big run next
season IL promises are kept
Collarless gowns for dress occasions are
very pretty il accompanied by broad
band Of beads, jewels or velvet
Flesh-color lace or chiffon wells are
very becoming to clear skins, and a para
sol of Shis color is also becoming.
Long coats Of old-world color1ngs and
old-world materials are one of the most
conspicuous characteristics Of the hour.
The hard-loolSing hair pufs are disap-
pearing; soft ones. irregularly arranged.
and very short curls, are replacing them.
With sleeveless evening frocks scarfs
OF tulle or chiffon are often worn, tied
about the arm half way between the
shoulder and elbow.
The individual linen pockets or bags
worn with the summer gown are fire.
uuently fastened with cords drawn
through embroidered eyelets.
The favorite morning hat Is the very
coarse straw, large. simple In shape and
trimmed with great wings Of brilliant
plumaged birds.
Black and white Syrian scarfs or Egyp-
tian wells riveted with silver or gold are
the most popular draperies worn after
moons and evenings