Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-04
Fads for Women,

The daintiest little caps for babies that
are practical can be made from Irish
crochet and a little soft thin white silk
A round motif of the lace is used for
the crown. and around the edge of this
strip of the silk is shirred
The other edge of the silk is shirred
and connected with band of crochet in
sertion lace. and, lastly, a frill of the silk
encircling the face. This is filed in with
soft white chiffon ruching
About half a yard of the insertion lace
will he sufficient and three-eighths of q
yard of silk. Then there is the little
motif for the crown. chiffon for ruchng
and soft ribbon for ties.
When pressing seams the amateur will
have better success with the average
goods If she just lays the iron on the
passes on until the entire seam Is pressed
The iron Should not be passed along the
seam because it is apt to stretch the seam
and make ii unsightly. and sometimes the
seams are the wrong side of the
. thread and then the pressing is sure to
be a failure.
In pressing seams in heavy cloths a rag
should be wrung out of hot water and
laid on the seam. The iron is passed
over this. then the rag is removed and
the pressing is completed as before de-
scribed
Very serviceable underskirts for sum
mer wear are made of grass cloth in
natural color. Sometimes wash sill. is
used instead of lawn for the ruff1e finish.
Narrow bands of fur are supplantiny
velvet and ribbon for the couture. Chin
emilia is of course a favorite for bru-
nettes. while sable Is in favor for blends
Some OF the newest shOwings of satin
which promises to be very popular have
diagonal stripes from six to eight inches
wide. In self tone. of course
A new and more or less eccentric note
III millinery is to place the trimming at
the back. Bunches of aigrets and n great
hedge of feathers rise outstanding at the
base of the hat.
The spangled fan continues as popular
fan Is made of gold lace and spanpled
with sequins In colors. red, black or green
being especially effective
Among the new features of the tailor
collar designs or simulated collars. and
the skirts OF the coats cut separate and
attached to the waist line
Leading mllfners this side of the
water are saying that the CbanticIer
vogue is fever too acute to last ,ona
They predict that it's influence will hawa
spent itself soon after Easter.
Many OF the handsome gowns are made
win chlnon or lace tunic reachinp to
within ten inches OF the floor This pives
opportunity for the exquisite soft satIr ~
the gown to be displayed to its fulJ plnrv
The small flowers are the favorites in
millinery. violets, forget me-nots bluets
or corn flower. tiny old-fashioned rose
buds. lilies of the valley and other small
blossoms that can be used i'm masses.
Some of the stunning capes for evening
wear are finished with deep fringe The
exquisite crepe shawls from the far ca st,
with their wealth of knotted fringe, NAV
be. in measure, responsible for this
depa rture.
The dark nets. especially the browns
and blues. made up into blouses over
white chiffon, are very attractive This
white collar. or yoke, is frequently trim
med with very narrow gold or silver
braid. This gives decided tone to the
garment