The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-27
The Reign
Of Purple

got to mention in her forecast, but she
has sent it to us just the same
here is a linen suit in deep wistaria.
with big smoked pearl buttons. With
it goes a rough straw hat of the same
shade, trimmed with masses of purple
and silver gray changeable ribbon.
Then there is the lilac-colored linen.
so faint that it seems almost a pale
gray, but with MORE silk lapels, col
! lars, cuffs and buttons of bit deeper
| hade. The dainty little hat that goes
with this is one cluster of white and
purple lilac over a white chip straw,
faced underneath with lilac messaline.
Lingerie shirtwaists are showing lit
tie lavender scalops on the ever-pre-
| sent frills, an lavender embroidered
jabots with velvet bow; caughtby
stitched strips Of linen, OF the same
witching shade.
Then there are the cool blouses Of
violet china silk, with frilled Dutch
collar and turn-back cuffs, accordion
| pleated, of the same material as the
blouse itself. Sometimes there will
be an extra frill of white or cream
colored net, with violet dots in satin
stitch and a piped edging of violet
SILK.
Leather handbags are seen in royal
purple and the new MORE silk bags in
the duller shades Of plum and clouded
purple. They are lined in the same
color and all their dainty accessories
come to match
Just as the men are rejoicing in
bright violet socks and ties, the sum-
mer girl has her silk stockings in the
same joyous shade, with strapped
suede pumps, fastened by pearl but
tons, in a slightly darker tint of the
same color.
The new reversible silk ties, too,
with lining of a contrasting color,
are seen in royal purple and faintest
lavender so that when they are tied
the knot will be of one shade and the
ends of another. Sometimes there is
hem-stitched border to these ends
of the opposite shade.
Even handkerchiefs have partaken
OF the general craze and are en-
| broidered in tiny squares of violet, or
with a spray of natural-loolling violets
in their own colors in one corner.
The little images of Chantecler seen
on the new handkerchiefs are fire.
quently shown in some single shade
quite impossible to a real rooster. ana
the different sorts of purple leads
here.
| White kid gloves are being stitched
I In purple on the backs, in quite wide
bands and in all sorts of new stitches.
which gives the appearance of fagot-
ing or of cross-stitched. And lone
white silk gloves are embroidered at
the tops in tiny violet designs in a
wreath effect
Altogether purple reigns Long live
her majesty.
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use of linen, batiste and lawn ma,
ter1als. The models most in demand
are the side frilled types, with pleat.
ed tucked or plain blouses.
White hosiery is still in vogue
and tans, browns and colors tc
Many beautiful designs appear in the
Very effective are the white lea.
: Their belts made up with a three.
einch-wide strip of Persian bandins
through the center. The leather
colored buckle is the favorite fasten.
ing.
An excellent suit for general veal
is a coat and skirt of blue linen Of
the royal shade now vogue. The
collar and cuffs are of white linen
and buttons of white pearl
A band of insertion or embroidery
or a stitched band of the materia
of the dress is a neat finish to tn,
square collarless neck of the wasl
dress, whether of bingham, cham
bray o" linen.
Among other trifies of dress tina
have gained in Importance since tho
opening of the season is the sash
Special ribbons in weaves as soft al
chiffon have been wrought out fol
these sashes.
Vests of rich braided or embroi
dered satin are being worn much nm
der the satin coat so much in vogue
today. For wear under the linen
suits a vest of wide vale cottoT
Bedford cord or pique is in gooC
form.
unique neck chain seen recent
" has for its basis a dozen Of the
small silver buttons that always
fascinate visitors TO Holland These
are Joined with small peces OF silver
chain, the effect OF the whole bein'
unusually pleasing.
Persian colorings and designs are
a H..