Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-05

over English eyelet, matching the reverS
on the front of the blouse and the silk
covered buttons and taffeta crush belt or
the darkest tone in the plaided material
While any number of all-white tailored
suits and frocks of Numbered material
are to be worn, the coming summer viii
not be what dresSmakerS term "a white
season." In nearly every instance white
linen and crash russian and peasant robe
costumes show a narrow band of white
embroidered by hand in a cross stitch
of green, blue or red. and in yard fabrics
are white linens with color-printed Dor
ders reinforced by embroidery stitches
which may he adapted to any of the new
models, as the materials sufficiently
wide for skirt of average length. Some
times these color printed strips are cut
off and used for panels. to simulate an
overskirt or to trim ore of those semi
fitting. conveniently cut tailored coats to
which some women remain faithful no
matter what changes Dame Fashion may
ordain.
Most sleeves are plain and show a
trife more fullness whether cut in one
with the shoulders or set into arm-eyes.
but in regard to their length there is as
yet no hard and fast rule. Among Amer
lean tailors and dressmakers there is a
tendency to provide the seven-eighth and
three-quarter lengths, while among the
French models the sleeves nearly always
cut off just above or just below the
elbow Undeniably the shorter sleeves
sort of suit or frOck, but the fact that
they demand long gloves prejudices many
American women against adopting them
for wash costumes. Nevertheless, it is
a charming mode, and incidentally the
glovemakers must hive we'll as the
other people who contribute to the APP
pareling of womanknd.
Although so much has been said and
written anent skirts of absolutely novel
design there really are few changes in
them. The leading skirt is plated and
usually has a real Or simulated tunic
and the popular variations of the I'M
draped skirt include those with plain
front and side cores attached to a widely
plated back, with all round side or
box plaits mounted on a knee-deep tablier
and with side plat clusters between mar
rowly gored fronts and backs Only with
the very long polonaise is the plainly
gored very scant circular skirt to be
generally worn, while the straight cut
type, gathered into the belt at sides and
back, is chiefly employed for peasant
frocks of wash material. fine English
moiair or a very sheer silken fabric.
Although the vogue of the low-cut COL
lar is so pronounced a feature of the
wash frocks and suits designed for the
ensuing summer, that sort of neck I'm
fishing should not be adopted lightly or
unduVlSeuly- "A WoiIidi tilodl ilol III
frequently is her weakest point, whether
considered from the standard of beauty
or of health, SO that in either event she
should not recklessly expose it. Unques-
tionably the round neck is in itself a
most attractive style, to say nothing
about being comfortable for warm
weather, but it is girlish fashion which
rarely proves becoming to woman Of
forty. Moreover, every young or middle
aged member of the gentler sex should
carefully study the contour of her face
before adopting any form Of the low