Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
Fashions and Fads.
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The high waist line is with US again.
Raccoon was never so fashionable
among furs.
Short haired furs will be freely used
for trimming hats.
Brocades and fine velvets are the
leaders among silks.
Satin. in black and navy blue. 4,
worn more than ever.
4 return OF the bolero and eton jack
ct Is prophesied.
The peasant style remains the most
fashionable for separate blouses.
Bishop and pun sleeves are the IA
vorites at present for shirt waists
Mems neckties this season are all
slender and mostly in plain colors.
Many of the blouses for wear with
the early fall suits are OF striped linen
Small buttons are used in great num-
bers for trimming both gowns and
suits
Face wells appear in much more open
mesh than has been seen for many
years.
Skirts promise TO retain their narrow
ness. whether for walking or dress modes.
Overdresses OF sheer fabrics are popular
Tor afternoon and evening gowns
Bracelets. in plain and chased gold. will
be much worn, but few will be jeweled
Belts of patent leather are still much
liked, but the new ones are quite mar
row.
The striped suits OF the early fall are
already yielding to the plain colored fab
RIGS.
At last the waist line seems ~ have
gotten back to where nature intended
1t TO be.
1t seems likely that lace will be used
in unusual abundance. and much velvet
ball fringe
Fashionable men will wear soft shirts
with the turn-back French cuffs well into
the winter.
Grays, browns and corbeau blues are
dominant in the fashionable color world
of tailored suits.
Cheviots. serges. fine-woven homespuns
and broadcloths vie in popularity for tail
or-made suits.
The fur scarf is replacing the one OF
satin or chiffon. and II must he large
and rich to be fashionable.
Louis XVI shapes, with high bandeaux,
trimmed with flowers. wings or bows. are
prominent i'm millinery.
Whatever the shape of the new hat. II
must lean forward over the face to a
marked degree to be fashionable.
Suit jackets promise to be short IN
tailor mades, while separate coats in
many instances will be Of full length.
The suede glove has not lost caste. but
the smooth gloves are more fashionable
than they have been for some time.
Short sleeves, long sleeves and three
quarter sleeves all seem equally popular.
but all sleeves are somewhat fuller.
If a pinked ruffie on a silk underslirt
has begun to fray, trim il off carefully
and add band of ribbon of harmonizing
color.
To remove fruit stains from the table
linen. moisten with spirits of camphor.
and when dry wash as one would WASH
the articles ordinarily.
The sailor collar Is very popular for
misses tailor-made costumes, while some
have small yokes with jabots or frlls Of
chiffon, lace or silk.
Many misses will wear military turbans
of the hussar type. They are brimess. of
jaunty style. and have looped braid and
cord ornaments.
If the braid on dress skirt has begun
to fray, lit may be made to do for some
time by running the worn portion back
and forth with thread.
There is considerable elaboration OF
buttonholes, some of them being cut very
large and bound in the same material
that edges the collar and cuffs.
Seamless shoulders seem to have taken
a stronger hold than ever upon waists.
and they are also seen i'm certain cloaks
intended for evening wear.
Little children are again wearing the
straight cut bang. reaching nearly to the
eyebrows, the rest of the hair being
combed smooth and cut around.
Vinegar is the best thing for removing
hardened glue from furniture. as II will
dissolve 1t instantly without injury to the
surface of the furniture.
Flasks designed for the traveller may
be had covered with raffia. They are
similar to the wicker covered ones and
are to be had in variety OF colors.
Both long and short white gloves are
to be much worn. most OF the long gloves
being of kid or silk. Long gloves viii be
smooth instead of wrinkled
To clean baby's pique shoes. try rub
1t will be found quite as satisfactory as
giving them bath Of soap and water.
Partisan ties worn with white EN-
fbroidered Dutch or Byron collars will be
found very desirable for wear with plain
blue. brown or tan school waists and
dresses.
Little vests making their appear
ance, but they are somewhat timid as yet
and are more seen I'm the sweaters worn
under loose cloaks than on dress waists.
Jet jewelry is still furiously fashion
able. Jet dog collars are especially ef-
fective worn either over the high collar
of chiffon or lace or clasped around the
bare neck.
Most fashionable suit colors are navy
blue. seal. golden brown. dark green and
black The light shades include ochre,
natter blue. taupe and bronze.
Coats average thirty to thirty-six inches
in length and are being fitted more close
ly than last season. A touch OF black
seems Indispensable. and this Is usually
found in the collar.
Jacket styles favor short. jaunty lines.
cut with straight seams. having less
under the arm than has been
the nature Of the semi-htting coats OF
the past three seasons.