Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16

tend to wear one@ Man, bless you.
knows that the trousers skirt is a good
deal more serious matter than the SUI
Poiret is building these ''harem"-
skirted costumes OF such beautiful ma
terials, and the lines are so carefully de-
signed that the result is actually rather
be when these costumes are built of
cheap, unsupple materials is question
worth consideration by the advocates OF
the new style. The harem costume IL
cloth backed satin. and except that the
bottom OF the skirt Is caught to each
ankle there is no conspicuous difference
between this and any other graceful
afternoon frock.
Smart steamer coats for the trip across
are matched in color tone by delectable
bonnets that entirely cover the hair and
have long ribbon strings which may be
tied beneath the chin. A veil IS not
necessary with one OF these bonnets.
since the hair cannot blow about beneath
its snug covering, and a pretty face,
bright-eyed and rosy with the sea air, is
very attractive within the franc of one
of these bonnets. A steamer coat of mix
&c tweed with a greenish suggestion
through the brown coloring has, to match
1t, bonnet made of deep green benga-
line silk with a oaggy crown shirred over
large cords and close little brim
against which is tucked pink moss
rosebud. Another bonnet. accompanying
shades of blue. and there are innumer-
able bonnets in the brown and pink
tones which are almost invariably be-
coming.
The steamer bonnet illustrated is made
Of changeable brown and orange taffeta.
the velvet band being in a shade Of rich
dark brown. This bonnet has no strings.
but it fits snugly over the head and hair.
With it is shown light. warm coat of
brown angora wool which is worn when
occasion demands beneath the big steam
err coat Of mustard ratine.
At the fashionable English hotels very
elaborate toilets are the rule at the
dinner hour, and long before it became
the custom here in America to enter
restaurant hatless. English women were
dining at the Savoy and the Carlton in
| There will also be countless functions
which demand evening dress of the most
| conventional sort, and those taking part
| in the social festivities of coronation
week must be we'll supplied with beauti
full gowns of this character.
At one of the large New York OPEN
| ings last month feature was made Of
| evening costumes especially designed for
| coronation time All of these gowns
came from Paris. and most of the inn
portant couturieres were represented. The
most striking thing about these lovely
J evening dresses was the classic delinea-
| ton Of line. The figure was frankly-al-
most too frankly-revealed, yet one could
not say that the effect was not lovely.
This revealing effect was not in the decol-
| letage, which was in most cases quite
| high. but in the clinging lines of the
| costumes. Soft laces over softer chiffons
! seemed draped upon the figure with no
underfoundation except thinnest silk, and
the limp. clinging little skirts when lift
| ed revealed no petticoat flounces beneath.
A great deal of exquisite lace was used
in these evening gowns and this was COM
bined with chiffon in the most wonder
full way, the gowns defying description
in their delicacy of tint and fabric. With
| almost every one of these evening gowns
was shown a wrap or scarf to match;
and many of these gay little scarfS were
of equally diaphanous materials, Shirred
langthwise over heavy cords with gar
lands of very fine flowers running around
the edge.
Lace and chiffon wraps there were
aplenty and a wrap that called forth
special commentator was a full-length
affair Of black chiffon over white chiffon
which fell in straight folds from neck to
feet, the broad box pleat down the back
being bordered at each side by f1ve-inch
black velvet ribbon. Over the shoulders
of this wrap was a superb collar of white
| venise lace and the sleeves were bordered
with ten inches Of the same lace.
| y i
A beautiful gown to wear at afternoon
functions in London is illustrated in the
black chiffon costume embroidered with
white beads in a pattern initiating rose
point lace. The beaded panels are set
between fine pleatings of black chiffon
and flounce Of this fine pleating falls
all around the skirt at the foot Under
the black chiffon is slip Of petunia pink
silk. White pearls are worn at the throat
. The hat is all black but the parasol OF
pearl white silk has an inset panel OF
black chantilly lace under petunia pink
chiffon.
, The women who are to be presented to
the king and queen at the drawing
| ROOM are practicing now the entrance.
deep courtesy and even more difficult re-
woman versed in social requirements finds
this presentation at court a nerve-strain-
ing undertaking, and for the debutante 1t
is sufficient to cause sleepleSS nights for
weeks beforehand. The costume must be
!, built on prescribed lines; train just sc
long, decolletage just so low. and so on
| and Of course ones most resplendent
jewels are donned for the great occasion
Many millions Of dollars worth of jewels
will be worn at the balls and opera per-
formances in London in June.
A charming afternoon frock Of the new
white Jet combined with black jet Is In
cluded among the illustrations. A slip Of