Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-19

with fur-a narrow band of skunk
going around the hem OF the skirt and
the bottom Of evening skirts help to
weight the soft, thin fabric and make
1T drag more gracefully over the floor.
! though any woman who has any re-
spect for her own trailing druperies
Will lift them very carefully from the
| rough board floor and stsirs of the
horse show.
| The fur-trimmed frock pictured with
! crepe de chine. the new material that
| has been taken up furiousiy by Paris
] this fall. These figured crepes are
I really beautiful though some Of the
color effects are bit bizarre and strik-
/ Ing, according to sensitive taste. All
the new. 'garlsh coiors. however. are
called oriental. end the woman who
| loves reds. yellows, orange and royal
costume, combining them with gold
| lace. and feel certain she is very SPLEEN
did and East Indian In effect. Paul
Poiret especially loves the strong.
skill he has y of combining crude
| tones so that SMSy are interesting and
pleasing. il striking, as everything
! Poirct undoubtedly is.
| :: !:
! II you happen To have in the heiriooE,
chest an old crockett bcdspread, b. all
cleaning saith border it With fur and
have the naost stunning sort of even
! ing wrar. These hcavy. hard-cro-
chetsd lace wraps are immensely fash
/ ionable in combination with fur. and
some of tie most Interesting wraps
/ that have come from Paris this fall are
made of this neavy lace. \ wrap by
Francis Is pictured. which shows large
! square of heavy white crochet lace
made into q regal evening coat The
! lace is allowed to fall in graceful folds
over the shoulder. the sleeve being
made OF Iaolesk;n, attached to the iace
in wide, straight band. A similar
straight band of nlolesl;fn borders the
lace from the knee down. and the
| square front corners OF the lace are
faced with pink velvet and allow ed to
, fail ba ck il rover effect, q narrow strip
Of the naoleSkin forming u Medici col
! lar. II anything could be more sug-
gestive OF an ordinary square crochet
bedspre3d than the lace portion OF this
wrap Il would be hard Ia find: but no
wrap sent over by Paris this season Tor
American wear has been more beaut1ful
and distinguished. than this Francis
combipat!on OF crocheted lace and fuf.
| Another fur and lace wrap Is shown
in the smaller picture illustrating the
new French beaver hat. This wrap
mounted over gold colored velvet. and
the fur trimming is skunk--one or the
most attractive Of the dark brown furs.
There is no better place to display
handsome hat than in morse snow
box, where 1t may be observed, by
| thousands Of eyes. and where there
/ Is no wind, as there is out of doors,
to disturb the grace OF line. Milllhefs
Guido themselves IN their efforts 10
evolve striking hats for horse Snow
week, and in the boxes large picture
hats are the rule, though or. the
crowded promenade the small toque
or turban Is more comfortable. Ehe
latest Paris addition TO the millinery
field is the dashins silk derby. WITH
p!umes poised at one side. Indeed,
these glossy silk beaver hats are fast
making, themselves felt in fashion.
They are seen also in sailor and
continental shapes with plain bano
trimmings OF heavy. ribbed ribbon, for
wear with tailored suits; but the
striking type of silk beaver Is the
ashing derby shape. rolled up at the
sides and heaped with pluEes. These
hats remind one OF the riding hats
worn in the thirties. when velvet hab-
it's, tall beaver hats and plumes were
considered the acme of elegance.
The girl who rides now dresses as
simply and as mannishly as Is con-
sistent with feminine garb. and at the
horse show the fair riders are very
somb very elegant, indeed. with
faultlessly cut black habits. black silk
beaver hats and a bit of white show
ing in neckstock and a gardenia in the
coat lapel. Cross-saddle habits are
not worn at the horse show where
most formal and conventional riding
raiment is demanded by the Judges.
Last season the young riders walked
around the promenade during the az
ernoon with big polo coats over their
habits. This year most OF these girls
are planning to wear. instead OF the
polo coat, a big smart coat of duo
faced fabric, with the reverse side
showing gayly In contrasting collar
and cuffs.
Unless one has an invitation to sit
in a box, full evening dress Is not
worn at the horse show. In the even
ing the promenaders wear|if they are
! women-handsome frocks accompanied
by furs, and invariably-hats. In the
afternoons tailored suits or smart
trotteur frocks are the rule This
year tailored suits are OF two sorts,
correct, yet simple little suits OF good
looking mixtures trimmed with satin,
braid or velvet and very rich velvet
suits. The woman planning to wear
either sort at the horse show will see
that it is accompanied by irreproach-
able accessories in the way of veil,
white gloves and correct, boots This
year boots buttoning snugly up over
! the ankle are the rule with all street