Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-18
SARTORIAL HINTS.
By Elizabeth Lee.

Inc fancy for wearing breakfast or
morning caps by younger women Just
now Is an excellent excuse for older
matrons adopting the fashion, and. be
1t said, to their greater comfort and con-
Ven1ence as well as to their appearance.
Probably the fad for wearing this
charming accessory-among girls espe-
cially-is solely on account of its gen.
eral becominSness. but the elderly
woman may really find it a charity also
LOCKS are not SO abundant as they
used to be, and the skin the first thing
in the morning is not apt to be as clear
and fresh as in days gone by, and SO
the cap by reason of it's soft outlines
ana pretty daintiness may practically
cover, If not a multitude. a certain
amount of times ravages
Inc construction of the caps is SO SIM
pie that they can be fashioned at home
by any one who knows how to sew. OF
course, If one has plenty of money there
are no end of lovely models to be found
in the stores.
If the purse is slim. why then the
models can be copied at home. and quite
often the home millinery box will fur
nish sufficient material. II not. haunt
the counters bearing the lace, net and
ribbon remnants There will be found
squares of tinsel and other nets, bit of
gold lace, short length of ribbon, an
ouu iOOhu6 OiHdiicHt, all OF any VI
which can be built into this fascinating
bit of headwear.
To make 1t one must have a strip of
stiff net such as is used In hat shapes
about one and one-half inches wide, cut
the length to fft the head comfortably.
The amateur will find it better to buy
bit of ruffiing (anything soft will
answeD and sew to the band, after
ward covering with frill of lace to
fall softly upon the hair If one is an
eynprience6 rnf11inar m
safely attempt the rufling as well as the
frill.
The foundation Of the crown is cut
from a piece Of thin brussels net and is
round in shape. This is pleated or gath
cred on the edge until it fits the net
band. When sewn to the latter mob
cap Is created. To get crown and band
quite even, as they must be to look WELL
The work will then be simplified and
| success practically assured.
The outer covering of the cap may be
almost anything one chooses. A very
sheer lace-trimmed handkerchief is a
suggestion for a simple breakfast cap.
the trimming a twist of ribbon set on
between the crown and the lace frill tied
into jaunty bow on the left side.
Gold net encircled by gold cord catch
ing in a quaint little posy of ribbon flow
ers suggests handsome head dress
1t is not necessary, however, that il
should be nearly as costly as the descrip-
ton sounds, if one will keep her eyes
open for bargains. Dear little punches
of ribbon rOsebuds are only % cents each
in some of the stores, and now that gold
cord is used SO much as a decoration one
Is bound to find short lengths at prices
next to nothing at all.
The same may be said of ends of hand
some ribbon. Almost any color that
strikes ones fancy can be used, no mat
matter how gay it may be. In fact, the
brighter the better II one will only bear
In mind the pa stel shades will be kinder
than the genuine tones of certain colors
supposing the wearer-to-be is leaving
youth behind.
Deep. rich coIors, also metallic eff
fects, will. be quite correct, but beware
of baby blues and fresh giriish looking
pinkS.