Evening star., 1912-01-21

finished with fiat belt of the material
with q narrow pump bow at one side of
the back. and q huge imitation ivory
buckle in front, having a Fra Angelica
design.
With this frock was carried new
khaki taffeta parasol with a handle of
imitation "oid ivory Some of the Ri
viera parasols have had long handles of
tortoise shell. exquisitely beautiful-but
one breads to think what would happen
if the sunshade slipped out of my lady's
hand to the pavement.
Another dainty golden-colored Coz
tune worn in the southland OF cont
mental fashionabes was tan mohair
model which is popular with women OF
Youthful affair worn by young English
girl of tall and slender figure. and the
narrow skirt was slashed TO, the hip at
each side over an inverted. fiatly stltche1
plait The slash was caught together TO
within six inches of the bottom with but
tons and ornaments made of finsc. thick
tubing covered with tie mohair In
tubing is exceedingly fashionable in Pa i
now. and the couturierS are using II eN-
travagantly on spring costumes. Covere
with taffeta: satin or the gown material,
it is formed into motifs and ornaments,
Stimulates elongated but;onholes. outlines.
scaliops.. pipes. seams and edges trimming
details Over the Slashed and huttonei
,nohair skirt is a Gashing little cutaway
coat with n deep shawl collar faced with
the rev cloth called III Paris agaric. bu:
which looks absurdly like the familiar
bath toweling which accompanies our alb
lutions. ASaric cannot be said to be
pretty but ii is undeniaoiy smart. and
French dressmakers prophesy for it
season of exaggerated favor. 1t looks
little like ratine, except that 1t is made
of cotton and has not the beautiful soft
texture of the expensive wool ratine.
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Another Riviera. suit proving the popu-
larity of mohair and mohair and wool
weaves for spring was little model
worn by bride--the daintiest little suit
maginable. combining navy blue mohsir
of fine light quality with folds of prune
colored taffeta which made an infinitely
smart harmonious trimming on the blue
suit. All the edges We're finished with
black braid, and coat and skirt suggested
n Tapped to-; he-left effect. On the short
coat was a big shawl collar OF crochet
point in aIpale champagne tint, edged
with a narrow pleated frill of black cllif-
fon. With this suit was worn a pert hat
of prune colored taffeta draped over u
straight. round shape which came far
down over the hair. At one side of the
front was stiff outstanding cocade of
pleated cream colored ribbon. All French
chapeaux now have saucy, outstanding
ornament at the front-or q wee bit to
one side of the front if the front trim
ming is too trying. These outstanding
feathers are called Francis 7 or REM
brandt plilmes and give the most demure
face sophisticated, saucy suggestion.
Several of the hats i'm today's illustra-
tiors show the Rembrandt feather at the
front.
Her gloves and her boots-or at least
the stockings that occasionally show
above her boots. must be pale ecru or
cha ampagne' colored now-to be absolute
ly chic. White gloves are no longer the
height of eiegance-tbe kid or sill. fabric
must have creamy or yellowish cast
to be approved by Madame Mode. A
woman at Monte Carlo. wearing an at
tractiye frOck of black understanding s
like the dear little frock worn by Madame
Simone in one of her plays. Wore also
tiny boots of black patent leather-ar
least they looked tiny because of the fine
lines. high French heels and thin soles-
with silk stockings of champagne tint
ed silk and silk gloves matching the
stockings. The gloves We're embroidered
on the long wrists in self tone: whether
: the stockings were similarly embroidered
the scribe could not determine. though
the champagne color above the smart
Dldch pOOtS "os 'ISoiis IA
ible When the little taffeta skirt blew
about in the brisk breeze
Some of the black patent leather boots
have tops of cream or fawn antelope.
which is as soft as the kid of baby s
shoe: and even low buttoned shoes are
worn with these antelope tops on patent
lao iyI,-
black buttons fastening the top on the
outside.
Never was lace SO fashionable; and
every sort of lace is used. from the
daintiest finest valenciennes and mech
lin to the heavy point crochet and venise
that make bold patterns with wide
spaces, on dark fabrics. Lace is Used oi.
silks and cotton stuffs. on linens, even
on mohairs and wool mixtures made up
into tailored suits: and most of these
laces have the tone Of very oldslace, or
are frankly dyed tan, mastic or ecru
tone.
A close inspection of the Riviera cos
tunes pictured will show that lace Is used
in some way or other upon almost every
model. One of the pretty frocks photo
graphed at Nice shows a whole tunic Of
mastic colored lace over a skirt OF tan
taffeta. the lace being laid. also. over the
brownish silk. The knotted sash over this
lace tunic, and sweeping to the skirt
hem, is. "a smart note. The other Nice