Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-10
By Drecoll, 4 Place de Topera, Paris.

y simple but effective afternoon frocx
is depicted iii the accompanying illus
tration. Ii is made Of : very supple tete
de negre velvet, u fabric extremely ropu-
lar this season. y rather bouffant drap-
ing is arranged on the sides. while the
back and front of the gown are trimmed
with a matching moussciue embroidered
in blue silk. The corsage is prettily
decorated with the same pleasing fabric,
edged with a narrow band OF skunk Soft
ruffles of narrow tulie define the decol-
letage and are cleverly placed at the
wrist on the outer edge Of the sleeves.
:, handsome ribbon of blue faille silk
gives q gay dash of color to this elegant
creation.
Many of the black velvet dresses 50
popular this season are deliberately trim
med with jet One very disnitied model
made of black chiffon velvet had the cor
sage prettily incrusted with tine cut jet
beads. The draperies on the skirt We're
gathered to the sides and al these points
heavy tassels of jet were suspended.
When velvet is used for smart belted
suit II is usually adorned with belt OF
satin or of metallic braid. Wide bands
of fur are frequently set on the hem OF
the coat. the cuffs and thu neck-and
sometimes fur-covered buttons are
chosen, although these more often give
a distinctive touch TO the suit of WOODEN
material Fine handembroidery in rich
silk thread is another effective trimming.
Fur wraps continue to be as picturesque
as ever. The favored lines give great
width across the upper part OF the figure
While at the feet they are narrow Many
are fashioned with very broad yokes that
extend in some cases almost To the ell
bow, thus ma.ing the armhole quite
roomy. An exceedingly handsome model
made on such lines had deep cuffs OF
Russian fitch and a collar of the same
rich fur. The collar was really in the
form of a broad band and could ne ar
ranged ut will. spreading across the
shoulders OF crushed in soft folds around
the neck
The cuffs in the majority OF these at
tractive wraps are very wide. Many in
teresting muffs are also shown and their
chief characteristic is their pliableness,
for like the old-time fur coat, cut on
stately lines. the stifily fashioned muff Is
now out of date
The neckpieces. too. are unusual in de-
sign, and as the fashion of the hour is to
wear every thing with such a careless
grace that it IS liable to fan off some in
genious ideas have been developed in the
making Of these. One very lovely piece
in fitch had two paws firmly caught to-
gether TO form small strap through
which the arm was slipped. In this way
there was very little chance of its being
lost even if il should slip from the neck
Sometimes Il fur-edged velvet strap full
fills a similar office, while many of the
smartest hats have chin straps OF fun
instead of the velvet Fur trimmings ar,
as lavish as ever, from the aureole that
softens the brim TO the smart quill cen
tered with fur.
| In the realm of dress accessories there
are always some interesting novelties to
| chronicle. The fashionable handbag is
| made of silk, very often in rich black
| although for light gowns some favor The
| handbag i'll matching color. Various are
; the shapes. the best liked being mostl.
| built along rather square lines. 4 de-
/, cidcdly pretty model was recently Sc
! lected by a very beautiful visitor la iii,
French capital This WAS made of a deli.