Evening star., 1914-01-11

planned to the dowagers who only at
tended weddings and funerals that this
was the new and brilliant way to dress.
The dowagers maintained that she look
ed as though she had left her coat IN
the dressing room, which they had been
told was not at all the correct thing To
do these days.
They were informed, much to the
amusement and interest of others of the
group, that the guest in question prob
ably wore fur coat over her sumptuous
apparel as an ordinary jacket would not
suit it. The dowagers insisted that the
costume looked very much like one IN
tended for the opera and not for noon
W. Iding, but they had to rest content
with the final and clinching argument
that it is the proper thing to do now.
Now here is the gown in detail that
caused the discussion. The skirt was a
remarkable shade of green, one that lett
no doubt in the public mind that it was
green. The woman who carried 1t has
always been able to wear amazing
shades. This skirt was without tunic,
mark that we'll. and there was not a
particle of tulle about it. Usually the
absence of these two factors of almost
every dress would mark a frock as be-
longing to last winter.
There was short train, snake-like
affair, that followed after its wearer like
some animate thing, and there was no
slash, back or front, to give more tree
dom in walking; this freedom was gwen
however, by a dressmaker who knows
how to cut skirt.
The girdle was the widest of the sea-
son. 1t was a half blouse and made no
pretense to fit the waist. which was prob
ably done on purpose, because the wear
er is fashionable and has small waist
The two things do not go together, ana
therefore one of them had to be reme-
died. The slippers and stockings match
ed The hat and the flesh pink blouse
you see in the sketch.
From Paris comes word that wool-back
satin is being chosen by the dressmakers
for those who go to the Riviera. Ihls
is significant if the fashion has many
; followers. We all like satin. although
it was never intended for walking sult.
1t is a pity that fashion has left httle
in the way of fabric for evening gowns
alone We still have tinseled brocade
which was one of the best weaveS in
| vented for sumptuous gowns. but The
| fashion makers tell us that even 1t VIII
| soon be abandoned.
| Satin should be kept for the house. but
| it has not been, and as it makes COM
( Portable suit for spring and summer, the
| only thing to do is to accept it for this
! purpose and not protest against what Is
not to be remedied. There are too many
l actual wrongs to right to waste time
and mental matter on the non-injurious
ones.
Satin frocks are already in demand,
and black is more of a favorite than
ever. The bodice is relieved by white
tu'le ruffles. the sleeves are long, the belt
| is of the fabric, and is unusually wide.
Whenever one discusses colors and
what 4 woman can and cannot wear, the
information should always be added that
the present method of adding a trans
parent top piece called blouse, to al
most every skirt allows liberty of choice.
a liberty that did not exist when the
skirt fabric was carried up to the neck.
FLESH colored chiffon is a favorite
choice and it is always becoming. If a
woman finds it too colorless, and Is not
quite wiling to look as though she had
forgotten some part of her clothing, she