THE SAN. FRANCISCO SUNDAY CAUi 13

THE PRETTY WOMAN AND HER EVENING

sounded in the bringing out of very lives do woman in all the narrow but very nice laces threaded wcrld, be she ever bo quiet or ever The wonderful sheen with ribbon. Ribbon, very narrow, la so old, who does not secretly ad- run through the edge of the lace, just trJre beautiful gowfis, even though and the brilliant colors of as one threads one's underwear with, THEREshe does not do so outright. She may the that will be ribbon, and lace Is used for the trim- ming evening gown, a day declare that her mind Is above worn for evening from of an or body down . and her beyond them. But And make little dif- purr now until the Easter days Itseems to very :n her heart of hearts she loves to ference how this threaded lace Is used, over soft , and in her soul of —Sleeve revivals and re- for upon one evening there was souls she admires the sheen of the sat- markable revivals of trim- a little lace around the low neck, ard ins and the glare of the Eilks. ItIs in- through this lace there was threaded born In a gentlewoman, and only a Fiji mings and small articles a very narrow black ribbon. Upon lace, free from it. another a little drawn full Islander is —The belts that go round was a yoke. woman who admires the of ribbons, used for And the and round the , do- A very effective street dress had a this winter may be excused fashions ing away with long hipyoke of ecru lace which came down for her preferences. The new cloths are the to a long, low point upon the front of so lustrous that they look precisely like front -point. the . And all around the edge of . And, indeed, there is a the lace there was run a narrow black new ribbon, broadcloth which not only looks like velvet making a very neat and terials, very sharp contrast. satin when new, but which keeps Its rnd .". is so velvety inJts ..p- pearance that many women are buying Very narrow pieces of Insertion, some gloss when it is old and which is so It to use as trimmings upon evening of them no more than half an inch lustrous that not even a sponging will , instead of the panne velvet, or a quarter of an Inch wide, axe take off its sheen. which costs a great deal more. threaded with black velvet or with And how satisfactory it is to be able It is certainly a year for glossy royal blue velvet, or with berry-colored to buy a brilliantly beautiful cloth stuffs, and the manufacturers are ribbon, and used to head flounces and puffings so gown and to have it keep Its brilliancy, turning out materials which outrival to band the with which many are to have it preserve its color, its texture anything eve» seen before in point of trimmed. There many trimmings, even its very surface, no matter luster. And the luster 13 of a kind that are new and does not wear off. It endures, and made of plcot edge braid and of all what happens to it. seemingly becomes glossier and glossier sorts of fancy braids, and these, if don- A "Washington woman who goes a as the garment wears out. To the very delicately, have all the lacy appear- great deal to the diplomatic receptions last shred U is as brilliant as glass. ance of fine lace. Irish lace, American ordered a gown of cloth the color of Louisine is found thte year in the lace and many of the imported laces colors, can really be simulated by laces, •cream of milk. It was to be made In new ar.G It. too, has taken- to these surface, will fall over tne are made of narrow 1904 , which is a two-piece . itself a new and wonderful and will throw in a little material." Her frills of the which the braids. Louisines as one delight- was governed the hand, and a frilly, delicate, lacy result And here it is that the woman w:th upper part was to be shirtwaist shortening the new are. idea that the sleeve The in tor use, for many of the nicest to blame for the of tne ed modiste declares, a combination of gown and dominated It and made it- will be obtained., deft fingers comes out very strong, for shape, part be waist, they very and while the lower was to French importations are made of sub- for are so wide so peaii de sple and satin, a texture of the from start to finish. And she is very A great many of the new spring she can do so very much with her a sweep EkJrt for evening wear. The very effective. They, are made of former with the gloss of the sleeves willbe sheared off at the elbow. needle and thread, or with her crochet stantial material. But Itcan be pretty, leather, ribbon, latter. nearly right. whole was to be trimmed with flower of panne, of and of And there is another new material, In one most fashionable They will be cut off and finished In hook and her fine linen. and it must be trimmed with some of they are are of Gotham's embroidery, and in this respect the and wide and fastened in which is only a new form of an old shops they were selling undersleeves bell shape, quite flaring, with the' edges Final Word on Small Things. the many little intricacies which make the back with a buckle. That Is one material, finished with little floral applications woman gave her modiste carte blanche. and this is the dyed lace of the other day. The prices ranged from The subject of belts has not been up so many gowns nowadays. style. But there are others. the present year. Dyed will $5 made and with small frills of lace and with The gown came home simply gor- ,/Mlss laces play upward and the sleeves were completely exhaust 1by the statement In these days, when all kinds of trim- Alice Roosevelt wore a wide a very important part In the fashion- and of deep ruch- all sorts of pretty trimmings. This geous. Upon the exquisitely glossy white evening, of chiffon and of lace feature, that belts are growing wider, for some rea- leather the other able , and it will well repay ing. They length and were sort of elbow sleeve will be a there were embroidered mings can be bought, there Is no with a were elbow only evening gowns, of the new gowns seem* to show that Moth skirt white taffeta dress. The belt any woman to investigate them and to you on over the not of the but of flowers, son why a woman should not have a was made of suede, very very of the kind which gown day for at they are growing a great deal nar- lovely little white all carried thin and procure as many kinds as she can af- pin sleeve the for and street that. very modish dress, and Ifshe be indus- crushable. It laid around the waist hand and at the elbow. Trie 1904 wIlF be rower. A very handsome evening gown out In a very narrow lacy braid. Over was ford. " wrist. But the elbow sleeve of Inmany folds and the Y then hangs down at the quite of was trimmed with very narrow claret- hung -one of tissue, and upon trious* she can have a French gown at front was fast- Ata Fifth avenue luncheon the counter, was besieged different from the elbow sleeve this skirt other This which 1903, red velvet. It was worn with a. belt small prices. In the embroidery ened with three white leather day of the . guests 1902 and for it will have its full this there were long sprays of Americaa one wore a dyed with women who were willingto spend ¦v as made of claret-red panne, and a white leather covered buckle. whist, just lace undersleeve. which will lengthen which procn leaves. The waist matched the stores there come fat little seeds in all brown lace about the $5 on a pair of undersleeves, was piled very and the An evening waist of light brown laca soft, the sleeve and bring It down to wrist cut narrow crossed in skirt. were short and there colors, which, when scattered over the caught color of breakfast coffee. It was a high with sleeves of these sorts. One middle of the front under a garnet Its sleeves was at the belt by a crush deep, tone, length. The undersleeves willbe made girdle silk, rich which harmonized well sort was made entirely of deep ruching, very frequently happens were chiffon puffs below. surface of a gown, look Ilka French of panne which was pulled light of lawn, of lace, of chiffon and of all buckle. It that gowns, with her brown hair. The na- all lace, laid inside plaits and trimmed silk, aboundantly of the handsomest evening gowns This woman, who has few knots, and there come the dearest little down low in the front and drawn out a heavy Imported kinds of trimmed and some ' ture of the lace. was with and rows of lace. When on are worn with very narrow belts, ¦will, worn the dress half braid, broad, so that itmade a very wide or- rows made very puffy by the way they are and after she has lattices in ribbon and In which lace of the sort once used for.lace cur- arm they falland make a very deep brought times, outer nament for the waist. This was fast- the treated. these are around the waist and a dozen remove the tissue are ideal for the trimming of yokes invisibly tains and. now called "furniture lace." frill»round the hands. Another sleeve of pu'fflness reminds very low In the middle of the a gown ened with hooks and eyes, It; dyed all over, And speaking crossed part, and then she will have and the covering of stocks. without buckle. was and the shirt was finished with a neat little cuff of that the sleeves, while very front In such a way as to leave two small a waist, which was high in the one new of pure cream cloth trimmed with But it is of the possibilities of the Those who are slender enough neck and lace at the wrist while the upper part full at the wrist, will not be droopy arrow points, while over the points can long in the sleeves, was lined with taf- lacy white flowers. cloth gown that the faithful fashion take this wide crush belt and clasp it bagged down\over the hand. And the sleeves. On the contrary they will be there is pinned a jeweled buckle. round and round the feta. third had a cuff with frills falling over puffed sleeves, with the puffing made buckles too much can Such Pretty Evening Waists. writer must sing, for cloth now comes waist with a not so very many taffeta About the great buckle, which comes in There are It. All were increamy white and. tru- as stiff as possible. Instead of sagging never said. They are such marvel- ; every woman, be she old or young, so thin as to look like veiling, though front. linings days, for the be tf Tall and slender girls affect this style, these material does ly, any woman supplied with a set of from elbow to the wrist and down things as be really works of art, well, very well, gets the. ous to admires nice gowns, it is nor.e the less It wears twice as and it also and are the envy of their stout sisters, not wear so unless one each would have a perfect treasure in over the hands, the new sleeves willbe their workmanship, as well as many very grade or is very and true that every has a particular comes >n as colors as silk and it and so do women who are short but not a cood fortunate her for all the winter. wonderfully ballooned and kept In materials, place them a level woman selection. But a wardrobe n their on creations that can be made up as delicately as any too stout. The Btout woman must be in one's good taffeta • place by the linings. any Jewel in one's box. fancy for the handsome great wearing qualities, and, now, How to Wear the New Sleeve. with Jewel ex'enlng. of the very fine fabrics. It is as glossy careful to keep her waist line low, but has So. if yjou have a pair of old-fash- There is something to be said, too. are to be worn in the woman -it is claimed that louisine for a lining Ifyou are the fortunate possessor of baggy, seem, as satin and you do not know it from the slender can revel in the new ioned sleeves. >vith saggy wrist for the ribbon rose which Is used to Mysterious many of these with line, -is the best of all things next to a very a with a very wide bell sleeve, or except you pinch high waist which is a revival of " puffs, just take them and Interline them fasten many a belt. It is a little round, applications, raised the latter material as years glossy lightweight satin. moderately their marvelous •the waist of ten ago. with a ben sleeve that is with stiff taffeta. Or you can use a rose and is seen not only at its sta- it in the fingers. year • Many persons are lining shirt waists or, fat and flat, and with their very curious And what a it is for revivals! wide, you are probably, at a loss how to very thin soft quality of , tion, at the front of the belt, but it one get and other thin material » with a very still, you can embroideries, and wealth of silk liaising the Line of the Waist. No sooner does accustomed to bell. True, you can sew lace better Interline them with to fasten the front of many a their long pointed waist, quality of cambric, or lawn, or fillin the puffs is used and is slightest tendency the with its high inice sleeve, but this is not always lawn. The must stand out In low bodice. Made of glossy vel- tassels and their hanging balla There the to dipping front; stuff, and very smart some of In the shape, must necked back and its than along cotton satisfactory, ;as such sleeves hard melon and there be noth- ct of shining satin and finished fringes and queerly arranged Jewel raise the waist line u trifle, and it is comes the wide belt, • these gowns are with their crisp, crink- are ing soft spiritless about them. vet round-and-round get and on. or with a little jewel In the It is trimmings. But there Is no woman noticeable more upon the gowns of which is precisely, the one ly cotton linings, in good shades. to' off middle. mother wore here is the newest wrinkle, The New Trimming3 of 1904. a very nice ornament for any gown. them, and there evening than upon those that are in- in 18S0 and 1890. of the Well, one who does not admire The Question Sleeve. was started by the leader of New is delightful to study the trim- A few of the ribbon roses are sewed long tended for the day. Waists that were Lovely that It are very few women who do not The New Materials. ,The sleeve auestion is one that does York society and has been taken up by mings of the year and their perusal with pearls as though they were rain formerly drawn down In a very long down, crops' ' to possess Just such a gown. Woman cannot complain of monotony not go for it up again and the leader of.the London"smart set. administers a wonderful lesson in the drops. Others have a small '->weled always some, And there is really no reason why and very low point are now finished so in materials, for these are as numerous again, and with new in- You put on your* prettiest silk shirt utilization of small things, for some of button in the middle to simulate the Just the point of,' view Is waist., flower. Made In this «very woman with social hopes should as to look almost round, and as the styles. In the first stuffs of the terest. now Then over its ample sleeves you the handsomest gowns are made up of heart of the way 'year "there hew, at the a lesser Interest cen- pair of chiffon undersleeves. apparently trifl!og. that, the rose is pretty. evening dress. that depended for their style upon the new Is noticed a kind wristi.with slip a You things^which are or made In not have one handsome panne silk, which -'so*;exceedingly tering In the shoulder. , at the elbow, very gowns are not fussy by any are but a few the things , great curve are now cut off and worn of Is fasten them much ab The mean3. And these of Itneed not e a decollete, for a front lustrous that itlooks like panne /''Give' me six pairs of fashionable girls fasten .on their: oversleeves. but trimmings are used upon are offered for woman's beautlflca- a wide, high velvet.* work small that many of the handsomest gowns are not with belt. This silk has a sheen such as was sleeves," said a modiste, ',"and Iwill And then ,you put on your street coat. them In very effective ways. tion. And as spring comes on more cut decollete, and it need not be too The new evening belts are a littla never seen before upon the; panne ma- give you six fa'shlonable if you The result will be very satisfactory, for One of the pretty notes of the year is and more beauties willbe disclosed.