Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-19

mencem ent'' friyols, CoNey on the Can
itol steps created no more CONSERVATION
than did in that swell establishment into
whose holy of holes / penetrated before
my mad course was impeded. You see. the
madam Is as exclusive as the wife of
cabine, official, and you might almost as
well try to get snap shot of the White
House babies as a glimpse of her creations
before they appear in public, for, like the
old masters, there is only one of a kind,
and duplicate simply means base imita-
ton. and lacks the hall mark which estab-
fishes it's individuality. Since / was in,
however, madam made the best of the sit
uation, and talked to me very affably be-
fore 1 left. There was one stipulation,
however, was to name no names when 1
wrote up those lovely gowns! OF course 1t
was annoying to have to make such a
promise. but / had to concede something
for the sake of seeing the gowns.
I'VE are making graduating gowns very
plain indeed this year., said madam, and
then held up one for me to see 1t. / Won
dered what my grandmother would have
said to that for a plain gown. The dress
she wore and called a. "frock" was about
three yards around the bottom of the skirt.
scant and plain enough, even for her slim
figure, with a low necked, short sleeved
thing in lieu of waist. that would hardly
suffice for corset cover now, and there was
not a yard of trimming on the gown of
sheerest null. except the thread lace in the
neck which her mother had on her wedding
gown. She wore narrow ribbon belt
fastened with a quaint old pearl buckle and
and painfully elaborate pattern.
A Love of Dress.
The gown which madam spread out over
her attendant had for its foundation a mar
velously beautiful white jacquard silk the
brocaded flowers being a single lily-of-the-
valley, with two leaves, all in white. OF
course it was high in the neck 1t is not con-
sidered at all in good taste to wear a low
necked gown at either ones own wedding or
graduation. About the bottom of the skirt
was a deep hounce of embroidered tulle
put on in a waving fashion with a ruching
of white silk violets. The sleeves were moth
ing but puffs of tulle, with a fall of the
same flmy stuff. lightly embroidered. The
embroidery on such thin materials must
always be a suggestion rather than an as
sertiOn of richness in needle work. The
sharp revers were of the silk overlaid with
embroidered tulle. The ribbons were soft
/ silky gauze.
] Pretty? Why, It was enough to make one
/ want to go right off and graduate in some
| thing oneself, just for the sake of having
/ dainty gown exactly like ii, and yet on
sober second thought it was gown
better lifted for a ball room. 1t savored
| too much of conventionality of the
young lady of the world. and / liked
| better the simple slip of mousselaine de
/ sole which madam next displayed The
under sip was white satin surah in an
| exquisite quality, without rustic and had
/ only tiny ruftie of it's own material at the
J foot The mousselaine was dotted with fine
| silk spots and gathered in baby fashion
at the neck in multttudinous shirrs caught
| at the waist with the softest of satin rib
/ bons and fell in straight, clinginG folds
to the feet over the satin slip 1t had mar
| row white satin ribbon banding the skirt
| in one, two and three rows, and the sleeves
/ were caught in one big puff to a satin
/ foundation.
For n Stately Creature.
| Another extremely dainty dress was of
fine dotted silk null, made with three
skirts, each one edged with Valenciennes
lace. The full front Of the bodice was held