Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-19

Both skirt and corsage were trimmed with
Brussels lace. Her court train of nlauve
satin was lined with silk of the same shade
and was fastened on both shoulders with a
garniture of shaded purple iris and folia ge
MISS Hay wore upon the same occasion a
dress Of delicate white chiffon with Ven
etian rose point lace and clusters of pink
Ma1mafson roses. Her train was of sheeny
white crepe embroidered with crystal and
pearls wrought into passion flowers, while
the other side was trimmed with clusters
of roses.
The Royal Family.
The taste In matters Of dress of the En-
glish royal family is not conspicuously good
even this summer, when they are more than
usually on display. At the last drawing
room at buckingham palace the Princess of
Wales wore stately but not graceful prin-
cess gown of rich and heavy white satin,
with train of cloth of gold lined with silk
OF the same color. The bodice was en-
broidered with pearls and gold, softened
with beautiful antique lace. Her orna-
mcnts were a tiara and necklace of dia-
monds and pearls. and she was half smoth-
cred with the great orders of the Royal
Red Cross. the Crown of India and half a
dozen others
The Princess Christian was in white
MORE antique that same afternoon, with
white satin train trimmed rather heavily
with old lace. Lace and roses were the set
ting of the corsaSe, and she wore diamonds,
Among the younger generation of royal
ties the Duchess of York, who is not so
pretty now as at the time of her marriage,
dresses better than most. A London house
recently mace for her costume of cream
colored satin beautifully embroidered In
pearls and draped with exquisite old lace.
The train Of blue and white brocade was
lined with pale blue satin and almost COW
cred with lace.
Mrs Alma Tadema, who is a woman of
taste as we'll an artist, owns some of
the prettiest dresses l have seen in London.
recent achievement of hers Is beautiful
empress dress Of white and gold hrocade
draped with lace The train of white gauze
striped with satin was lined with white silk
and trimmed with lace and feathers.
To See the Procession.
Amor people who are not expecting in
vitations to dine at Marlborough House. or
Clarence House, or other royal or otherwise
exalted residences, the demand at the me
ment is for frocks for the grand stands
where for SO to 500 a head one may see
the queens procession pass to st. Paurs;
or for frccks for military parades or naval
reviews or other outdoor functions of the
week of commemoration. A highly sue
cessful gown of this order is of blue can
vas over gold silk foundation. The full
canvas skirt is sun-peated and run with
four rows Of inch wide blue and gold shot
ribbon at the bottom. The blouse bodice
is arranged with & little fulness over the
trim silk rnder-bodce and opens under a
ruche at the left SIDE. The close-fitting
sleeves have wide rucheS for epaulets and
for dainty finish at the hands. Ribbons
like those upon the skirt form the belt and
are drawn down in a point upon the bod
ice in front and behind. The hat is of dark
blue straw, trimmed with blue and gold
chiffon and with roses.
A Park Costume.
Al other dress, which In other days would
be called a park costume, is Of semi
transparent gray green barege showing it's
rose pink lining beneath. Handsome gray
and silver braid motifs keep down the full
ness on the hips, and the material Is cut
away under them to show the foundation.
The same motifs trim the pretty pouch
bodice which overhangs the rose silk waist
same silk shirred. A white chiffon talbot
finishes the neck. while the collar band has
turre ed back points with pink lining.
For Lordon wear this month is a mink
and white checked foulard. with small flow
ers scattered over the checks The skirt
IS gathered close about the hips upon three
rows of pink silk cord, and is trimmed
with two narrow full ruff1es one at the
mem and the other tWo-thirds of the wav
down. The bodice is made full and gath.
ered TO the figure in the short-waisted EN-.
pre- fashion by rows of cord. 1t has a pink
rip1on Delt. and the white silk epaulets are
prclonged after the manner of a cape ouite
around the shoulders. There is a hixh
plnk neckband and a white hat with roses
"io ieathers. ELLEN OSBORN.