Evening star., 1898-06-11
FOR UP = TO DATE WOMEN
Silk Shirt Waists Under Pretty Lace
Blouses.
A Way 10 Make Formal Out of Fa.
tIgue Dress Neck Fixfngs for
Night and Day Wear.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
| NEW YORK. June 10, 1898.
A lace blouse. which makes shirt waists
| quite elaborate enough for all occasions ex-
| cept balls and formal dinners, has Just ap-
peared. This blouse has sleeves. but
| often it Is made with little caps over the
| shoulders, 1t hangs full in front and does
not fit very tight in the back. 1t is made
| either of applique over muslin de sole in
| dainty and elaborate patterns or of re-
| naissance braid on fine net. The patterns
of the braid or applique are always large
| and graceful. The effect of one of these
lace jackets or blouses over a shirt waist of
cerise or apple green taffeta is most allur-
| ing. 1t at once lifts the shirt waist from
the realm of informal to that of formal
dress, and it would be quite easy for a wo-
man to go around the world with a couple
of flannel mohair shirt waists and one
| or two silk ones of colors vivid enough to
| show off a lace jacket. She would be ap-
| propriately dressed for anything which
might come in the way of a traveller.
In proportion to their beauty and novelty
| these blouses are not expensive, as they
| can be bought for little over 50, very
| handsome ones.
If one wishes whole overdress of lace
| which is one OF the most beautiful of the
| oit ldSnlDnS revived, one need only match
| one OF these blouses in a hounce of the
| same applique. The fiounces and skirts of
renaissance, etc, have already been de
| scribed in this column.
| Besides these elaborate lace trimmings
| there are numberless little additions to
| ones wardrobe constantly coming into
| view. Little dainty triflcs they are. which
| appeal TO every woman, but which. alas.
| have a power Of making money disappear
| which is phenomenal considering that they
| are all small affairs.
| Neckwear is always source of expense,
| and the constant change in women's collars
| and stocks make nothing popular for very
| long. The revolt against the linen collar
| which began last winter, produced the
! large, soft null or liberty silk tIcs. These
| in turn are being replaced by soft tucked
| stocks of null, with two ends of the same,
| edged with either lace or liberty silk. Or
| one may have tucked collars of ribbon with
| enormous ends falling over the front of
| ones gown. The null stocks, with ends Of
| null, are very much worn by MANY women
| in spite of the fact that they violate the un-
written law that a woman must tie her
| own bows and ends.
The hunting stock which has only been
| worn by the extremists during the winter,
| is now adopted by all who indulge in any
| of the outdoor exercises beginning
| as nation to appreciate. 1t is difficult 10
tie them properly, and one must fight con-
| stantly with the laundress or laundryman
| to keep the ends flexible enough to twist "A
all, but they are cool and comfortable
| conn AIRED with a stiff linen collar. The
| most becoming stocks have the neck band
of white and the ends of pique or madras
| in some pretty plaid, stripe or plain color.
Null Guimpes and Linen Dickies.
In place OF the starched linen dickie one
| now tucked muslin collar and front
| This is so soft and becoming besides being
| so much cooler that the style is sure to lac
universally adopted. The turned-away
| neck with reveres falling away from it is
now almost universal the skirt with
| the apron front, SO ii behcoves one to
study carefully the various ways in viii IN
| the neck can be dressed with the gowns
with the E-shaped opening. Generally the
modiste sends home a dickie of some con-
trasting material. which may be put in and
taken out at will, and if directed she will
also send home couple of the muslin or
null dickies. But they can be bought at
the large shops most satisfactorily made,
or they can be constructed at home by deft
fingers al a small expense.
If one still clings To the linen collar and
tie 1t Is interesting to know that there is
little change from last year in the shar,y
OF the collar and in the tie worn with IT.
Collars turned over at the top and button
ing in the back with ribbon tie wound
twice around them are still worn in pref
orence to almost any other shape, aithough
unsuccessful attempts have been made to
introduce various fancy turnover effects
high straight linen collars also hold their
own. and will be worn with either a wash
able or silk string tie. The. smart shops
which deal exclusively in shirt waists are
showing Windsor ties almost exclusively
worn in the collars turned over at the ton
as described above. The Windsor tie, lon;;
enough to wind about the collar twice ana
then tie in a little bow in front This. n
Will be remembered, was done last summer
also 1t is gratifying, with the constant
whirl of fashions wheel to occa sionaiIy
lhink we are wearing what we wore a year
ago.
Moonlight Muslin Bons
Some OF The dainty trifies which the sum-
mer girl and the summer woman also will
wear with her summer gowns are being
shown. One most fetching creation for
moonlight nights when one does not really
need wrap yet wishes for a pretense of
one should i breeze spring up is the muslin
de sole boa. They are made OF either mink
blue or white muslin de sole. Over the
pink and the white traied strings of
apple blossoms. which look very ethereal
Wei made artificial flowers, indeed, are a
feature of many of the summers most
dainty gowns
From tiny tucks we have slipped into ac-
cordlan plating, and this most beautiful
method of using the soft silk materials so
popular at present should not be over
looked.
One Of the most exquisite gowns Shown
this spring was of a material as soft as
muslin de sole, only little iirmer 1t was
a plaid of two shades of yellow on a white
ground. The Innings of course, We're white
taffeta. The bodice was low necked, and
eGged with yellow chiffon about the sleeves
and top. The skirt had an apron front
which was long pointed ana narrow The
hounce. which WAS shallow in front and
which OF course formed the entire back
OF the skirt. was OF the plaid accor,iian
plated. The effect WAS most graceful and
beautiful.
Accordian plated linen and silk waists
are shown in small numbers, but are all
the more Desirable for that very fact
MABEL BOYD.