Evening journal., 1898-08-06
SNOWY WHITE GOWNS.
Pretty Ways OF Making Them GATH
thered from Those Worn
by Graduates.

White gowns, which are TO rage all
summer, are being made up by city
tailors and dressmakers in crepe dc
chine, India silk, batiste, mousseline
de sole, grenadinc and barege, for wa
tering place dresses, for summer fctes.
dinners and evening toilets, and In
plain and embroidered muslins, lawns,
linens, veilings, serges, mohair, piqucs
and etamines for wear throughout the
day. One OF the fancies already noted
Is that OF making white over the very
fashionable Spanish yellow On spite
of the war). as, for instance, white
crepe de chine over yellow satin. A
dress of this colorlng just made for
a tall, brilliant brunette Is composed
OF two kinds of the crepe de chine,
one deeply crinkled and wrought with
heavy silky threads, the other plain.
The lutter is used for the tucked and
shirred portions Of the gown, which
Is made up over very elcgent prin-
cess slip OF Spanish yellow satin, cut
half low in the neck. with only a slight
crescent-shapcd sleeve-puf on the
shoulders. The yoke and sleeves prop
er are made entirely OF lace of eN-
quisitely fine pattern. The lustrous,
beautiful satin CLEANS through the
lace and the semitransparent crepe.
giving IL lovely iridescent effect. a
fine knife plated founce of the satin
is added 90 the foundation skirt. and
the bottom of the crepe de chine skirt
has ruchc of the crepe and satin
plated up together as finish. Anar-
row, very elegant belt of fine cut en-
crald, topaz and onyx stones, trimmed
with creamy mock opals and joined
by links in gold iiligrec, will be worn
with this handsome toilet.
Nuns yelling, crepe de chine, and a
very handsome chiffon. soft as India
silk, but as hoavy as crepe, are n4noag
| the popular fabrics used for the snowy
gowns for the sweet girl graduates
this ysar. Full-fedged college girls
have in many eases elscted for very
elaborate gowns of mousseline de sole
over white silk, richly garwtured vii b
| point de Venice, Mechlin-N Nalenciennes
or other handsome lace, in the form Of
yokes, gllimpes, Elton or mikado jack
ets, berthas and the Eke, with satin
Saahcs at the waist asd shoulder trim
mings OF Idbbon and lace combined.
but the beauty Of these gowns lies
rcaNy IA their quaint simpAeity, and
the wise aid tasteful leaders OF q
famed school prohibited the use Of
lace pearled gimps, and all ether clab-
crate garnitures, permitting only RIB
bon and flower decorations on gowns
for the graduates. White China silk.
white IHdia null, organdic, chiffon and
French batiste we're ameng the ma
terial allowed, and sashes TO match
oarried twioe around the waiAt and
gracefully fastened At the bd6k. 80.
coRpanied very many Of these exceed.
inely pretty dresses. A crepe dc chine
4 gown fer slender, graceful girl, With
F5ah. brown haip sd eGeE to.niatsh
kAd q daiaty high waist ~ tho oreps
/ ds chiRe made evor a low nRing OF
silk. arranged in mingisd ttcks and
shirring The waist fastened at this
hack, and was banded across both
front and back with satin ribbon, 90 q,
band having a bow with graceful up.
! thiHru loop's Inc hhiihoh HtCNon
werc puffed and finished with ribbon
bracelets from waist TO shoulder pun
Tho demi-trained skirt was trimmed
with frills, bordered with the satin
ribbon. At the class dinner the pink
and white class colors were charm
ingly in evidence upon the dresses OF
white India waists half low in the
neck, but filed out to the fashionable
height, with guimpes Of soft Venetian
net and berthas of matching lace. One
class of young graduates, listening to
the baccalaureate sermon, will wear
white India null or batiste dresses and
large, round hats of white chip, with
trimmings Of white chiffon shirred
over silk cords, and clusters Of pinl,
tea roses.-N. Y. Post.