Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-03
Symphony in Red.


A gown of bright red galatea suiting
made in this mod>i with chemisette of
white all-over embroidery, is going into a
very smart trousseau. 1t will be worn with
a white hat trimmed with red peoples and
a red chiffon parasol. Red gowns are only
for the few favored ones whose complex
ions defy the beautiful yet trying color.
But dark blue. pale blue, white. black and
black and white cotton gowns are IL fl for all
to choose from. Dark blue linen or duck
gowns, made with untrimmed gored skirts
and Eton coats, completed by a red or
white shirt waist, according to the fancy of
the wearer, are going to he very serviceable
for street wear. Then for sither street or
yachting there are blue and white pique
gowns, with underskirts OF white pique,
tunics and Etons of dark blue, and vests Of
white piqus with very high collars. AS q
matter of fact, although those gowns are
made up for yachting gowns well as for
the street, they are only for fair weather
sailors, and should be reiegated to them
ale ne. A woman who goes sailing under all
&C nditions should have a f1annal gown.
Wash Skirts Best Gored.
Circular skirts are worn In every ma
terial, but there is the dropping on the side
to contend with. Gored skirts are used
very often for piques. Whichever one
chooses remember that a very wide hem
will be necessary. and skirts must be long,
even for those who refuse to have them
trail. 1t Is also an excellent plan to have
the cottons shrunk in every possible in
stance. 1t will save much anguish of spirit
when hastily taking one out to put on after
1t has been Numbered, or after ii has been
sojourning by the sad sea waves for any
length of time. That shrinking problem is
one which must be confronted in making
over last seasons cotton frocks. We wore
them little shorter last summer then
they shrunk beside. and now when one gets
them out and looks at them they seem per-
fectly hopeless and II requires time and
thought to bring them to a possible wear
ing length.
Shirt Waist Gowns.
The shirt waist seems quite as popular as
ever, and so does the shirt waist gown
which came in last summer and was worn
by the sensible few. At first these gowns
consisted of plain skirt, with a shirt waist
of the same material. The whole effect was
most severe. But everything is trimmed
now, and the shirt waist gown appears with
embroidered effects. which are really very
much in keeping with its general character
The embroidery is put on diayonaly-that
Is. 1t crosses at intervals on both waist and
skirt. A gown of white pique, with a gored
skirt, with insertions of inch-wfde embroid-
cry, beginning at the waist, going first TO
the right and then to the left. so as to form
diamond effect, combined with white
pique shirt waist in which the insertion is
put on in the same way both on the front
of the waist and on the top of the sleeves
the merit of having a few breathing spots
in the embroidery. for pique, sad to relate
and serviceable as 1t IS is warm. There Is
a pique this year, however which has not
only the merit of being cooler. because 1t
is lighter in weight than its predecessors,
but it is more reasonable IN price. The eff
feet is the same, and 1t wears quite as well
as any cotton gown should-that is. 1t has