The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-06
FOR EVENING DRESS.
olive Harper Describes Some VERY
Smart Gowns


Especial Correspondence
New YORK. Dec. 31.-Now is the time
when the dancing, dinner. opera and
reception gowns are the principal sub
jects of a wOman's conversation, and
indeed there is quite enough in that
line to talk about. There are three
classes Of evening dresses, and they
may be summed up as the light and
feecy for the very young debutantes,
the silk and lace ones for older young
girls who are in their second or third
year of social intercourse and lastly
the rich and costly gowns for the ma
irons. Into all of these lace, embrOid-
cry and spangleS enter as component
parts of the gowns themselves or the
trimming. There seems to be less OF
the figaro and more drapery in surplice
form than heretofore in a long time
the whole fronts draped across in sur
plice fashion, but in this style the mid
die of the front is left open like a vest.
and the material is shirred across with
fine featherbOne piping, and at the top
there is a bertha of lace which is left
to fall over the edge only on the right
side and half way around in the back
All the rest Is brought up in a very full
ruche and is set up high like a shoulder
strap. On one shoulder is a bow Of
ribbon, and at the front of the low bod
ice on the left side is another
Quite 4 number of pretty evening
dresses have two bOdices. one high In
the neck for the theater and informal
receptions and dinners and another cut
low for grander full dress occasions.
The first kind have immense collars or
revers with full rufIles of lace and
perhaps some Ornamentation in the
way Of a little fine gold embroidery
along the edge Of the lace. An example
is this: A gown OF water blue MORE
with long sleeves of the same. The
waist reaches point. and a wide rib
bon to match is twisted along. This is
tied into a bow at the left side. There
Is vest Of lace over silk, and the neck
is finished off with a high stock of the
same, and there is a small jabot Of
lace at the throat. There is over all
a wide cOllrr somewhat in sailor
shape. with vide revers, all edged with
lace ruffles. These revers are of blue
fsille the san shade as the dress, and
along the edge there is a silver and
pearl passenTcnterie. Ruffles of lace
are at the wrists also. The evening
bodice to go with this dress Is ex-
tremely pretty, but very youthful
The lining seems to have been made so
stiff with featherbone that the wearer
must feel as If in a cask, and over this
is draping of crepe de chine in the
same shade as the skirt. There is a
crimson velvet pointed, draped belt
There are no sleeves at all, the only
thing across the shoulders being
straps made of three white chrysanthe-
NUNS each.
A most elegant and striking gown for
a young lady in her second or third sea-
sou or young married lady is an en-
plre dress of black chantilly with fig
ures wrought in chenille and with vel
vet ribbon around the bottom. This
elegant gown could also be developed
in plain Russian net, and the embroid-
cry would be even easier to do on that
kind OF lace
The skirt can easily be understood by
a reference to the picture, as far as the
front Is concerned. The back has a
breadth made in shape of box plat,
and this breadth is Of white faille sew