New-York tribune., 1901-04-14

made with the full bell sleeve ending few inches
above the wrist. and filled in by huge puff This
sleeve. at it's greatest width. which is placed well
, down below the elbow, may measure about twelve
inches.
Slashed sleeves popular and afford
scope for great variety of trimming A good many
Of them are laced with ribbon twists of velvet.
Three materials are commonly seen in single
sleeve. The elbow pun does not popular
as it did some months ago. but 1t is by no means
yet Of date AS bolero effects almost uni
versa. expects to find the material trim
ming composing the bolero repeated on at least the
upper part Of the sleeve.
SILK MUSLINS FOR SUMMER.
The model gowns that one sees to-day are al
most entirely OF thin, summerlike material. al
though many Of them are intended FOR indoor wear
The high necked evening gown has become
such important item in the wardrobe Of every
well dressed that 1t is difficult to disttn-
guish it from a gown intended to be worn In mid
summer Materials forming these gowns were GER
tainly beautiful. There silk muslins
embroidered in lace and cobweb patterns: others
show stamped patterns delicate painting
forming medall1ons or flower stripes. These stuns
made up in the complicated patterns. The
medalons perhaps framed in lace, and the
strips bordered by waving rows Of entredeux
and tucks taken in the plain material. gown OF
this looks if the stamped pattern were
painted in the spots the maker desired after being
made up 1t is really work Of art and the
amount Of handwork involved brings the price up
the ordinary. price paid for a gown Of this sort
1t is doubtful II gowns have ever cost h SO ,Gsn m9en
Formerly the chief expense Of gown lay In the
Gh or e
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however. are suitable only for half a dozen ocea-
manship and the time necessary to design them.
haHe sks three with srsd De
gown OF pale green crepe has & the skirt made In IN
border OF shirrng and finished with narrow silk
fringe Of the material The bio blouse % is entirely 1nt
white m9psselins 4 scarf of pink and black black
crosses the vest several times, twists around the
wal waist to form It the belt belt, a1d rrn falls in single broad
is difficult to exhaust the variety Of black and
black net. with a black. lace pattern running
hizs' sk Ve''e' mowers MS Is mounted over ~n'''
COSTLY GOWNS.
Very modish is gown consisting OF black silk
shingles, pped with white and mounted black
net. which is hung white founda ton. These
shingles of graduated widths. half an inch deep
around the hips, and increasing to eight or ter
inches at the foot Of the skirt. The blouse
sleeves are trimmed in the way The piping
Of white gives particularly jaunty effect.
white lace scarf makes the choker. and falls in odd
drapery down one side OF the blouse -.
;,aded in raised pattern Of the same color: the
@ M an IN saT y Of hene
panels Of gold net, with sunbuIsts done in narrow
makes an unllned yoke on the I bodice and long
over narrow gold belt, and there is a great deal
of material used in the skirt.
dressy example Of black and white Louisne
silk has the skirt completed by full shaped rufie
made Of white fshnet which sewed ruchings
of tiny black and white ribbon. This founce of
fishnet rests a second ruffe of pink mousseue
Sole and the skirt is built a circular foun-
dation of pink tafeta, on the bodice the fancy
silk forms pleated bolero. finished the
bottom by inserted figures of black lace. the same
idea making loose. straight sleeves reaching al
the elbows. The underhlouse. which makes
the yoke the front corselet ana close undersleeyes
is of the white fshnet pink mousseline
de sole. and is trimmed with lines of black and
white ruchings. There is a narrow belt of pink
velvet.
A style of gown in favor just consists of
elk made after the Louis XIV style
with an elaborate skirt, made of thin material.
These skirts most beautifully embroidered and
loaded with lace, although the jackets accom-
panying them are, excepting for the intrcacy Of
their cut, quite plain The jackets. by the way.
I form Interesting departure from the boero.
There is really good deal of lace ornamental
ton be Gold net, referred to above, is
extremely pretty and most interesting with appli-
cations of black lace figures. A coarse Greek pat
is stamped in gold foundation OF mousse
line de sole, the stamping done in careless a way
that appears to be handwork Indeed. when
handwork is used every attempt is made
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