Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-07-26
PRETTY WHITE GO WIS

Whether you are in the swim or no.,
you'll probably have at least one white
gown In your wardrobe. If you're III
the swim, you'll have a dozen. And II
you only have one, it can be very prct.
ty without necessarily costing much
The chief expense about white gown
Is keeping 1t clean. With pretty lawn
at eight cents a yard and tucking ard
handwork. the most fashionable trim
ming. gown need cost but little II
one is yelling to give the work.
Very pretty is a gown made of fine
Swiss muslin with narrow beading IN
serted in diamond shape all over tn,
skirt and bodice, at distances OF a, Z
inches. White baby ribbon is rue
through the beading. A graduated ruff.
file is made in the same way, with
knots Of ribbon finishing the top point
of each diamond. The sash is OF plain
muslin, with the ends trimmed 10
match the skirt
In Dotted Swiss.
4 dainty gown OF pin point" dotted
Swiss now being made has the fash.
ionable two-plece skirt. 1t has an inch
wide hem, and two ruffles, the upper
seven inches and the lowe r nine
inches wide. Both are edged with
narrow Nalenciennes and above the
upper are two rows of narrow ribbon.
between which is open brier stitching
The seams OF the front gore are brier
stitched also, and the round yoke Of
the bodice is made of the ribbon and
brier stitch. The lower portion of the
bodice has insertions of Nalenciennes
in bowknot form, edged with ribbon
and brler stitching The elbow sleeve
has ruffle similarly trimmed, and the
sash Is Of the material. with lace bow.
knots and ribbon on the ends.
The drop skirt is of fine lawn, with
three narrow, lace.edged ruffles.
Another gown in process of constrlr.
ton is of silk null. The skirt is Dor.
dered by a ruffle made of five rows oil
Valenciennes insertion, edged with ten
inch Vafenciennes, the whole ruffle be-.
ing accordion.pleated and headed by
tucked medallions of null edged by in.
sertion.
The pouched bodice has a row Of the
.medallions inserted all around belo "
the yoke, which is made of tucked null
and Nalenciennes insertion. 1t is lin.
ished by folded belt OF insertion and
null, with great rosette of the same
combination.
A peculiarly dainty creation Is Of
silk null with rows of baby ribbon run
on. The whole skirt and the bodice are
accordiOned, and soft, white silk
sash will be worn.
Point D'Esprlt Is Popular.
Point d'esprit is used for a charming
frock, made with accordion.pleated
graduated ruffle, edged with lace bead
ing and ribbon. The front piece is cut
In two points that are outlined by the
ruffle, and the waist is fashioned in the
same manner the lower part being CT
accordion pleutlng, fitting into the do /
BILE outline Of the top. Inc sash Is o.
point d'esprit with lace edge.
Still another is of plain net, with ba.
by ribbon run through and tied on the
outside in tiny bows a. four-inch IN.
tervals. Two ruffles, respectively five
and seven inches wide, have ribbon
drawn through the half-inch hens and
tied In bows at intervals The waist is
tucked all around horizontally, in half
inch tucks, and ribbon is drawn
through the yoke.
A silk striped mousseline de sole.
trimmed with butter-colored lace, Is
extremely pretty. 1t has three narrow
ruffles edged with the lace, and insert.
ing to match encircles the skirt above
them. The waist has a yoke of the
lace, and sash Of butter yellow Lib.
erty ribbon completes II.