The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-18


material While the outside is printed
in design the inner part may be plain
in the same shade and trimmed with
lace and black velvet ribbon run in in
trou trou style, with loops at the ends.
Some of the prettiest of the tea gowns
have no collars, but have the neck fin
ished off with row of lace laid on fat.
saw one beautiful creation of lilac
crepe de chine with the inner part of
liberty silk in the same shade. The
pointed belt was of soft, dark green
velvet, and several small rosettes of
just above the shaped f1ounce. There
was a superb trimming of rich cream
colored lace, so that it formed the edge.
and this fell over a silk ruffae of the
same shade. The yoke was of lace
lined with chiffon of the same color.
There is a pretty and quite cheap
stuff called poplinette which makes up
into attractive tea gowns and will wear
for at least one season. A tea gown
made OF this stuff in pastel blue pop
Hnette had shaped founce quite high
In the back and bordered with line Of
white insertion laid over a line of pale
pink ribbon. This lie decidedly
French touch. At the waist is belt Of
dark blue velvet and down the front is
a double line of rosettes made of quar-
ter inch blue velvet ribbon, with loops
to cross and close the fronts. The
sleeves are wide and reach but little
below the elbows, while the neck is
finished off in v shape with ruff1es of
fine lace along the edge.
The empire shape is also much af-
fected for these dainty garments
called tea gowns for want Of better
name, though many of them are just
simply coy and comfortable house
dresses for those who have no active
domestic duties to attend to. One
other pretty gown Of this sort is of
drab crapeiine trimmed around the
bottom with fril1s Of reseda green rib
bon shirred on, perhaps six or seven of
them. This is welcome change from
SO much lace, of which the eye is be-
ginning to weary. The waist is short
and smooth across the bust, while the
skirt is tucked in clusters and hangs
from the bust line, where 1t is laid
under lace yoke. The sleeves are in
bell form, and have ruched ribbon
around them. This is simple design.
but dainty one.
HeliOtrope eolienne was used to
make another beautiful tea gown. The
outer portion hangs in a loose shape
from shoulders to feet, but is open
from the neck. The under part is of
the same material and is shirred in
three lines in two places. At the bot
tom the fullness spreads for f1ounce.
This is simply hemmed, while the
outer part is embroidered with green
floss wrought in all around with heavy
lace as border.
It is square at the neck and has
deep, square lace collar, which hangs
over the shoulders. The sleeves are in
two parts, just like one founce above
another, and each has a narrow ruch-
ing of chiffon.
With the thermometer at no one
knows how many degrees one must not
forget the latest in shirt waists. They
are just the neatest and finest Of linen
lawns. with a, little choice embroidery,
handmade, upon the garment. Very
sparse is this between the tucks, but
the effect is smart. In the first place.
the linen is the finest and sheerest that
can be made, and the tucks are hand
run. Every stitch is done by hand
and so these waists are not only neat.
but expensive. Narrow ties finish them
off at the neck. sometimes black and
sometimes in one color or another.
Quite fancy touch is added by sew
ing on many tiny pearl buttons along
the fold saw one with monogram
embroidered on the sleeve above the
elbow HENRIETTE ROUSSEAU.