The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-19

ly effective. The net or tulle must be of the sheerest possible quality and In accordion pleatlng, and the finer the lace the more two materials the plain skirt is the best the hounced or rufled skirts being too close 10 show the spangles on the chiffon or net.
 Draped effects are also fashionable in thin materials, but as q rule, are made up with other fabrics. thin crepe with lace Is. for Instance, a fashionable combination and infinitely more effective than when only the crepe de Chine is used. The crepe Is draped' but the lace or embroidered net hangs plain IL should be remembered. though, In making up these two materials that the crepe de Chine must be plain, not embroidered Tnere may be bralding or embroidery of gold or silver thread as trimming but the nlateri'i Itself must be plain.
 Embroidered lace gowns are elaborate ih desdqn and extremely beautiful In many In stanees. but fortunately for the majority of womnnkind there are also many designs that are quite simple and not necessarily exnensiye. silk net gowns are very charm inc and are made up plain or with lace or anbroidered applique and insertions There are no end of so-called robe gowns now to he found that have the embroidery and h. sertlon woven Into the material and some times the cost Is less when these pattern robes are bought. but as rule, thefe is more individuality In the gowns when the material Huu tilihhiAhb "AN rately.1 ..
 Veilinos of all kinds are to be chased among transparent materials made up TOT afternoon and in many instances TOT even ing wear The ones with silk hnlsh are no, sold with any guarantee as TO nara weh.' and yet they are rarely beautiful In nnlsh and will surely wear as long as the fasn- ion continues. Elaborate applique work and entre-denx effects are seen on all these gowns. and almost without exception there Is m undersllirt of pleated chiffon, net which shows through the trimming, the ma terial being crt over
 Mugins of all kinds and descriptions are very smart this year and are made up for both day and evening wear. The lowered silk muslins are to be found in bewlldering variety and at q wide range of price They are in some respects the cheapest of all the thin materials for they do not require much trimming, and one of the most popular fads is to line them with some color fin strong contrast. A dark blue lowered silk muslin made up over either bright red or yellow gives the effect of much handsomer mate rial than when lined with the same color, all the pattern being thrown into such bold re- lief by the contrasts in color. A black and white or RThY huu NAllt OFtl gtl4DN UT VT ange is an exceedingly smart combination and makes the gown look as though 1t were made of black and white lace rather than of plain muslin The silk muslins should, of course, be used for this purpose, although there are great many exceedingly fine ones in the c0ttons and linens; but for some un. known reason the plain effects, with quanti- ties of lace and embroidery, are thought smarter, and so the price asked for the fig ured patterns is less. great many of the dressmakers use lawn Things instead of silk for their gowns, but they are not so effec- tive as the silk and the gown lined with the lawn does not look half so expensive. Curl ously enough, the more expensive muslin and lace gowns look better made up over lawn than silk, and in consequence one rarely finds at the expensive establishments gowns made up in this fashion. To be sere, there is always silk. A princess combIna tion of corset waist and petticoat is one 10 wear under all thin gowns, but no silk in lngs are thought necessary. It Is these de tails of fashionable dress that are so puzz.il n and that makes clothes seem so compile apa expensive to the upipitisted-