The Washington times., 1903-08-16
t THE present moment there

A THE present moment there
n are more charming designs for
evening gowns than have been |
seen for many months. Although SIM |
pie and elaborate as to pattern and high |
and low as regards price. the accepted |
s@sh:cn for evening dress is the low cut |
waist. It is cut round and of the
shoulders. with long unlined sleeves that |
hang loose from the shoulders. or very
short puff sleeves, hidden under deep
bertha of lace or embroidered net or
satin. The skirts fit close around the
upper part, but are getting larger and
larger, with a lot of flare around the
foot. The skintight gowns that were
fashionable last spring are, of course,
still in fashion now. but the newest ones
are wider and straighter, and not so be-
coming in consequence. The horizontal
line is much better than the straight up
and down one for most figures. The net
gowns with silver and gold or silver and
gold paillettes are just as much in de-
mand as ever. the work being even more
beautiful, but not so close: that is. with
more of the net showing The black net
with silver or gold pail1ettes or Jet in
rather set figures or in long wavy lines
is also In favor. and the fad is to have
q gown made with two waists, a high
and low necked one. so that It can be
worn at theater or restaurant. II so de-
sired.
F1chus are favorite trimming. and
rather an odd style OF gown that has
Wi fox fg
or liberty satin, made in princesse de-
sign and with a fichu of lace and chiffon
combined, but of different color. that
is, white The fichu has the ends tied
In front and sometimes crossed again at
the back and left to hang down like a
sash. or when the ends are short thew
are knotted together in front in a pretty
and graceful bow.
Fale colors in chiffon, embroidered
with paillettes of the same color. are
among the new fads, and very effective
they are. The pale blue with the opaIes-
cent paillettes of the same color look
delightfully."- cool. while the yellow as
wen as the gilt or sometimes cut glass
beads combined with the paillettes are
employed to gain the desired result. The
newest Of these gowns are made with
the upper part of the gown plain. one
line coming up from the deep end of
the paillettes around the foot of the
skirt The body of the frock is Of this
plain net with one of the lines, while
the bertha of heavier materials is eIab-
orately embroidered with the pailIettes.
This is fashion that it almost univer
sally becoming.
White and black lace evening gowas
are noticeable from the beauty of the
material and are made as they have
been for some time either with three
founees or one deep iounce. which is
sometimes embroidered with black vel
vet or chenille Peacocks' feathers, the
star of the sunburst patterns, such as
are seen in jewelry are carried out in
these embroideries. 1t is simply a ques-
tion as to which one of the designs is
preferred. the work being about the
same on all. A white net and tuIIe gown
with applique of lace of cream white,
put on in feathers, is a favorite model
among the more costly of the gowns, and
II is certainly a very beautiful one The
black nets with the applique OF lace are
also in demand. and viii be more so IN
the winter. for they are among the new
ideas, although IN themselves they are
not new. In other words. IL is the latest
rendering OF an accepted style.
Mousseline de sole, chiffon and net are
all fashionable materials and there are
also some exquisite crepe de Paris