Evening star., 1903-11-07
''AT HOME" GOWNS
Stylish and Becoming Models
for Winter Wear.
TEA GOWNS NOT SEEN
ENGLISH WOMEN LIKE THE LACE
COFFEE COATS.
Long Cuffs and Lace Ruff1es Give
Graceful Appearance to the
Hands.


To the woman who has an afternoon Eat
home" the selection of her gown should be
matter of vital Importance. 1T should
set the keynote of the at home,'" said
well-known woman of fashion. ''It should
decide whether it is intended to be a cozy
half hour over the 4, o clock teacups, or
elaborate crush In the former case she
should select something which is sweetly
simple, but for the latter nothing can be
too regal too costly. The gown can thus
run the gamut from inexpensive silk wools
and voiles through every grade of chiffon.
silk and velvet extravaganza.
1t is noticeable that the fashion arbiter
makes no mention of the once popular TEA
gown 1t is a thing of the past. In Eng
| land dainty lace and net coffee jackets over
silk slips of white or some brilliant shade
Rave usurped it's place. On this side of the
water there has been-no substitute The
fall brides will have negliges of bewiidering
beauty, but these are for boudoir wear only.
For her first "at home" the bride picks
out her prettiest reception gown, for she
then makes her first bow as a married wO
man. and it behooves her to support the
new dignity in suitable fashion. One CT
the late brides who is ''at home every Fri
day afternoon has thus far not repeated a
single gown. Perhaps the prettiest of the
series is dress of panne velvet of the most
delicate apricot shade. combined with white
lace spangled with Opalescent tints and
medallions of, Venetian point
In Spangled Lace,
The skirt is of the spangled lace 1t seems
a pity to cover such loveliness. but it is
trimmed with shaped, graduated flounces
of the velvet The spangled lace is worn
ever a silk foundation Of the same apricot
shade, so that the effect is delightful. The
founces themselves are again encrusted
with lace medallons and headed and fin
ished by narrow edging of the same pat
tern lace. The full corsage is also of the
lace. but is again covered by an unusually
long bertha fiOunce of the medallion en-
crusted velvet. This parts in the front by
an interval of three inches. which is bridg-
ed by three velvet straps, studded with
opal and silver buttons. The houffant
sleeves are of white chiffon run witt many
tiny ruff1es, each finished off by narrow
fold of velvet The deep cuffs are of the
spangled lace and extend far over the hand
This style oficuff has marked popularity
for the monTent.oIt is not every woman
who has a pretty wrist: For such woman
the cuff covers something which she would
fain conceal. In any case. the hand seems
mOre' delicate sand slender when thus ap-
pearing between the soft folds of chiffon
lace 81 fr.
Lace ruff1es are used for the same pur-
pose. and with even more graceful effect.
simple gown can be quite transformed by
a bertha of lace and chiffon, with wrist
ruT1leS 10 matcH. The SHOPS are showing
these sets at every price and in every style.
The prettieSt rufffeS are of accordion plea ted
chiffon. but lace is more durable, if more
costly. Y ~
,roIf White for All Ages.
White will be- worn at receptions by wo-
men of every age Tie time is past when
black gray was the only shade perms-
sible to the woman past middle age. 1t
the Vienna fashion makers who discovered
that white had a more softening effect to
the old face than the more uncompromising
black. American mothers and grandmoth-
ers are gaining courage to follow their ex-
ample.
White cloth is one of the prettiest fabrics
for the reception gown. especially if it is
relieved with embroidery or insertions of
some contrasting tint.
A charming afternoon toilet is of ivory
white nuns yelling, trimmed with applique
bands of the same fabric hand-embroidered
in sage green and dull gold. The clinging
skirt is divided into panels by triple groups
or narrow tucks. Narrower stitched panels
come up to meet these from the bottom
and the meeting point is marked by a green
and gold button. These stitched panels are
of graduated height that something of
a fiounce effect is given to he bottom of
the skirt.
Cream Lace Over White.
The tucked waist has a V-shape yoke or
shallow vest of cream lace over white taf-
feta The blouse fastens over this, surplice
fashion. and the edge is cut out in odd
points and trimmed with the hand-embroid-
cred bands. The points of the bands are
finished off by green and gold tassels. The
sleeves are tight-fitting to the elbow and
adorned by short stitched tabs, held in
place by buttons. Below the elbow each
sleeve widens out into a decided puff, but
this is soon drawn into narrow embroid-