Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-16
THE FLONERY RIBBONS
Vie With Laces on Summer
Clothes.
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Observation-Disclosures
sASHFS AREsTIED IN A NUMBER
OoF NEW WAYS.
Lace and Satin Stripes Are Used as
Applique Trim
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Observation-Disclosures


of unexcelled beauty They but follow the
dictates OF Dame Fashion, who has decreed
that ribbons shall vie with laces for pre-
eminence on the summer goWDs.
Following the almost unive4DG penchant
for floral effocts in dress, Powered ribbons
are much in demand. They vary in width
from three to ten inches. Some are In
glaee silk; in others the flowers bloom del
icately on a background of watered silk
EStiil others are in the heaviest brocades.
Lustrous white satin ribbon, six and
eight inches in width, furnish the founda-
ton for some beautiful hand-painted rib
bons. Garlands of violets, roses, pink and
purple lilacs, orchids and the graceful
trailing wistaria are thus reproduced with
the most exquisite skill and fidelity to ma
ture.
These ribbons are expensive, but 1T Is
astonishing to see how closely the printed
and woven varieties initiate them One
glace silk ribbon has border of alternate
stripes of gray and white and on the cen
ter panel of white are garlands OF moss
roses
There are some pretty pale green and
white ribbons, for green is to be fashion
able this summer. 1t will need only
touch of it to give character to a gown
Plaid ribbons will be much used They
come in all the tartan patterns, and in
many others never before dreamed OF.
Roman stripe ribbons are also reappearing.
All of these will make fetching sashes for
the rough white linen suits. The Italian
colors-red, white and green-are attractive
when combined in one ribbon. Some OF
the smartest hats of rough cream colored
straw make use of them.
A Novel Coordination.
A ribbon which will find more favor as an
applique than for sashes is one of lace and
satin. Lace flowers are applqued on 1t,
and the ribbon beneath carefully cut away.
So perfect is the workmanship that the
wrong side is as slightly as the right. Lace
insertion is also used for an applique on
the ribbon. 1t is a novel way of combining
lace and ribbon and has lighter erect
than the heavy ribbon sashes.
The sash ribbons are tied in unique fash
ions. The long 1popsspf other seasons have
been done away with. The sash is tied at
the waist line in number OF shot loops,
giving the effect. of a. rosette Two long
ends extend neatly, to, the herapf the skirt
They are loosely knotted either" together or
in separate knot one or more times at IT.
regular distances. To each knot is fastened
another rosette of short ribbon loops or a
tiny bouquet of ribbon flowers. 49,
Ribbon Flowers. D.
The season has brought ribbon flowers
to the height of perfection. They are gen
orally made from sose satin taffeta, which
readily lends itself toy petal effects. There
are ribbon roses of every size, from small
tightly closed buds which are made up in
tiny bouquets. to great full blown beauties.
which combine well with foliage for cor
sage sprays and wreaths. The ribbon roses
are of everyj shade,to Some are made from
gauze ribbon. They closely initiate the
crash varieties of roses, Shell pink or pale
yellow. .-.,...,,,. ILL.,.
and violets are also made of ribbon The
x~l,y not ,,,.n r1,nxy "a
worn in great punches encircled by glossy
leaves and tied with violet cord or 11bbon
The white violets are very dainty. OFTEN
with the violet bunch chouX of narrow
ribbon of the same shade is combined, the
ends tied in tiny BOWS hanging doWt III II
regular lengths
Charming chrysanthemums are made
from narrow velvet ribbon. The jonquils of
white satin are marvel of skill. with their
red and yellow centers they nod on their
long rushlike stems as If they were growing
flowers.
Foliage of every sort is combined with
ribbon flowers, but the delicate maiden hair
is generally used with the rOSebudS ana
similar blossoms
For a Table Decoration.
These ribbon flowers have varied use.
They make a pleasing table decoration.
rose trimmed lunch table has basket of
silkeu beauties as a centerpiece, from which
the roses were made trail to the table cor
ners. There they are terminated in smaller
rose bouquets laid loosely on the polished
table and tied with loops of the ribbon.
They will be much used dress hats,
especially on the fine chips. On shepherd
ess or picture hats wreaths of them encircle
the brim and fall over the hair at the back
in dainty clusters
But it is as dress ornament that the
ribbon flower will be most in evidence.
Sprays are used as corsage trimming and
their effect against white neck is good.
Many of the salon gowns of the year had
garlands of the ribbon roses extending
from the shoulder diagonally across the
front of the dress and reaching below the
knees Others had even longer sprays ex-
tending the length of the train from Shout
der to hem.
The smaller ribbon flowers, combined with
madenhair fern or other trailing foliage
will be used in a frlnge-like bertha effect
on low-necked gowns One silk mousseline
with lavender hyaclnths printed on white
ground has a four-inch bertha of pale law
ender hyacinths. The effect is exquisite
The flower fringes and garlands are gen.
orally partially screened by lace flounces.
especially when they form a skirt trimming
on the elaborate evening gowns.
Many of the flowers are made from the
changeable silk ribbons much in vogue
this summer. These shade off so gradually
that the change from one color to another
tint is almost in1perceptible. Changeabe
ribbons in pastel colorings are used to good
effect on many of the summer hats. Great
soft choux of them often furnish the only
trimming, or butterfyl bows perch on the
crown or nestle close to the hair under the
brim. ri ssh
The same ribbon makes an effective dress
garniture Caught up here and there
through loops of insertion. it encircles the
skirts in the form of garlands. In a similar
fashion it loosely bands the front of the
waist or spans the sleeve from wrist to
elbow. 4 so
When to Part Your Hair in the Middle.
The girl with the high forehead should