The Indianapolis journal., 1904-04-15
SIMPLE GOWNS IN GOOD STYLE,
IN SPITE OF PUSSY FASHIONS
Elaboration and Extravaganza P,eUah but expeusle Material
Wei MADE, Ans701 Ev1y Purpose

costume herself. Silk and wool crepes.
plain colored chailies. wool batistes in pale
colors and numberless other equally mex
pensive fabrics can be similarly treated and
always the result will he good IL the design
be chosen with care. We are TO have many
fchus and tiny befrilled capes with our
summer gowns. In nothing are they more
charming than muslin, sprigged or plain,
and nothing viii give a more up-to-date and
tasteful touch, yet they are easily made
and are quite pretty enough with frills or
the fabric as a finish, although the imita-
tion laces are cheap, pretty and suit them
we'll.
A CRAZE FOR HAND WORK
Hand work of all sorts is craze. Open
work embroidery, of the sort our grand
mothers did so WELL is the latest and
smartest of all things. A simple linen gown
becomes transformed when touches are
added, yet the work is by no means either
exhaustive or exacting. The very newest
stocks are made with the clerical tab at
the front. and are of linen. all one mass OF
work. AS yet they are shown by the most
exclusive shops only, and bring big price,
but the work is rapid and quite within the
power of any deft girl or woman, while
such finish TO the plainest waist means
distinction at once. Ii is TO be a season or
shrtwaist suits. The odd waist will hold
for certain uses, as IL always must, but the
dress made with plated skirt and shirt
waist to match is 10 be a feature OF the
coming season. We have had IL before, 10
be sure, but always I'm heavier stuffs. or
with fancy waists. This year the newest
and smartest are of dmity or lawn, and
the waists are made in tailor style, with
skirts plated and finished with a hem.
They launder perfectly, IL carefully shrunk-
en- before cutting, and are supremely smart
If cut and fitted with care. but there should
the clever girl. Fashionable tailors charge
big sums for the making. but in t,:is day
of good models care should be the only
essential 10 success By the way, did you
ever think how far care enters into the
taior's work? He is precision itself.
He leaves nothing TO chance.
Watch him and see how he bastes
Such methods can easily become ones
own and, with them, the new tailored shirt
waist suit of lawn is simple matter. The
embroidery and so the story goes. The
Bulgarian, Russian and Scandinavian en-
broideries have great vogue and are offered
for sale in ready worked strips and bands,
but nothing is so elegant as the work done
the waist itself and. nothing could
be simpler than the cross stitch employed,
IL is quite easy TO have such whenever one
has leisure. Colors employed the some
what crude ones of those Eastern people.
but where combined after their models have
an undeniably rich Oriental effect. For
wash stuffs, whether linen or cotton.
mercerized cotton thread is used which is
fast-dyed and warranted not TO fade. When
such loose woven stuffs linen etamine
be counted easily, but when closer ones are
used canvas is basted over and it's threads
are drawn out after the work is done.
There is a still newer work. known
Hardanger lace, that is exceedingly hand
some and elegant and is attaining great
vogue among exclusive folk and which
really can be done by any needlewoman.
but ii is tedious and, In my judgment. too
trying on the eyes TO deserve a place among
simple things Undoubtedly handsome it
requires close attention and careful count
Ing OF threads that. mind. Is Sug-
gestfve of eye-strain to be altogether worth
while. handsome as il is
To return TO the daintier gowns of sum-
NOR wear, what could be prettier I'm color
or take better lines and folds than the chif-
ION veilings and the cotton nets2 Yet nei-
ther Is costly and both can be so made
TO largely trim themselves. The net. 10
be sure, means a silk slip. but IL need not
be OF a costly sort. as soft clinging effects
are the ones sought. and there are many in
expensive makes that serve admirably well
worn over third skirt of lawn. AS lovely
a dinner gown as any have seen is of net
in champagne color and is made over 4
satin Of the same shade thin as TO take
whatever shade may be worn under n. The
skirt is the simple full, one of the season
with tucks and rufiies as trimming. and the
waist is simply tucked to form a low. round
yoke that is unlined and finished with a
deep fall of lace, and is laid i'm wide hori-
zontal tucks below. A most fascinating
yelling that will be worn at a seaside resort
is or palest green and is made with a quaint
1890 skirt that is plated at the belt and
includes a deep founce which is both edged
and headed with a group OF narrow bias
rufies. The blouse is laid i'm plaits telow
a yoke that is OF sheer muslin inset with
lace and unlined, and The full sleeves in
clude plated extensions that are arranged
over the shoulder seams and give the droop
of shoulder So important TO 1880 effect. With
each gown is worn deep girdle OF soft silk.
In color, in line, in texture they are de-
light what more could be accomplished
had their cost been treble what il was? Be-
Iieve me. characteristics such these are
good for all time and are never really out
of date. Where they exist the result is
good; where they are lacking IL IL bad and
you will find thai the greatest artists I'm de-
sign never lose sight of the fact.
MAY AIANrON