The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31
BY Augusta Prescott.

I" HERE they lay, sidS by side,
ready 10 be packed in a trunk
Gowns 10 be worn all the year.
4 AnE there stood the trunk
built TO 1T the, gowns. made TO order,
just the right length and just the right
width, with a place in the top for the
hats that matched tbs gowns.
They were casino gowns. all Of theml
And all were 20 be packed and shipped
away TO the mountains. The fashiona-
bic woman who had ordered them was
waiting 70 wear them and. the gowns
were already late in the delivery, FOR
they were for the middle season.
1T makes no difference how late they
are" said the modiste with a shrug.
For they are built TO pje worn all the
year around. They are just as pretty
in the wiser as in the summer and
Just exactly as suitable in the fall as
in the spring.
That is the way with the new
gowns. They must be made to wear
all this season and all next season. A
gown that is for summer only would
have d very poor run Of popularity.
The casino gown, continued this
authority, lis one that can be worn in
the afternoon upon the pier 1t is suit
able for the board walk on afternoon
occasions. II can be worn 10 garden
parties and to piazza teas ana it makes
q fine gown for drive in ones Victo-
ria.
Later this same gown, If carefully
cared for, is th4 thing to wear calling.
And, with q few additions, it makes a
very acceptable reception gown. It's
usefulness is not limited TO a single
season, for it is a gown that lasts over.
ITO be more specific, so that you can
understand how perfectly this can be
done, you must hear about one of these
dresses. II is a gray canvas of the
shade OF gray that never goes out of
style. 1t is almost a silver gray and
the skirt is very full. 1t is tucked
around the hips and around the foot
there are three little tucks. The style
is one that VIII not go out this season.
Now comes the pretty part of the
skirt There is a yoke Of Irish crochet
lace, neayy and dyed gray, the exact
shade OF the gown. The yoke is ad-
Unstable and is fastened around the
waist by belt which is put onsafter
the skirt is on.
A Gown for All Seasons.
When the wearer so desires. she can
leave of this hip yoke of lace, or can
substitute one of blackQ lace. thus
tracing anything from its style.
or she can DO still better. She can
apply a deep hip yoke Of lace through
which she can thread ribbons, this
making one OF those new hip yokes, all
threaded with narrow bands of Sack
immensely pretty and stylish
The waist has a round blouse, shir-
red across the yoke with heavy rope
shirrings and finished with a yoke Of
Irish crochet trimmed with long motifs
OF lace. Lace rosettes with turquoise
centers were arranged down the front
Don't forget, when you are planning
your casino gown, TO make II adjust
able, that is TO make ii so It can be
transformed from one kind OF a gown
10 another. Let the trimmings be Of
the sort that can be removed and other
ones substituted.
IF ] were a woman OF fashion" said
this modiste with much emphasis. II
would insist that my gowns be all
made on the very pretty serni-dress
style, for then one always looks nice.
and one an always be sure OF having
a gown 70 wear. This is the secret Of
nice dressing. Never male anything
that looks plain or common, for you
may be sure that you viii look plain
and common when you are dressed in
IL. You cannot expect your personality
20 excuse a gown whose lines are bad
And another thing" said the dress
maker, pausing TO pick UP and spread
out a lovely little taffeta dress of blue
and white check, trimmed with bands