Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-12-08
Economical Party FrOcks.

The Victorian styles this Winter
give one every chance for pretty
simple party gowns. Every variety
of material can be used, and, so q
skirt is full and fOttont, and sleeves
elbow or short and a. waist full and
least little low in the neck, you are
fashionably dressed for dance or
opera OF evening reception.
When the full skirts came in yo-
que only soft clinging materials
were used so that q certain effect of
graceful outline could be preserved.
A: the start girl saw or felt that
she was losing all personality in 8
nine yard wide skirt. From skirts
fitted down to the ankles to criuo-
lines was not to be accomplished in
day.
But now that the full skirts are a
success and wired petticoats and even
an occasional hoop-skirt, no one
bothers any more about skirt look
ing bulky. Huge skirts are 0rdnde
mode and velvet as good style as
chiffon or crepe, even plush is worn
and fun trimming in puffs, IL YOU
car imagine anything so absurd.
More soft than stiff velvets are
worn, but only because they are
fashionable, grace isn't considered,
and the new velvet and pushes are
lovely. The velvets for evening
wear are chitfon-velvet, Louisine
velvet, gauze velvet and ri biline vel
vet. Then there are chiffon taffetas
and ribbed .atfeta and all the new
raw silk; rajah, burlingam, keno
aud Shanghai, as well as crepe de
CHEN, plain and figured and silk
illusion and silk mulls.
For economical frocks there are
really beautiful stuffs, beautiful in
material, designs and colors. The
Louisine silks and crepes are all
less than a dollar q yard, in white,
ivory and the most exquisite pastel
shades, especially in all the new
pinks from dawn" to water lily,
and pink is the most fashionable tint
for all evening frocks this winter.
Strange to say brocades and da-
masse' and broche' effects, though
very much the mode in silk and
satins, are not expensive. Some
tints can be had as low as IS cents
and white brocade and white China
silk as cheap as So cents.
II you attend sales sometimes YOU
can pick up chiffon velvet in rem
nants as low as a dollar a yard and
it will look fresh for fully three sea-
sons. And of thin stuffs there are
no end. Silk null and point d. as.
prit at 40 cents a ySrd, lowered
satin and silk maliue at the same
White net cheaper, crepe de chine
sometimes at IS cents, and batiste
and organdie, which are very fash
ionable, for half the price of the
cheapest silk.
And the question of trimming is
really no expense at all.
Puts of the same material put on
In Greek borders or bow knots or in
lovers knots or in any geometrical
design are the height OF style. mar
row on the waist and two inches
wide on the skirt, or chiffon is puff
ed on velvet, and velvet or silk ON
thin stuffs. 1t is stylish in q quaint
way and easy to do.
with the present fashion it is the
easiest thing in the world to make
over last years gown into some
thing smart and good style.
Suppose you have light colored
silk-and let us hope It's pink. Com.
bine 1t with ivory white point d'es-
prit. Get enough new stuff for a
skirt. Make il full and trim it with
clusters OF narrow puffs of the old
silk or one wide puff with a narrow
one each side. Make the puffs out
OF the old waist and sleeves.
Take the old skirt and make a
smart Louis ~ jacket with postil-
liam back and wide lapels in front.
Have elbow sleeves of the silk with
deep silk flounces and an under
sleeve ruffled and trimmed like skirt.
Have the jacket open over a low
necked vest of point d'esprit trim
med with pulled bow knots, and
have sash knotted at the left side.
The lining can be pale pink lawn,
and the gown will be the most ultra
fashionable of the season. Enough
point q esprit can be purchased for |