The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-31

ruffle there is a band Of velvet of the
same shade
For the waist she will wear a hand
some white lace shirt waist, and over
this she will wear a little blue Elton
jacket. This is her old summer jacket
made smart with a wide collar OF Eng
hsh eyelet embroidery. while the sleeves
are cut as wide as a small pillow case
and are lired with half a dozen lingerie
ruffies. This viii make a wonderfully
smart promenade dress for fall. 1t is in
round length just escaping the street.
The old lace gowns of summer-and
everybody has one or two in these days
Of inexpensive net laces and OF piece
laces-are positive finds at this time
Of year. They can be quickly trans
formed into reception gowns. for they
need only the addition Of a few elk ruff
fles or the sewing on Of a few bands
OF velvet. II one wants to go to the
trouble one can line them with a con-
trasting cOlored silk and make them
wonderfully smart with colored silk
stock and girdle.
Golden Brown and Coral Red.
One of the most delightful reception
gowns for fall Is made OF brown piece
lace. dyed Of course. 20 a shade OF
golden brown. The trimmings are ruff
fes of brown lace with bands Of coral
red liberty satin heading each ruffie
There is a wide collar Of lace piped
with coral red and there are wide Ill
rectoire cuffs Of the red satin overlaid
with lace. The whole costume. though
a rejuvenated one. Is made new again
by dozen little smart touches.
Golden brown and coral red are nice
combination. and II one is clever one
will look out for It this fall. for it is a
becoming one. There are several pretty
color hamonies. one OF which is green
and white.
One of the fashionable laces is the
SNOWFALL lace. Small fluffy balls. vary
ing in size from the size OF a pea 20
that Of hazel nut, bangle from white
lace. The effect is very soft and very
feminine and SNOWFALL lace is justly
famed for its beauty Like all lace which
requires handwork it is expensive and
counts up considerably when one is max
ing a whole bodice of it. A little for the
yoke and sleeves Of a gown is all that
Is actually required. and a touch of
this lace Is sometimes better than a
great deal
Knitted Laces in Vogue.
The knitted laces are becoming more
and more the vogue, and the newest
knitted patterns show whole Jokes cro-
eheted in Irish point pattern just to At.
The size OF the yoke is carefully measur-
ed. and the knitter knits the yoke In just
the right size and shape.
So great IS the fancy for the knitted
laces that whole families are engaged
in making the lace as a livelihood: and
in Gotham it is one OF the sights TO see
the women upon the streets corners sell
ing the knitted laces out Of great
baskets, wherein the lace lies in bulky
rolls. Nor IS this lace cheap. Three and
four dollars a yard is a moderate price
for piece that Is six inches deep. But,
ON, the pattern Is very exquisite, and
very intricate. and the lace knitters of
America bid fair 10 rank with the lace
knitters OF Ireland.
Yet tins E1i:ted laces bear more the
German characteristics than the Irish
The thread is very heavy and the pat
tern IS very coarse. and the work is
raised. It is the spectacular lace OF
Germany. rather than the fine lace OF
the Emerald Isle.
LdceS OF the ArlSt0cracy.
There are other ball laces beside the
SNOWFALL lace. The prettiest of these
are in the delicate coIors. A ball lace
worn by Mrs. George CORVALLIS West,
formerly Lady Churchhill. was in a very
pretty shade Of burned sienna. The balls
were Of medium size. and were in soft
chenille. They were suspended by tiny
silk threads and made the lace wonder
fully effective.
The Queen herself wore a ball lace. II
was in gray with balls in silverized che.
nile. The shade OF the gown was silver
gray. that color so much affected bv her
majesty. and the lace was made I'D with
gray liberty satin. A little gray toaue
TO match was worn with this gown.
It is astonishing what one can do in
dress these days with the aid OF a veil
There come wells in every color and they
are arranged over the hat in every
manner. The shaded veil in red, that
iridescent shaded tulle which is worn
so much this season. is used not so much
70 veil the face as to trim the hat.
Many Wells Worn.
It seems TO be the fad this year 10
wear as many wells as possible and the
woman who goes up Fifth Avenue with
one vel is by no means in the swim.
She should have a small white lace veil
fastened 70 the back Of her hat so as
to make two neat streamers. Then she
will want a twist of lace yelling around
the hat. falling little over the brim
And she will want two face wells. The
one next the countenance is exquisitely
fine and might be of the most delicate
gauze. IL is white or cream or flesh
color. And over this there must fall a