Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-13

made-OVer. Inc English needleWOrk con-
| tinues to be much sought after, and dress
] of white French lawn showing it is worth
| three of silk, for white and washable ma
| terials are always captivating, and If they
are only crumpled good pressing will
| soon restore them The cream batistes with
| these embroderies come under the same ad-
| mirable head, for they likewise launder we'll
| and radiantly set off by tinted satin
| belts and bodice knots.
For Dressy Occasions.
| Two frocks of this description may be
| turned to dressy home account the winter
| through The first is of cream embroidered
| batiste hung over pure white silk. A skirt
| founce of the eyelet embroidery loops in
| the pretty old way at the sides, over foot
border of the needlework. The battered
bodice has a fichu drapery carried to the
| bust and caught there with square bow
of sky-blue taffetas. A triple yoke Of the
blue silk in round bands covers the back OF
the shoulders, the blue likewise forming
the wide belt and soft roll at the middle
of the lace ruffles the elbow sleeves. Tur-
quoise jewelry will be found charming with
this little costume.
The second gown is Of white swiss, en-
broidered with black and trimmed with
black baby velvet. Three ruffles prettily
deck the skirt held down and edged with
single velvet band rough novelty lace
forms the deep and odd yoke, and the crush
cir die is of old rose mirror velvet.
AS to the other costumes which may be
carried over into the new season. it all
depends, naturally, upon their condition,
for, without doubt, when the end of the
summer really arrives, some of the more
ravishing of the fragile gowns will be
scarcely more than rags. But even these
butterflies with torn wings may sometimes
be revived to sore extent with pressing,
mending and new ribbons and by putting
cclors or black velvet with damaged white.
Any pale tinted yelling, chiffon. CLOTH silk
or net whose condition Is passabe is a good
int he tor IA a
while to come the pale summer wraps may
be worn and with the addition of an inter-
lining, carried far into the autumn. The
white and coored pOngees and taffetaS and
cloths used for them clean well, and some
of the white coats may even be washed
with advantage. But when the cleaning IS
upon the more sure results of a naphtha
bath, for many textures. even when beau
titled shrink with washing beyond recall
Winter Housewear.
As to the linen gown, that thing of
beauty of short skirt and embroidery and
dash, even this may remain In evidence
during the coming seasons. Many fashion
able women Of housekeeping gifts nave
found them admirable for the tours OF the
menage, and in all likelihood the blue ana
white shirt waist sorts Will be quite the
vogue for winter housewear. young
matron who gives luncheon parties or her
own cookery declares that even skirts OF
the natural tinted sorts, with white shirt
waists, are stylish for this service. But
while in the actual throes of the CUISINE
she also wears an apron of the skirt tex
ture, cut In the high bib way of those af-
fected by art students.
The word linen recalls a bizarre story
told by a foreign periodical as to the origin
of some of the more novel sorts used this
season. special kind, thick out SILKY
and supple which washes superbly, Is said
to be woven in imitation of the burial
cloths found in the ruins of an old french
abbey. The shrouds of the excellent broth-
ers now no more than dust, were also rlch
with superb embroideries, whose IKE mao
heen lost to the world. So this dainty ana
forgotten stitching, these marVelously
woven webs found their way into the
modern fashion world and became the
thing for the mondaine. Even stories We're
told by these embroideries, 1t seems and II
they were faithfully copied who knows but,
at this moment there is somewhere in the
world a 1904 shirt waist inscribed with
sixteenth century romance
MARY DEAN.