Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30
SUMMER NEGLIGES
AMERICAN WOMEN BECOME
MORE AND MORE LUXURIOUS.
Suggestions for Dainty Kimonas and
inexpensive but Fetching
Footwear.

Written for The Evening Star.
If ever there is a time when woman 8
thoughts turn toward negliges 1t is In sum-
mer, and never before has there been Of
fered such a variety of lounging robes, XII
monas and dressing sacques, to say nothing
of the little accessories which go with them.
In the smartest Maison Blanc there may
be noticed a decided leaning toward the
two-piece neglige, otherwise the exquisitely
trimmed and ribbon-run petticoat, with a
bouffant dressing jacket to match. Some
of these are SO ornate that they should,
more properly speaking, be termed coffee
jackets.
The directoire lines are making their in
fuence felt even in neglige, and many or
the China silk matinees have deep pointed
collars of all-over embroidery, edged With
founces and jabot vests composed entire
ly of the f1ouncing. The skirts are fiounced
almost to the waist and trimmed with bead
ing and ribbon. In China silk, insets Of
lace and ribbon ruching are employed,
wonderful medallion effects being thus pro-
duced.
pretty two-piece neglige can be evolved
from the lawns now being sold for ten and
fifteen cents a yard. Twelve yards Will
make skirt, with founces, and loose
semi-fitted dressing sacque edged all the
sleeves should be loose. A good quality
of imitation Valenciennes lace edging can
be bought at thirty-five cents a bolt to fin
ish of the ruff1es With bow of ribbon at
the throat this makes dainty, restful
gown.
A girl who makes her own gowns recent
ly bought pretty remnant in pale biue
and white dimity at eleven cents a yard,
with quantities of lace beading for a trim
ming. The empire waist line was outlined
with beading, through which ribbon, of the
same shade of blue was run. The point
of the waist line at the back was finished
with fiat rosette of ribbon. In the front
1t had shower bow which fell almost to
the hem of the gown. The sleeves were
slashed and outlined with beading, and
under the slashing some point de Paris
lace, which had done duty on party
gown and had withstood the cleaning pro-
cess. was fulled in. The neck was cut
square and edged with the beading. with
this little neglige she wears blue moccasins
of soft kid, with little silk pompons.
Moccasins and sandals are much used
with negliges. They come In beautiful col
ors and are not expensive. The sandals
are sometimes strapped to the height or
the ordinary walking boot with ribbon TO
match the neglige, and stockings of the
same color are worn. House moccaslns can
be bought as low forty-nine cents In
pale colors, and help on a growing tendency
among the American women to be more
and more dainty in neglige attire Some
quaint moccasins are shown at higher
prices In genuine skins.
Elk skin, which is of delicate cham
payne color, is combined with bit or
| moose fur. Sheep skin, in rusty reddish
brown finish, is gaily beaded, and these
must appeal particularly to the girl who
goes in for sports and athletics.
Two pretty short kimonas have been put
on the market this summer. One is Japa-
pale colors. showing Geisha girls dlsport-
ing themselves on pale-tone background.
This kimona is combined with satin rib
kimona is very short and is made in two
pieces; sleeves and yoke in one piece, back
and front bodies in another. 1t is made IN
both plain and figured lawn and gives the
drop-yoke effect.
Girls who go in for burnt leather work
are making stunning little house shoes OF
the leather in moccasin shape. The d1frer-
instead of being sewn