The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-25
"A SUMMER GOWN 1M PINK SILK AND WHITE LACE
Copyright. 1905. by R. F. Ayersl

n IKE a pyramid of Mffanese lace
L. with glimpses Of palest pink
showing in the series of riffs. is
the dainty summer gown shown today.
| 1t exemplifies an old, old idea of al
ternating bands of lace and colored ma
terial with new touches here and there
For example, the yoke is emphasized
by having the lace carried up straight
over the shoulders and threaded with
narrow velvet ribbon, Below the shall
low yoke the bodice appears to be three
| separate strips of mellow Miianese lace.
forming point in the center, and with
| ruching of pale pink silk between.
| A dropping lire is followed in the
sleeves. There are three silken ruches,
| which start at the termination of those
on the bodice but round down toward
the hand. On the bottom Of the lowest
| one is fastened plain silk cuff outlined
with ruching and having three overlap
| ping frills of silk set inside. These have
lfagoted hens and carry no lace what
ever.
The bodice is. practically all lace. but
| the first section of the skirt. that part
| Immediately below the crushed pink
| silk girdle, is made Of the material
gathered In rather full. Then follows
a wide strip of Milanese with a ruching
on each edge, then putting of the silk
of equal depth and another insertion of
lace, this time a little wider and with
ruchings on the border. The putting of
silk which comes below this piece of
| lace does not increase in width. The
next and last section is very much
deeper than any of the rest. 1t is. In
! fact, wide graduated fiounce of all
over lace spreading into a graceful
train and trimmed just above the edge
| with a pink ruche.
| A batiste and lace gown made upon
| the same lines would be charming. and
instead of silk ruches tiny quilting OF
| lace edging TO match the wider pieces
could be substituted with no diminish
] ing of the beauty of the model. Even
embroidery would look well, utilized in
this pointed design with some sheer
wash fabric in place of the silk and
perhaps the same Quilling of lace sug-
gested for the other. The effect of so
| much trimming applied fiat is unusu-
ally elaborate and effective and a gown
| of this description offers change from
I the one-piece skirts embroidered or
trimmed with an inserted lace pattern.
The silk slips which have been worn
| at the southern resorts under costumes
| or this class may or may not be omitted
when warmer weather comes. They
add very little to the weight or thick
| ness of even the sheerest gown and the
delicate CLEAN of color through the
white is always attractive
StrawS show which way the wind
| blows and there is every reason to be-
| lieve that at the end of six months
black will be the favorite color for
gowns. especially the dressier ones. At
present ii is too warm here for il to
gain any followers, but on the other
side the very smartest gowns are in
| this Somber tone. Many of the fash
ionable women have decided that il is
the only color to be clothed in when
appearing in public places, and If
Americans take up the idea there will
be gloomily adorned gatherings in the
theaters and restaurants. For the
street, black is always good style. and
no doubt the majority of women will be
rather glad to change their light col
ored summer creations for stately and
inconspicuous ones of black
There is a stunning white gown made
of taffeta and embellished with English
embroidery which is destined to air its
beauty at the Newport casino, or at one
of the smart evening functions given by
this fashionable colony. The skirt is a
three tier effect made of shaped white
taffeta fiounces without fullness and
each one handsomely worked in the
modish eyelet pattern. There are great
medallions and quaint little leaf gar
| lands covering the tiers in a solid effect
The blouse is originally decollete, but