Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16

The slightly raised puff sleeves, those that
stand up above the shoulder line or even on
a line with the shoulders. will not be so
smart this season as those that show
slight droop. The former have been much
in evidence, especially at the several fash
ionable Lenten weddings. and already are
discarded by the smartest dressers, whose
summer wardrobes are being made ready
in Paris and Vienna for shipment to New
York OF course. many of the raised puffs
will be seen, for it is only those who know
nothing about the subject who imagine that
because women are fashionable and spend
lavlshly on their frocks and frills that
gowns are worn two or three times and
then flung away. Those who have had
their gowns made with raised puffs will
wear them that way and be smartly
frocked, only the other mode will be later
and more artistic. for all clothing should
conform to the natural lines of the figure
and not puff up when the line curves down.
as it does for example, at the shoulders
where the arms join the shoulders.
A private letter from a New York woman
now in London infinitely describes several
of the exquisite gowns worn by Mrs.
Brown Potter in ''Du Bari An excerpt
or two will be interesting. In the second
act where Nine Du Barri is about to hold
a reception IN neT pea IOOlIl Sil iotAAAiSSf
she wears over a mousseline de sole under
robe frilIed with lace an outer robe sugges-
tive of a kimOnO. This is made or soit
white silk brocaded in white flowers and
embroidered with sprays of golden DAISIES.
Ii is lined with light green silk, and is mn
ished about me edges with ruff1es of green
silk under golden gauZe; the garment is
confined at the neck and throat with gold
cords The curtain goes up on this crea-
ton which she changes just before the re-
Ception begins for a still more elaborate
one of white louisine silk lined with Rose du
Barrf sill. II is embroidered in pink roses
with silver stems and green leaves and is
feckcd but very delicately. with silver and
crystal spangles. Each rose mas rhine
stone dewdrop in its center ana large rhine
stones are set in around the collar.
Later at a fete Mrs. Brown-Potter wears
Rose du Barri velvet over a pettcoat OF
rose pink silk. the latter embroidered III
rhinestones. The edges OF the NeiNel oEeI-
dress are finished with pink roses. rhlne-
stones cleaning between the roses. Inc
loose front of this overdress shows the er-
mine lining. and to complete the gorgeous
ness of this costume there is deep stom-
echer of diamonds descending to deep
point under the wide diamond buckle th2t
fastcns the velvet overdress
The gowns worn by Mrs. Leslie Carter IN
"Adrea" are comparable in richness ana
beauty to those worn by Du Barri in Lon
don and her cloth of gold costumes ana
the barbaric gems in huge squares, ana also
the pure white robe with its wealth OF tuf-
guOlSe ornaments Will Inc >ti4iIeoS VI III
cold blue stones in the masses of her red
golden hair, form a wonderful and never
to-be-forgotten combination by lovers of the
gorgeous and artistic combined
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A simple evening frock for young bride
of April is a deep pink crepe de chine. The
bodice is cut square al the top and in
deep point at the bottom, and, of course
without a girdle. The crepe de chine is
drawn around the body and is shirred down
the center front and back and the folds
ere tackled under the arms to the lining.
The bodice closes invisibly in the back. a
six-inch ruffe of pale yellow Lierre lace IS
gathered full. and is set on around the up
per edge of the bodice. and this siX-inch
rufle going over the shoulders forms the
only sleeves. The heading of the lace is COW
cred by a row Of tiny pink roses of differ
ent size, but all very small. with now and
then a deep reddish brown bit of foliage
showing Across the front there is a sec
ond row of the lace, gathered even fuller
than the upper as the bride-to-be is very
slender. The skirt is gathered around the
4Op and falls in unusually full folds. About
twelve inches from the disappointed bodice
front there is set on the first of three Lierre
lace fcunCes. pale yellow, to match that on
the corsage. This hounce is ten inches wide
and has a two-inch heading, which is
caught at regular and short intervals to
hold it up. The founCe is moderately full
and gathered with and under ii is a hem
stitched dounCe of pink chiffon inch
longer. than the lace Two inches below
the chiffon and lace ruffies begins another
Of the yellow lace twelve inches deep, gath
cred and caught similarly to the first, and