Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
Costly real lace and expensive limitations
both in demand for the fashionable outftr


never go entirely out Of fashion,
but which season after season
and year after year are in constant de-
mand, and which every woman feels
that she must needs be possessed of.
Lace Is one Of the materials that moth
ing seems able to put out of fashion.
OF course there are times when lace
is more popular than at others-that is,
the lace used for gowns, coats, wraps,
etc.-but lace itself is cherished from
generation to generation and is almost
like tradition in so far that no family
can be without 1t.
For many years now the fashion of
wearing lace has grown steadily in
favor, until now it is veritable craze,
and winter and summer alike one sees
most gorgeous gowns, coats and wraps
made of this costly fabric. This sum-
mer especially 1t would seem as though
1t were as necessary to have lace
gown as to have an ordinary street
gown, and this utterly regardless of the
tremendous cost If the lace be real.
Fortunately, fashion does occasional
ly bear in mind the great majority, and
has ordained that there may be fine
imitation laces of exceeding beauty and
fine texture, which cost far less than
half as much as the real. These laces
are to be found in black or white, and,
IL white be chosen, can be dyed to
match any coiorcd gown with which
they may be worn.
An entire gown of lace is not always
as effective as might be thought. Con-
sequently the leading dressmakers very
often decide that it is best to combine
some other material with it or some
other lace, in this way getting a con-
trast that is far smarter and looks in
finitely better. Embroidered batiste or
linen combined with lace is always
charmingly effective, while heavy and
a light lace combined makes up most
beautifully. Chiffon and lace are two
other materials that when put together
turn out very satisfactorily.
Simplicity In Lace Gowns
Simplicity marks the smartest lace
gowns this season. The lines are long
and rather severe and the trimming is
on the same order A charming lace
gown, the model of which has proved
extremely popular, is of what is known
as all-over lace. The skirt has a short
train, Is gored and is finished with a
medium width f1ounce. Down the skirt
are long lines of applique of heavier
lace figures.
The waist is extremely simple, close
fitting and has a collarless neck. 1t is
finished down the front with two mar
row bands of satin ribbon, on which
are sewed fancy buttons of rhinestone.
There is belt of the same ribbon with
q rosette at the side. The sleeves are
short puffs, and at first effect the gown
looks extremely unfinished, having the
short sleeves and the comparatively
high neck, but with all such gowns it
is expected that jewelled dog collar
be worn, or if this is not possible then
an unlined collar of narrow Valen-
ciennes insertion sewed together is used.
and trying, but when becoming it is
SO attractive that the original model is
as has been said, very popular and has
been modified to suit individual tastes
Combined lace and voile is one of the
favorite styles of the summer, and the
two materials certainly look well to-
gether. More or less elaborate in de-
sign is this style of gown, and generally
besides the lace there is other trim
ming, such as a wide belt and sash of
satin or silk, giving the effect of the
back of the gown being entirely of silk
or satin, as the case may be.
A charming instance of this fashion
is Illustrated in a gown of ivory white
voileA with rows of tucks around the
skirtAquite wide tucks-the skirt itself
being in accordion pleats. There is a
long coat of heavy lace that opens
in front and shows the skirt and also
the body of the waist, which is of voile
in soft draped folds. Around the neck
is piece of lace of a finer quality
point d'Alencon or Valenciennes.
The sleeves are in puffs, one short
puff finished with a number of narrow
chiffon ruffles and twist of satin rib
bon with a rosette. The coat itself is