Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-11

severe blow, but among the few
that have been made UP so far ther's
! are some most attractive ones. Com
binng spangled effects with plain net
. or chiffon has proved popular, and Is
newer than the allover spangled roloe
. gown. The back and sides of the plain
net and chiffon with the front and
flounce of spangles Is good combin-
. alton, extremely smart and calculated
to show to the best possible advan-
. tage any beauty Of work and design.
In both black and white this style is
. smart, and as yet has not become SO
popular as to be passe, something that
is bound to happen when a fashion
. receives universal approval.
The lace gowns are fascinating in de-
sign and treatment, and while costly
. If real lace be used, as is generally the
. case, are comparatively inexpensive II
imitation lace be combined with lawn
oreandie or some of the new transpar-
ent white materials. Flounces of lace
or lace embroidered net, for that Is a
most fashionable material Of the mo-
ment, trim the skirt effectively, while a
waist of plain net with lace bertha
Is almost universally becoming. The
old fashioned baby waist, as 1t is
called, with the material gathered
around the shoulders and drawn in un-
der the belt, is the simplest possible
model and a most becoming one. Tho
folds Of the material draped in surplice
design and crossed over the bust do
not require the addition of a bertha
simply fold the lace; but the bertha
and fichu are such old time favorites
that they will not be laid aside for
any new fashion.
The term dinner gown is applied to
the elaborate gowns designed for the
ater and restaurant wear. These have
! the waists high in the neck, but in
other respects are the same as the
. dinner gowns just described. Often the
low waist is now but filed in with q
lace guimpe and if the guimpe be fitted
carefully it has exactly the same ap-
pearance as though intended to be
made in that way.
Fringe for Garniture
Fringe is to be used for dinner gowns,
so we are told, and the folds of silk
| gown crossed over the bust and finished
: with narrow silk fringe is the revival
of a very old style, not so generally
becoming, it must be confessed, as the
softer effect gained by the modern
fashion of bertha, fichu or the gath
cred material drawn in under the gir-
die.
There is a change, too, in the finish
of the waist. The big point is, as a
rule, insisted upon, but the girdle is as
| it were draped above it, or there is no
girdle, simply the lines of the waist.
If the waist be of silk or ribbon this
is not such a trying fashion as when
, it is of the same material as the skirt,
t and it shows off the lines of slender
| figure and long waist to great advan-
tage; but the lines are apt to be hard,
and if there is the slightest defect in
the figure it is displayed most fragrant
ly. Now that all blousing at the waist
line is forbidden it is not such an easy
, task for the average dreSsmaker to
follow closely fashions latest dictates
toners. There must be some soft lines
and a straight front and In the wide
girdle or narrow belt lies the difficult
task of making the figure look well.
The darts are higher and the bust is
|, thrown more forward, the figure more
shapely outlined and yet fortunately
the old high bust effect is not yet
fashionable, so that in the low waist
the best plan is to have the fulness in
the material more toward the front; 1t
can then be pulled down into the belt
q, with a soft line and yet without the
blousng. This is almost always be-
coming in lace or thin material such
as are the smartest fabrics of the
season.
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