Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-20
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that hand embroidered linen gowns
were becoming so extremely popu-
lar that they would soon go out Of
fashion-that they were no longer dis
tnctive and smart. Consequently there
has been a question in the minds Of
some few individuals as to whether
these exquisite gowns. were really
worth the money asked for them. That
they are fashionable, that they are
smart and that they will continue to
be SO is emphatlcally true, for in them
selves they are so beautiful and the
work is so perfect and after all there
is nothing to take their place that
has yet been shown to an expectant
public. The only marvel is that there
can be so many different designs and
so many different patterns-designs for
making up the gowns and patterns Of
embroidery.
Lace and embroidery are combined
on the same gown with excellent ef-
feet, the heavy Irish lace and the Eng |
lish embroidery combining charmingly. |
The Valenciennes also looks well with
the openwork effect Of the all-over
English embroidery. One of the most
fascinating gowns of the season that
has been turned out is made of the all
over open work embroidery in more
or less conventional pattern. The skirt
has four flounces, the upper one being
very much deeper than the others.
Each is finished in q scalloped edge,
the edge outlined with narrow Valen-
cennes.
The hounces are put on in pleats in
stead of gathers. The upper one,
pleated over the hips, has entredeux Of
Valenciennes arranged in most becom-
ing lines, those in front being consid- |
erably longer than those across the
back The shape of the skirt is very
graceful and becoming, but it is much
longer than many of the skirts that
we have seen, for it touches the ground
in front and at the sides.
The waist is in jacket effect and
follows out the idea of the skirt to per-
fiction, the three jackets carrying out
the plan of the flounces on the skirt
Each Jacket is finished in pointed !
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edge. The sleeves are charmingly
dainty, with bows of lace and also with
the three little fiounces. There is
chemisette of lawn most heavily en-
broidered, and a deep waistband or
grdle of pale rose pink taffeta.
The gown is made up separate from
the lining, so that if desired a colored
lining can be worn, or the effect can
be all white. The sleeves are exag-
geratedly short, not reaching even to
the elbow, and are fairly large at the
TOP. but fit rather closer to the arm
above the elbow. This is a becoming
shape and style, for it gives breadth to
the shoulders and at the same time does
not hide the waist line, as do the larger,
longer sleeves that have been very
fashionable until this time.
All kinds of embroidered linens are
fashionable and very smart, both the
heavy and light weight being in great
demand. 1t is said that with couple
of expensive linen costumes a woman
can be most inexpensively gowned this
year provided she has plenty of smart
lingerie blouses to wear with them.
These linen costumes must needs, how
ever, be made by the most expensive
tailors to insure the proper cut and fit
80 say the economically minded indi-
yiduals-and one costume must be elab
orately braided.
The simple little lingerie blouses must
hut tsl
In the summer it is possible to pro-
cure rare bargains for, say, $40 or $50
apiece. At first sight it would not ap-
pear as though this style of dress were
so economical, but the idea is that with
two such gowns and plenty of blouses
woman can look well enough turned
out for a two or three weeks stay any
where without having several of the
very expensive lingerie gowns that this
year are SO extremely attractive and
becoming.
The long coat made up in linen has
become so universally popular that 1t
is no longer distinctive, but there is
beauty about the perfection of cut and
fit that has been attained to that cer
tainly adds a great deal of charm to
such a fashion; and the long coat cos
tunes with the handsome embroidery
on the material are most attractive.
A model that has been extremely pop
ular is made with quite a long skirt
trimmed with a band of heavy en-
broidery and with some bias folds of
linen as well. The coat is on the Louis
XIV order and the lines are exquisite.
1t has a mass of heavy hand en-
broidery, but is really simple in design.
The blouse to wear with this is of lace,
preferably Valenciennes or Mechlin. ard
is hneshed in front with a full jabot and
at the wrist with ruffies that show be-
low the coat sleeve. In fact this is in
order TO carry out the details of the