Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04

From the center of this bow a triple fold
of chiffon two inches wide continues to the
girdle, which is of green chiffon taffeta
extending about two inches above the waist
line by one below, and forming in the cen
ter front a deep, sharp point. Four pearl
ca bochons are used on the point, two at
the bottom and two at the top. The body
of the bodice is formed of alternate strips
of white lace four inches wide and length
wise tucked green chiffon bands five inches
broad the whole pouching the merest trif1e
above the girdle. The sleeves big sn
gle pufrs formed of alternate tucked chiffon
bands and white lace, and are gathered in
above the elbows to bands, and finished by
five-tnch frills of Irish point headed by a
fold Of chiffon, with small bows of chiffon
taffeta at the outside. The skirt is very
simple, and Is composed Of alternate sun
ray plated portions of chiffon narrowing
into three inches at the top. and four-inch
lenghtwtSe insertions of lace, the lace be-
ing laid in two tucks to each strip at the
top to fit the skirt smoothly over the hips.
The skirt sweeps the floor all around and
shows foot ruching of box-plaited white
net.
A gown worn at one of the recent smart
weddings was one of the new light blue
voiles over a darker shade of chiffon tat
feta trimmed with fine soutache braid in
coral patterns and appIiques of flowers.
The high stock of wolfe was braided and
showed pale-bIue ruching below the W hite
crepe 1isse next the throat; going around
the neck and extending down each side of
"a narrow strip forming a vest were two
notched bands of the wolfe deliberately
braided The vest strip was IRISH crochet
over blue, and three smart little double
bows with pointed ends decorated it. one a
the base of the stock, at the bust line
and one at the bottom just above the deep
girdle- This girdle of ombTe liberty
ribbon laid in plaits, and closing in tn.
front unde: five narrow bows, also of ON
bre ribbon The body of the bodice wss
close at the top and shirred once al the
bottom. where 1t passed under the girdls,
the wolfe being a bit loose and wrinkled
over the silk foundation Running across
the bodice in rows Two inches apart Were
lines of the sousacEe braid. ming q coral
pattern three-fouTfhS OF an inch Wild The
sleeves ware distinctive TIE sides and tie
underneath. or Inside. portion were Ike
coat sleeve IN yQila, braids41 all ova- win
the soutacha. in fact. lie EEoIe CO tie
lower sleeve 10 above tce elbow was coat
sleeve thus embroidered, but between the
elbows and the shoulder saarls blue cilif-
foE taEe6a WAS set in to form three full
puts. the lowest the naETowes{- These siIk
pnffs were covered with the volla- At the
bottom the sleeves Jared the least bit over
the haEfs and frn Euffiss OF white lace over
rue eEa&Gn extended UaLrss-l I'D the knIr:S-
les. Over Sie igo puH OF eaen slseve WAS
an sf:IGiet effect in 1IISa poinI held In
place az tTO rfiES-s-14e@ cgLochonR The
S11-I az aES@ EDG EaS laid Ii preSSei}-iu
graduated tex I{a5tsi- each sTU-ns four inches
wide. and tfese widaned TO Sven inches az
point htIe below the hip lines The
pressing ceasing there. The material
formed fun folds TO the floor. The six
foundation was pressed inside OF each
wolfe plaa- The skirt was bFaidzd around
the bottom to depth OF ten inches, and
six inches above this was another braided
section eight inches wide. Clusters or
rather sprays of purpl.sh blue morning
glories in velvet and satin with duh green
chenille stems were fastened firmly on the
lower part of the gown the effect being
as though they were flung there There
were perhaps nine flowers to each spray
and two or three of the flowers extended
up above the top Of the first row or band
OF braiding, the stem terminating Just
above the lower part The sprays forming
the lower row were SO appliqued that the
green chenille stems extended down over
the lower section of braiding, the most of
the flowers showing on the plain section
and the tops running UP on the upper sec
ton of the braiding. The hat worn with
this was blue crinoline, of the very
much tilted affairs with a low but mound
like crown banded with blue velvet ribbon.
having a small fiat bow near the front
Masses of purplish-blue morning glories
were seen on the top of the brim and the
crown at the back, and a huge cachspeigne
or the same flowers mixed with two shades
or blue tulle was massed at the back