The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-08

shaded from red into blue. It was per-
fectly plain and was purchased with a
IS bill. To make it dressy she bought
enough thin Japanese liner embroidery
TO make Josephine frill. .-no this en-
broidery she made beautiful by a little
colored cross stitch work. She set 1t
along the yoke and over The tops of the
sleeves and across the back. 1t gave
very smart effect. She then set a SINH
lar frilI over the cuffs and another one
around the stock. It gave quite an i'm
ported appearance to the waist and one
which was much admired
{ To use up ones odds and ends of silk
ruffiing one need only study the fashion
pictures of the moment for skirts as
well as waists are ruffied: and ruff1es
trim stocks. sashes, and all the small
articles of dress It is an era of ruf1les
and friIls, small and wide. Both styles
are Fashionable
Hint to Sealnstresses.
And, while on the subject OF waist
trimmings, it may not come amiss 10
mention the ways in which ribbons are
used. The ribbon flowers have taken a
place in dress making from which they
will not soon be driven But there are
other WAYS of using ribbon which are
newell and which are very pretty.
At a fashionable luncheon the other
day the hostess wore a shirt waist of
TURQUOISE blue tlffeta. There We're wide
Sits cut in the front across the yoke.
And through these Sits a wide satin
ribbon was run This was threaded
through the Sits and tied in a square
rosctte at one side of the yoke No
prettier trimming could be found for
any waist than this.
But there are other lively things in
ribbon and lace And one of these is
the ribbon and lace rosette- rosette
of silk is finished with many little loop
ings of ribbon. SO as to make a round
ribbon ornament. And this silk rosette
is set in the middle of a shirred lace
shell The whole Is very pretty and
an ornament which can. be used upon
any gown.
There Is a seamstress in New York
who knows how to make butterflies out
of ribbon She can also fashion ribbon
violets and other ribbon trimmings.
She goes out by the day making them.
and when she has finished she trims
them with lace.
How She Makes Business.
Speaking of her art she says: There
are dozens of seaTnstresses that are
starving TO death | make my living
and am busy every day in the year.
Yet ! do nothing but make trimmings
of ribbons ard lace. l take your old
lace bits and make them up in charm
ing ways, and / transform your ribbons
into ornaments which are priceless
when it comes to matters OF decoration.
81 would" said she, ''if L were seam
stress. learn to make ribbon bows, es-
peciaily the new kind. with no ends at
all. I would learn the Josephine ros-
| cites. the sash ribbon bows, the Louis
Quinze knots and the butterflies.
| would also learn how TO trim these rib
| bon ornaments with lace
--Of course. I would learn how to color
| Iaces. Recently I took some stained old
| lace and dipped 1t until IT was a golden
| yellow Then l bought d yard of real
| gold lace and mixed IL In with the other.
| This j made up into ribbon ornaments
for the waist. which looked as though
they were all made of gold lace.
81 know of no better occupation for
the moment that the making of the
| numerous ribbon ornaments with which