Evening star., 1905-07-30

broidered with loose rosebuds and leaves.
and from under this fall two rufffes, the in
ner of white Valenciennes lace and the up
per of pink net lined with the blue chiffon.
These flounces are eight inches long.
Crossing over the tops of the arms and
running In under the band outlining the
little low square Of the Dutch neck at
the front are blue crepe bands an inch
and a half wide slightly stiffened. and em-
brofdered IN rosebuds. Three bands are
straight and are not caught to the gown
save where they end under the yoke, on
the tops of the sleeves, and in the center
back where they slant down a trifie and are
cut to form a small W These bands are
effective. quite odd. and are designed and
successfully, to broaden shoulders a bit
too narrow to be In proportion.
The skirt Is of accordion-plaited pink
net over blue chiffon. but does not open
in the front. showing a panel eight inches
wide at the top and twenty inches wide
at the bottom of white silk net with
lengthwise insertions of Valenciennes
lace over the blue chiffon. At the top the
net is laid in deep tucks so that the lace Is
practically all that shows. The tucks taper
out, however. and make the panel much
wider at the bottom. Lapping over this
panel come the sides of the pink skirt
bordered on each edge with graduated
bands of the blue crepe; these are two
inches wide at the top by four inches at
the bottom. Sprays of full-bloI n pink roses
ara embroidered at the bottom and above
tneSe are smaller MOWERS, InUStb dl tue lop
being rcsebuds At the bottom of the lace
and net panel are two crossing insertions
of the lace, the upper an inch and haiI
and the lower two inches broad. and to the
lower one is attached a six-inch ruffie OF
the Vaienciennes.
Mrs Ernest Iseln (Ndiss Polly Whittier
who is still wearing black and white, was
seen the other day in remarkably effec-
tive frock of some very thin black material;
fine silk or crepe. having many lace lnser-
tions and also large section of openwork
embroidery in black silk, over a white silk
slip.
1t was trailing gown and princess in
it's outlines The bodice had it's stock and
yoke of narrow lace insertions running
around the neck. and the body of the bodice
from the bust down had oval embroiderie
Anglaise medallions. The skirt was tucked
around the hips and as far as the knees
was composed of tucked sections of the ma
terial divided by lengthwise, inch-Wlde IN
sertions of black lace and occasional open
medallions here and there The bottom OF
the skirt was entirely of the openWork lear
and wheel design of the English embroidery
on black silk; the upper section or the
skirt extending down into 1t and gradual
ing it's width. it being narrower-in irregu-
lar juts at the fronts and sfdes-than in
the back. This frock was topped by
modified tricorne hat, in black chip, with
white wings laid against the upturneo
back.
tea gown brought from Paris by one OF
the brides-to-be in the early autumn, ana
which is part of her trousseau. is in blue
and mauve, both very pale shades Ihe
material is pale blue crepe de chine over
a slip of mauve silk. The slip follows the
outline of the figure, although 1t is loose
and is cut out. slightly at the throat In bat
tIement shaped yoke effect in both the
front and the back to a depth of some six
irctes, and on the shoulders half way to
the shoulders edge. To this slip the crepe
d. chine, which is very thin variety, is
gathered, falling IN very full folds to the
floor.
Sections of pale mauve chiffon the shape
and size of half a small shawl-that is, a
shawl cut with one deep point-and the two
others at the ends draped over the
shoulders. The sections laid in plaitS
on the shoulders, and long end hangs way
down the back almost to the floor, being
tied in a loose knot some six inches from
the end. The other end of the shawl sec
ton is carried up under the arm. and Is so
cut and draped as to form the under sleeves
Just above the elbow, where the chiffon is
drawn up, the back and sides falling in
single puffs-is bow of liberty satin rib
bon in mauve. The upper sleeves that come
from the shoulder seams half way to the
elbow have their tops of Shfrred blue crepe
and their lower halves of shaded mauve
orchids embroidered Oh pale blue crepe
From under the edges OF the shawl sections
ard in both the back and the front, near
the top, start five-inch strips of mauve lib
erty satin ribbon, these are laid in plalts at
the top, and come together at a point two
inches below the waist line, where they are
loosely knotted together. and then spread
out down the gown some eighteen inches
further. The slender, pointed space in the
center back outlined by ribbon strips is
filled in with the mauve orchid embroidery.
A siX-inch- band of this embroidery is
used about the bottom of the gown and
forms deep points twenty inches from each
other the lower .nOintS coming within two
Inches of the bottom of the robe.
Mrs Hollis HunnewelI, who was in town
to see her mother. Mrs. Frederic Nelson.
off for Europe, wore a short-skirted pale
yellow linen costume, the top an Eton coat.
The skirt was laid in graduated box plaits
a little distance apart. and these were
stitched in from the belt line to below the
knees. There trimming this
skirt. which was tight around the hips.
y white underblouse was worn but little
OF it was seen, as the Eton coat concealed
NEST of it. This coat was fitted loosely to
the figure in the back and had something
of a surplice effect in front, as the side
beit attached to the coat all the way
around. The front of the coat also opened
in surplice effect, widening from the bot
tom. where it met to the top. This coat
was braided in fine cord braid or embroi-
dered-the distance being too great to de-
tel mine whch--in yellow matching the
linen. There was a set geometrical design
in the back near the top. and q smaller.
wider one at the bottom. 1t was also
braided around the front. and the rather
wide coat sleeves that ended above the
wrists were also braided.
Mrs. Hunnewell wore a large fat black
hat draped with black lace vel.
MARIE WALDRON.