Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
LAZY HOUR CLIO HE'S
JAPANESE CREPE rs THE FAVOR
TIE FOR COOLER DAYS.
New Coffee Jackets of Silk and Lace
Fit Into the Figure and Are
Trimmed With Lace.

The fair sex longer has any excuse
for looking unkempt or slovenly in that
comfort of all comforts during these warm
months the lounging robe or jacket. Both
in price and the grace of its fashionng.
the neglige has developed from expen-
sive. yet unbecoming garment, to thing
of beauty, within the reach OF the most
moderate allowance. No womau's ward
robe IS complete without at least or
two daintily colored airy kimonos. for not
only are they luxuriously restful after
snug-fitting bodices and weighty skirts, but
they are the means of keeping these very
street clothes fresh and tailored-looking.
The craze of the season in both long
robes and short jackets is the kimono of
dotted Swiss. Exquisitely Powered pat
terms of pastel blue or lavender or pink on
a white ground. thickly sprinked with
white dots of varying size. give most fes-
tive appearance to these simple garments
and the unadorned. bell-Shaped cut of both
sleeves and gown is finished around the
edges with narrow scalloping, buttonholed
with silk to match the flowers.
Plain white dotted Swiss also plays a
large part in the manufacture of boudoir
negliges. One exceptionally charming model
gives the effect of an empire gown. A yoke
to the bust line of wide Valenciennes inSer-
ton and narrow strips of Swiss holds the
full skirt. The latter is cut bell shape, very
scant a the top. graduating into bill
lowy folds at the bottom, where three bands
of wide insertion are set between bands of
equal width A band of insertion also heads
the deep hem of the bobbing bell-Shaped
elbow sleeves and a peony-like rosette of
narrow baby blue ribbon with myriad long
ends finishes the center of the bust line.
The beauty of this summer little robe is the
sheer Swiss which shows sparsely scattered
white dots the size of pea.
Popular as are these fairy gowns, the
Japanese crepe kimono more than holds its
own in the most bewitchng new designs
and colorings Odd-shaped oriental fans of
variegated hue and indeScriblble comp .e>tty
adorn some of these gowns Others show
spIashing flower designs. note yor- ny among
which is white ground covered with huge
lavender iris and long, slender green leaves.
Broad baby blue satin ribbon was employed
to finish the neck and fronts Of this kimonr.
Pompadour ribbon trims many kimOnos cs-
pecially the plain ones, and the fad of ne
year is to have them show a contrasting
shade. Japanese crepe cloth can be pur-
chased by the yard at L very reasonable
figure. 1t is now made N his country, and
one young art student mas designed pat
tern for herself, which she had woven by a
manufacturer. He has given her an order
for other patterns, in coioringS u please
the American taste.
Elaborate coffee jackets Of silk AMI lace
are not allowed to hang bose in l<nono
style, but fit in just below the bust i'ne and
give the popular empire effect. From this
line many of them hang in handkerchief
points, while the very Sh )rt sleeve has q
pointed ruffie to the elbow. The Jokes are
built from narrow bouillioneS of The silk
alternating with narrow Vaiencienres CT
very fine tucks handmade Jacket of
handkerchief muslin has u yoke of Na!cn-
ciennes and muslin running horizontally,
with a bell-shaped skirt to the hip line made
of alternate rows of lace and muslin. The
umbrella sleeves to the elbow are also made
| of the lace and lawn.
Pompa dour crepe de chine and fine nets.
! trimmed with heavy lace also fashion these
exquisite little jackets, and where the ma
| terial is rather sheer it is lined with mex
pensive mousseline de sole accordion-p Leaf
ed. A becoming addition to the neck is a
durable fichu of net edged with wide lace.