The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-20

ing made in quantities for the early summer. Many of those offered in the shops are robe gowns, and, as has been pointed out before, the robe is really an economical purchase. The handsomest fo the robes, when made up, can hardly be distinguished from the most careful ly built handmade gown However, these are rather expensive,
 4 dainty white gown with some novel features was made of dotted Swiss and very sheer lawn. The body of the gown was Swiss. The full skirt was striped with inch wide Valenciennes insertion to the knees, where the decoration or plain muslin began. The muslin was finely tucked and was cut in large cir cles, each with an embroidery medallion in the center. These circles were inset and were surrounded with Valenciennes insertion. Below were three tucks sep arated by insertion. The blouse had a shallow yoke of the tucked muslin and lace, the three rows, of insertion termi- hating in a medallion of fine embroi- dsry. Three tucks with insertion be- tween crossed the waist. The elbow sleeves were shirred in the seams, mak- ing a puffed and draped sleeve, favor ite fashion. It ended in lace striped cuff and two lace ruffies. s
 4 little simpler was a white linen gown with Irish lace. The skirt had pin tucks over the hips and was tight fitting. Just above the knees were three hemstitched tucks, and below was broad stripe of lace quite twelve inch es deep. This was not an insertion, but wide lace with an edge. Below it were two hemstitched tucks and a hemstitched hem, giving the effect of three tucks. The short bolero jacket was practically a cape of lace. Be- heath was a blouse of sheerest Persion lawn, trimmed with fine tucks and Va lenciennes insertion. & .s...
 Very charming was a white linen gown with a triple skint, each fiounce edged with eyelet embroidery. The tor flounce was laid in small plaits for full ness, the usual expedient of stitching preserving the tight-fitting effect The blouse was surpiice back and front
 with a guimpe of eyelet embroidery and
 Valenciennes. A broad sash of black ribbon was worn with this gown.
 Ruffies and puffs are among the revi. vals, and many dainty muslins show
 these two decorations. One null gowr in lovely shade of cream white had 2
 skirt trimmed with six hemstitchet ruf11es. A front panel of finest embroi
 dery trimmed the skirt, which was fivt
 gored and almost plain at the wais'
 line. The bodice had a yoke of fin'
 tucks and stripes of the embroidery
 which were edged with a narrow lact
 frill. A ruff1e fell below this yoke
 which was square in shape,
 To wear with these white gowns thu
 daintiest linen and canvas shoes havt
 been provided. Ona pays seven dollar
 for a pair of low-cut linen shoes, hand
 embroidered, and eight dollars for open
 work canvas or kid ties to match gown.
 and waists with velvet embroidery. Tn
 heavier of the shoes give excellent ser
 vice and are not difficult to keep clean
 Of course white stockings must be worf
 and they soil quickly. Fine white lisl,
 stockings are preferred to silk excep
 for evening wear. One may have open !, work white stockings, but they are no really as fashionable or as agreeable t look at as the pin lisle. Do not ge , them too thin, as a white stocking give a more or less striking effect at tn.
 best.
 Of course, the white hat is a neeessi ty, since ones clothes are supposed t
 match in color from top to toe. Whit
 hats are very trying to the generality o people. The hair must be perfectl,
 dressed, or it will appear blowsy unde |. so much daintiness. White. ostricl , plumes are much favored at present ' while tulle, lace and fine embroider : enters into the making of hats. A goo ) model had smartly turned up brim o , heavy lace with a band of the lace en ), circling the brirn. The inside of tn ; mriln and the top Of the crown were 0 tlalle finely shirred. Two short whit
 plumes very billowy in their whiteness !. trimmed the hat, the one cfrcling tn crown and the other dropping over tn {, side and back of the brlm.
 Many white polo turbans appear. On rather absurd but undeniably smart lit . tie hat of fine white Milan was trfmme, on the left side with a huge white ow , head and a dropping white ostrie . plume. Another was made of white hy acinths with a pompon of ostrich an an aigrette. There are several shape in, these polo turbans, the conmones being the round model built exactl like a boys polo cap. There Is a three . cornered model known as the fatiro polo' and an elongated shape suggestiv - of a Scotch bonnet. Still another vari alton is called the corday. This mode is used when ruehe brim is to be add 3 ed,--New York Evening Post.
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