The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-22

Nouyeau buttons upon the waist and
the cuffs The effect. while snowy and
stylish. WAS not gaudy. for the Rou-
manian bands toned down the tint and
made the gown harmonious One can
do so much with these trimmings OF the
Orient and with embroidered canvas
The length for the card party gown
is a rough length, sweeping the floor
It is the same length all the way around
and 1t lies upon the floor an inch or
two front and back. This is decidedly
more graceful for sitting purposes than
the short gown which hops up when
you sit down
And there are other materials that are
being used, besides wolfe and crepe, and
one of these is canvas And the canvas
gown must neither be forgotten nor neg
lected in "a resume OF the styles They
make canvases now that are the very
epitome of beauty and elegance Partly
silk, with 4 high gloss, finished exquis-
itely and coming in heavy substantial
weights they are ideal for the making
of gowns There are canvas dresses
that rank with brocaded satins and
which cost almost as much And these
gowns are made up IN conjunction with
other materials which bring them well
upward in the world OF dress and its
worrying schemes
Scrim has been revived for neck
trimming. and the newest stocks are
made of scrim embroidered in green
four-leaf cIovers. with a big embroid-
cred clover leaf at the front
a canvas gown for a bridge party
was made of cream canvas. with a high
gloss. 1t was trimmed with navy blue
bands of Chinese mandarin trimming
with the bands al cut in strips taken
from the robes Of a mandarin They
trimmed the waist running downward
from the neck in modern fashion. They
composed a square yoke front and
back They were used to trim the
f1aring cuffs and similar bands were
used upon the hips to make very snowy
panels
Later in the season all of these
bands will be ripped of and laid away,
and in place Of them the gown will be
strapped with bands of white satin.
Thus a new effect will be produced
And, again, the owner can vary the
| whole by lining the gown with vivid
green and trimming it with green suede
There come such beautiful trim
| mings these days that one must pause
before the counters on which they are
displayed. whether one can buy or not.
/ truth TO tel, tney rank nlSn IN Inc ar
tistic world, these trimmings, and they
actually make gown stylish, no mat
ter how poor its materials.
+ Sets of trimmings come on cards for
/ the decoration of a dress. And one
can buy Oriental goods by the yard. a
square yard of brilliant trimming, all
designed in strips. can be cut apart and
used TO decorate a dress.
That these trimmings are expensive
there is no doubt at all. But. on the
| other hand. they are immensely service
able They cGa be worn half q season
and then ripped of and laid away
! Meanwhile another set OF trimmings
can be added in such a manner as 10
| completely change a gown and afford
| that novelty which makes dress so very
attractive
One gets exceedingly tired of the
same styles every day, and one wearies
| of the same colors and the same trim
mings To have something new Is one
of the most desirable things in the
| world.
A woman who is known for her hand
| some accessories Is planning her
luncheon and card party dresses with
a special view 10 these. She Is buying