Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-13
THE JEWELED NETS
STUDDED WITH RHINESTONES
ARE VERY SMART.
Bright-Hued Paillettes Are Used Now
More Than Gold or
Silver.

At this time of year it is always said that
evening gowns of light and perishable ma
cerials. as nets and chiffon. will be most
fashionable for the coming winter, and it Is
not until little later on that the heavier
silks, satiis and velvets begin to appear.
In spite of all this the one style of dress is
Just about as much In vogue as the other,
and every complete wardrobe is composed
Of gowns Of both descriptions. The debu-
tante as a rule prefers the spangled nets
and laces, but she, too, must have one or
two ball gowns of pompadour silk or soft
satin to help out the more delicate frocks.
1t Is now said that last year was an
"off'' time for spangles, so that they are
doubly fashionable this winter. Unqueston-
ably all such gowns are popular at present,
but they were certainly much in vogue last
year. RhineStoneS and all kinds Of bead
work are perhaps more in favor than the
shell paillettes, but the brilliantly spangled
gown is as effective as ever and therefore
as smart as formerly.
Colored Spangles More Popular Than
Gilt.
Dark spangles bronze, queer blues. pinks
and greens are seen more among the new
models than are the plain silver and gilt
paillettes, which, it must be confessed,
have had an unprecedented run of popular
favor. Bronze laid over old rose chiffon
makes exquisite gown, the decoTletage
being softened by a linen lace guimpe. If
brown is peculiarly becoming a bronze
spanged net over foundation of the same
coloring is, of course, an effective costume,
but is too striking to be worn very fire.
quently. Gold spangles in combination
with deep yellow chiffon is not worn, but
is handsome nevertheless The majority of
spangled robes are made up in piece,
but not necessarily empire. There are few
directoire evening gowns, but it is as yet
uncertain with what degree of favor this
style will be received.
Rhinestone-Studde Lace Smart.
Lace gowns embroidered or studded with
tiny rhinestones are charming this year.
The lace may be all white, with some lit
tie color introduced in the embroidery, or
else dyed any becoming shade, in fact, dyed
lace is quite a feature of this winters
fashions The ends studded with little
rhinestones make up eXquisitely and are to
be particularly popular among the debu-
tantes this year. There are some en-
brOidered chiffonS, but chiffon does not
seem to be nearly SO much in demand as
usual Chiffon cloth is used a great deal
for evening dresses, and the French mar
quisette is exceedingly pretty and makes
up charmingly with quantities of soft lace.
Cream lace rather than pure white is most
often employed, whether on a gown Of
white or of any decided shade.
Flower Trimming in Again.
Flower trimming is coming back again,
and while the imitation wreaths and gar
lands are of the very best quality of silk
and velvet. still they are not the chiffon
and ribbon flowers that have been seen for
the last two or three winters, although of
course, the latter are still used Soft pinks
and blues are combined attractively, but
this year there is not so much evidence of
sharp color contrasts as formerly, many
tones of the same shade being apparently
preferred.
Black and white is ever effective and
the black and white evening gowns of this
season are quite gorgeous. Lace half black
and half white, deliberately trimmed with
large Jet ornaments, garands of velvet or
satin, ribbon being worked in between is
quite as effective the description gives
one to imagine, and while this gown may
sound expensive, 1t is not an extravagant
style of dress, for the wear that it will
give is astonishing.