Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-02

but narrow on the shoulders. The sleeves.
ending above the elbows, are formed of
thres lace rufles. the middle one being
of creamy cluny. They are set on to a cap
Of the batlste. and each of the two lower
rufiies shows four inches of its width and
the upper about six, as all overlapping.
Batiste forms the tucked pieces of the
bodice going over the bust line, where they
are released. and then gathered In under
folds of the yellow silk. Bias folds Of the
yellow silk with crosswfse insertions OF
cluny lace every inch and half, the folds
terminating at their ends In cluny lace
motifs, cross over the shoulders next the
lace yoke and. extending to the bust line.
divide the tucked batiste from the lace.
The Valenciennes lace yoke extends in
che center front to the bust line. being
lined up as far as q yoke usually extends
with yellow silk.
Across the bottom of the yoke and ex-
tending from end to end Of the lengthwise
bands Of silk ending in cluny, is fold of
the yellow silk, heading a fve-inch ruf1e
of Valenciennes that extends across the
center. the outer edges being raised bit,
giving a semf-circular effect
The big hat to top this gown is In white
Neapolitan, with large bow OF yellow
taffeta ribbon under the slightly raised
left brim. yellow tulle in the back next
the hat and brown tulle next the hair.
while around the crown Is loose wreath
of shaded yellow and orange roses, with
autumnal foliage.
A pekin-striped gauze In black and white,
and having lace sleeves and quimpe-forms
part of the wardrobe of a young woman
recently out of mourning.
1t is a princess robe fitted around the
waist, bust and hips by tucks, and cut
ting and tucking are so cleverly done that
the striped effect still continues The
has a four-inch tuck above the four-inch
hem. and then two inch-and- half wide
bias bands of the material four inches
apart and four inches above the tuck.
Crossing between these bias bands are half
inch black velvet ribbons making ks all
the way around. Bands of the silk cut
on the bias form wide bretelles over the
shoulders and a narrower bias band. not
fastened to- the bodice, goes around the
body just below the bust line, this being
attached to the bretelles. The bretelles are
cut out in the center and have crosses Of
bebe black velvet ribbon that show effec-
lively over the white lace guimpe.
The bodice is cut to give square
guimpe and in the center, at the top of
the black and white part, there Is black
velvet bow with fiat straight ends extend
ing out a bit over the bretelles. The
sleeves are full puffs of the thin white lace
over white chiffon. and are gathered in be-
low the elbows to- narrow bands OF heavy
white lace.
A large black hat, trimmed with heavy
white ostrich plumes and knots of white
ribbon, with a tulle cachepeigne, completes
this smart costume.
really superb redingote costume is to
appear at the coming horse show, for al
ready women are making preparations sar-
torially for events thus far ahead The
woman who bought this on her recent trip
abroad will not wear it until then, as she
deems 1t an ideal robe for either morning
or afternoon wear. Its beauty is in the
material and its fit. 1t Is tight-f1tting
coat in an exquisite shade of soft brown
chiffon broadcloth. The bottom of the coat
a little below the hips the skirt portion
falls in scant, well pressed in underlying
box plaits, and is plain.
The coat buttons from left to right to
left, the buttoned edge slanting from
little below the right breast to the left
shoulder, and from below the breast in the
same direction to the waist line, the but
tons ending two inches below the waist
and the continuation of the front falling
or being pressed into a plat. The stock
and vest are of a darker shade Of brown
exquisitely embroidered in bronze and gold.
and at the top Of the stock is an edge of
rich yellow lace. The vest forms mar
row v outlined on the left by the buttons
of the coat, and on the right are straps of
small narrow brown braid widening from
the shoulders to the point where they dis
appear under the overlapping front. These
straps are finished at each end by tiny
button matching the larger buttons clos
buttons go over the shoulder. around the
neck to the left shoulder and then curying
down under the arm disappear at the arm
hole. n
The coat sleeves are full at the top,
where small plaits are laid in the shoulder
seams, and are almost tightftting- from the
elbows to within four inches of the wrist,
where they end. The outer seam of each
coat sleeve laps over from the back and Is
fastened with line of buttons running the
full length, these matching those on the
bodice section. Three strips of the silk
braid go around the lower part Of each
sleeve, terminating under the buttons.
MARIE WELDON.