Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-10

| tribes turned out to this end. and when
something Ii especially ravishing the -ques-
| TONER Is informed that it Is French.
These bodice furnishings show that ca
pacity for infinite pains for which Paris
Is famed. bat why mayn't an American
girl take this trouble?
To turn from the home dinner dress to
the restaurant one. there are a hundred
and one French details girl may add to
q bodice for elegant adornment Restau-
rant dinners are the fashion. and though
gowns must be high and heads covered. 1t
is really upon the elaboration of the corsage
that effects depend. Knowing this, French
dressmakers put their best efforts upon the
waist, and any novel trick that can be
fancied Is employed to obtain the desired
chic.
Shades Mingled.
For example. little frock in deep blue
yelling had a bodice trimming Of silk
madras handkerchiefs in gold, violet and
green. The body of these showed the
shaded gold. with the deep green stripes
above d wide violet border; and the wise
French finger had deftiy outlined some of
these with narrow black baby velvet. So
treated, the handkerchiefs formed smart
little vest. which tied at the bust over
cream lace blouse. More of the madras
silk shaped a little cravat-which fell
smartly against the white lace: and tied
like the vest were delightful little under
sleeves of the silk. Similar handkerch;efs
which would trim a black bodice beauti-
fully were seen in shop for ninety cents
apiece.
A high girdIe treated deliberately and
matched by sleeve ruffies and neck finish
constitute an excellent foundation for any
dinner get-up, and these may be made of
comparatively simple materials Black rib
bon velvet fashioned into skeleton girdle
may constitute very smart belt effect.
with gem buttons snowy buckle at
the back or front. Such belt is also
beautiful over a lace blouse, which COM
bnes we'll for dinner with a well-cut black
skirt. Indeed, all things said and done. the
black skirt and white bodice are bound to
remain as woman's standby but the
patchy look of such combination must be
obviated by black bodice trimmings Of
some sort.
A Smart Blouse.
A white lace blouse, which cost So all
told, and was bought to wear with a black
satin skirt, was touched up by the pur-
chaser to look really like the French thing.
A high-folded girdle was made of black
satin and pale blue taffetas, the line of
blue showing above the black. Lace ro-
settles set in a frill of black and blue silk
decked the back of this, double ladder of
little ones showing down the front of the
waist and two on the elbow sleeves. On
the long plain black skirt look of COM
plete toilet was made by an underhem trim
ming of blue ribbon and quilted lace. This
formed sort Of dust ruffle, which only
showed with movement, but the result was
eminently Partisan and complete
If colored dinner dress can be afforded
the soft Louisne silks admit Of effective
shirring and quaint puff trimmings, as well
as tucks, wide and narrow, and deft hand
stitching. All of these so completely orna-
ment costume that only a lace collar and
sleeve ruff1es need be bought in addition,
while the silk itself may be had as low as
sixty cents yard. Lastly. there are the
English grades of chiffon velveteen, which,
with the least bit of lace upon the corsage,
turn out most beautiful dinner gowns
The deeper colorS in these, however. are
the best choices old red faded blue violet
and empire green. In the paler tints the
velveteen loses some of it's richness, ap-
pears often, indeed, patiently velveteen.
Lingerie Petticoats.
In the matter of petticoats. lingerie skirts,
with lace or fine embroidery trimmings.
| Dust silk ones entirely for dinner wear.
The more fuffily bouffante the glimpses OBJ
| tanned Of them the more charming they
appear; so If silk skirt is needed to
spread the outer one, it is trimmed with
deep lingerie founce, elaborate with lace
purposes.
AS to footwear. black patent leather
pumps with silk or Isle thread stockings
to match the color of gown are much worn
fhe low heels of these are very comfort
able. and the round toes and fiat ribbon
bows give the feet look of stylish sophis-
! tication. Strapped kid slippers I'm white
and coiors, with very high heels are also
seen: as we'll as sandals of bronze kid
trimmed down the straps with tiny buckles
Heels and trimmings in a contra sting
color as red with black patent leather
piue or rose with gray brown, are also
modish fancies for smart dinner shoes.