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

girdle has three rows Of silk soutache
braid around it's edges
The sleeves are rather scant puffs; the
puffs extend on the inside of the arms to
below the elbow, but the outside is cut
up in an open block to a point two inches
above the elbow. Several rows of soutache
braid outline the square opening, and the
edge of the rest of the sleeve and lace
f1ounce twice the width and just the depth
of the square Is inserted. An undersleeve
OF yellow chiffon is set on around the in
side OF the sleeve just above the cut-out
section and two-inch lace ruff1e Is Joined
to 1t.
The skirt just touches. It is laid in
groups of three half-inch tucks that ex-
tend In the front to the knees. at the sides
to below the hips, and the back only few
inches below the waist line.
There Is a deep hem at the bottom, and
above this a tflree-inch tuck, headed BY a
half-inch insertion of heavy white lace Two
inches about this insertion is 4 similar in
sertion. followed by an inch Of the crepe,
then three-inch band Of heavy lace, sim
ilarly topped by an inch of crepe and an
other half-inch insertion. Above these
tucks and insertions are two groups o.
three rows each Of yellow soutache, their
own width apart and these describe
straight sections ten inches long and then
rise into ave-inch points
A black Neapolitan hat trimmed with
yellow tulle and shaded yellow ard white
bird of paradise plumes has been designed
to go with 1t.
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gorgeous dinner gown in pale pink
chiffon taffeta has lengthwise stripes of
pink roses. These stripes are strips Of
satin ribbon set on. and they show falf-
blown roses and buds in various shades of
pink.
1t is an empire robe the slight slanting
in at the waist line being attained by box
plaits in the soft chiffon taffe:a that flare
or ha n
satin ribbon stripes are laid OH between
the plaits.
The top of the robe has IT'S neck cut
square. Bands of white lace go over the
shoulders near the throat and extend to the
bust line. and between them. in both the
front and the back, are squares-not
squares, for they are two inches longer
than they are broad-of lengthwise tucked
yellow chiffon. having three white lace in
sertions, and wider insertion at the top
as finish. All these insertions run cross
wise.
The sleeves are anticipated flounces of
pink chiffon that begin at the lace bands.
going over the shoulders. and end several
inches below the curve Of the shoulders,
edged with white lace ruff1es. These
sleeves are cut to taper down to the center
bust line where the white lace straps to
which they are attached end and the under
part Is turned back and forms dropping
point across the side~Of the bust that ex-
tends to the under-arm seam. Tackled light
ly to this plated sleeve, and holding the
plating in. Is a line of tiny shaded pink
roses that crosses the sleeves just below
the shoulder curve, or at that point where
the arm begins. This rose band Is a little
less than an inch wide: 1t ends at the CEN
ter bust line where the lace shoulder stra ps
and plated hounces terminate. and. twisting
around, forms a tiny wreath: Between
= these tiny wreaths one on each side. there
| is 4 fold Of rose-colored liberty satin four
| inches wide. Below this the robe Is tucked.
then comes a soft tacked-on girdle OF rose
| colored panne velvet. From each tiny rose
wreath Is suspended a scarf end Of tucked
| tulle, also pink: this Is an inch and hall
| WIDE Each Is an inch and half wide
| at the top by FIVE at the bottom. the elds
extending to below the knees. THESE are
! edged all around by the tiniest OF PINK
rosebuds and are tackled to the bodice and
girdle and cling to the front Of the robe.
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| Another handsome Partisan creation FOL
autumn wear Is dinner gown OF mauve
liberty satin with its train embroidered
around the edge and up and down In q
border and strips of shaded mauve or
| chids. This robe is close fitting. but from
! point just below the center back the trair
starts in a Vatican plat. The bodice I:
cut up each side of this train and slant.
down again almost to the waist line, the
cut being outlined at the sides by rows Of
tiny mauve crystal buttons. The neck 1.
, | cut out round. and on each side there 1.
tight bolero effect given by the applique.
Of point de Venise over very pale mauv,
II chiffon In the front these lace section
| extend below the bust and swing loose II
! points, or rather in two sections that form
| deep point where they almost meet In TIN
center front just below the waist line
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