Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-22
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center front Is run inch-wide red velvet
ribbon arranged in fiat bow, the ends b.
ing run through the openings IN the top of
the lace. At the back the ends form dou-
BILE bow and four long ends fall far below
the waist line.
! The bodice section of Swiss is also gath
cred on the shoulders and at the top OF the
girdle. A section of white lace match
ing the girdle and also of the same width
five inches-is shaped to outline the round
neck at the back and sides and extends
down the front. revealing between the two
scalloped edges vest section of the SWISS
laid in fine tucks Just inside the lace next
the neck and finishing the Swiss center
piece or vest is an fneh-wfde insertion OK
valenciennes. edged by haff-inch rufiie
of the same lace. AT each side OF the
neck perhaps two inches down the lace
on each side, is fat bow of the red velvet,
the crosspiece being bit OF the heavy lace
through which the velvet ribbon is slipped.
The elbow sleeves are of the Swiss, with
ffye-ineh ends of the heavy lace extending
from each side. and with the scaiioped
edges turned toward each other in the CEN
ter over a panel of tucked Swiss. Three
inches above each elbow Is a fat bow OF
the velvet ribbon.
Each sleeve Is finished by a tucked band
of the Swiss four inches wide, almost tight
to the arm just below the elbow, but
slanted outward at the back SO that IT Is
at least two inches wider at the top rms
tucked band is devoid OF ruf11e or lace az
a finish, but at the lower edge of the shaped
a
bon is set on. This simple gown may be
copied in organdie or any sort OF thin ma
terial and in black point d'espr1t over req
silk. or pale blue, or any color, with the
neck cut a bit lower would make serV-
iceable dinner gown
A simple light green linen-greep, by the
way. being extremely fashionable in Paris
I'm linen-is made with circular skirt es-
l1xy i,,nh
twenty-four inches from the top the skirt
shows the plain circular shape from there
down to the four inches hem Is formed
of crosswise insertions of white lace, and
the linen, varying In width. The top IN
sertion is an inch wide and Is followed by
a linen band of the same width. the next
Insertion is an inch and a half wide, ana
81 Is the succeeding linen band. The
third insertion is two inches wide, as Is
also the third linen section, and so on
down to the six-inch linen hem.
The top Is a sleeveless arrangement
unless epaulets may be termed sleeves, of
the linen over g handkerchief linen blouse
embroidered by hand in delicate vines. This
blouse shows at the top In wide, boned
stock, and perhaps an inch below IL at the
sides and back and three inches more in
the center front. The full elbow sleeves
end in turned back, faring cuffs of the
liren embroidered around the GUNS and
having their upper or turned-back edge
finished in tiny scalkops IN button-hole
stitch
The linen jacket Is simplicity itself At
each side in both the front and the back
are two inch-wide boxplaits: under the
arms 1t is fat and almost tight. From I'M
der each outside boxplaited assertion of
linen starting below the bust line IN the
front and terminating at point on the
back directly opposite-is a semi-circular
or bias section of the linen. widening at
the shoulder seams so 1t droops five inches
over the blouse undersleeves. At each side
of the shoulder seam a narrow side plait
turning away from the seam Is set In.
giving a greater flare to the epauiet por-
ton
The box plaits at the sides are half an
inch apart. The rest of the Jacket is plain.
A shaped band of linen an inch and a
half wide, edged on each side by half
inch edging of white lace matching the
skirt insertions. Is set on around the neck
and down each side of the front, giving a
box plat effect in the center front. where
It goes under the belt. On each side OF
these bands there is side plat turned
toward the side. followed by another one
turning toward the front and this brings
the inside box plaits well to the center
front at the waist line. The band around
the inner edge of the Jacket is embroid-
cred through the center in white daisies,
with green centers. and a line of these fin