Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-22

from under a rosette or the SILK, lnen
curved around the bottom, being Ave inches
from the hem when nearest It, and nine
inches from It. where 1t curved highest A
plain rose-colored coaching parasol, long
black glace gloves and small black nat
with Immense rose-colored ostrich plumes
were worn.
In these days women spend but little
time indoors, yet the indoor neglige is
dear to the truly feminine heart What
woman is there who does not revel in her
graceful, trailing house gown with thin
material, sweeping sleeve draperies and
low-cut neck, so delightfully."- cool,
charrningly graceful, well suited to con-
ceal the deficiencies as well as to add
beauty to the human form-whether divine
or ugly? The summer resort woman has
but little use now for the tea gown, but
the woman who stays In toWn-and there
are many OF comfortable means who prefer
being with their husbands until they, too.
can take summer vacation-has much
need of them, for she can wear them at
almost any and all times indoors, and II
she wishes to feign slight invaltdism and
there Is no one to dine but her own family
she can strain a point and wear a low
necked neglige at the dinner table and
look cool and so attractive that her 9TH
er half would feign have her pretend every
night at every dinner hour, to be slightly
indisposed bat still able to sit up and eat
There are delightful little empire neg
short pulled sleeves that might lead any
man. to suppose they were summer dinner
gowns. Others have angel sleeves that
cover the arms for three or four inches
only and then sweep back, the sleeves drip
ping with lace ruff1es. and these lace ruff
1es need not be expensive. The effect is
what one strives for in these garments.
A little empire neglige in organdie
with q white ground covered with sprays
of small mauve lilacs and dull green leaves
has Dutch neck. the circular yoke of
xA-tx tp0t
the front and a similar number in the back.
A half-inch edging of Valenclennes is set
ON the top. and to this is attached an inch
and-a-half-wide edging Of the same lace,
plain where 1t Joins the edging, but the
upper edge forming a ruffie around the
neck. On each point of the edge ruffie Is
fastened tiny loop three-quarters OF
inch long. through which half-fnch lilac
covered velvet ribbon. the same color as the
loops is run. and this Is knotted In the
front into bow with innumerable loops.
This yoke, Of course. forms the upper
part of the robe. and to 1t is attached the
body of the gown. which is shaped in
slightly under the arms and has six narrow
plaits down the center front; otherwise the
robe Is gathered around the top. In the
center back the yoke is cut up In sharp
point and here the organdie is gathered In
full and makes a graceful. straight sweep
down the back. An inch-wide Valenciennes
lace insertion Joins the body and the yoke.
and to the lower edge a three-inch ruffie
Of the lace is Joined. falling over the body.
The lace insertion is slashed and button
holed at intervals. and through these
slashes llac-colored velvet ribbon is drawn
tying IN the front with long-looped bow
and ends that come to the knees.
The sleeves are short puffs of the organ
die finished In deep founces made up of
Valenciennes insertion edged with three
inch ruffies of the same lace. There are
four-inch-wide insertions joined together,
with two insertions running iengthwise Of
the inner arm seam Two more insertions
that do not meet at the elbow. but are
slanted OFF from the under-arm seam. come
next and to the lowest of these and curying
up to the Inner arm Is the wide ruffie.
The skirt of the robe trails and ends In
a deep Spanish founce. much deeper in
the back-as 1t is this founce that makes
the train. This fiounce is joined to the
body by an inch-wsde insertion. Another
inch wide insertion is set In at the top of
the three-inch hem at the bottom of the
fiounce. This robe hooks invisibiy down
the front under the center of the six narrow
piaits or tuclss. These tuclss extend down
the deep. straight ruffie even. This robe Is
easily copied and suitable for house wear
at almost any hour. It 10 also delightfully."-