Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-12

wise plated sides extend. These ruffies
vary from the first at the waist line. four
Inches broad, to the lower one of twelve
riches. that sweeps the floor. The ruftles
are of the circular variety, so they are
fiat at the top: but any other style could
be used, and in the French frock they are
hemstitched at the bottom. but might be
edged with lace or any preferred decora-
ton The front and sides of the gown are
laid In narrow lengthwise pats some dis
tance apart. turning apart from the center
front, which shows a plain panel six inches
wide at the top by ten at the bottom.
Where the sides overlap the ruf1ed back
panel they have a lengthwise hem three
Inches broad, the inner edge being fastened
to the jupe, the three-inch hem being left
to hang loose over the rufties All along
this hem, however, a small Grectan key
pattern is traced in darker shade of gray
silk soutache braid. The elbow sleeves are
each made of four graduated rufies match
ing those down the back, the widest, how
ever being at the top. The bodice Is
tucked one. the narrow plaits or tucks run
ring lengthwise and crossed both in the
front and the back by three-inch band
OF the cloth. showing the Grecian key de-
sign In braid. to the lower edge Of which
is attached a four-inch hemstitched ruffle
of the chiffon This bertha outlined an x
on the back. but In the front came down
to a sort of point at the waist line.
Another and very simple costume In white
rajah silk showed round circular skirt
with an inverted box plat down the center
front and having, where the edges of the
plat meet at the knee line, few inches
above and again below. series or SIX
rings. each narrowing toward the center
where each one Of two was slipped through
the other. These rings were covered with
the silk braided heavily in finest white silk
soutache and. being hollow. the centers
were filled with circular sections of heavy
white silk braid. braided in turn with fine
soutache.
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long. oval openings. two on each side in
the front and three in all in the back.
These ovals were edged with soutache
braid and showed through them the under
blouse OF heavy white lace over a China
silk slip or lining. This Elton was smooth
on the shoulders, but hung loose and full
at the bottom, ending just little above
the wide girdle
The sleeves were scant at the top, but
fared at the elbows, where they ended.
Each had down the center three graduated
interlocking rings like those on the front
OF the skirt.
The neck OF the Jacket was cut out to
form an oval in the front. and was bor-
dered with a shaped piece of the silk two
inches wide embroidered in soutacne braid.
Pale-blue velvet ribbon two Inches WIDE
came out from under the front ends OF the
collar and were run through two OF the
braided silk rings, the smaller ring Deing az
ton, the two enQS Managing utloW tHc
waist nne. The girdle was shaped one
OF pale blue of silk elastic, the color OF the
velvet ribbon.
In another frock, a wash muslin. the
skirt was made of three deep founces set
on a sheathe- fitting skirt. The two lower
fiounces were the same width. but the
upper and third came nearly to the knees
the ton being laid in plaits to far below
the hip line The simple bodice had lace
yoke. short sleeves. with ruffies to the
elbows. A long scarf widened into a
bertha cape over the back and shoulders
the long ends of which, crossing at the
bust line, dropped to the bottom of the
plaits in the top ruffie on the skirt, and
were then lifted and carried to the center
back where they were looped again. the
remaining ends falling in the back hall
way to the bottom of the lowest ruffie
The bertha was OF Powered muslin. the
being bordered with a four-inch valen
ciennes rufsie set on to two-inch ruffie
of the muslin. The scarf ends were ten
inches wide. and where they crossed al
the bust line a flower makes a charming
finish. The ends OF the scarf forming the
sash were finished with double ruffies oil
valencienaes lace. The ruffies on the
sleeves and skirt were also edged with the
same lace. The scarf drapery makes q
dep loop on each side. and Is quite new
and graceful. Such a gown in white mus
lin. with pink roses or pale-blue flowers
srl edged with any desired lace, would