Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05

/ The skirt trails all around. and has Ave-
1 inch hem. above which are insertions Of
| mali pendant-shaped motifs OF eoru lace
attached to larger one In the shape OF a
| crescent. The ends OF the crescents barely
1 touch each other. and form series of seal
Tops around the skirt. Pale green velvet
appears under each. The lengthwise tn
| sertions separate these crescents There
IL second row of smaller lcrescents SINH
| iariy lined with green at the knee line.
There is stock and yoke of ecru lace
| all this lace so far mentioned Is in tho
4 heavy point de venice pattern-wfth fold
| OF green velvet near the top and another
/ at the base of the stock terminating in the
front tn a tiny bow Another fold with e
similar bow marks the Joining of the yoke
| to the bodice section proper. This yoke by
| the way, Is removable and so are the lower
half OF the sleeves. and dinner gown may
be promptly made of It at the shortest no
blue chiffon laid in minute tucks an eighth
OF an inch apart and divided every two
inches by a haif-inch ecru insertion edged
at each outer edge by a half-inch raffie Of
/ yalenc.ennes. The sleeves extending 70
| just below the elbow are made with similar
/ tucks and insertions. Over the shoulders
/ arc two-inch suspenders OF the blue foulard
with appliques Of the finest Irish crochet
arranged in tiny creseents. Under these
crescents appear green velvet. The sleeve
puffs are finished by narrow bands Of
green velvet, followed alternately by three
| hands of Irish crochet and three of green
| velvet. the velvet forming the lower row.
Each band has tiny fiat bow at the back.
| The hat to be worn with this is of white
chip with a wreath of pale-green roses
shading in the centers to white around
| the crown, and under the raised brim. at
| the left, is a large bow of pale-green eel
vet ribbon.
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An effective black net gown with APP
piiaues of narrow black velvet ribbon form
ing bow knots and insertions of black lace
over white is worn by a young woman
emerging from mourning. The bodice has
round neck piped with black velvet, and
on each side OF the front. above the bust,
Is small velvet bow knot, with larger
one in the center several inches below.
The bodice closes In the back, where there
are four bow knots of small size, two on
each side. The sleeves are elbow affairs
with large bow knot on each, and are
finished at the elbows with knife-blade
plaitings of fine black lace headed by folds
OF black velvet. The shaped girdie is
made of folds of net and black velvet. On
the skirt there Is a large bow knot at the
knee line. two on each side of smaller
size and FIVE In the back. The graduated
founce has scalloped border of black
lace set on it and Is headed at the top by
a fold of velvet ribbon. Above this rises
knife plating of fine black lace. tackled ct
the top to keep it In place. The founce
has small bow knots of velvet every ten
inches.
The hat is of black lace a white
satin cord frame The crown shows
| wreath of large. pure white roses. and at
the back are two full-black ostrich tips.
One of the superb gowns ordered by
young New York matron for the coming
winter and designed to be worn at the
dinners given on Sunday evenings, is to be
made after the following model. a plate
| of which was sent over for her approval:
is tn he
satin, which is soft, clinging and yet
durable. This is to be first covered with
palest blue chiffon and then draped with
| fvory-white net and lace hounces, all en-
broidered In floral designs In tambour silks
In the soft tapestry colorfngs. These en-
broideries are to be openwork in parts. and
under them Is to be a foundation Of silver
tissue. The satin is to form the foundation.
and the net will also form trained prin-
cess coat, opening in the front ever waist
coat of palest mauve satin embroidered in
seed pearls. The skirt of the coat viii
open to show petticoat effect of the satin,
covered with the pale-blue chiffon and
plain net at the top and at the bottom
are to be two deep lace fiounces.
The stock and yoke of white net have
lining first of pale blue chiffon and then
of silver tissue. The net is to be en-
back and two in the front and the stock
Is to be embroidered in tiny flowers to
match. Then comes deep bertha Of
white. lace, wide over the shoulders where
but tapering down to point in the center
front. the ends being knotted and hanging
down some six inches This lace bertha Ii
to have a pointed edge and Is to have three
small bouquets on each shoulder section
and will be lined with silver tissue. The
sleeves are to be large puffs of white net
lined with blue chiffon and silver TISSUE
| and will end above the elbows under
double ruche OF silver tissue followed by
a narrow band of white satin embroidered
| in tiny feathers to match the stock
bo fr to hat i1r,t Tiracr af fi1ah anR
and sides but will be released from its
| lining at the side fronts. 1t is cut in
shallow scallops along It's border from top
to bottom and around the bottom, and has
| inserted under these scallops a foupce Of
| flmy lace applique with light net top,
| plain save for few dots, but a rather
| heavy border. This lace founce starts at
the waist line. where it is three inches
wide, and widens to ten around the bot
tom. The two deeT founces on the petit
coat match it. The waistcoat, which shows
from the bust line to two inches below
the waist line. is tight-ftting, and closes
in the center with imitation pearl buttons
and the seed pearls trace lacework pattern
over 1t. Where the scallops of the net
coat lap over the lace fiounce they are to
be embroidered all along the edge with
mother-of-pearl sequins and crystal beads
reproducing the hues of the flowers appear
ing in the bouquets. and every inch there
Is to be a tiny pendant of crystal beads.
The bouquets are to appear every ten
inches along the border and to be scat
The hat to accompany this is to be of
white lace the crown is to be entirely Of
flowers matching these embroidered on the
gown and at one side ostrich tips in
mauve pale blue and white to droop.
There is also to be an all-blaek hat for It,
One of the new white Panama cloth cos
tunes is striped with black. the black
stripes being of the so-called hairline va
riety and the white a quarter of an inch
wide. 1t has a short skirt cut circular and
having four inverted meeting plaits at the
center back and the center front. These
are stitched down with black silk and
black silk also stitches the four-inch hem
at the bottom. The girdle is shaped and
SO wide as to form a princess top. It is
stitched half inch from its edges with
black silk. The short Elton coat is plain
In the back. but has plat each side OF
the front, turning toward the sides. A fat
collar cut on the bias has narrow extern
sion going to the bottom OF the jacket and
extending four inches each side, where it
laps over a narrower bias band going
around the coat. This collar and the band