Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-26

might easily be copied here: The lads wore
Napoleon costumes of cream-colored pop
lin, with hats to match, and the little girls
were in quaint Charles 1 frocks that just
touched the floor. These little dresses were
of ivory white mousseline over satin of
the same shade. The little old-time yokes
were outlined with bands of poplin and
pearl embroidery. They also wore quaint
mittens and carried sprays of pink roses.
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Some new blouses just arrived from
Paris show novel touches. One has hol-
low square decoration on the body of the
blouse with epauet extensions; another
shows the crosswise ruffie effect with
fichu over all, while a third gives a COM
bination of appliques and cascades, and a
fourth lengthwise entire deux Of embroidery
Anglaise with low neck filed in with a
guimpe of lace.
One blouse is of beautifully embroidered
white batiste and has full puffs for the
sleeves ending at the elbows, where a
two-inch band of Valenciennes insertion
forms cuff, one end that tapping toward
the back, being cut in point. A full ruffie
Of Valenciennes three-fourths Of an inch
wide goes all around the ruff. The stock
is made of three narrow Valenciennes in
sertions. The middle of the blouse, incIud-
ing the top to the collar. is laid in fine
tucks between the small embroidered
sprigs. A band of Irish crochet three
inches wide and bordered on each edge
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forms a hollow square in the front and the
back. the inside Of the cross band coming
at the fullest part Of the bust and the band
itself swinging loose over the blouse. At
the sides the bands as they cross over the
shoulders form a similar open square in the
back, and at the sides OF the neck this
square almost touches the base of the
stock-that Is. the lace ruff1es do About
| three inches from the shoulder seam in
the front, and about two below 1t in the
back, two-inch band Of Irish crochet,
also edged with the fine lace. is attached,
this band forming the straight edge and
two corners of a square. That is, the band
runs out across the edge or side of the
blouse to the armhole. and then up over
the band OF the open square. This extern
sion forms the epaulet. 1t is also edged
with Valenciennes, and the edges Of the
two ruf1es-that on the blouse adornment
and that of the epaulet-almost meet Half
way from the neck to the cross band
in both the back and the front-an inch
wide band of black velvet ribbon runs from
one side to the other, ending at each side
in single short loop and q little longer
end slipped through a small rhinestone
buckle. This gives that touch of black to
which the French are devoted.
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Another and quite different sort OF blouse
is that showing the heightened insertions
Of cutwork or open embroidery; in other
words, embroidery Anglaise. This Is of
quite heavy linen: that is. 1t is not even
semi-transparent. and the princess skirt
and coat are OF heavy linen, showing cut
work.
It is formed Of alternate sections Of
tucked linen and bands of embroidery
There are four bands of embroidery in the
front OF the blouse and three of the linen
The tucks In the linen are q quarter of
an inch wide and the same width apart
The embroidered bands are two inches
wide, and the design Is in tiny hollow ovals,
so arranged az to look like leaves. The
sleeves are puffs OF the tucked linen, with
two bands Of embroidery down the outside
three inches apart. Each is finished with
three-inch band OF embroidery that comes
just over the elbow, and IL there finished
In turn by two lace ruffles, one three and
the other two inches wide. The cuffs are
open at the back and the narrower upper
rufae extended up the opening. The top
OF the blouse Is cut In Q round neck, and
from q circular piece Of linen the center
IL cut SO that a band four inches wide Is
all that II left. The outer edge OF this Is
cut into pointed battlements two inches
deep, and the material between IL cut out,
SO that q width of an inch and half Is
| left between each two battlements. This
leaves the upper band two inches deep.
Tho edges are then all turned over and
| finished in buttonhole stitch. A fine vine
Is embroidered to curve along the middle
OF the two-inch section, and each battle
| ment has an open-work design In little
ovals. forming q large star in each. The
guimpe IL made OF lengthwise bands OF
l open-work embroidery an inch wide and
Valenciennes lacs insertions. ALI the inser-