Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15

being embroidered all over many are made
OF the plain linen. pique or taffeta batiste,
finished only with a collar. cuffs and cape
or peieriu OF embroidery or embroidered
lingerie. White Is the color generally pre-
terred. but there are many cOlored linen
wraps that are remarkably attractive. The
advantage OF this sort OF wrap over any
| other Is that II can be readily washed
| and can always he kept I'm good order.
/ Like the lingerie waist embroidered coats
are already to be found with the machine
work. but these are not so inexpensive and
| It were better to have the simplest design
| In hand work than the most elaborate pat
| tern on waist or coat in the machine en-.
broidery.
| Summer afternoon and evening gowns de-
| scrfbed as embroidered lingerie dresses are
| truly exquisite. These dresses are made
| up with countless yards OF lace both Irish
| and Valenciennes being used, although the
| latter. being finer. seems the more appro-
pirate with the material. Quite as pretty
and perhaps trife newer than the. en-
| broidered handkerchief linen gowns are the
dresses formed Of alternate rows OF Valen-
| ciennes lace and batiste embroidery. Both
lace and embroidery are from two to three
| Inches In width. The gown IS OF course
! made princesse. and the train is of but
medium length. The model Is much tho
| same, whether cut high or low With
! decollette gown deep bertha may be add
| ed Of lace or the lace and embroidery COM
| bined. but this bertha is not necessary I'M
less greater breadth across the shoulders
| Is desired. There are com parat lively few
| fne dresses now made with a girdle The
| dress Is instead Joined at the waist with
| a strip of lace or embroidery, feather bon
| Ing being added when necessary. Three
| or four OF the sik-covered feather bones
| VIII serve nicely to keep this delicate belt
| in place.
| Embroidered batiste gowns in pale
| shades of blue. pink, mauve and green are
| many OF them exceedingly pretty. one
model, in pale blue batiste. was particular
| ~ attractive. This gown was made with a
| low Dutch collar or rather yoke. of Irish
| lace, below which the material blUused
| SOFTLY. but was nevertheless made prin-
| cesse. with the corselet effect formed by
! horizontal rows of Nalencieunes lace be-
| tween tucked bands of the material. The
entire gown was embroidered I'm a little
| forget not design worked in white linen
| thread There was no other trimming on
| the skirt save two wide tucks above the
! hem. The sleeves were fun at the shoulder
! with a wide cuff formed OF Valeuciennes
| insertion and medallions OF Irish lace. The
same style Of gown is to Toe seen In white,
with some small open embroidered fSure.
When worn over a faint color the effect
Is charming.
Not satisfied with real lace Just as it
stands Dame Fashion now DEGREES that
the finest Falenciennes shall be emhroid-
cred so that the design may show IN the
more effectively on fire embroidered
gowns trimmed with wide insertion OF Va
lenciennes lace the added handwQrk IN
quesuonably does make the lace more strik-
lnsiY handsome, but then real lace in Itself
always seems SO beautiful that II is q pity
to attempt to improve upon it.
or all embroidered costumes the tea
gowns must take first rank this year.
Whether of chiffon. satin batiste or crepe
de chine there seems to be more pains
taken to make the embroidery effective, the
reason being that II has more opportunity
to lead because OF the loose, graceful folds
In which the material falls: and another,
more striking effects attempted and
approved than are considered suitable in
any other style OF dress The lighter tea
gowns, of course, are mostly in white ba-
tiste and lace, sometimes made up over a
colored silk foundation. Then, too OF
course, the colored batiste gowns embroid-
cred in white are exceedingly pretty. EN-
broidered crepe de chine is every bit as
fashionable ever. and the silk crepes are
now embroidered in all colors as well as
in black and white. Silver embroidery is
g farorite trimming this year, and against
soft white satin of in fact almost any shade
the silver shows up remarkably well.
Every year it seems as though the one
time "charmngly simple" wedding gown
We're growing more elaborate. Certain II
IS that the handsomest models seen this
spring and summer that We're not entirely
of lace owed their beauty to the quality
and amount OF their embroidery Some
soft satin or satin-inished silk is used
Liberty satin satin-finished crepe, en-
broidered deliberately in silver, makes
exquisite gown and involves q welcome
departure from the conventional princess
white satin gown. If the gown Itself Is
not embroidered long court train with a
band or border of silver thread worked in
some raised patterns, makes, of course. a
handsome background Of the dress. White
satin embroidered in white is, IL is need
less to state, extremely handsome and will
by many be considered more appropriate
for wedding gown than the silver en-
bToidery, although the latter is naturally
the more effective of the two.
Embroidery then, Of all kinds and va
rieties, forms the groundwork for the trim
ming of this summers trousseau In all
departments of dress, from the shirt waist
to the garden hat and parasolt and from
a travelling dress to a ball gown, effective
| embroidery is necessary to give the finish
! ing note Of fashion TO the costume. Beauty
counts for more than quantity in a hand
! some design and the finer the work the
/ less of it is necessary to make a handsome
and smart gown.