The Washington times., 1906-08-12

lace bands i'm the back They are only
half width in front and graduate at the
sides
Around the lower portion of a plain
blouse of sheerest null are a group OF
five small tucks followed bv five rows
OF corded shirTing. The TOP or the
blouse is Of open lace. with round,
COllarless neck and a lace stock 10 be
yoke IS bOrdered bV a row of deep lace
tabs. each tab finished with three en-
brOidered points edged with Flemish
lace. These tabs hang over a wide band
Of open lace b0rdered by large scallops
of the Flemish pattern.
A puffed sleeve OF Flemish lace Is
gathered to a wide. fitted band of open
lace. From his cuff long points of em~
brOidery edged with Flemish lace are
turned up on The pun Of the sleeve and
caught in place. The effect is very
charming.
Smart Simplicity in Pure White.
THIS gown is worn with a moderately
Wide round satin girdle, which may be
finished in the back in any of the smart
styles at present in vogue.
II Is not necessary to use the same
Iaces as those illustrated. The idea il
20 combine a very open meshed lace
with one of closer pattern and heavier
variety, although really heavy laces are
+ no longer smart on such materials auc
I The contrasts are now effected by means
T of open and close meshes of lace, ANY
sheer white material may be made ~.
/ i'm this pattern. which Is very simple
and vet quite beautiful.
Figure = shows a simpler gown OF
/ thin white material for use In the auto
mobile when coming fo- q day in town
| The skirt Is put on the belt I'm groups
I Of seven tiny tuCks each at short in
/ Jcrvals apart These tucks terminate
( lust below the hips. The skirt is en-
hrOidcTed over ina clusters OF flowers ana
polka DOTS. The bottom of the skirt T.
/ trimmed with three ruhles OF Nalen-
ciennes lace over an inch IN width. The
/ last Of these Tunles edges the skirt. anc
the upper TWO are put on i'm deep Van,
/ dyke points headed by q row of Vail
/ enCIennes inserting and with the inter-
veuing points Of the material filled ia
with a lattice OF inserting Of the same
/ sort OF lace. about half an inch in
width. If the task of putting i'm this
/ Inserting proves too much for the home
| dressr1a ker. the points could be dec
/ GRATED with orcssWisc tucks or UtJl,
4 crossing TUffies OF lace. These would
/ not be quite as effective as the dainty
/ Above these lace points is wide
/ Wau-Of-Troy border of embroidery, over
which is embroidered trailing vine.
/ The train of the skirt is heightened IN
. the back by making the lace-bOrdered
points longer there,
/ The lower portion Of the blouse is made
I'm groups Of five tiny tuCks with inter
walls of plain material over an inch In
/ width
/ The chemisette OF sheer figured lawn
has buttonhOles worked along the upper
I edge below a Irish OF lace. Ribbon is
run through these buttOnhOles and tied
in a little bow in front.
A deep square pointed collar extends
out from this chemisette. which is bOr-
dered by a wide fold of light blue satin
of graduated width. crossing in the cen.
ter of the front in a point. with three
overlapping tabs in each hanging end
The collar is made like the trimming or
the bottom of the dress on small scale
and is finished around the edge with g
tiny hemstitcheL knife-pleated ruffle
The hack of the collar Is in a wide curve
following the outline of the satin fold
/ which outlines the back of the mech
below the narrow lace edge. Here IN,
top of the collar is made in little tuck.
L finished by a narrow NalenCiennes ruf
Ne above a border OF Wall-of-Troy witt
an embroidered vine running over it, i
has the same edging Of pleated lawI