Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-10

bust line in the. center: they dropped to-
ward the sides. and then rose again near
the arms eyes. The fiounces wsre caught
near the edge under each arm There was
a. vest. formed OF inch-wide lace and Inch
wide null strips, terminating in a high
stock Of half-inch insertions going around
the neck. the upper edge finished with a
half-inch plating of Valenciennes. Outl1n-
ing this vest and making long, narrow
V of il IN both the front and the back. was
g scalloped- shaped collar of the null,
two inches wide. the inner edge being fold
ed under the outer, scalloped, and en-
broidered In white, and having oval medal
lions two inches long almost f1iiing the
center, the medallons running lengthWlse
and almost touching. From under this ex-
tended six-inch ruffie of Valencfennes,
forming points In the center front and
back.
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The sleeves were rather scant, being
completely covered by the deep lace bo-
lero ffounce to within two inches of the ell
bows. They were of the plain null and
ended in two two-inch bands of the white
lace separated by an inch-wide band Of
the null embroidered in medallions match
ing those on the collar. only smaller.
The lowest band came just below the ell
bow, and ruf11es of the lace six inches deep
at the outside and three at the inside seams
OF theSieeveS completed them.
AS already said, the body of the gown
was formed OF alternate strips of lace and
null. 1t closed invisibly down the front
under the only characterization that broke
the close-ftting lines of the robe from bust
to knees-a narrow Iatticework of narrow
pale blue velvet ribbon ending every two
inches In the unie5t OF fiat bows. Similar
bows. by the way, appeared on the vest
and stock, but without the latticework
a fDKy below knees
two-inch oval medalliong like those on
the collar went around the skirt THESE
touched each other, and formed head
Ing for an eight-inch fiounce of null and
Yalenciennes lace. The upper third of
the fiounce was of null and the lower
two-thirds of lace, and below this came
two similar f1ounces. The skirt lay on
the floor all the way around. The low
est LACE ruffie was protected by an under
rufie of blue null edged With tiny ruff
fies of narrow white lace. This robe was
worn over princess slip OF white China
silk 1t was topped by a large round
hat OF white Neapolitan. having a rather
high crown swathed with pale blue tulle,
and at the right and front was a cluster
of white ostrich tips shading at the tips
to pale blue. A pale blue silk parasol
covered with embroidered white smull and
edged with a band of Valenciennes edg-
ing set on fiat. and having long pale
blue enamel handle, was carried, and
white silk gloves were worn. The shoes
were, however, gun metal leather and the
hose black silk, for by no means all wom-
en- of money and love for fads wear hose
and shoes to match their costume. Black
is always in good taste.
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At another of the latest May weddings
pretty young girl wore quaint frock Of
pink organdie ruf11ed from top to toe with
graduated scant ruffies, each edged with
inch-wide Valenciennes lace.
This skirt just cleared the floor The low
est ruffie of all was about ten inches wide,
each succeeding overlapping ruffie growing
an inch narrower until those about the hips
we're about the same width and were very
scant, rot adding materially to the size of
the figure. The girdle, some FIVE inches
wide. was made of folds of pink liberty silk,
and at the center front there was a fiat
bow with long ends. The bodice was an
almost close fitting slip of plain organdie
with narrow ruffies OF the null. lace edged,
going around It, The tepnlost ruffie OF all
was three inches wide, edged at both top
and bottom with lace and overiapped a
round guimpe of Valenciennes lace inser-
tons about an inch wide Joined together
Each OF these insertions had attached to
Il a half-inch rufiie of Valencfennes edgfng.
which also formed the finish TO the Dutch
neck of the upper part of the bodice, the
lower two dropped over the elbow sleeves
These elbow sleeves were f8rmed OF scant
foundation sleeves of pain organdfe COW
cred with scant. three-inch, iace-edged
ruffies overlapping each other. These