Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

made of satin corded silk in the soft
plfable weave which may alone show itself
nowadays, but in that event the gown Is
something especially fine. One such little
coat of black satin merveflleux radiantly
topped a corselet skirt of ''dimmed'' white
cloth. Deep pointed revers decked the front
of this coat, faced with the skirt material
and magnificently embroidered with black
and white Singular to relate, too, the four
big buttons placed at the front of the coat,
and the two which adorned the back of 1t.
We're covered with the same cloth! This
gown, whose Jacket is shown with the
others described In today's larger picture,
was for reception wear. The little jacket
to the right of It on the order OF a peasant
bodice, perhaps of all the five presents the
most feasible possibilities for the home
dressmaker. In this instance. as the gown
is blue yelling. blue taffeta is used. The
outlining band is black velvet ribbon and
the buttons are of sparkling jet
Extreme Simplicity.
One very ravishing feature of the import
ed coats Is the extreme simplicity of some
OF the lingerie trimmings. In several cases
Swiss and coarse dotted muslin is used with
delightful effect for sleeve frills and little
outside collars. But these modest materials
are only the background for precious
touches IN the way OF over embroideries
and edges of narrow Valenciennes, which
are quilted, ruched and rosetted IN count
less ways. With a number of the French
coats. too, go charming cravats in simple
white materials, short, set bows, and long
string ties, edged with lace, too, and per-
hapS showing bit of needlework. These
dainty accessories are much in vogue IN
Paris. where the dressing of the throat fs
a most important matter. A cravat chron-
icled as eminently stylish there Is vast
bow OF white silk muslin or fine Swiss,
whose loops reach far beyond the ears.
The ends of these are square and short, or
else the two great loops may compose the
whole thing.
There is no doubt but that silk is the ruI-
ing spring material and in the same ways
1t is used upon cloth and yelling. cloth such
as oddly trims silk sometimes. For IN
stance. a taffeta skirt may have bias bands
stitched and put on to hang loose at the
lower edge of chiffon cloth. the silk bodice
likewise taking to cloth trimmings me
cloth used is always Of the finest quality
and It is put on, of course with a suitable
coquetry for nothing else could excuse It's
use with so dressy texture as silk.
In Gray Louisine.
A dress of gray louisine seen had the belt
ed bodice covered with a skeleton one OF
pale cloth, this soft trimming running
down the gored silk skirt in pointed redin-
cote panels. The use of gaily colored silks
for midsummer coat-goWns is very wide,
and to see quite trinity tailored effects in
deep rose, azure and violet Is an everyday
occurrence.
A still more delightful employment Of silk
Is to have the skirt of 1t and the bodice Of
lace. Some charming toilettes so combined
showed skirts in deep watermelon pink,
apple-green and wall-flower yellow. The
tiniest of doubled quilHngs put at the top
line of wide folds trimmed these skirts,
which were immensely full The pretttest
bodice-that OF the pink skfrt-was of large
holed white net. iuterspersed with baby
Irish and trimmed with the larger lace. A
Louis XVI pointed model was the one
chosen for this ravishing bodice, whose
deep girdle OF shaded pink was almost
short corset. Down the front of the waist
went a ladder OF small lace bows, edged
with the colored silk cut out to represent
lace, the whole effect of this being very
flmy and moth-like
The French are never at a loss for match
ing trimmings, for If the gown color Is q
rare one the most fairy garniture may be
made of 1t. and it goes without saying that
these striking toilettes were OF the Frenon
make. They are for watering place and
southern wear, and the hats and parasols
shown with them are all OF garden party
genre MARY DEAN