Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-09
THE ALL-WHITF COSTUME.
The Last Touches to Complete Best
Effect

Written for The Star.
The fascination of white for the average
summer girl was never more noticeable
than at the present time. She Is revelfng
this year in countless accessories and
novelties OF spotlsss Wilderness, and
though she may scrimp in every other
direction, when 1t comes to the DOMINIC
of her holiday lingerie frock she refuses
to appear in it unless from shoes to the
tip of her hat the same Immaculate and
colorless effect is carried out.
Not that her white get-up does not al
low of touches of color, for a suggestion
of pale blue or lavender or green is great
ly to her liking, but the ban of popular
taste has been placed most emphatieally
on such combinations as black shoes, coli
ored belts or dark leather pocket books,
with a white dress, and she is nothing II
not up to date.
To meet this very decided fancy of her
fastidious ladyship the most novel offer
ing of the season Is the lingerie purse and
bag. 1t fills a long-felt want, too, Tor the
summer girl no matter how dainty the
change purse or the vanity case which
she counted among her possessions, has
not been able to countenanee partly
solled accessory of the winter wardrobe
carried with the sheer and fresh lowell
ness of hot-w Gather attire. Hence mou-
choirs have long been tucked cIumsily
into dainty sleeves, and loose silver pieces
have destroyed the shape OF stretchable
glove fingers. and all because the shops
failed TO present her with the delicate
receptacle which would Just satisfy her
needs.
The offerings now. however, quite make
up for lost time in their unusual daintiness
and the reasonable price at which they are
offered. Every style of pocketbook to be
had in leather Is copied in the lingerie
purse and though they are novelties few
sell for more and they generally less
than dollar apiece.
Most economical among these is the white
hA OF Of
embroidered with a wide initial or mono
gram and one and all of them yield their
soiied surfaces without injury to the cleans
| ing influences of soap and water and a
strong scrubbing brush. Other pocket
books are covered with open-work Ham
burgs or hand embroidered pastisres and
are mounted on steel or gilt clasps. Some
of the latter fine bags are made to hang
at the side suspended from the belt. These
show linen flaps held by snap hooks, and
stiff, strong catches also covered with the
material 10 match.
When a touch OF color brightens the
white costume a girl can have linen
covered pocketbook, which Will exactly
match the other tinted accessories This
purse Is fiat affair very much like van
ity casa and its double clasps of purest
white pearl carry out the summary effect.
| Aside from these fascinating poeketbooks,
other novelties which complete the white
| costume include an innovation In white can
| shoes. 1t is the white canvas pump
relieved by delicate cross Tires Of gray or
| pink or red A bow TO match, tied in cleri-
cal fashion. finishes the front. Pumps of
| this sort do not soil so easily as those OF
| all white canvas and the hit Of dark color
/ over the instep helps TO make the foot look
smaller.
In the matter of white belts, the en-
hroidered lingerie ones 50 common last
| summer have rather passed out OF favor.
1t is the plain linen or canvas belt which
| is now In vogue and in imitation of leather
centuries. the washable belt Is made
straight all the way round and fastens at
! the back A gilt clasp with two prengs
bastsd into small pocket at one end OF
| the belt serves to cinch the band Of linen
about the waist.