Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-17

coats can be smartly made and serve ad-
niirably in wet weather protection
against rain well as being just the thing
for cool summer days.
If the cost of laundering shirtwaists is
consideration, bodice of the dress ma
terial may be made partly fitting, with
short sleeves and a square or round neck.
1t might be finished off with piped panels
of the material In front and trimmed with
buttons there and on the sleeves. This
would only require bit OF lace in the
neck and bare arms or lace sleeveless.
These may be washed al home and patted
out with the hands if one does not care
to iron them. A dress like this Will be
serviceable from early spring TIL late in
the autumn and would do for a winter
house dress well.
I Black is the best color for such a gown,
since 1t may then be worn with various
coats and waists, but next to black dark
blues, green's, grays and browns are pretty
in these materials. Gray is no. as good as
the other colors named
A belt of leather or OF the dress material
or of silk may be worn with single frame
buckle of brass silver. These two cos
tunes would serve a girl through all the
warm months of the year for business,
but she will need dress to wear to the
theater and to attend dances and dinners
in, since recreation is an absolute neces-
sity to the woman who works.
Foulard makes a NEST admirable thea
ter and going-out gown. 1t is more dressy
than pongee; never brushes; is suitable
for many occasions and wears admirably.
1t can be worn summer and winter and
happens, just now, to be in high favor
Very pretty satin foulards can be had for
30 cents a yard and there are cheaper
varieties. The material is wide and stands
cleaning and even washing.
Have the skirt made simply, so that
change of style will not affect its smart
appearance, and have the bodice made
quite prettily, with lace in the neck and
cuffs and perhaps bit upon the bodice
although that is by no means necessary.
1t may have the neck and sleeve bottoms
so constructed that they may be taken out
and simple edging of lace upon short
sleeve and slightly open neck will make the
dress suitable for informal dinner or
evenings in a hotel at some resort.
A fouiard gown will cost about SO for the
material and there are plenty of good dress
makers who sew for So a day and can
make up such a gown In two days. Some
can almost make 1t in one day and leave
the finishing touches to the business woman
to put in at night
Veilings and nets are popular for gowns
of this kind, but they not practical.
Yelling soils quickly and requires expen-
sfye cleaning, and IT also brushes. Net
brushes. tears and never wears well.
For dances several kinds of gowns suggest
themselves. Very delicate organdies make
up charmingly for simple evening wear,
est cambria, instead of silk without be-
traying the difference. Attractive sashes
or silk belts can be made of good silk or
satin. dainty slippers and gloves may be
added. and the whole outfit come to mere
trife.
Organizes cost from II cents to Is cents
yard for very pretty qualities. This Is a
price at which more expensive qualities
may be purchased IL one only takes the
trouble to look over bargain sales. Gowns
do not require as much material this sea-
son as they did last. and such an evening
gown, with its trimmings of Valenciennes
lace, will cost very little.
The business woman who can afford a
more elaborate evening gown than organ
die will find figured lace net of good quail
ity very useful; or one of the liberty sat
ms, or Toile or crepe de chine. The latter
fabric is associated with afternoon and
house gowns, so that II is not easy to
make up a really smart looking evening
gown of crepe de chine. The other ma
terials make up WELL however. and clean
and wear well. The net must be of good
quality and either white or cream color.
It should be hung up. since net is apt 10
crush In folding. and great care must al
ways be taken of a net gown In order to
preserve Its freshness.
Liberty satin can actually be washed
and ironed at home withoutA showing any
I'll effects from such treatment, SO that II
makes very durable gown where one