Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01

Lace, Silk Embroidery and Chiffon
in Fantastic Little Garments.

snort jacket ana wrap am iio
matter how smart may be the
u gown It somehow seems incom-
plete unless there is to wear over
Il a most fascinating little garment which
NAV be called either coat cape OF wrap.
As for the amount of warmth and protec-
ton such a garment possesses there can be
little question Mental science would have
to be called into play were it intended to
bestow any warmth, but finishing
touch to q smart costume It certainly gives
the yvearer a pose and serenity of manner
that makes the fact OF needing an extra
wrap quite immaterial
There does not seem to be any reason for
the why or wherefore of most of the short
jeckets that play such an important part
In the fashions of this season, and after all
It is probably best to put them down as
purely ornamental. there is no Bainsay-
Ing that they are that and nothing else.
Charmingly dainty they are. wonderfully
original when it is considered how many
OF them are turned out. and almost without
exception becoming, for, after all, there
would be little excuse with so many dlner-
ent models to choose from If a woman
should decide on one that did not suit her
own especial style of beauty.
There is no price limit for garment of
this sort and there is no way to tell how
much II costs or why 1t should cost so
much. Very rarely is there any question
about it's costing so little, but women who
understand clothes thoroughly are unani-
NOUS In the statement that it is we'll worth
tho n1oney-a vague statement from a
mans point of view, especially when the
price is not named, but easily comprehend
cd nv woman kind. The materials have
nothing to do with the cost, except In rare
IL llp M
fine hand embroidery Is used. 1t Is the cut
tho style and the individuality that count
so materially and after all that is the sum
total of any smart garment. Although 1t
is supposed that every elaborate gown
shall have It's own especial wrap there Is no
questioning that most Of these fascinating
little accessories are what might be known
as articles de luxe, or, as the English would
have it, unnecessary articles of luxury.
Certainly 1t is a luxury to have number
OF them, and they will quite transform
simple little frock into most elaborate
costume.
The Jackets and coats made OF silk are
NJ novelty. They have been in fashion for
a long time, and so this summer, when the
short coats TO wear with skirts to match
were first exhibited there was not much at
tentlon paid to them one way or the other
but when the coats made of silk and lace
were first exhibited as being suitable TO
wear with wash gowns, lace gowns or
gowns OF different materials they were at
ouce seized upon novelties and treated
accordingly. The very short bolero or
bright silk. which is an applique of lace
OF embroidery. gives a charming touch of
color TO the elaborate white gown, and II
the hat has Just a touch of color like the
jacket Il really would seem as though the
gown were an entirely different one than
when 1t was worn as 1t was originally made
and only in white. With three or four or
these jackets 1t Is possible to work quite
a transformation in the summer wardrobe
wherein the number of gowns Is limited, al
though that was not the intention, evident
ly when the fashion was first introduced,
for as has been said, the smart ones are
expensive, and If they are not smart they
would best be avoided altogether.
Lace and embroidered Jackets. or lace
with medallions of embroidered batiste
very smart and dainty. They made in
many different ways some are sleeveless
others have such wide sleeves that they
nook almost like capes, and these are worn
over any sort of gown. They are without
exception, of the finest material and made
With a certain individual appearance that
Is most remarkable considering how many
thousands there are and that they can be
bought ready made. Then there are the
half or three-quarter length and long coats
o. lace, lined with the thtnnest India silk
or not lined at all. They are half fitting
if they are long-and while In the major
Il Is astonishing how many real lace coats
are TO be seen. Although so fashioned they
can be worn with some Que especial gown,
they are thought quite suitable to wear
with almost any other. While the first cost
is OF necessity considerable. the investment
Is a gbod one, for the coats last long
time and the fashion, even in the cheaper
laces Is too expensive to become too popu
lar. White and ecru lace are the smartest,
hut black lace is also smart and effective
fer older women, and in the present popu-
larity OF black and white 1t Is by no means
unusual 10 black coats worn with white
gowns. At the same time conservative
taste is in favor of the all one tone of color.
The so-called pony back coat furnishes
capital opportunity for the display of ex-
quisite embroidery and applique OF lace.
The newest linen coats, made to wear
with skirts to match, are mass OF en-
broidery through which is most cleverly In
serted entire deux of lace or lace medallions.
The sleeves, OF elbow length. or just little
below the elbow, have wide turn back cuffs.