Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29
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the hounce, but not to the ends OF the
points The waistcoat meets-H Is in two
parts-Just above and below the gir1ses but
separates above and at the ends SO that the
almost-meeting ends form a large ". are
arranged in sash fashion and produce
coat-tail effect. The tops are laid IN mar
row pressed-in plaits, and the two ends,
seven inches wide and fourteen long, make
a very pretty coat effect.
The skirt is gathered a bit around the
waist, where It Is quite scant. and Is gored
to widen very much to the floor, where II
trails Above the knees are four wide
tuciss then comes a fve-inch space beauti-
fully embroidered in shaded gray silks N
leaves and flowers, then five wide tucks ana
a seyen-inch band of similar embroidery,
and then seven tucks. the latter forming
the border of the skirt
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Fringe appears on a recent Partisan cree
alton of pale blue crepe de chine, embroid-
cred In groups of white flowers The white
silk fringe has fancy top, and Is SET on
to show It. 1t borders the apron effect or
the corsage and Is also garlanded around
the skirt just below the knees, and groups
of embroidered flowers, in deep scaIiops. II
is about four inches wide.
On another French gown in black chif-
fon over white silk there is long, fiat
shaped fichu of the chiffon over white SILK
bordered with Venetian point; on potn
edges the lace turns downward. the upper
loose from It. The ends OF the menu cross
surplice fashion in the front and going 10
the center back. where they narrow down
to a width of two inches, they cross under
a handsome buckle, and the ends, widening
out again to seven inches. form SASH Ell
feet. At the top the fichu outlines guimpe
of white lace that IS pointed IN DOM the
front and the back. -,
s charming robe is in pale blue India SILK
of fine quality, the sort that VIII cream or
even launder beautifully. Valencienhes Is
H.
neck the sides coming to the base OF the
neck and the depth Of the square opening
from the neck down in the center back anu
the front being. say, five inches. ihefe -
a SQUARE woke of Valenciennes Insertions.
All the insertions run straight across, ana
where they terminate to outline the square
neck opening an inch-wide edging or the
SO me lace is used as finish joined 10 TINS
deep square yoke Is the empire girdie or
heavy white imitation Irish crochet, iined
with the silk. This girdle goes straight
across the front. but In the back points
downward quite little In the center; nav
ing floating from the lace point are Two
long ends headed by fiat rosette OF white
liberty satin. The silk is Joined to the
heavy lace by a beading of lace haif
inch wide. through which narrow white
liberty satin ribbon is pulled. The SILK IS
shrred several times below this at half-
inch intervals, in groups OF two shlrrlngs
close together.
The robe is not very full and Is siashed
in the center front from the yoke down
and opens over a panel of the same SILK
having iatticework insertions OF narrow
Valenciennes. This panel is finished at the
bottom by six narrow rutfles headed ana
edged with narrow lace. The bottom or
the robe has a four-inch hem, and above
this three two-inch tucks are the only
trimming. The yoke opens down the center
front two narrow insertions of heavy lace
forming the dividing line. The sleeves are
rather large, single pufrs TO the elbows,
where they are gathered on and drapery
o. rose-colored silk is joined to 1t. This
drapery forms long point at the back
seam and runs up to nothing at all at the
inside seam 1t Is gathered on quite fnll
to the elbow band Of heavy white lace, the
drapery Is a shawl shape, that Is, the shape
of a shawl cut from point to point diago-
nalIy across. 1t Is bordered by narrow in
sertion of Valenciennes, to which two
Inch ruffie OF the same lace is jotnted- This
lower sleeve is, OF course. not In the way
when the hands are raised, as they rail-
back like an angel sleeve.
White swiss makes charming morning OF
afternoon negliges- 1t does not muss IKE
organdie as the dots give 1t much more
body Piumetis Is another good negilge
material. The white materials can De easily
tubbed and come out as attractive as ever,
and null batiste. handkerchief linen, ana
swiss appeal to most women Inc whi.e
China and India silk will yellow IN the
washing unless most carefully done, ana
soap should never directly touch them, al
though certain sorts may be dissolved In the
water The German valenciennes is most
durable lace. not expensive. and Tor All or
binary purposes answers as well as the ex-
pensive real lace.
Sprays of pale-colored flowers. with dull.
light-green foliage, are lovely In the thin
materials for all sorts of house gowns, and
suggest the country. with its flowers and
leaves even more than the pure white.
woman of taste can with the aid of few
good illustrations, evolve attractive house
gowns If she has the necessary mechanical
skill II not then good seamstress may
be depended upon to do the neglige justice.
Even the best gowned Of the ultra New
port set have many frocks made in their