The Washington times., 1907-04-07
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- HIFFoN velvet in light shades. rs
medium grays and blues. and irr
Y light. blight browns approaeh-
ing COPPER and gold tones. IS
mucn worn for evening. and panne, TOO.
has come back into favor. The chiffon
velvet frock in white or delicate hus
IS. OF coarse. an exquisite thing and
large number of these gowns appeared
in the opera boxes on the first night OF
the season in both philadelphia and New
York: but tie froclzs are as exTava-
CANT as they are beautiful because they
show soil and wear 50 shocklngly.
No woman Of few frocls should IN
vest IN a light velvet frOck, however
much she may be tempted. but there is
no disDu.ing the loveliness Of such Gre
ations Ensen they have been turned ouE
BY an artist dressnaker- White velvet.5
handsome lace. and superb pearls ands
diamonds make a combination hard To-
surpass IN evening toilettes. but theg
need wearer who win At into the pie-s
ture
Coming back to materials less regals
marquisette is an excellent evening
Irock material. reminding one Of verW
fine and ~iry silk wolfe or grenadinea
The silk voiles. eoIienns. and even the
fine wool voiles, henriettas. and CASH
meres may be made into attractive
evening froelzs, though, unless every
cent must be counted, one OF the inexs.
Densive soft ereDes or silks viii be q
better choice than a wool material everE
for the woman OF economies.
Il win not perhaps wear quite so we'll
bu. it viii wear for a season and. loolS
much more chic. There are innumerabls
cheap cotton and silk or nercerized
gauzes and senai-Lransparent stuffs
which look attractive upon the counters.
but these are generally poorer invests
ments. growing stringy and drabbleds
SO soon that they scarcely pay for the
making.
Dancing frocks for youthful wearers
may, with perfect propriety, clear the
floor, but the ordinary evening froc2
| is long all around and has a decided
train. The skirts follow the generalIys
| accepted lines, close around the hipss.
and full at bottom. and are most free.
quently pulled softly into the waists
band.
Save in velvet and other soft ricfIs
materials, the evening skirt is usuallys
| trimmed somewhat deliberately and
most often IN irregular undulatina
/
| Is, fancy trimming following the lines
o. the train; that is, running downward
/ gradually from either side of thas
front-and they greatly affect. too
pcneI arrangements Of all kindssi
Z raight f1oUnces are less used than.
| : ey have been in past seasons.
! Bodies may be OF empire, deui-eya< u
/ pire, on long pointed lines, and tho.
| bodice with natural waist line and
| folded girdle is quite as modish If less
new than the short waist effects. y
and square decoIletages are Dopulars
bat many women still prefer the round
| lines, and though the decolletage- does
not fan of the shoulders as it oncss
did the tendency TO emphasize long
/ dropping shoulder lines by drapery
and cut OF bodice and sleeve as IS
noticeable in evening dress as in street
dress
/ Sleeves fuetuate from airy nothing@s
ness to elbow length, their length be-
| ing determined by the other lines oE
the bodice
Beautiful scarfs are the correct
| thing with the empire evening gowns
/ and through them the French makers'
achieve charming color schemes, even
! though the frock be q One-toned afs.
fair; but the graceful handling OF a.
scarf is a fine art, and one must
| study 20 attain it.
Silk or satin evening frocks ara
often relieved Of their severity fon
youthful wearers by the slzil1ful uss
OF chiffon or net for trimmings. and
on the other hand froclSs OF chiffon or
ret are literally trimmed in satin the
same shade.