Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-16
WHITE TUlLE GOWN

vt may De great temptation to lay
out the last pennies-or perhaps hun
dred-dollar bills would, be a more APP
proprlate expressiofIoh q handsome
bail gown for the winter season, but
that can be nothing to the desire TO go
far beyond the dress allowance in the
purchasing Of any number of the fascinat-
ingly pretty lace chiffon and mousseline
gowns designed for evening wear in mid
summer. There are so many new models
being constantly brought out in all styles
of dress and irresistibly attractive are
all the new designs that it would take a
strong minded woman indeed to refrain
from far exceeding even an enormously
large income kept for dress alone There
are so many different styles of enter
tainment nowadays, varying from the in
formal dinner to the most elaborate
cotillon imag hable, that 1t is necessary
for the woman who goes about at all to
have most extended outfit. and. for
tuinateiy or. hnfortunat ely. s'ateofding TO
different points of view. Dame Fashion
has never. been backward in thinking out
designs in costumes to be appro-
pirate for the function of the moment.
Especially in evening gowns is 1t necessary
to have great variety. for apart from
of formality whatever. there are the balls,
small dances, muscales, bridge parties,
&c. &c, all of which are-now much
feature of summer as of winter enter
tainment. There is yet another reason why
there should be an almost unlimited number
of summer evening gowns provided and
that is that the lightweight fabrics Of chif-
fon and delicate mousseines are neces-
sarily perishable and cannot stand the
same amount of wear and tear can be
expected from heavy satin or stiff silk
For summer the evening gowns most
appropriate to the time of year are of
fine hand-em broidered batiste deliberately
inset with EalenCiennes and Irish lace
the familiar lingerie dress so popular dr.
ing the last year or So but now altered
slightly. TO be in keeping with the
prevailing modes. 1t is scarcely possible
to believe that these newer lingerie gowns
are any more elaborate than those dis
played during last summer, and yet such
is said to be actually the case. OF course
whatever there is in the way of tucking or
plating is all done by hand, and. in fact
there is no machine work dscernble any
where on these dresses. AS ii is difficult
To keep fine sheer material in place at the
waist line without pinning or hooking the
bodice and skirt together in way which is
almost bound to tear the goods the ma
1ority of the dresses are Joined together
by a narrow band of embroidery lace or
beading provided that they are not made
on princess empire model. white
or colored ribbon girdle or belt, with long
sash ends. makes an attractive finish to
a white lingerie gown. White is still more
popular for this style OF dress than any
OF the light colors although the pale
cool shades of pink. blue, mauve, green
and yellow are altogether too attractive
and too becoming to be decided against
without some very good reason.
As a rule white worn over a color is
not especially effective, but the material
employed in these batiste gowns is so very
sheer that over silk slip of any shade
the color will show through almost as dis
tinctly as though not covered with the
transparent flmy white IL Is not a had
plan to provide white slip and two or
more colored silk slips for the one lingerie
gown. and by clever use of attractive rib
bon glrdles an appearance OF great variety
can DE given The silk slips that are worn
today are many of them decidedly elabo-
rate. trimmed with countless lace ruffies
and ribbon rosettes on the skirt. while the
upper part fits perfectly and is simply Dor
dered with row of fine lace edging. A slip
to fit properly should be all in one piece
and princess model is best as that does
away with any unnecessary fullness about
the waist and hips
Artificial flowers can always be relied
upon to finish light gown most attra~t-
lVe!y. and for summer evening gowns, and
especially those designed for young girls
simple style of dress in white liberty
SILK or mousseline de sole trimmed with
Insertions OF lace and with garlands of
iorSet-me-nots or tiny rosebuds is sure
to be altogether charming Among the
Illustrations Is an exquisite little gown of
white tuile, a model especially suitable for
a college graduate or a debutante of last
year or the coming winter There is lust a
touch Of silver embroidery on the net vest
but the ribbon on the bodice and the tiny
ruche of ribbon above each fiornce may
be OF cloth of silver silver ribbon -
stead of messaline or satin, and then. of