The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-30

skirt ruffie was frilled with many rows of the narrow blue ribbon, making | pretty foundation for the lace fiouncing | The bodice was an elaborate affair of the chiffon and lace, with frillngs of the narrow ribbon. The back of the bodice was quite elaborate as the front, md buck and front of the high glrdle built in one with the waist were finished with large white pearl buttons, centered with | knots of blue cord. The white lace hat had band of blue satin around the edge, | with trimmings of white ostrich and os- prey, and the dainty coquette who wore this confection carried over her shoulder sunshade of white taffetas with print ings of violets. Her feet were incased In patent colt pumps. and when she lifted the long train one caught Il glimpse of open-work lace hosiery.
 Princess Costume With Lace Draperfes.
 very attractive dinner gown worn by one of New York's elect at a fashionable uptown restaurant few nights since showed to advantage the fashionable com bination of two materials in one frock; in this instance soft chiffon satin with mousseline de sole. The costume was Il princess, the bodice made entirely of the satin tucked at the waistline and sepa- rated nt this point by panels of the tucked mousseline which extends to the top of the foot fiounce. Both the satin and the mousseline were white, while the ribbon nppliques nt the top of the hounce were in delicate shade of pink mixed with threads of silver, and very narrow sill yer sequin edging bordered the strappings of satin on the chiffon In the back breadth, likewise in the front panel The bodice cut in a point In the back and rounding In the front, was draped with point lace, which fell over the top of the arm and was caught up on the left arm with band of black maine. the right arm being covered with q tiny pun of the lace. The foundation of this costume was a white tafretas princess, boned snugly to the hg- ure and draped with delicate pink chif- ion. dog collar of pearls with diamond clasps and a diamond chain bracelet were the only ornaments.
 Buff TaTetns Evening Wrap With
 Landsdowne Costume of Same
 Color.
 very pretty fashion th15 season Is that of matching the evening coat to the costume. It is. of course, m expensive one, and one which can only be indulged in by the woman of unlimited means, therefore, not n fashion to become com mon. Taffetas silk, In soft, old-fashioned bun shade is used in the evening coat of the picture, which Is really more cape than coat, for 1t is developed on the lines of the chasuble. Wide pleatings of the silk with large gilt buttons, cen tered with mother of pearl, are the only trimmings. The shoulders extend out far enough over the arm to simulate q short sleeve. The woman who wore this coat at dinner given at the end of days racing at Belmont q week ago wore dress of Lansdowne in the same bun shade, trimmed with cream lace and hand embroidery In pale yellow and baby blue, and her hat was buff-colored erin braid with white and creamy yellow plumes and maline.
 One of the New Flower Bordcred
 Sunshades.
 An accessory to the summer wardrobe which merits more than unusual attention is the sunshade. There are plain and em- broidered white linens for wear with the linen tailormade coaching parasols fin brilliant reds and greens. for the suit of serge or mohair, and innumerable nov cities for dressy wear. quite the most at tractive of which Is the hand painted sunshade. Hand painted they call them. but in reality they are made of a warp print silk, the floral border extending al most half way from the tips to the ferule. White, delicate pinks and blues are the fayorite coiors, these combining well with the highly colored floral borders, the ross being q fnvorite pattern. The plain si1k center is very often of nnoirs taffetss.