Evening journal., 1907-04-25

striveu for so long as II keeps within the
limits OF perfect taste.
Satins. velvets and heavy silks and bro
cades are now so generally worn at dim
lners, balls and the opera that. save for tho
theatre and restaurant. lace gowns are sell
dom seen this winter Then, too Irish and
/ iNalenciennes lace dresses are being worn
so much for summer luncheOns and musi-
Gales that a distinct departure IS necessary.
An an white lace gown, therefore. no matt
ter now intrlnsically valuable, will not now
attract the same attention as a far less
handsome but a more effective gown OF
some other material. The black and white
/ lace gowns, however, made up elaboratelv
with ribbon, velvet. jet and hand embroid-
/ cry are now fashionable for the plav or
! Tor dinner supper and popular restaurant
Some gowns are Of black lace of the ,-er,,
lhandsomest quality, made up over white
! or perhaps the palest tint procurable ~
Dlue' mauve, pink or green Black isca
made up on a foundation OF white satir
ana chiffon shows up the lace TO its bess
/ possible advantage, but black lace o,s-
oiack is rarely smart; It Is too son1bre ana
any light trimming seems to look onf -
place. 0N oul OK
| A fine grade of broadclotb or ,oa,.z,
etoth 20 can with clever handling make an
ehecuve theatre dress but h is ~ III III
easy material to work with. as n Il 80
so much in all styles Of luncheon ana 80
/ cepuon costumes. However. with a ,,.,f..
composed almost entirely Of lace ana .,lfe-
5 ~ anu the SKIRT simply made with lace az
nsr,, man .s-oh l,.ssluoh 10 tighten it, there are
many extremely smart cloth evenirs-
dresses Naturally, only the lirbtest o,,S
most delicate shades are suitable TO- -
une color more even than In the rnafer,,1
liie gown may be kept wholly distinct fron,
msdo oi' ',Gn ,y,l costume The skirt may be
Ias. -. On liie nlsh glrdle Empire model, wlth
tvoSe plsllt at the back and the boyli -
lhen OF chiffon or net, trimmed In sl,is 20
way with bands of embroidera.5 oio.h -
me gown Is of a peculiarly light ebsdo -
,oce may be dipped in the same color 81
iiaF ana GUNS, however, being as rria
- - eitHct "hlte or cream. There are sor,1
new cloths with medallions or e,,,n9
OF silver or brocade that In the rich, e',, 'iles
are most effective. s"- Solors
JET SPANGLED GOWNS.
spangled net gowns are not resu,.
4 frsttf.. 1ul Inere are some most r.
eIacuve Jet spangled gowns tbSt ~
smart they are quite elaborafe H. a4e
aild lne Jet Is embroidered either or S S-
lHest net or lace. There Is notbin.~ a e-7
t.-Iis mover about them, although the I.rS.
plre ones are novel as regards +h it i-.l
and the way In which the frir,r--i ~ ines
Iather the pattern. follows the line .r,
uhlihed small yoke and collar of NH,
!ace ana the white lace-real. moi imit,-
IN -Cults TO match relieve the per.ans
700 somDre effect. Liberty satin poc-ns
e4e even smarter than the net and tbesl
nave spansied embroidery. GRAY is .,har.r,
ing with the cut steel or silver beads sr7
paillettes combined and with the trirnp,i,,,-
on tne lace yoke as well as on the rou,1
mere IS quite marked difference -
skirts this season. some ar, elslo,,at.,.. -.
trimmed, others quite plain and with t6e
only trimming on the gown on the waig--
a hDerty satin, black, mauve or gray is
IeNoeHent Tor this purpose, the skirt p'ain
anu with spangled embroidery on tbe
waist, or, as Illustrated with trimming on
'he skirt IN outline design, and the waist
as well. Mauve chiffon. combined with
liberty satin and with a small amount OF
spangled mauve embroidery on bands OF
me SATIN makes a charmingiy effective
gown, that is relieved only by the smallest
or printed yokcs and collar Of a cream lace.
The coloring is soft and artistic and The
materials employed are on the same order,
80 that II only the right shade be chosen
1t is becoming TO almost any woman.
The inevitable black gown. as it is some
times termed. is always most useful for a
theatre or restaurant gown, and an endless
variety of effects can be obtained with the
different materials that are now to be had.
Soft. clinglng fabrics are first in favor, as
has been stated, but there are heavier
materials that also are fashionable, while
chiffon velvet has lost none of it's popular
lity. A most fascinating gown of the latter
material is IN the Empire style, but has
panels let into the skirt below the hips.
There is a narrow yoke OF white lace bor-
dered with straight bands of embroidered
velvet. Below the yoke the material Is
ldraped just across the bust in such fashion
that it gives the effect Of folds of the ma
teral taken from the front under the arms
TO between the shoulders. whore there Is a
fancy gold buckle from which fan the long
folds of the velvet to the hem of the skirt.
1.-THE sleeves are quite small, shirred puffs.
with embroidered cuffs, and just below the
velvet fat lace cuffs to match the yoke.
lColored chiffon velvet gowns are also pop
ular for the theatre and restaurant, and an
odd shade of gray and new cerise are
thought especially smart A band of em-
broidery, I'm satin or velvet, with a touch
Of lace trims the waist, or there is, If yell
low or gray be the color, also touch OF
cloth OF gold or silver introduced most
cleverly.