The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-25
FROM THE ORIENT
THAT TEMPT THE
WESTERN WOMAN.
Crepes and POngecs for Dress Goat
and Blouse Patterns OF Great Posi-
Utilities -kAmOnos and Obis - Modes
from Ghlna AlsO-Oriental Jewekry.

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from ChIna Also-OrientaI Jeweiry.
\ The Oriental shops. with their queer
l spicv smells, their twilight. atmosphere, In
II h.sh the soft cleaning OF bronze, porce-
Main and ivory and the dull glitter OF the
Isoldsnith's work and semi-preoious stones
l.re scdnctively visible, are places Of delight
Ito most folks whether they buy or not.
MINT 10 the woman in search of unusual
4 things for her wardrobe they present
I temptations that are quite beyond her
! movers Of resistance Indeed an oriental
] shop often proves for her a most expensive
| pitfall
I There are dress patterns in cotton crepe,
grass and handkerchief linen and various
qualities of pongee, beautifully embroid-
.rei. The cotton crepe comes in white
| and the most delicious shade Of pale gray
/ blue embroidered in white. As for the
| pongec only the wonderful art OF the Jap
anesc could conceive Of the subtle varia-
tons Of the natural pongee shades which
are used in decorating this silken fabric.
BY the way all the embroidery on these
dress patterns is lone in Japan and the
typical flower motifs of that flower Worship
ping country are used exclusively.
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snk itself varies considerably in shade and
Enough the embroidery is often lone in
Gk which exactly matches, it is sore
times worked IN a shade just a degree
lighter or darker than the fabric with a
beautiful effect. The embroidered design
is SO arranged that it will run up in panels
IN the skirt with a motif for the front Of the
blouse and pieces for the collars and cuffs
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$50. the latter being heavily embroidered
with bits Of exquisite drawn work let into
the pattern.
There are also embroidered coat patterns
NJ a heavy ribbed natural silk, something
like tussore. One of these of a rather dark
shade was embroidered in a shade just
enough darker to be a pale brown. and the
design was the pine branch.
These coats can tie made up TO wear
with thin frocks. or the pattern can be
matched TO plain silk for a skirt il a suit
Is desired. There are Of course shirt
\ waist patterns without number in linen.
pongee and taffeta embroidered with
more or less elaboration,
When it comes to negligees only a Per-
\ sian poet could do them Justice and an
! Occidental must stand in helpless admiral
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degraded colors covered with exquisite
needle painting.
\ Long and short kimonos there are such
a. every one is familiar with, of lowered
and plain silks and cotton crepe; but imagine
. kimono Of pale gray crepe. over which
struggles a white wistaria vine grow ing
IN it's natural fashion. a little heavily across
the shoulders and sending out delicate
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and hem Of the skirt. The only touch OF
color in this picture In the soft green OF
tho leaves and gray brown Of the stems.
Another exquisite combination is seen
h q ktmopo OF heavy soft fabric which
looks like an Ottoman silk. OF pale pink,
! It Ia embroidered with branches Of cherry
blossoms. the angular. bare brown branches.
dotted with tho pink and white flowers,
spreading in the natural manne over the
whole garment.
A kimono of pale blue crepe has pink
roses growing rather boldly UP from it's
hem and a fight OF swallows across the
shoulders. Another has storks flying here
and there in the wide expanss OF blue.
There is also a kimono OF that magnificent
i shade Of Japanese red embroidered in
palest pink and another Of very dull purple,
IA both these Of crepe. Last and most ex-
pensive of all but. as Is often the case. by no
means the most beautiful. is a black satin
kimono heavily embroidered with gold
which costs $500.
These kimonos are all made in Japan and.
though many are cut just as a Japanese
woman would wear them. with a scant
skirt. others have extra fulness let into the
back seam from the waist down which
makes them more comfortable and graceful
from a Western point of view.
The obi 10 made exactly like the gown.
and is really more in the nature Of a sash
having heavy silk fringe on each end.
There are pretty kimono jackets in plenty
with embroidered bodies and plain silk
borders. but much more fascinating are the
Chinese Jackets. made in Japan. to be sure.
but thoroughly Chinese in style. One Of
these is shown in the sketch and two lovely
models may he described.
One white crepe embroidered with wis
taria has a border Of white satin thickly
embroidered with small flowers. This
border has a band Of pink on either side in
which are little touches Of gold.
The second. Of soft white satin. is en-
broidered with sprays OF chrysanthemums.
while the blue border has an embroidered
figure here and there and a delicate design
In gold thread on it's edge.
B%ewitching little suits OF pajamas In
white, pale blue OF pink China silk or pongee
are shown. One suit in white has sprays
Of pink cherry blossoms embroidered
around the edge of the jacket. while another
in light blue China silk has 4 band Of white
emhroider red with pink roses down the
front Of the jacket.
Magnificent mandarin robes. the genuine
thing, with no Western notifications anc
only such alterations as are needed to make
thsm At, are used for evening coats. One
Of a wonderful old gold brocade was in
crusred with Chinese embroideries in dull
shades.
These garmsets are also cut to pieces
and the embroidered portions used in trim.
nings for tussor and shantung gowns
This vandalism is only for the recklessly
Z e~Xtravagant. Other folks can buy beauti-
A fully embroidered bands which answer the
II same PURPOSE.