Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-01
Society

n NE of the choicest new waists is
made of white lawn, very sheer, and
" almost silky in it's surface. 1t is
heavily embroidered in pink and there is
great deal OF cut-out work in the en-
broidery pattern. Three or four differ
ent kinds of embroidery are represented
and there are delicate stitches, as we'll
as big loose ones, and some shadow
work. fine white lawn, embroidered
In pink, is to be worn over a rose pink
silk underwaist. And there is Just a
trifle of 1t in the stock and in the shoul-
der trimmings.
Another shirt waist is of white batiste,
plain and very soft. The batiste waist
is trimmed around the armholes with
band of washable blue embroidery, and
there is little embroidery in the ruff
fies that go around the wrist, and there
is some embroidery in the stock The
colors are in blue, with little touches
| of pink and green, the most beautiful
! little floral pattern being carried out in
the work.
| Another waist, also of batiste, has lit
| tie empire bouquets in it; and there is
] marvellous design in pale pink en-
| broidery while a slip of pink and white
plaid silk is worn underneath. From
these instances 1t may be noticed that
| the shirt waists are getting away from
their plain white tendencies into some
thing that is more Snowy, in color at
least.
A tea gown that should be placed in the
Museum of Fine Arts is a combination
of pompadour cotton printed goods and
crepe. The colors are so varied that
the gown suggests bit Of mosaic ground
work In oyster gray, and the figures are
irregular ragged pink roses. The yoke
is of white lace with roses traced
through the lace and lining of deli
cate pink; the skirt falls from the deep
yoke and is finished with the softest of
pink chiffon velvet, and the most deli
cate of green dyed lace. Rosettes trim
the front of the skirt and the colors
are pink and green and the softest of
cream.
Tinsel covered dresses will be the next
thing to dazzle. A dressmaker just home
from Paris says the rival to cotton linen,
silk and wool embroidery is perfectly
lovely" The most delicate effects may
be obtained on dresses by tinsel powder.
A French dressmaker is making a de-
butante's gown of white chiffon, on
which are scattered tiny tinsel rosebuds.
He has turned out frocks of black tulle,
covered with gold tinsel This new fad
has also affected millinery and the CEN
ters of blossoms on the fashionable
flower toques are filled with silver or
gold powder.
Notwithstanding the fondness for colors
displayed In most shirt waists, there are
many persons who like the white lin
gere waist. For the benefit of these
the counters of the merchants are laden
with lovely offerings in the way of nee
dlework and hand embroidered waists.
The lawns, the muslins and the batistes
are numerous and far from costly; and
the embroideries are in English eyelet,
French Italian, Kensington, padded and
shadow.
Gretchen and harness ELECTS in linen,
lace, silk, velvet ribbon and embroidery
are all very effective and will be more
in evidence as warm weather costumes
appear. They, too, are to be had ready
to apply to waists or suits or may be
had ready to apply to waists or suits,
or may be, made to order to match the
skirt with which it is desired to wear
them.
With the summer dresses there are
now made some charming little boas,
which are designed especially to go with
the gowns. One dress, lingerie with
pink trimmings and pink background,
had boa of pink ostrich feathers. The
boa, which is big and round, is long
enough to hang almost to the knees.
There is, with this costume, wide
brimmed hat trimmed with a bunch of
pink feathers; and there is big pink
feather fan. Truly this makes most
becoming combination for any woman
who can wear a boa.
1t can surely be stated that the en-
broidery fashions were never so numer-
Gus as this summer. And for the time
being even lace is set aside for the more
popular needlework. But in numerous IN
stances lace and embroidery are com
bined. Lace is used with embroidery in
a thousand ways.