Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-16

keeping It fresh and clean is as serious as
though II were of sheer silken stun.
Nothing could be prettier for the informal
summer evening frock than one Of the one
piece gowns of batiste OF null trimmed
In multitudes of tiny tucks and countless
rows of inset valenciennes insertion. These
are made upon the simplest lines, cut
slightly low at the neck and finished at
neck and sleeves by frills of narrow val
enciennes, but worn over a china silk slip
and by a pretty girl the deceitfully simple
little frOeks are altogether delightful OF
the more ornate lingerie frocks rich in hand
embroidery we have already spoken, but
these are made up for day wear more than
for evening.
For hard service evening use a chiffon
taffeta of very simple quality is an excel
lent thing and warranted to keep its fresh
ness and shapeliness even In seashore
dampness or evening dews By putting
enough lace chiffon or tulle about the
bodice the heavy effect, which is tanfeta's
chief reprcach in the sphere OF evening
frock, can be done away with; and now
that the fine taffetas are so thin and soft
even that device is hardly necessary.
One OF the evening frocks sketched for
the group was OF taffeta and was re-
markably successful. The color was a
lovely rose petal pink. and the lines of the
model though simple, wtIe admirable
The skirt has petticoat OF valenciennes,
the overskirt being finished at the edge by
lines OF very narrow pink and gold galloon
and narrow plaitings OF the pink taffeta.
Similar trimming edges the round neck Of
the bodice. which is cut quite low in front
20 show a tucker OF valenciennes. Sleeves
and bodice are cut In one, with armholes
running down quite to the girdle.
Not so practical vet calculafed N stand
considerable hard wear, was the evening
frock with skirt Of net and coat OF pompa-
dour elk bordered by tiny galloon OF black
and gold. The arrangement Of the ribbon
and rose trimming upon the skirt Of this
model was very effective. the blue OF the
ribbon and the pink Of the tiny roses echo
ing the coloring OF the pompadour design,
while the net and the ground Of the silk
were white.
BOrdered Materials.
Bordered materials OF the sheer silky
class are greatly liked for evening wear
and many OF these obtain their effects in
the simplest OF ways. The skirt is fun and
plain with the exquisite border az bottom
for It's only trimming
The bodice opens in TO the girdle
front and back. with the border outlining
the V. The stun is usually draped on the
shoulder and drawn softly to the girdle
and this shoulder drapery is likely to extend
out over a soft pun sleeve and TO show a
bordered edge. The bodice V, front and
back Is filled in with net lace or tulle.
The little short sleeves are perhaps Of
the same material There is a girdle which
repeats the coloring in the border, and there
is a frock not too subtle for the ordinary
dressnaker's ability. II she be at all clever.
YET immensely effective.
often a line OF plain color satin or silk
borders the bodice and appears upon the
other borders of the frock. and occasionally
this line Is OF black. contrasting sharply
vet attractively with the delicate tlnting
OF the material Hens Of plain black silk
mousseline are set on the colored borders
with irregular lines OF handsome lace and
finishing all the borders OF the froek
The surplice or shape corsage lines are