Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-16

The styles in neglige, whether short
or long. are so simplified this season that
their construction is within the power Of
any girl who knows how to do plain sew
ing and has time enough for the work.
In the making of these house gowns all
kinds of remnants and small pieces of
lace and ribbon can be used. for 1t is I'M
necessary that the neglige shall be en-
tirely of one material or color.
For instance long white neglige will
have the length completed by adding a
deep fiounce-shaped or gathered-of a
contrasting goods. such as lowered or
CANDY Or heavy net. A very lovely, but
elaborate, wrapper. seen recently in
shop had the body portion made from
white wash silk. This met a deep founce
of lingerie. There was a rounded scallOp
effect where the fiounce joined the wrap
per and the former was defined with
beading threaded with pink ribbons tied
into bows at intervals. The neck was
finished with a deep collar of lingerie cut
into rounded points. and the sleeves Of
silk were long and flowing
Model Easy to Copy.
1t would be quite easy to copy this
model at home at a quarter of the cost,
especially il remnants were secured or
last summers frock were available. 1t is
not required that the whole of the gown
shall be white. A Powered organdy or
thin silk could form body and sleeves,
having the fiounce and collar of net or
lingerie. -.
The former should be given an under
fiounce o fthin lawn of the prevailing
color i'm the fabric. Lace and ribbon
sponged and pressed will answer the pur-
pose of trimming perfectly, and IA the
latter should be in different colors il will
be all the same. probably prettier than
the one color.
The simple one-piece wrapper, with yoke
and entire sleeves laid in little tucks Is
smarter looking than the design in which
the material fits the shoulders smoothly,
and band of ribbon arranged at the
termination of tucks on the fronts.
brought under the arms and tied in the
back. gives to the garment charming
empire effect. Eight yards of goods,
thirty-six inches wide, will be sufficient.
The conventional empire wrapper will
take about the same amount of material.
This model calls for short yokelike
body fitting the shoulder smoothly and
supporting a full skirt The neck is cut
square, and is edged with threaded lace
beading. A similar trimming conceals
join of yoke and skirt and the threadings
end under roSeVeS or bows. 4
The sleeves are full in three-quarter
length and are finished with the threaded
beading.
A last years pleated skirt IL of thin
fabric. may be utilized by making sleeves
from net or chiffon. draped at the top
with a little of the goods.
Kimono Styles the Same.
The average long kimono needs no more
than a passing mention. and the same
may be said Of the shorter length.
Very charming short sacques and neg
liges are, however, made on other mod
els.
Among these are the embroidered demi-
founcings that can be readily adapted to
the loose effects.
These may be gathered to short square
yoke cut from bit of the all-over and
edged top and bottom with lace beading
threaded. The sleeves can be formed
from plain white goods matching the en-
broidery. or. if the fiouncing Is wide,
then there will be sufficient goods above
the border for cutting the sleeves. Four
yards of embroidery will be ample.
very deep plain yoke. pointed back front
and on shoulders. respectively, and is
trimmed with rows of beading threaded
with ribbon.
To this is gathered full short body of
the same fabric and the sleeves are cut
in points following the yoke effect and
trimmed to match.
This garment can be cut from four
yards of material twenty-seven inches
wide
the same amount of goods. A pretty
model is that made to fit the back and
sides, the fronts tucked at the top to
yoke depth. and the fullness drawn in at