Evening star., 1908-01-20
PRETTY EVENING GOWNS.
Latest Fabrics Are Made With Gold
and Silver (

| The newest fabrics for evening gowns
are simply exquisite. Among the extreme
novelties is ombre-striped chiffon, one Of
| the daintiest of gauzy materials. In col
oring it is indescribably beautiful. For
instance. soft peacock green grounds will
/ show stripes of a color such as brown.
broken up by being in a number of differ
ent tones from dull tan through the rich
! chestnut shades to deep seal brown.
| Another will display a blue background
with stripes in patches of blue. black, etc.
| the whole effect being so bewildering that
| il is difficult matter to decide really just
what the exact color is.
\ The lining for these novel goods is even
more illusive to coloring. though the
most effective background is ivory white.
veiled with chiffon in the prevailing
shade of the gown, if it is possible TO find
this one tint
A mingling in one of brown. blue and
cream was lovely mounted over ivory with
an interlining of brown chiffon
Another exquisite fabric that is entirely
new is striped chiffon moire, fine ID
cobweb. but much more silky.
4 beautiful black marquisette with gold
sDiaShingS. like the designs one sometimes
sees on Japanese straw mattings. inter-
spersed with all the black embroidery.
may be bought for the same price
These fine silky textures are wonderfully
effective made up over white. and are ex-
tremely handsome when lined with black.
y new weave of chiffon is in blocks of
black and white, white and colors and
black and colors. 1t is possible to get
chiffon with the entire surface covered
with the design. as we'll as plain ground
the wide border only showing the block
design. A black background bordered with
white and a dainty color. such as pale
sage green. is exceedingly striking. and
white bordered with n2uve and black or
soft brown blocks is very effective.
The polka dots are by no means passe.
and these are seen in a number of new
effects. oftentimes bit of Grecian border
being combined with them.
| Both the stripes and bordered weaves
are equany fashionable. so that there is
no reason why tall woman should ac-
| centuate her height by choosing stripes.
| or short woman present positive round
| appearance in a deeply bordered gown.
Both may choose wisely and yet con-
| form to fashions latest decree.
In less expensive and most staple goods
meSsaline is made up into a number of
simple evening models, and so is crepe de
chine
| The former. however is in favor just
now and the blonde laces combine very
happily with this silk as a trimming A
frock of this description is an ideal one
| for young girl. The matron may prefer
the crepe de chine. | like this fabric en-
broidered or decorated with insets of net
or lace. better than any other kind of dec
grafton. Little self ruffies, too, are al
ways effective
The trimmings for evening gowns al
most surpass in beauty the fabrics them
selves exquisite as they are. and the
fashion of embroidering lace in gold or
colored silks brings the price up to some
thing almost fabulous.
Equally expensive in comparison are
some of the new ribbons. into which are
woven gold and silver threads that glisten
with every fiutter. An ivory background
showed design of chrysanthemums in
gold and silver. which may be better i'm
agined than described, it was SO beautiful
Then there are richly striped ribbons for
wear with gowns in solid color. the
pretty fiowered ribbons becoming to
'girlhood and the wonderfully blocked rib
bonS