The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-15

ed by the French designers and these
soft-bordercd stuffs offer inspiration
for experiments with the tunle effects,
which are so steadily gaining ground
and are so hopeless problem 20 the
dressmaker who is not an artist Any
thing loVelier than the lines of the
modish drapery, provided 1t is skill
fully executed, would be hard to Inn
agine.
Every variation of the trimming
effects used to conceal the armhole OF
dress has been brought into use for
this seasons waists and costumes. AS
style there are some clever arrange
ments, all neat, pretty and effective.
on one dress Is shown a broad effect
down the center of the waist develop
ed with tiny ruf1les OF lace. over the
shoulders are ruffled pieces, extending
into points far down upon the top OF
the sleeves. The three pieces could
be made separately and applied, har-
ness fashion, TO a net waist The
back of this waist should be laid In
groups of narrow tucks, outlined, Of
course, on the sides with RULES.
No wardrobe Is complete without at
least two or three cspectable-luokIng
negligees, and they can be made so
very attractively and of so many
charming materials that It is almost
impossible to pass them ~ when dis
played In the shops, They are, as a
rule, made in panels. one on each side
of the front and one on each side of
the back, the sleeves being made of
net, over the top of which the panels
extend. The edge of the four panels
is finished with a rufile OF lace or
gathered ribbon and they are trimmed
with chiffon flowers or embroidered
with ribbon work. Sometimes. how
ever, these little jackets are quite plain
and finished only with a simple
stitch in heavy silk floss.
Braiding on fine soutache has taken
n new departure In its use on the
sheerest of white fabrics. 1t IL some
times combined with English eyelet
buN Nuli' DIS VllGtl uStu
by itself, and is undoubtedly one of
the smartest novelties of the season.
Skirts of quite diaphanous mulls are
weighted with a braiding Of soutache
put on in intricate design sometimes
foot deep. Waists or little Jackets
are lavlshly braided to match. There
Is piquant charm about the use of
this substantial trimming on such deli
cate stuffs-the fascination of con-
trasts again proved. But one shud-
ders when one thinks of the effect of
laundering on this combination.
A beautiful gown seen In soft broad
cloth, pale ale in hue, was made with
pinafore corsage. but with a very
handsome and quite new trimming.
/ This was carried out in silk of exact
| ~ the appearance of drawn-thread
work, which is SO richly worked that
II Is merely a lattice of cross bars.
and was designed in the same shade
as the fine cloth of which the toilet
was made. with very silky surface
| There was three-inch band Of this
open work, supplying the part of the
pinafore to be carried up over the
shoulder, while 1t also formed the left
side of the long, straight tunc. The
sleeve was very original and rather
wide and was drawn together IN the
middle of the arm above the elbow
with a short strip of finger length
of the lattice embroidery, kept in
place apparently by three tiny silk
buttons, while the guimpe was Of deep
cream lace, fitting very close 20 The
throat and over the bust, no waist
belt being provided
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