Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-02
Dainty Gowns For
Special Occasions


the plain material. The waist is
surplice with the japanese shout
der The wiNle is finished with a
tiny yoke and collar OF honitan lace.
The girdle is unique having the eff
feet OF velvet roses over the white
material, finished with a huge flower
rosette Embroidered chiffon.
A dancing dress that would do
service all winter could be DEVELOPED
from princess dexign in migonette
pongee. bands of Persian embroidery
and lace dyed to match. 1t would
also be economy TO provide a chemi-
settle and cuffs OF cobweb cluny lace
which will turn the dress into a high
long-sleeyed mode that may be worn
to a daytime AFFAIR. The dress is
In medium sweep measuring about
-FOUR yards and one-fourth at the
lower edge, and its fullness is adj
1usted about the hips with tucks
over several cores. The front
breadth from yoke to toe is of the
dyed lace, from under which the cir.
die extends around the waist. The
chemisette and gown fasten on the
shoulder and the closing extends
from shoulder to the lower edge
Japanese sleeve bands of the lace
are added. The same mode could
be carried out In French silk wolfe
In grey with front of lace or fancy
silk and If one wished to be very
economical foulard In some pretty
shade could be used having the front
panel outlined with soutache and
some insets Of lace used for decora-
ton.
An extremely attractive dress for
an afternoon reception was worn by
a young bride. Satin cloth i'm dark
green was used wit ha very pretty
vest of cream white cloth embroIder-
ed In gold and green thread. The
skirt was a plain mode having fif-
teen cores with the fashionable flare
at the bottom. On each alternate
gore at the sides start a scroll piece
or the goods, which circled round
and upward over the second gores
The back fell gracefully in a very
slight train from an inverted box
plat that formed the closing. The
waist was really an over blouse and
japanese sleeves over a cream filet
waist and the outside wrap was a
little cape reaching to the waist
htted slightly to the figure and open-
ing over the white cloth vest. AS
the sleeves were only three quarter
length, long white gloves were worn
the hat was a white felt decorated
with long green breasts and wings
ana gren bows. A wood brown chif-
ron broad cloth would make up pref
ty in this design.
A dress suitable 10 wear to =
luncheon or matinee party was de-
Veloped from dark amethyst velve-
teen trimmed with soutache of the
same shade. The skirt is n circulor
WIN an tNlTd Wlut1 Dlaitp6
and set in on the left side over the
one seam and opening. The coat
is a smart little affair in twenty
two inch length. Blgon straps X
tend over the sleeves and are at
tached along the side front and side
back seams, which straps with the
fiat collar are profusely decorated
with soutache braiding, and the
cuffs are made to match. The hat
was of amethyst felt and trimmed
with black Dlimes and pansies in
many tints.
A girl who liked beautiful things
made herself a very charming dane
ing frock from handkerchief linen
which had so fine a weave il looked
like silk and on this she embroider-
ed the front panel, and on the sides