Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-04

may be carried the various toilet articles,
the night dress and pretty neglige, leav-
| ing more room thus in the suit case for
| frocks and shGes, and allowing the COM
| petent express company to vrestle on .
hot day with the transportation OF so
| much weight.
An altogether charming neglge is L
| most important detail of the weekend
| wardrobe. Into it, after a refreshing
bath, one slips upon arrival for coy
before-dinner chat with ones hostess. 1t
comes in again at the midn ght hour.
| when, the men safely below stairs taking
a convivial nishtcap feminine folk fit
about the halls and in and out of bed
chiffon. silk and lace. And if. by any
inadvertence, masculine somebody, COM
ing up the stairs, should catch feminine
somebody in the hall, clad in a distract
ingly pretty pink silk kimono, what mat
| ter indeed-so long as the kin1ono is suffi-
GENTLY becoming?
And then-as one woman says-there Is
always the possibility of fire in the night.
So by all means let the neglige be in
cluded as an Indispensable in the over
Sunday suit case.
Summer negliges are protection against
drafts-not cold-and do not need to be
heavy in weight. Thin china silk, crepe
de chine, accordion pleated silk muslin
or very thin albatross make up charm
ingly into gowns of this character and
trimmings should be fine rather than
plentiful, il economy is a consideration
Figured dirnity. dotted swiss and batiste.
while making dainty sacques for morning
and room wear, are not suitable for neg
liges, like the soft, limp, silky stuffs
which Ia ck In the costume
beneath.
One may wear anything one pleases at
a country house in the morning. In the
big houses breakfast is served individually
to guests In their rooms, the first formal
meeting of hostess and guests taking
place at luncheon. Appointments are
made during the evening for next morn
ings occupations, and while some meet
on the tennis courts or golf links, and
others start out for a dip in the surf or
a ramble in the woods, there are always
those who like best TO dawdle through
the morning hours in hammock or piazza
| chair with a book or bit of needlework-
The hostess is rarely visible before
noon She sips her coffee in her own
boudoir and plans with her secretary for
the days menu and entertainment AMI
for the weekend parties which are to
follow in succession all summer. long
after the present handful of guests have
gone their several ways.
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The morning costume will, of course.
be very simply made and will be OF
skirt and a chic leather belt, or Of one
Of the attractive silk ginghams Or
cilambrays, trimmed with braid or lit
tie very fine embroidery Dimity makes
an ideal frock for very warm summer
mornings, and the dotted lawns are
pretty when smartlys made up. The
main consideration Of the morning cos
tune is Immaculate freshness. If the
frock is also daintily pretty and be-
coming aid girlishly simple in style it
will be relief to jaded eyes that have
bent too long over a bridge table in
the wee sma' hours.
striped linen lawn were shown early
in the season at one of the big houses
on the Rue de la Paix. These frocks
in small side pleats from neck to hem,
the waist and skirt. thought separate,
having the effect of being al! in one.
fined the waist line. There was abso-
lutely no trimming. but with the frock
was worn a broad Dutch collar Of ba-
tiste embroidery and the elbow sleeves
to match. The pleated frills, which are
having tremendous vogue this sum-
mer, are particularly charming witt
morning dresses of <dimity or lawn
The morning frock illustrated is of
peach pink silk chambray and has a
short tunic overskirt above a scantily
pleated skirt. A bold eyelet pattern in
white embroidery makes an effective
trimming in combination with round
white crochet buttons.
There are SO many new and attractive
bathing-suit models this season that
the subject demands page all to itself:
but a very pretty little suit of dotted
mohair is illustrated. and the woman
who carries her bathing suit on a week
end visit dispenses with boomers and
takes along instead knitted silk tights.
which occupy very little space in the
Suit case The bathing tOpS Should he