Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-30

chantilly patterns against the pure white.
All the evening frocks turned out by
the great houses have very narrow
silhouette, and though Quantities of soft
material are used. skirts drag In about
the feet. and even the short frock In
dancing length do not flare at al The
draperies are most cleverly managed, and
are often wound round and round the
torso. suggesting classic. arrangement
of folds while heavy embroideries and
closely against the limbs at the lower
edge. Sometimes knee-deep "hems" or
bands drag In the fabric around the feet,
making 1t impossible to walk across a
drawing room with long STEP The
bodices accompanying these narrow skirts
treme ease and looseness. Anything like
a tight At Is considered extremely bour
geoise. and even the stout woman wear s
softly draped folds Of fabric arrange
gives her figure the effect of siendernsss;
for be II whispered TO the wise stout
woman, nothing gives stcfi an eject ri
sende-ness as loose hcdr-. and noting
so increases the e-e- : ~ cmbonp in =
as a sheathi.e corxet .tretcre.. to b-sst-
Ore OF todays photographs shows a
dinner and bridge gown designed for wear
at large house party up in Westchester.
thougl of course tie costume VIII az
company it's owner afterward en- a ssries
of country house visits until 1t has been
seen too many times by the same eyes
f:sg n:3h
reached this deplorable stage-usually
after its seventh or eighth wearing, 1t
is-if lniladi is kindly hearted-sent to
some less fortunate little country cousin;
or. If not. 1t is turned over to Celeste,
who. for small percentage of the price
received, disposes of the gown shrewdly
to some dealer in costumes OF this sort,
n.iladi using the sum received to help
pay Ter bridge dues.
The gown pictured is of pale salmon
pink crepe, embroidered IT. self-color by
Japanese finserH the fabric having been
sent to Japan by the couturier for the
embroidering before the sections were
put together. The lines of this gown are
the embroidery forming the only TRIM
ming The gloves are Of flesh colored
silk, with little sprays Of embroidery In
the delicate salmon pink shade OF the
gown. These Embroidered gloves are now
to be had in all the shades used for
evening wear, and SO fine is the silk and
so beautifully done are. the embroidered
patterns that these gloves are much
handsomer with some costumes than the
heavier kid worn in cold weather. Most
Of these gloves have bracelet arrange
ment Of hemstitching at the wrist, SO
that the glove may be rehauded when
the finger tips wear out
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White lace is the material, par excel
lence, for the little summer dancing frock
of this season. Never was so much lace
used and one sees walls, chantillys and
mechlins combined with nets Or wit.
heavier Italian laces in most effective
fashion. A pretty debutante who L
spending her summer at Southampton
danced the other night in an enchanting
little frock made of white net IN tWe
grades! rather course net being used
for the body of the frock, while shirrings
of very fine net were introduced between
pipifiss OF rose colored silk. Pink ribbons
were run under these net shirrings ano
held the skirt closely to the figure. while
derneath crossed the breast in surphct
fashion. and ended under great pink
rose at the belt. The little frock! was
alluringly airy and girlish, and was shor
enough to display most dainty pink slip
pers and stockings
Shirrings and cordings are used to 6
great extent on these gay little dancins
dresses Of lace and embroidered net, an6
the bordered nets and chinons, made II
tunic, or double skirt effect. are particu
larly graceful for dancing USE OF course
the dancing frock has more width around
the foot-or rather the ankle-than the
banded-in skirt for dinner or other even
ing wear, and many Of the little French
fatty applied and not measurably increas-
ing the flare of the skirt-but still rufnes
4 lovely jeune file dress of soft pink
mousseline and lace has two ten-inct
flounces on the skirt, the upper one fall.
ing over a band of pink ribbon tfec
fiounce. Both flounces are set on in shall
low pleats instead of with gathers, many
of this years f1ounces and ruffles being
arranged in this way to preserve the
straight line from hip to hem. The bod
ice of this delectable pink mousseline
shows only an abbreviated little sleeve
fitting the arm snugly and q big, droop'
ing fichu Of the mousseline, crossed ovel
the bust and ending at the belt in a chou
Of the mOusSeline.
This season the va corsage is the fad
and few Of the evening gowns fall off the
shoulders while coming high on the bust
When the in front is SO low that ar
immodest effect is threatened, the bus
is yelled with lace or chiffon, but thu
deep v of the corsage gives the effect Of
an extreme decolletage. The corsage il
also usually much lower at the back thar
in front; the point Of the often touch
ing the belt line at the back. Few WON
en- have backs beautiful enough to b.
thus frankly displayed. but few fash
ionable beauties, famous for their lovely
backs, wear these extremely 10y bodices
the fronts Of which may be as modestly
high over the bust as the frock of little
debutante.
Some women object to the decollett
corsage; others may not wear 1t ever
If they would because of too thin neck:
and shoulders, and wise the woman who
knowing that her neck Is not beautiful