The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-17

a vOw. if ever. may the home dress
nj maker achieve most fascinating
and easily constructed little
evening wraps Never before
has there been such vogue of odd
wraps. that depend not upon their
elaborateness or workmanship for
style and good taste, but upon the In
dividual note or even eccentriclty-
One may now carry out the widest
fancy and feel quite confident that she
will not appear conspicuous. To-day
there are any number of cunning lit
tie wraps 10 be concoctcd.
One very useful and appropriate
wrap for nearly every type of gown
and almost every time of day is made
of black net and bias bands of black
silk, which may be made over from
an old pettlcoat or other piece OF SILK,
as the bands are cut on the bias about
one and half inches in width. and
then frayed on both edges by pulling
through the gatherer OF tho machine.
the gathering being through the cen
tre
Tho net should be of the coarse,
open-mesh variety. preferably SILK, al
though mcrcerized cottons are now on
the market If very wide. it may be
cut In strips about twenty-four inches
IN width and OF sufficient length TO
reach to the knees. or even below. The
edge should be carefully hemmed. as
1t stretches easily This. however. is
the most difficult part OF its construc-
tIon, as there remains only the task
OF applying the silk, which Is simple
enough
II Is scwcd by hand TO all the edges
al IA l1H
about three inches apart About
twelve inches from the foot two rows
are sewed. about three inches apart,
across the foot
Il is now complete except for drap-
ing. which is much more satisfactory II
tackled. as 1t stays in place about the
shoulders much better than if merely
adjusted for the time being by the
Wearer.
The net should be laid In two deep,
downward turning tucks between the
rows OF trimming and tackled blindly
1 In tho middle and again caught up on
| either eide Just under tho chin or over
J the shoulders. but a little looser here
! than In the centre, as 1t should fall
a tri6e broader over the shoulders.
1t is worn by being either held in
place loosely by black velvet ribbon
or chouX, either OF black or q color 10
match the gown, or may be merely
f. thrown about the shoulders. Such
I wrap Is shown In the illustration.
A black net coat would be very smart
/ if developed in this fashion. The coat
should be quito loosely cut and of sim
pley line, This wrap. developed in net
to. match the gown over which 1t is
I worn or of a harmonizing shade, is
exceedingly pretty and dressy,
Marabou feathers contribute not
little to1thesubtle summer scarf Ap-
Ppued-to the edge and arranged In rows
or undulating loops on q long. wide
scarf OF chiffon, they arc most ex-
| quisitely highland airy In their fluffy
J nothingness.
Chiffon, finished with wide bands of
metallic embroidery applied to the un-
der sidc Is most rich and beautiful, the
weight Of tho embroidery holding the
chiffon in long. undulating folds.
Many women prefer a wrap that has
actual warmth, which Is, | am sure,
most commendablc feature, even
though we may pride ourselves on the
amount OF stored-up heat waves our
hardening process has evolved. For
these Sensible women there arc most
alluring wraps OF yelled silk and bro