Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-22
The Palais Royal q and | 1th SITS.

make up into charming gowns and are
quite appropriate for evening wear as
we'll as during the day.
AS between frock very fine surah
serge is admira BILE. 1t is light and cool
and may be relied upon to answer well
for any number of different occasions
both day and evening, if the model chosen
for it's development is carefully planned.
Girls evening frocks may be of null,
plain white brussels net, wolfe or china
silk. Older women will probably prefer
such materials crepe de chine. WOOL
batiSte and the voiles. Panama makes
very serviceable dress or even suit for all
around wear. while linen is of course, al
ways in good taste for suits.
Fine cotton crepe is 10 be recommended
for whole dresses when one is mourning
in white on account of it's being so simple
to launder. 1t requires no ironing. thus
expense is lessened. for to wear white
continually and keep it always fresh and
imma culate. as white garments should be,
and especially when one is in mourning,
means very large laundry bills
I suppose it is unnecessary to add that
trimmings for mourning dresses must be
only of the most simple kind. such as
tucks (broad ones preferably, folds. fag-
citing rows of dull ribbon, bands of dull
silk footing and dull soft chiffon. Lace
is banished from the mourning wardrobe
and so is embroidery generally Speaking
The satin stitch embroidery and that
kind known as blind embroidery are con-
gowns, but the eyelet or any very elab-
crate design will not be in good taste.
Another point to be remembered when
choosing a model for a gown is to take
care not to have it cut away too deep at
the neck. Large yokes necessarily trans
parent should be avoided. Small squares
or V shapes may be defined. filling in
with fagotinG, perhaps. or something
similar. and leaving the space bare for
evening wear, just edging with a little
tulle tucker This small bare opening
will be i'm better taste than large or
deep yoke even if finished with high
collar
White mourning millinery includes hats
of white chip. linen. net. finest lawn.
chiffon and dull-finished mulls. with such
trimmings as dull ribbons. white wings.
mousseline de sole. duh silk and plain
net. Flowers are not mourning, though
hat seen recently to be worn for first
mourning was of white brussels net trim
med with roSettes of the same, placed
around the crown alternately. with large
dull white silk roses having pure white
centers. The smaller white flowers. as
lilac, are not considered mourning. White
chip trimmed with good white ribbon or
white mourning silk is a wise choice. be-
cause of it's practicability. One does not
care to buy great deal of millinery
when in mourning on account of being
confined to a choice of only one tone SO
that all hats will be apt to look very
much alike, no matter how many one
has.
The black fabrics for mourning remain
somewhat staple. no really new weaves
being seen. The finer grade of panama
is a favored material for dresses for
general wear while the stronger weaves
are made up into useful suits Dull black
India silk seems to be preferred for even
ing dresses to crepe de chine for summer
mourning, and. some very smart-looking
gowns of this material are trimmed with
hens of loosely woven black grenadine.
closely resembling canvas. 1t is very
cool and light looking and has, besides.
quite a good deal of style.
Black cotton crepe a gown Is not
quite SO much success as the white. but
at the same time it is used quite a good
deal, chiefly by elderly women. however.
The coarser cotton crepe in black. should
be avoided altogether. Black lawn makes
up into nice, cool frocks both for morning
and afternoon wear. and. of course. wolfe
is always attractive. fine allwool ba-
tiste is a very good choice for home
gowns or simple evening dresses. while
for more formal occasions black brussels
net is admirable. 1t is light and cool,
but at the same time most dura BILE.
In regard to millinery. really almost
any black hat is considered mourning
long as it is not too bright looking, as.
for instance. when covered with black
satin or MORE. Flowers of silk. crepe
and ribbon are used as trimming. also
ostrich feathers. tips, wings, net, chiffon,
mousseline de sole and dull ribbons.
ELIZABETH LEE.