Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02

America to be chosen by women intending
to sail for England during the next few
weeks.
Three wraps at the very least viii be
carried by the fashionable pilgrim to the
coronation festivities: A smart travelling
for running about on country visits while
in England; a handsome motor coat Of
satin or pOngee, for afternoon wear ever
light gowns. and an evening wrap as
lovely-and as costly as may be afforded.
And alas. loneliness and costliness seem
TO so hand in hand in these French even
ing wraps. and even In the wraps pat
termed after French models. One cannot
ming that boosts the price up 50 alarm
ingly high, for often one is asked five
times as much as the mere material
would cost. The Paris couturier will as
seems indeed the explanation, for the
lines of the French wraps are eXquisitely
beautiful-and hopelessly impossible Of
imitation by less Skilled fingers.
Lift one of the voluminous satin cloakS
from the chair where it has been tossed
by the saleswoman. It falls in for,nless
mass of material from your hand. and 1t
is difficult to determine, even. just where
one gets into the thing. But let the sales
woman take it from you and slip it over
the shoulders of nlanikiu, and presto.
the material falls in ravish!nK lines, and
folds. loops and bands settle into mar
NelOUS mai lilOHN VI GlllotN SIe'S.
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One secret of the French couturiers
success with evening wraps is that he
knows where to stop. Some one says that
many great masterpiece is lost to the
world because the artist did not stop
when he had Finished And too often
American dressmakers, to make up for
lack of genius in accomplishing beauti-
full lines. pile on the agony in elaboration
Of trimming until the effect is indescrib-
ably awful.
Two beautiful French evening cloaks,
designed especially for wear in London
during coronation week, are pictured to-
geous affair in deep oriental colorings
and with embroideries that were done in
China. the material having been shipped
to that country and returned to Paris for
the completion OF the garment when the
embroidery was finished. This wrap Is
built of cerise colored satin and the band
around the bottom. as we'll as the lining,
is of satin in delicate pirkish gray
shade. The embroideries repeat this pink
ish gray color. together with various
shades of cerise. and touches of black
are added for emphasis.
The other wrap-a chiffon model by
Worth--is only one of seven lovely even
ing cloaks which will be carried in one
lucky wonau's trunks to London. This
Worth wrap is Of black chiffon over null
berry pink chiffon and the outer fabric
is weighted with rich einbroideries done
with black silk. Beneath the black chif-
fon at the back. fails long sash Of null
berry pink ribbon, exactly the shade OF
the mulberry chiffon beneath it. The coll
lar Of this wrap IS particularly interest
ing, the embroidered chiffon being set
over a square section Of black satin TO
give a deep sailor collar effect and to add
weight and richness to this trimming
feature.
The photograph shows also the special
hat sent from Paris to accompany TINS
pink straw yelled with black net and the
mulberry satin facing is sh!-red under
black velvet cord. The rich piumes
match the color Of the hat.
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The coronation robes Of the king will
be precisely the same in style as those
worn by his father. King Edward VII,
but Queen Mary is having special CLOAK
manufactured for herself. and this cloak
will differ slightly in style from the CLOAK
that Queen Alexandra wore. Queen
Mary's cloak will, of course, be OF velvet
in the royal color, and 1t will be bordered
all around by the royal ermine. but by a
clever device in the cutting 1t Will Mt
very gracefully over the shoulders and
viii sweep away in yards upon yards OF
material far behind her long court train.
The weight of such velvet ana 1ur
cloak may be imagined. and remembering
the royal crown which the queen must
wear also upon this occasion. one does
not envy her majesty if-as is most prooa-
| Deterioration day turns out warm ai'o
| sultry.
aroideries on soft crepe stuffs have had
a special vogue on the Riviera TINS year.
and many Of these coats were seen 81
Monte carlo. One of the most beautiful
was a French model Of black crepe en-
broidered in great. splashing crysan na ns
NUNS in a shade Of pale sanron. ea a
flower motif being outlined with very hne
gold cord. There was a lining of saffron,
soiored satin and at the front hung gold
cords with tassels at the ends Another
,,ith euhroideries in cream white out.
| lined with fine silver cord.
Satin coats will be much worn all sum-