Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-30
costume, il correct in all its details, may
be exceedingly smart.

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There are charming tennis dresses-as
they are called-of pale blue and pink
silk chambray and Of linen In white, pink
or a very smart sage green shade. with
hand-wrought scallops and dots as
trimming. These frocks are made with
extreme simplicity. the little seamless
bodice being attached to straight. rather
narrow skirt under two-inch belt of
the material, daintily scalloped along both
edges The frock fastens down one side
Of the front with white crochet or pearl
buttons set In Observation-Disclosures white
scallops. The elbow sleeves are finished
with turned-back cuffs. also scalloped
Usually at the neck there is a very dainty
turned-down collar of tucked and fagoted
white lawn. with perhaps narrow edge
Of lace. For morning wear lace collars
are not now considered good style, and
the tucked and plisse neckwear is the
notion. A sweet little tennis frock of
wistaria-colored linen Is sca1loped with
white. and all tie way down the front
are distracting bows of violet-colored vel
vet ribbon. one of these bows perching
on each sleeve over the bread turned
back cuff of plisse batiste, which is Dor
dered with fine cluny. The huge collar
square at the back and opening in front
in rather deep Wis also of the finely
der of cluny lace.
Every really fashionable girl rides
There are two things which commend the
exercise as an exclusive sport. 1t is so
expensive that only the exclusive may
indulge in 1t. 1t makes for glorious
health And it go hardens the muscles
that rarely does the woman who has
ridden in youth take on ungainly embon-
point later in life.
The summer riding habit may be much
less conventional than the formal affair
worn in town. but it must be perfect in
every detail-even in its informally. The
skirt is usually Of heavy linen crash
and more and more woman riders now
are taking up cross-saddle riding when
in the country. the riding skirt being cut
for this manner Of sitting in the saddle. II
the day is very warm the smart hip-lensth
coat may be dispensed with, and the skirt
is accompanied by very correct man
nish shirt waist trim Ascot stock and
straw sailor hat firmly anchored by a
broad silk elastic. Hatpins are too dan
gerous in case of fall to be risked by
braided and tied up securely with broad
black ribbon. or it may be fastened close
ly against the back Of the head in a
neat plaque with small hairpins Smart
English mohair.
Indeed, only a debutante with a nav
less under-twenty-fve complexion would
venture to wear this trying color. for
helen blink is a tint between coral and
rose that would make any skin but
pink and white girlsh one look saffron
color This new shade is. of course,
named after the Presidents daughter and
is extravagantly the fashion. White voile
frocks are embroidered with helen pink.
and there are whole dresses of this color.
A summer dinner gown. made of helen
mink silk. embroidered with black beads,
is illustrated, and this gown, with its
vivid color contrasts, is charming on the
dark-haired young woman who wears 1t.
II would. of course be impossible TO a
blonde. The silk is Of the thinnest sort
procurable and is mounted over white
chiffon, which gives a delicate. airy effect
to both tunic and skirt. The tunic is
embroidered with black bead motifs. and
this embroidery is repeated in bolero eff
feet on the lower part of the bodice and
| sleeve. Above this embroidery the ma
| ter,al is tucked. chiffon OF paler pink
coloring, and the deep yoke OF irish
crochet is laid over helen pink again.
| In the hair is a bandeau of pink ribbon
and the earrings are OF coral, Win SWING
| ing pendants Of baroque pearl
| Though dazzling dinner costumes OF the
tyna described above are an important
item of the wardrobe for first season
ont the mother of q debutante does wei
| to keen the Young girl in white most or
| the time. There is something especially
youthful and appealing in pure white: IL
| ia the maids particular privilege and may
not he worn by the matron except for
out-of-town mourning without susges-
| ton Of affectation. a..
Though a large proportion OF the I'M
include color ornamentation of some sort.
there are numerous models in pure white,
or in white combined with cream or ecru'
the latter effect being considered ex-
tremeIy smart Two very pretty white
afternoon frocks for a debutante are
Illustrated. One Of these st+a models M Us
81 honoe and the other is an elaborate
fete toilet Of embroidered null and real