Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-29
Kimon0s and NeqIiqes.

IN the privacy of ones own room there
is actual comfort in q kimono. or
lounging robe. The garment offers
substitute for dress at a moments
notice. but is not accepted as a dress
article, Of course. Dainty and alluring
patterns may be made at home.
new way of making the kimonO OF
the bordered fabrics is to put the border
at the under-arm seam instead of down
the front The usual method Of using
this goods has been to double it SO the
border formed the lower part of the
sleeves and also an ornament for the
front. Now the big roses are seen at
the top of the sleeve and under the arms.
and the effect is really pretty. Another
charming effect is gained by using the
Powered ribbon for the facing OF the
kimono, which is made of plain crepe.
one of plain lavender crepe had the
facing down the front and on the sleeves
in pretty lowered ribbon about two
inches wide. A wider ribbon Is some
times used and gathered in a scant ruff
f1e.
Very pretty, indeed. is the half-lensth
kimono made from all the dainty wash
materials, including those OF colored
handkerchief. Those Of lowered ma.
terial are bordered with plain goods, and
those of plain goods are bordered with
Powered material or ribbon
The ground color of the little silk
kmono jackets must match the color or
the SILK or Sdtln ptttlCOdl ludt 10 WIN
with it. One little neglige jacket Is OF
pale mauve color embroidered In pink
ample blossoms, with foliage and stems Of
natural color in very pale tints. A plain
border of mauve silk finishes the jacket
Jackets Of this sort are valued according
to the material of which they are made
The cheap ones are of thin lowered wash
stuffs and the others Of various qualities
OF silk One excellent quality that the
silk ones have Is that they may be
washed and ironed. not carelessly. but
with a reasonable amount OF care as to
the soap used for the suds and the tenn
perate heat of the iron afterward. Those
made of crepe of the crinkly sort are
never ironed except on the silk edges.
1t is possible to buy embroidered Chi
nese and Japanese silks and crepes by
the yard, and enough for a kimono can
be had from two yards, or even less. OF
the embroidered material, with less than
a ward of plain goods to match in color.
They are made with wide sleeves and low
rounded neck. Not only China and ia
nan but even India and Egypt are ran
sacked for their rich fabrics which may
be converted into the handsome kimono.
One very pretty jacket had a deep
pocket on each side. Why pockets are
not always provided, especially as they
are SO useful, cannot be explained. Alba
tross is good material TOT kimonos
One Of gray albatross had trimmings Of
rray-blue silk on collar and sleeves.
Hair dressing sacques are little affairs
not much larger than two Eood-sized
handkerchiefs. They are beribboned and
often trimmed with much lace. They are
seryiceable and can be quickly donned
over a fine waist when needed.
A kimono should always be folded from
the right. 1t is only folded from the left
when placed upon dead body. and the
center seam at the back must fold from
right to left. No Japanese woman Is ever
seen with an ungirdled kimono.