Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-09

narrow skirt while dancing draws the
clinging material closely about the limbs
and the effect Is. rather too revealing
to suit good many women. The new
English queen, in particular. has ex-
pressed herself very plainly on the sub
skirts and has forbidden them at her
court Whether or not Queen Marys
veto will change the fashion immedi-
ately is interesting speculation. but
il is a significant fact that already a
wider skirted dancing costume has been
brought out in Paris.
This new dancing costume is by Beer
and the skirt. cut in the old circular
style. forms graceful ripple about the
feet and sweeps away in little demi-
train at the back. Beer has turned out
sc .eral Of these models. One particular
~ pretty one. worn during coronation
week In London. was Of pale maize
coored satin charmeuse and the skirt
was slashed to the knee at one side OF
the front. a wedge-shaped pleating of
maize chiffon showing beneath. 4 fichu
of the chiffon. laid In soft folds cross
ed the shoulders and formed the short
sleeves and the long points. crossing at
the bust line. passed around to the
back and were held by pearl and topaz
clasp. thence trailing to the skirt hem.
Another pearl and topaz ornament held
the folds of the chiffon fichu at the bust
Another Beer dancing frock with this
new ripple skirt was of seashell pink
charmeuse. the skirt being slashed to the
knee over chiffon petticoat of the same
shade and the edges of the slashed por-
ton being finished with short gold fringe
This fringe continued around the bottom
Of the skirt-a very chic notion, by the
way, in Paris just now, even tailored suits
showing trimming of dangling fringe at
the bottom of the skirt. one side of the
bodice of this pink dancing gown was of
the pink satin, and the satin appeared
to me falling off to reveal underbodice
of gold embroidered pink net. The waist
line was emphasized with a heavy gold
cord whose tasseed ends fell to the
ankle.
Almost every dancing frock that Cabot
has turned out this season has been
slashed up at the side. Sometimes the
slash reaches to the knee and then, or
course, there is a chiffon petticoat or
some similar contrivance underneath;
but often the slash is merely wedge
shaped piece, gouged out OF the skirt
hem, and one catches fascinating gl;mpses
of silk clad ankles the dancer moves.
One of today's illustrations shows the
use of fringe at the bottom Of the dancing
dress. This pretty costume, designed Tor
a dinner dance frock for country house
wear is made of yellow satin over which
citron green chiffon is draped. the green
chiffon being richly embroidered with
gold. Below the handsome embroidery at
the edge of the tunic Is band OF dark
green velvet, which tones down the strong
yellows and green of the frock. and at
the edge of this velvet hem Is the
dangling gold fringe At the waist is
girdle of gold cord.
An American woman stopping at the
ivcy
the coronation festivities appeared at din
ner one evening in a sea green gown that
attracted tremendous attention. This
gown was worn at two important halls
and received the name of '.Lorelei' gown.
1t was also called the mermaid" frock.
photograp h of this beautiful costume is
printed on today's page. but the black
and white reproduction gives no idea of
the exquisite color tones. Over the foun-
daton of shmmering, sea green crepe
meteor which clings in sinuous lines
about the figure is heavy and also cling
ing tunic of net made of tiny cut steel
beads strung on silk. The inverted Y of
darker green fabric in the skirt accen-
tuates the clnging effect Of the gown and
empha sizes the peculiar mermaid effect.
A little fishtail train at the back Is
weighted with steel fringe and this fringe
also trims the transparent sleeves OF pearl
and steel embr oidered net Not only
the lines Of this clirging and steel
weighted gown but its wonderful SHIN
mering green color made II the sensa-
ton of the evening whenever il appeared.
The craze for scintillating and brilliant
costumes seems to have reached its eli
max in the chiffon evening gowns en-
broidered with small rhinestones. Some
of these gowns are so brilliant that their
wearers are quite eclipsed and nobody
thinks of looking at the woman SO won
derful is her toilet. No really wise
woman will put a gown that takes
away from her beauty rather than helps
to bring It out: but the frantic anxiety
to have a costume that Is more splendid
than anything that has yet been seen
has played sad tricks In many instances
with good judgment.
A typical diamante gown Is pictured on
the young woman seated on the arm of a
chair The entire tunic OF this dinner
dance costume is embroidered with small
rhinestones set in close rows In straight
and oblique lines. The edges of the tunic
are finished with embroidery, which COM
bines rhinestones, silver cord and pearl
beads The brilliant effect Of this tunic
may be imagined, and the brlliancy Is
the chief feature of the gown, for the col
oring Is rather suhdued the rhinestone
embroidered, tunic falling over a white
jupe at the foot Of which is a band of
black chiffon. The hair Is banded with