Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27
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stripes has double foot ruff1e Of cross
wise stripping, but otherwise is plain, with
the short-waisted little bodice meeting it
on the outside This top part Of the dress
| Is fashioned by the cross material like
| the foot band and fastens down the CEN
| ter front with tiny buttons set very
| close together. The collar is cut SO that
the stripes run diagonally toward the
center and lies very fiat against the dress.
The buttons and the decoration of the
| sleeves are in cerise crochet, which is
| proving popular as trimming, partlcu-
+, larly for dresses of this type.
| The second model represents a simple
| effective coat of velour de laine. The
| edges are all outlined with black silk
braid and collar and cuffs are treated
| to IA bit of wool embroidery.
The last of the models shows a more
fanciful dress of lace. The skirt Of it
| is composed of two t1ounces, while the
| top. in bolero style. is yelled with white
wolfe and finished with white fringe.
| All skirts short, none of them
| more than covering the knees, and, for
the very young children. they miss the
knees by an inch or two. Shoulders are
designed to appear as slender as posi-
BILE, SO the elongated effects are favored,
but many sleeves nevertheless, are put
in under plaits or bretelles that hide the
seam entirely.
Plenty of breadth is allowed across the
chest, and in coats this is carried on
uOWH, lOT straight lilies are III OTuoT, Dul
in dresses there is usually a break made
of a sash or belt or some trimming ar
rangement.
Not few of the models like the first
figure of the sketch are of the apron
persuasion, some of them not even hav-
ing yoke to relieve the plainness
while others show much compleXity OF
cut and considerable elaboration of de-
| tail that in other seasons would have
seemed too important to notice. AS in
"a models
| fleet the styles of the grown-ups. but
| naturally the influence of drapery is not
SO marked, although something is being
done with it, as the following descrip-
| tion of a frock now under process of con-
struction for small girl of a well known
American family now visiting Paris will
! demonstrate 1t is little party frocn
to which l have reference, and it's ma
terials are chiffon. delicate rose pink,
and cream-tinted shadow lace. The foun-
dation is Of the lace, plain net at the
top with three flounces of three-inch
lace about the bottom. Over this is
dropped tunic of chiffon. which is in
two sections each hemmed up two inches
and gathered evenly all around at the
top. Then the two separate sections of
the rose chiffon are gathered or draped.
each by itself. and fastened to the lace
underskirt with small clusters of rose
buds. the lower back one dangling long
loops Of rose satin ribbon.
The bodice has round neck with
wing sleeves flowing apart to disclose
lace sleeves underneath and bunch of
the rosebuds just at the front. with no
other decoration.
Lace is being used now much more
than the early season promised for di-
minutive party dresses, an effort being
made always to offset the old effect
lace is prone to give by youthful touches
of ribbon. chiffon or flowers. One mod
ell OF lace is quite tailor-like affair, but
wondrously effective. There is first
slip of pale blue charmeuse or meteor
and then an apron front and similar
section in back of lace edged all around
with a piping of blue silk facing over it
as far as a deep HEM. The two sections
are caught together across the sides
with straps of silver soutache knotted
In the center and at each end The top
part is all Of the lace with a broad sash