Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-14
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EXQUISITE HANDIWO RIO III
GOWNS AND MATINEE JACKETS
Matinee Jacket Far Removed From Ancient
Dressing Sacque Tea Coat Has
a Skirt to Match-The Latest
in Powered Effects.

transparent fabric. such as thin Chinese
silk or crepe de chine. Tea coats are
worn also with trailing skirts and not
with lingerie petticoa:s Sometimes the
skirt matches the tea coat. but usually
il is of contrasting fabric.
For example. tea coat of pin-tucked
lavender crepe de chine, trimmed with
fiet insertion and narrow white silk
| fringe, accompanies skirt OF white net
f1OunceG with valenciennes lace this skirt
being built over FONDA ton of lavender
and Chinese silk. Small silk violets in
garlands are caught 10 the skirt here and
there.
Another tea coat of cream filet over
peach pink satin girdled high under the
bust with pink satin accompanies skirt
of pale pink crepe de chine. Such skirts.
though usually trailing on the floor all
| around. are in petticOat rather than gown
style. and are trimmed with scant. deep
t1OunceS of lace and ruche-edged chiffon;
the lower edge often being slashed or
lifted by a drapery to show the slippered
foot.
Among the new models are two charm
ing little tea coats. with skirts of the
| same material. One is made of crepe de
chine. with lace and ribbon trimming.
The jacket is made in empire style and
is inset with insertions of filet lace. The
tea coat is fastened at the front with
closely set bars of ribbon.
Another tea coat and skirt are made of
chiffon over silk Foundation. The bod
ice of the tea coat IS draped i'm fichu eff
feet At the left side front fastening
there is a large rosette of silk with long
sash ends
There are trimmings of lace. ruches
and tiny chiffon roses.
Another charming tea coat is made of
pink crepe de chine and bands of filet
lace. This garment is also made on en-
pire lines. At the high waist line there
is plated girdle of satin. Ornamented
AT the back with fiat bow of the satin
The tea coat is inset with wide bands of
cream tilet lace running from shoulder to
hem. which finishes at the lower edge in
points. Between the points there is a
deep silk fringe.
There are many charming little summer
matineeS made of china silk inset with
valenciennes and trimmed with frills of
the lace. One matinee is of blue china.
There are shaped revers embroidered by
hand in flower design. The revers are
outlined with a frill of val lace. The
matinee is encircled at the waist line by
girdle of silk. finished by a small rose
made of the ribbon. The same trimming
is used at the neck. There are deep turn
back cuffs embroidered and edged with
lace frills.
There are also dainty summer matinees
made of eyelet embroidery ard lace. the
two fabrics being so intricately combined
and the other ends. Eyelet work is also
combined with chiffon and there are even
chiffOnS showing eyelet embroidery, the
'eyelet holes being large open squares
may be run are also worked in the filmy
chiffon, and such garments are Invariably
cut in kimonO style giving clinging.
graceful lines over the shoulder. When
there is girdle it is raised high and is
sometimes draped upward at the front.
empha sizing the curve of the bust. At
the back little lOOped-Over sash or fiat
bow is often noted.
Dainty midsummer sacques are made of
Dolly Warden chiffon. with pastel flowers
on a creamy ground. No lace is used with
these pretty matinees, a corded putting
of the chiffon finishing the edges of the
loose sleeves and loose cutaway coat
which fastens at the waistline with a
SINGLE button and loop. Usually the
lowered chiffon is mounted over very
thin silk chiffon in some delicate tint
Figured dimity makes a delightful and
practical summer matinee. wearing WELL
laundering we'll. needing but little trim
ming and costing "A mere song. 1t is per-
haps the best of the Powered cotton
stuffs. coming as it does in delicate little
designs of daintily colored sprigs and
flowers on barred or checked or striped
white ground
Valenciennes. cluny or swiss embroid-
cry will do fer trimming. There have
been noticed latelf some remarkably
pretty matinees of this material, outlined
with embroidered scallops. worked i'm
some delicate color ard with eyelets also
worked at the waist line, through which
ribbon may he drawn holding the full
ness of the garment in place.