Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20
Odds and Ends
i'm the Shops

TN some of the newest underwear,
crepe de chine and lace are closely
= combined One new style Of night
gown, for instance, shows a shadow lace
yoke and sleeves. with skirt OF crece
de chine edged with lace. Cndersodices'
made entirely OF lace ard ribbon, a"e
often attached to crepe de chine petit
coats. Chemises, too, Of crera de chine,
show deep insets and shoulder straps Of
lace.
Knitted silk sweaters, thin, yet 4 pro-
lection against breeZes ard dews, are
made for use with summer frocAs. A
short one. extending just to ire MS
$50 It Is made to button to the throat.
and has wide rolling collar. a LONGER
one. Of brown. costs about $50 rms
| sweater extends we'll over the hips. Like
the other, 1t buttons tightly.
Stockings with embroidered butterflies
about the ankles are made for evening
wear. Each wing of the butterflies rs
spotted with rhinestones. Other white
| silk stockings show embroidered anklets,
done in white and still others show lace
| anklets, made of baby Irish lace inser-
| ton.
There is still a demand for color on
|
handkerchiefs of midsummer is made OF
sheer white Irish linen, with a tiny
square. octagon or circle of violet, gret n.
| pink. blue yellow linen inset in the
corner.
! White kid handbags. embroidered in
| coIored cotton threads, are dainty acces-
series to the all-whte summer street
| froek The embroidery is done by ma
chine in a simple sort of chain stitch,
hilt no a "a a mi
dainty. The colors used are usually dull
blue. brown, tan. green and rose, in
soft, faded shades, are most used. The
| bags have strap handles of the white
kid Some of them are mounted in gilt,
some in nickel.
The complete bathing outfit consists of
shoes. stockings. bathing suit. cap. para
sol. bag to hold wet bathing clothes
and cape The new capes are very
graceful. They fall from the shoulders or
neck, where they are generally finished
with deep rolling collar or with a
shirred hood which hangs down the back
They are made to match the rest of the
bathing outfit.
One attractive costume showed black
stockings, black shoes laced with white
black and white spotted and striped silk
cap, black satin charmeuse bathing suit,
trimmed with silk like the cap, Z paraSol
of the same silk, edged with a wide bard
| of black. and a black satin cape, with
hood of the black and white silk
A decidedly smart neck finish can be
made with two lengths of one of the
full dotted net ruChings which are sold
by the yard. Get twice enough to 20
| about the neck of the frock. Join the
two pieces together with band of black
velvet ribbon, arranging one ruching to
stand upright about the neck the other
I to go the other way. The effect is grace
full and easily produced.
If only womankind could plan her
| Christmas gifts in Inc summer, she could
| save a pretty penny and much worry.
The shops now are full of attractire!y
! colored Powered ribbons that are sell
| ing for song-just the sort of thing
( you will be looking for later on of which
! to make handkerchief cases, work bags,
edlebooks, collar protectors, pin books
and dozens of other knickknacks that
come to mind with the thought of Christ
mas gifts.
| An attractive double collar is part
! has a deep point at the back of the
blouse and two points in front-thls is
| three-pointed collar The other, which is
| put over the one described. has a point
| on each shoulder and two points in front.
which come in a different place from
| those of the under collar
Each point is embroidered with a vio-
| let, worked in colored mercerized cotton.
| and a struggling band of violets is en-
! broidered down the front of the blouse