Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-04

orally sin rags" by February.
Dances, dinners, weekend trips.
~ restaurant supperS, theatres and
inr opera have played havoc with the
score or more of beautiful evening
gowns with which she started the sea
son, and unless she goes away after
the holidays, providing a special ward
robe for the south or whatever other
winter resort is her objective point,
several new evening costumes must be
ordered to finish out the town season,
and fill the gap between winter and
spring. This season has been an es-
pecially gay one in town, since many
fashionables who usually depart for
the Riviera Immediately after Christ
mas, have remained at home--or have
contented themselves with a fort
nights stay at Palm Beach. Dances
and other entertainments for various
relief-fund charities have extended the
social calendar and the gaiety bids
fair to continue to the last minute
which means the beginning of Lent.
All this, of course, is very profitable to
the dressmakers and stunning new
evening gowns by the dozen have been
turned out.
While all the new tailormades and
frocks for afternoon wear show the
flare skirted silhouette, narrow-skirted
effects are still permissible In after
dinner cOstumes-or in dinner cos
tunes for the matter Of that; u the
clinging, slender lines are achieved
with an amazing amount Of material,
which because Of its softness and rich
ness drops into graceful folds instead
of ripping out in flare effect. Take
the gown of white brocade and lace,
for example, which in the picture does
not suggest more bouffancy than has
been the fashion for several months
past. Lengths of straight fabric have
in this instance been used in wonder
fully clever effect. The skirt winds
and trails about the feet and the
heaviness of the brocade which Is
white satin shot with silver and Law
ender threads, keeps the line OF the
skirt very narrow. The tunic is made
Of a straight length of the brocade
edged with crystal and amethyst beat
trimming, n the material, allowed
to fall easily at the sides, Is caugh1
up to the bustline in front, making
The drapery flare out a bit from bus
to knee In the odd but modish effec'
now fancied. This sort OF draper,
gives a rather unique and not at al
beautiful line to the figure-vieweC
from n side-but whatever fashion
DEGREES "goes" with the modistes ant
the women seeking new and striking
effects in dress. The bodice of thi
lavender, white. and silver gown, 4
of palest lavender tulle drawn into sof
folds across a fitted under-bodice o
white satin. Over this tulle and SAITH
bodice floats the long scarf draper,
of lace which wells the arms an,
makes a sort Of shawl across the bacl
Of the gown. Where the brOcade /
drawn up to the bustline ut the lef
vide. the lace scarf Is gathered into
loft cascade drapery and a cluster o
lowers In white and violet tones GOV
srs the Joining of the fabrics. Tn
delicate simmer of the silver an,
lilac brocade. the soft folds Of pal
lavender tulle. the glints of the crysta
and amethyst beads and the cluster o
violet toned flowers unite in a colo
scheme that Is too exquisite TO be don
Justice to In printed words.
Black Gowns are Dashing.
Rare is the fashionable dame VIII
has not now at least two black ever
ting gowns In her late-winter wardrobe
Black evening costumes are immense