Evening star., 1923-01-19

TIME advance displays of spring
and summer wash materials
present a charming array OF
dainty colors and designs.
There are linens in sheer and heavy
weaves, in solid colors or in embroid-
sred styles, crepes and Voiles in plain
and figured designs, embroidered
voileS anu cotton crepes in scarlet
or in black over white, and fiowered
wash goods in cretonne patterns on
linen, crepe and voile grounds.
Embroideries, laces and braids Will
be fashionable and will be seen on
both wash goods and other materials.
Dainty embroidered linen and organdy
bands and motifs will give an at
tractive finish to summer dresses 4ano
blouses. Soutache emhrotderieS are
TO be much used White linen bands
in scalloped and in triple tier effects
are soutached in white or soutacheu
in the same color as the dress or
blouse on which such braid is used.
For instance, a golden brown geor-
gette crepe dress is Soutached In
leaf pattern in self-tone with motifs
for trimming to match All KINDS OF
braids arc much used in fancy ftg-
from fiat silk braid one-fourth. inch
to eighteen inches wide. Cotton
braids are only used in the very
narrow widths. Only very large but
season. appearing mostly on tailored
coat suits.
Dresses and BI0uses.
The new blouses cover the hips and
are made in long Russian blouse
style. They are easy to make If little
trimming is used. but many OF them
are elaborately trimmed in beads and
embroidery. A good design for the
home dressmaker to work on is a
surplus silk or crepe blouse with
wide shawl collar, and girdle tying
over ono hip with a wide bow and
ends. Such blouse should be worn
with a pleated skirt of crepe. The
hand, then sent to a professional
pleater, then the waist band put on
at home.
Skirts of dresses. whether of the
full gathered type or in draped style,
are usually made to cover the ankles.
Enormous bows OF ribbon or huge
round rosettes formed of loops OF rib
bon or the dress fabric are fire.
quently placed at the side of dress
20 hold tho drapery in place. Some
times the roSettes are made with
bright flowers and gold or silver lace
IN the center, which gives an at
tractive touch. Buckles are used to
hold skirt draperies also.
Dyed and even painted lace are
used as trimming on silk ma
broldery are used on silks. crepes
and wash materials. Printed silk
crepes are made up into entire
crosses or used as trimming only.
Fashionable Bead Trimmings.
White georgette dresses are beaded
in crystal. Voiles are beaded in sim
pie and elaborate patterns and in rich
oriental colorings, sapphire blues,
ruby reds and emerald green appear
ing in close, all-over patterns on back
grounds of metal net; coIored nets
and georgette are used as trimmings.
Dancing dresses are made of beaded
voiles, jeweled nets and laces and
metal cloths, with wide bertha col
lars of colored lace or metal lace.
Beaded bands OF organdy in change
able effects and bands of cut work on
organdy dance dresses are lovely.
Emhroideries can easily be decorated
with beads, working up the pattern
with silver. Jet or colored beads. plain
bands and beaded girtlles ara made
by stringing the beads on firm linen
thread. These strings of various COL
ored beads are then couched down
upon net to form bands and medal
lions You must design as you go
along when making this Kind Of bead
work. as 1t is impo sSible to- have
working patterns fol. it.
Belts and Girdles.
The only really fashionable belts
are rope belts in rich jeweled orr
entail designs or fancy silk cordings.
For instance, A rope belt of heavy
dull gold cloth is twisted with q
chain of Jade green beads and orna-
mented at intervals by fower-shaped
motifs in dull gold cord, embroidered
In Jade green beads:
To make a girdle that has the ap-
pearance of a silk cord take several
strands of silk, cutting them FIVE
times the length desired for the gir-
die. Fold the strands in half and
ask some one to hold the strands at
the fold and then to insert a small
stick Ca pencil will do) and to
twist the strand with the pencil
to the right. Knot together the ends
Of the strands which you are holding
and also insert a pencil at this end,
and, standing opposite to your friend.
twist those which you hold to the
right at the same time that she is
turning the silk at her end. When
the strands have been tightly twisted