Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-15


frocks from France trimmed
with embroidery that make the
4 finest efforts of the home dress
maker seem like sails sewn by
sailors In comparison. Some of the
new pieces of French lingerie leave one
wondering where even in France can
be found fingers nirnble enough. eyes
long suffering enough and minds pa
tent enough to have produced them
There is apparently nothing TO sub
stentiate the prediction made in war
days that France would never 60 back
to the production of such exQaisitely
fine hand work as she had produced
before her needIewomen turned for the
time 10 other less eye-straining lines of
work.
When you see this finest OF French
hand work you may be a bit discour-
aged IN making use of your own talents
as q needlewoman. But that is only
one side Of the picture. There are also
frocks and pieces of lingerie and Access
series made here and abroad that are
attractively enbellished with emhroid-
cry Of much less exacting sort. For
there are tricky stitches that are ef-
fectiVe but easy to make.
Let me suggest in making use of
your own talents, then, that you choose
as your models some of these mani
testify simpler. quicker types of en-
broidery Don't attempt to do the close.
nne embroidery Of the sort that one
sees on the fine handkerchief linen,
cotton roiie and crepe de chine frocks
from France. Don't attempt fine fag-
otlng and lace insertion on chiffon
which pulls and Fuckers in hands that
are not expert. Fagoting on crepe de
chine and other fairly substantial ma
So al 4e ~ nfT fsN-H t1am
same work on chiffon. but it is far
less difhcult for the amateur.
Gray and orange is the color scheme
Of a charming evening gown from
Worth Of Paris that offers suggestion
TO the amateur needlewoman who has
patience and deftness enough to at
tempt bead work 1t is made Of printed
chiffon showing gray flowers on an
Grange background and Is cut with a
simple, round-necked bodice and a
gathered. uneven skirt. The chiffon of
the bodice is used plain while that of
the skirt has the gray flowers outlined
in small pearl beads. There Is a
drsped girdle Of the plain figured c1if-
fon with an end hanging al the right
side in point to the floor. TWO roses
one IN orange and the other in black
are placed at the right side of the
grille over the hip
Patou of Paris has made an ivory
cosored satin Summer evening gown
with the circular skirt hanging in
points at the side left plain. while the
skirt yoke and simply cut bodice are
enabellished with floral design worked
IN fine ivory-coiored silk embroidery.
The white satin gjrdie ties in bow
Ct the center front.
Yt6b OF Paris has frocs Of mauve
blue satin very simply designed with
deep v-decolletage. Scrolls OF en-
bEcidery in gray silk on the belt are
the onlY trimming.
An embroidered French gown Of UNI
usual richness consists or a slightly
faYing sheath, with upper part cut
tribe zen f0rne" The material Is
livery satin embroidered all over In a
rambling Chinese design in soft c0lors
and made with low decolletage mounted
on q higher yoke OF fieSh-colored tulie.
Another new Summer evening gown
L. Of pale rose georgette with band
Ct strasSs embroidery from left sfoul-
der to right hip with the same en-
bYcidery forming straight hip girdle
beneath the slight blousing Of the bod
Ice. The skirt is gathered at the left
sIos and there Is a crepe flower OF
deeper rose color on the right shout
fer. In the original the ssr2sse en-
b1oidery IL cone directly on the fabric
Of the bodice. but the home dress
maker might get this same effect by
tg.Ds four -inch-wi6e atraSge-embroi-
osred banding
Especially Interesting this season Ii
the Use Of embroidery on printed mate
TIslE Eometimes che secs a simple
geometricsl design embroidered OH
ranre elaborate figured material With
Enf1@Fanf regard The deG on nj
the background More often the lines
Of the figured material are taken up In
the embroidery thus aeccnting the
printed figure on sons part OF the
3nock.
Al lnteFee'in2 combination Of printed