Show American Fashions I By Cora Con Moore and Lillian Young However sparingly one may in e evening frocks durin during the winter season it in je d difficult to resist a aver veT very complete completo allowance of them thorn for sum mer nier Especially is is this true truo now w when thero are so milD many beautiful materials material L that are inexpensive t and when wb clesi designs I are so fascinating that the most ordinary nar nary capable ot of being transformed trans traUs formed into inti a charming confection under Under un der skillful treatment China silk which has lists hitherto been rc or ed generally for shirt shirL shirtwaists waists an arid and 1 linings has now entered the tire fas fashion i n lists with and od mulls for summer sum mer met and evening d c cool ol and deli delightful to wear it is is bound to prove prOvo a formidable rival An attractive model in this thin a airy ry silk is Js shown in the accompanying sketch Tho lower Jaw vart part of the skirt with its lon long loni narrow w train rain is s of white charmf the upper portion 18 is S of China silk gathered Quito quite closely and very evenly around the tho top whore it is is mounted to the normal waist line It is gathered twice more inore on one at half length where th the narrow double double- frilling frill frilling in ing of silk is applied with a 8 cording just at the head of the lo long g plain flounce and again whore it is started t tho tim center front of f tho Wl waist st lino Uno to swerve o do down and anti around to the back encircling the hips The latter shirring is hold held in by a a cording cordin and an upturned ruffle T The e deep straight ht flounce i is crossed by interlacing serpentine TOWS rows of cm- cm dono in gold oId tracery tracer as also arc are the the hips introducing Dc- Dc a pannier sug nug- I estion The shows the same treatment in n the slurred section of tho China silk ilk and in little shirred sleeves 1 that fall fan over oer a lapped cuff ruff of embroidery dery brings t thorn them down to elbow length The soft Boft hands bands over oer the shoulders ders and the crush girdle are arc of char mouse meuse like the lower part of tho skirt while tho tucker that shows shows' above c the embroidery between the tho bands is of at white dc do soie This model mode too is very suitable for working up un one of the embroidered robes that aro so 50 mu much h in demand or for a a. plain batiste lace aco instead of the embroidery embroider and introducing the t touch ouch of color that is considered indispensable indispensable indispensable indis indis- now in tho satin of the sash Pash and tho shoulder bands and if further desired in the skirt below the tho flounce also The robes aro a great reat convenience S ince lit lo if any other trimming than their own embroidery is required BO 80 O that they the are rc easily mad up tip up Gen Gen- I C l Summer Evening Gown of China Silk cran orally their skirts arc cr very simple gathered at the tho top to fall around or merely gathered gatheren across th the a sides with tho the below bolow P tho the hips in one ono waY or another in or or- dor dr to retain the tho slender r silhouette |