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Show American Fashions Tha moat ehia evening draaiaa are being made with aoft alike and eatina, combined with transparencies, lacea, and chiffon la particular Having loag, drapad ahlrta of aatla and tha entire waiat of transparent material, with poa aibly a bib of tha aatia extending above tha bait, aeama to be the moat popular traatmeat of thia com hiaatina. With theae sheer fahrira uaed for the waiat, it If eonetdered moat advieable to mount them on a formation of desk tinted chiffon, for white la stjppoaed to mahe tha naek look yallow, and even if yarn Areea he af another color, flesh color against tha ehia ia reeommeadrd. Aa attractive method of combining opaque and transparent fabric ia ahown In today 'a sketch. Tha aatia aklrt ia very plaia, gathered evenly at the waiat, cut with a email pointed trala. aad finished on Ita lower edge with a hand of skua.. A bit of tha aatla la BY LILLIAN E YOUNO. Opaque and transparent fabrics are charmingly comblnad In this evening frock. mounted above tha girdle, front and I hack. Tha waiat is of net with ai I oriental laea border. It merely eoaalsti I of side sectioas, with short sleeves eul la one with it and gathered into a band of tbe skunk. Tbe foundation waist is of fleah tinted chiffon, extending into a tiny draped surplice vest, aud below the laee sleeves in a double fold. A notice able feature in I lie girdle, with its looped up saah end finished where it ioins tbe belt, front and back, with a saw. A tunic of the lace bordered net has a alight draping on one sldje tacked in place against the ribbon. Cotton voile being a soft and clinging cling-ing texture, and washable, makea a pretty and serviceable negligee, and it considerably leas expensive than the silk fabrics whieh incur the extra expense of dry cleansing. Quite the latest fad in boudoir boo nets, or breakfast eapi, as they art more commonly called, are those which are made of crisscrossed baby ribbons. They are tacked at each point where the ribbon crosses and finished with the inevitable lace frilling about the face. Knife and accordion plaiting seems to have come to stay. One a stunning model glimpsed in an exclusive fashion array was a white rharmeuac, with rounded neck and elbow sleeves entirely accordion plaited, and in xlluring. vivid contrast, a broad sash in Roman stripe and fringed ends. |