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Show This is tho season of the party dress, and we offor below a suggestion in our Illustration of one which for originality orig-inality of design and for stmplo grace it would be hard to beat. It Is made of white silk trimmed with silver sequins nnd fine whlto laco and Insertion. A large bunch of pale pink roses at the waist and a palo pink ribbon in the hair give tho touch of color necessary to complete the effect. Chiffon is again in great favor for evening frocks, all tho prettiest of them being mado in this material. A charming effect in trimming is obtained ob-tained with bands of volvet, cut on tho cross. Thoro is nothing, perhaps more fascinating fas-cinating In the feminine wardrobe than teagowns and tho still more informal in-formal negligees worn In deshabille. Created from almost every conceivable conceiv-able fabric, from rich brocades to chiffon and laco, In every color nnd known shade of color, trimmed with everything possible from fur to tulle, thoro is no end to tho expression of Individual tasto in theso robes worn In tho privacy of ono's own homo, and thercforo allowing inoro scope for personal per-sonal preferences. In tho recent trousseaus of tho lato autumn and early winter brides there havo been some especially beautiful examples of theso Indoor garments. Ono In supplo scarlet panne velvet trimmed with ormlno, and another In emerald green edged with mink, and a third in whito laco and turquolso blue satin with a touch of black caracul, are a bit unique, but novorthelcss decidedly de-cidedly effective on chill days, when A Pinafore Blouse. snow flies and tho wind blows and tho sight alono of fur suggests warmth and comfort. Theso robes may be of the simplest and comparatively Inexpensive character, char-acter, yet bo as altogether charming ns tho most elaborate, Indeod, tho simpler tho lines and tho more flowing tho better suited aro thoy for tho' bride, while thq matron may properly rovol In velvets nnd supplo brocados, with touches of fur or heavy embroideries. em-broideries. Somo of thoso In filmy stuffs havo their own linings or undersllps, and bo, too, havo ninny of tho heavier gowns; whllo others aro niero sholls, so to put It, to bo worn ovor ornato silk or Ungorlo underrobes, tho Juttor sometimes mora olaborute than the outer i olio Itself. TcngowiiB, while handsome lu tho heavier satins nnd volvets, aro more appropriately made In transparent ma-tcrlals; ma-tcrlals; whllo lounging robes, In which one is scon by one's family and most Intimate friends only, may bo more stmplo In butllno, although they may bo of tho heavier materials and distinctly dis-tinctly rich and oven heavy In appoar-ance. appoar-ance. Ono newly-wed woman has a sumptuous robo to bo worn in the privacy of her family circle lined throughout with white caracul and covered outwardly by tho softest and deepest of American Hcauty colored velvets. It has a bordering outsido band of caracul. This is for vory cold days, and its owner says that it Is a A Party Frock. dream of luxury and well suited to her country homo, whero she Is spending' much of her time. A direct contrast to this Is a tea-gown tea-gown mado entirely of Valenciennes Insertions nnd darned fllot laco In whlto and cream, to be worn over a palo bluo chiffon slip, this last to be In turn worn over an undersllp of embroidered em-broidered mauvo satin. This Is for uso In town. ' Tho plnaforo blouso Is ono of the most comfortablo and convenient additions ad-ditions to tho femlntno wardrobe, ns It Is always ready to lend a special smartness and also a very wolcomo warmth to any of my lady's net or laco bloiiBes and slips. And one can by repeating re-peating tho color of tho skirt in tho plnaforo glvo tho fashlonablo affect of a comploto costume. In our Illustration Illus-tration wo picture n plnaforo blouso of specially ploaslng doslgn. It may bo mado vory effectively of a good quality qual-ity of velveteen, nnd with the pretty tucks nnd tho strappings of taffeta to match In stylo It is a most stylish garment. i |
