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Show ty JSB li Midsummer Evening Gowns Hi1! R,'. WSffl J , By HEI,EW FJSXCO J WW (Simplicity Keynote 4l( of the Hot Season Dancing Frocks For Fashionable Warm Weather Re-rr5fcj Re-rr5fcj I sorts Mere Slips of Satin With t'&jgj Rose Wreaths i Bjyj N splto of the dazzling amount of '"tlfliiurt? B embroidery and sparkling fringes 003 li 3 al,( sequlned overdresses and other u iSS vanities thtit have hud such a Wtf vogue of late, simplicity Is tho keynote cofcv of the warm weather evening gown, alaljftjjli and It has been carried so far that the li i5R girl of the old tlmo novel arayed chaste- tWyvji ly m "book muslin" with a sash of jLjtir palo blue ribbon and a rose behind her Tri ear, would not bo out of place In any "Ulljfi drawing room of this year of gr.ace lad Zi Some of the amart frocks for danc-r danc-r Aural lng that have been ordered by women 7k5i whose daughters will dance at New-1 New-1 JK port and Narragansctt aro mere slips l6allfcwB of satin with rose wreaths around tho Tesi'fiv corsage and a silver cord around the ; fufl waist and not even an Inch of lace to uZ rellove their severe simplicity. VVa The overdress of filmy stuff that has &5V been worn for many months Is otlll e. jK' the favorite of those who like soft ef-?rfct(S ef-?rfct(S fects rather than the somewhat crude hefigfi brightness of gleaming satin Met and Id sifi. 'nce nrc uscrt more than chiffon, but i?A' the chiffon gown of color Is much in e !jS favor and those In checks and stripes pni are worn for evening as well as for l3i' afternoon. itjJ Flowers are used profusely for eve-,lg3t eve-,lg3t nlng gowns and frocks of white lace , j"J ( with knots of forget-me-nots at the do-S do-S collctage and at tie wnlst line with Is kitkf wreaths of small roses around the foot fcniiS of tho skirt are a revival of the charm-1Jtlitj'mP charm-1Jtlitj'mP f"-shlons of the time of Louis XV jJ'.and Louis XVI., those monarchs who Moved pleasure and luxury, pretty esj.' ,'tVomen and above all softness and blWH .'beauty In their surroundings. ' TMfil ' Touches of gay contrasting tints, are nSti -'smart. For Instance, a gown of pale 2y cream satin veiled In a mist of blondo 2i5 .! lnce with a tapering garland of white "JHt camellas at the decolletagc. Tho touch ocUnl of color Is Introduced at tho waist lino l5ji ? encircled by a high celnture where, $M- thrust through the knot of gold ribbon. ft are two superb Cattlcya orchids In all jm the splendor of their rosy-mauve color- IITI? A Bwn of white chiffon over pale I HKIi yellow silk has tiny rovers at the do-Mw.lt do-Mw.lt colletarre. turned back with vivid green Mm1 satin. Thcso would be Impossible if VjBf' they were an inch longer or wider, but v.'jWr alight as they are the effect Is stun- SW Sometimes the touch of contrasting iSWI color Is Introduced In the belt, aa for jj.jjgft Instance a gown of black lace over i'jDi white silk which has a belt of flaming J-jl? azalea pink or a yellow gown of soft ffifc satin which has a corsage cyrnament Jst Bjj of pendant pink corals rtttttfT The right note Is ntruck when a star-tHji, star-tHji, tllng effect Is produced by simple idtofip means. Detail Is less Important than lis!) ,l was a 'car aK The large bold W!t! rtroke Is what Is demanded this season. flnjfl' Five charming and graceful gown3 t&i , arc shown In the Illustrations and all ihS'Ii ' of them aro characteristic of tho best 'yjA type of summer evening gown For tho Eyij woman of average figure anil of aver-I'lM aver-I'lM aue ape say from twenty-five to forty- -3 ' five, who Is not overblown in figure, rit5v f wl" loo, 1,cr DCSt m a,most any of Hill these artistic and fashionable frocks IfyV. The evening frock of painted chiffon JSP If of course, a luxury and costs a ilL'C I 3 pretty penny, but the design of thl mil I I Bown Is good and a frock on similar 3iK ilnc? could De mado by any dressmaker. .SW; ombroldery or even tucks and btltch-'S btltch-'S L lng taking tho place of tho painted jWj i deroratlons "Vi This gown has an underdress 6f pnlo wK pink satin and the chiffon overdx-ess S9 of pale pink Is bordered with wafr-(Jrt wafr-(Jrt blue and painted with pale tones of fjft green The tunic border Is of soft satin put on In a bias fold. One side of the corsage is of the plain chiffon and the other side of the painted material. ma-terial. Tho celnturo and rosctto arc of palest green tinsel ribbon. Another pretty frock is of pink satin with bodice and tunic of white chiffon, elaborately embroidered with pearls and rrystais. The bodice has a bolero effect formed of pearl fringes. Tho head-dress of the wearer of this stunning stun-ning gown is of black chiffon with a black osprcy. An evening gown of white marquisette marqui-sette has a double skirt embroidered with green and silver. Tho decollete satin, bordered with Venetian lace. One ileevo is white and tho other green, edged with gold. The draped corsage has one side of laco and the other of chiffon, lace-trimmed Venetian Vene-tian lace motifs enrich this lovely frock and make It ono of the artistic models of the reason. Venetian lace is also used op the satin frock with the tunic of not finished fin-ished with deep band of laco and ornamented or-namented with tiny buttons The color schemo Is the thing of tho moment and a pleasing instance of the daring experiments of the season la shown in an evening gown by the famous Drccoll, which Is a clo-sd of white lace with a deep bolt and long streamer-ends of royal bluo, whllJ around tho decolle.tnge aro pnlo yellow yel-low roses and bright green leaves. On (i fair-haired woman nothing could bo more ravishing and yet tho flrnt glanco strikes one as being the most reckless reck-less of combinations. Navy blue and red sounds rather wild for evening gowns, but all of the French couturlercs have sent us gowns cf this year combining these two primary pri-mary colors The red runs the gamut from scarlet to a deep purplish shado known as vlollne. It Is an old Clilneso combination In some tints. In brkk-rcd brkk-rcd it takes one's mind back to the days of the Terror. Rainbow effects aro somotlmes happy is chosen prayerfully For instance, a really poetic vision Is a gown of palo bluo satin made with a tunic of mar- bodice has yoke and sleeves In ono piece and the celnture of laco matches the border bandB on the skirl Green 19 also seen in the gown of beaded chiffon oer cream and whlto qulsettii in two-Inch wldo stripes of pink, bluo and mauve. Tho corsage has turned back cuffs of the marquisette marqui-sette nnd the three tints aro jepcated In tho flowers at tho decolletagc. There Is a revival of yellow this season and the combination of mauve and pale bluo, mauvo and apple green, mauve and yellow, and mauve and pale pink are always delightful to tho eye of the artist. These tones and combinations com-binations used to be called pastel tones and, strange to Jay, they usually appear contemporaneously with the bright colors which arc a vogue this senHon. It la a happy arrangement, for the woman who lovcp tender hues Is iiQt forced by fiishion',s mandate to array ar-ray hprself In emerald orange and crimson, while she who thinks that faded old tints add to her years and her pallor may Indulge In all the brilliance bril-liance that Bho thinks she needs. Paquln, who Is the evening gown tpc-clallst tpc-clallst of Paris. Is making many evening eve-ning gowns of mousscllno dc .solo, net and Venetian lace, not a scrap of sitln 1 or silk to be seen, not even a ribbon or a bow anywhere. Some of his best evening gowns have such short skirts that the ankle is plainly In evidence, and many of the harem pklrts aro of crepe de chlso with full soft satin trousers worn under the ankle length tunic An evening gown of black embroidered embroider-ed moussellne had tho fcldo of tho skirt cut open to display loco flounces, which, being transparent, showed the ankle beneath This mo lei was qulto dlrectolre In cut and the mannequin who wore It woro on her head a 3c0- Iutlon bonnet of rose red, which completed com-pleted the quaint eftect. i Many of the tunics veiling the soft rose or grey satin gowns arc of the new Mediterranean blue, which Is -a lovely shade and rather softer than , the King's blue, which la worn to much In hats. Sleeves arc Important In every gown. A graceful line is given to tho rounding of the shoulders and the top I of the arm by the nmussellno being fixed close to the shoulder lino with Oriental sM-ass buttons, whence soft flowing moussellne effects a collar notion. The high celnturcs of tho Bmpiie ?klrt are many and varied. Some finish on one side with an cnornioun rosette of two colors Others are made of gold or sliver cord Some aro of 1 broad chains and one most attractlvo .Is of porcelain enamel squares set In gold Separate trains of laco are socn on some Paquln gowns, as for lnstanco one of filet and moussellno has an overdicsH of silk cut up at one aide to show a short skirt of white satin. The underskirt Is so short that tho 'foot and anklo are plainly visible. Tho j - 3 train falln from tho waist lino J in the back and Is of Venetian laco. 1 The cuirass front is 1-aracteris- 7 tic of the Drecoll gowns and ono 1 shown In ono of tho Fifth avenue Jjp bhops the other day was of fuch- sla oso satin veiled with Venetian lace and gold, Inserted artfully with lllet net. The side of this skin. was cut up to display a flouncing of I lace, transparent, showing tho entire anklo Tho lnce was arranged around 1 the figure liko a cuirass, coming under W J tho arms and down half way to the knees tapering down at the sides towards to-wards tho back where It lengthened into a train. Angel sleeves arc coming back to us. The lace rcver of tills season was their forerunner. This rcver In Its now-cst now-cst form was placed on ono side of tho dress only This onc-alded fashion Is carried out ln evcrj thing now. It Is seen in the embroidery which runs from tho right shoulder across to tho left side of the eklrt. Tho cclnturc.- |