Show e cie J V Z 4 T S if iff lutill in when nancy dances nancys mother has just finished making her a dance frock which slie she Is to wear at the final party of her dancing class it Is filmy and crisp enough to make a gauze winged butterfly envious if butterflies could harbor envy and it is exactly suited to the graceful and slender little mald maid and her gently frolicsome dancing long will nancy remember the glory of this frock and the painstaking work and planning that make it such a success the frock Is made of swiss pouncing flouncing very sheer very white and very wide the edge of tile the flouncing is s scalloped and each scallop frames a wreath of dainty embroidery made of small leaves and a single blossom above above this edge there are small widely scattered ik ed dots and above them a narrow border of little embroidered blos lonis deoms and leaves the elie scalloped edge appears only on the skirt for the discriminating taste of nancys mother Itea teaches clies her that hat much decoration is out pt place in the dress of little children the skirt is laid in shallow even plaits balts at the alie top and joined to A a plain baby waist in which the embroidered kro broi dered border appears just above ahe the waistline the sleeves are merely short pointed flounces edged nith ith fine val lace whipped on to a rolled hem A little cape hanging in it points from the shoulders and at the front and back veils the embroidery in the bodice and Is edged with val lace the dutch nock neck is cut square and finished with a fine narrow edging of lace also the sash which suits so well the daintiness lof of the dress and the buoyant bow which holds nancys hair are of wide soft satin ribbon in light sea green just why this particular color and shade are so co comincini mincing conn cing as aa the best possible choice for a gossamer dress Is not to be fathomed but they are two petticoats joined to a single body to make them hang even are worn under the frock and they are made of or gandie gandle edged with val lace no matter what splendor may make little hearts slag sing ai rt the party nothing can shine down tile beauty of nancys dress r N M I 1 ka in aim y 9 lace crochet in night gowns however much we admire and wonder at the marvelous marv clous ingenuity that lad adapts machinery to lace making and however pretty machine made lace inay be they can never hold the same place blace in the regard ol of women that handmade hand made laces hold this Is the reason that everyone Is so industriously crocheting and knitting and making tatting in these busy days even bustness business women on elevated trains or cars poleg ing to and from offices often prefer oc ra ace e making to reading and probably have about as much definite knowledge of current events as those who mho devote themselves everyday to newspapers at till nil events they have something to show tor for their time handmade hand made laces are more durable than those made by macht machines machanes nes as a rule ind and they make the most acceptable ot of gifts to woman friends just now yokes for gowns or corset covers acovera or combinations appear to have seized the attention ol of those who nho know how to crochet the time spent on them la is well invested for they will wear almost a lifetime if made of strong mercerized zed cotton thread even those of liner finer threads are arc strong the photograph shown liere here falls to do justice to the handsome nightdress made of white japonica silk joined to a yoke and sleeves of crochet lace jac e the yoke is not an all unusual pattern so that anyone fa familiar millar with tile the work will know how to make one like it A beading and scalloped edge made in the crochet finishes the neck ami sleeves el eeves narrow light iliac blue satin ribbon Is run through the beading ane knotted loops loop s of the ribbon form pretty rosettes that bet off the sleeves and yoke A little edge in tile tho same shade of blue as the ribbon Is croch ted to the scallops A soke of this kind is likely to out |