The Wonderful Sheen Mings and Small Articles the SAN. FRANCISCO SUNDAY Caui

THE SAN. FRANCISCO SUNDAY CAUi 13 THE PRETTY WOMAN AND HER EVENING GOWN sounded in the bringing out of very lives do woman in all the narrow but very nice laces threaded wcrld, be she ever bo quiet or ever The wonderful sheen with ribbon. Ribbon, very narrow, la so old, who does not secretly ad- run through the edge of the lace, just trJre beautiful gowfis, even though and the brilliant colors of as one threads one's underwear with, THEREshe does not do so outright. She may the dresses that will be ribbon, and lace Is used for the trim- ming evening gown, a day declare that her mind Is above fashions worn for evening from of an or body down dress. and her beyond them. But And make little dif- purr now until the Easter days Itseems to very :n her heart of hearts she loves to ference how this threaded lace Is used, over soft velvets, and in her soul of —Sleeve revivals and re- for upon one evening bodice there was souls she admires the sheen of the sat- markable revivals of trim- a little lace around the low neck, ard ins and the glare of the Eilks. ItIs in- through this lace there was threaded born In a gentlewoman, and only a Fiji mings and small articles a very narrow black velvet ribbon. Upon lace, free from it. another a little drawn full Islander is —The belts that go round was a yoke. woman who admires the of ribbons, used for And the and round the waist, do- A very effective street dress had a this winter may be excused fashions ing away with long hipyoke of ecru lace which came down for her preferences. The new cloths are the to a long, low point upon the front of so lustrous that they look precisely like front -point. the skirt. And all around the edge of satin. And, indeed, there is a the lace there was run a narrow black new ribbon, broadcloth which not only looks like velvet making a very neat and terials, very sharp contrast. satin when new, but which keeps Its rnd .". is so velvety inJts ..p- pearance that many women are buying Very narrow pieces of Insertion, some gloss when it is old and which is so It to use as trimmings upon evening of them no more than half an inch lustrous that not even a sponging will gowns, instead of the panne velvet, or a quarter of an Inch wide, axe take off its sheen. which costs a great deal more. threaded with black velvet or with And how satisfactory it is to be able It is certainly a year for glossy royal blue velvet, or with berry-colored to buy a brilliantly beautiful cloth stuffs, and the manufacturers are ribbon, and used to head flounces and puffings so gown and to have it keep Its brilliancy, turning out materials which outrival to band the with which many skirts are to have it preserve its color, its texture anything eve» seen before in point of trimmed. There many trimmings, even its very surface, no matter luster. And the luster 13 of a kind that are new and does not wear off. It endures, and made of plcot edge braid and of all what happens to it. seemingly becomes glossier and glossier sorts of fancy braids, and these, if don- A "Washington woman who goes a as the garment wears out. To the very delicately, have all the lacy appear- great deal to the diplomatic receptions last shred U is as brilliant as glass. ance of fine lace. Irish lace, American ordered a gown of cloth the color of Louisine is found thte year in the lace and many of the imported laces colors, can really be simulated by laces, •cream of milk. It was to be made In new ar.G It. too, has taken- to these surface, will fall over tne are made of narrow 1904 fashion, which is a two-piece suit. itself a new and wonderful and will throw in a little material." Her frills of the chiffon which the braids. Louisines as one delight- was governed the hand, and a frilly, delicate, lacy result And here it is that the woman w:th upper part was to be shirtwaist shortening the new are. idea that the sleeve The in tor use, for many of the nicest to blame for the of tne ed modiste declares, a combination of gown and dominated It and made it- will be obtained., deft fingers comes out very strong, for shape, part be waist, they very and while the lower was to French importations are made of sub- for are so wide so peaii de sple and satin, a texture of the from start to finish. And she is very A great many of the new spring she can do so very much with her a sweep EkJrt for evening wear. The very effective. They, are made of former with the gloss of the sleeves willbe sheared off at the elbow. needle and thread, or with her crochet stantial material. But Itcan be pretty, leather, ribbon, latter. nearly right. whole was to be trimmed with flower of panne, of silk and of And there is another new material, In one most fashionable They will be cut off and finished In hook and her fine linen. and it must be trimmed with some of they are are of Gotham's embroidery, and in this respect the and wide and fastened in which is only a new form of an old shops they were selling undersleeves bell shape, quite flaring, with the' edges Final Word on Small Things. the many little intricacies which make the back with a buckle. That Is one material, finished with little floral applications woman gave her modiste carte blanche. and this is the dyed lace of the other day. The prices ranged from The subject of belts has not been up so many gowns nowadays. style. But there are others. the present year. Dyed will $5 made and with small frills of lace and with The gown came home simply gor- ,/Mlss laces play upward and the sleeves were completely exhaust 1by the statement In these days, when all kinds of trim- Alice Roosevelt wore a wide a very important part In the fashion- and of deep ruch- all sorts of pretty trimmings. This geous. Upon the exquisitely glossy white evening, of chiffon and of lace feature, that belts are growing wider, for some rea- leather belt the other able wardrobe, and it will well repay ing. They length and were sort of elbow sleeve will be a there were embroidered mings can be bought, there Is no with a were elbow only evening gowns, of the new gowns seem* to show that Moth skirt white taffeta dress. The belt any woman to investigate them and to you slip on over the not of the but of flowers, son why a woman should not have a was made of suede, very very of the kind which gown day for at they are growing a great deal nar- lovely little white all carried thin and procure as many kinds as she can af- pin sleeve the for and street that. very modish dress, and Ifshe be indus- crushable. It laid around the waist hand and at the elbow. Trie 1904 wIlF be rower. A very handsome evening gown out In a very narrow lacy braid. Over was ford. " fluffy wrist. But the elbow sleeve of Inmany folds and the Y then hangs down at the quite of was trimmed with very narrow claret- hung -one of tissue, and upon trious* she can have a French gown at front was fast- Ata Fifth avenue luncheon the counter, was besieged different from the elbow sleeve this skirt thongs other This which 1903, red velvet. It was worn with a. belt small prices. In the embroidery ened with three white leather day of the . guests 1902 and for it will have its full this there were long sprays of Americaa one wore a dyed with women who were willingto spend ¦v as made of claret-red panne, and a white leather covered buckle. whist, just lace undersleeve. which will lengthen which procn leaves. The waist matched the stores there come fat little seeds in all brown lace shirt about the $5 on a pair of undersleeves, was piled very and the An evening waist of light brown laca soft, the sleeve and bring It down to wrist cut narrow crossed in skirt. were short and there colors, which, when scattered over the caught color of breakfast coffee. It was a high with sleeves of these sorts. One middle of the front under a garnet Its sleeves was at the belt by a crush deep, tone, length. The undersleeves willbe made girdle silk, rich which harmonized well sort was made entirely of deep ruching, very frequently happens were chiffon puffs below. surface of a gown, look Ilka French of panne which was pulled light of lawn, of lace, of chiffon and of all buckle. It that gowns, with her brown hair. The na- all lace, laid inside plaits and trimmed silk, aboundantly of the handsomest evening gowns This woman, who has few knots, and there come the dearest little down low in the front and drawn out a heavy Imported kinds of trimmed and some ' ture of the lace. was with and rows of lace. When on are worn with very narrow belts, ¦will, worn the dress half braid, broad, so that itmade a very wide or- rows made very puffy by the way they are and after she has lattices in ribbon and In which lace of the sort once used for.lace cur- arm they falland make a very deep brought times, outer nament for the waist.

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