Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 161, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1914 — DAINTY FRENCH GOWN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

DAINTY FRENCH GOWN

FOR SUMMER EVENING OR A GRADUATION DRESS.

Simply Made, of Dotted and Embroidered Swiss, It Makes Ideal Garment for the Woman Who Must “ Look at Cost.

It was irresistible, this little gown of the sketch, as it hung in the quaintest of chintz-curtained windows of a specialty shop on the Rue de I’Opera, writes a Paris correspondent of the Washington Star. A reassuring “English Spoken” placard was a further inducement to enter, so 1 ventured In tor closer inspection. The English they spoke was confined to a very few words, and those few but remotely euggefetive of our tongue. However, they made up for it in graciousness, and we managed fairly well. “Ma’mzelle desired to buy the so charming costume, was it not?” “No, it was not—but did they object to her making a sketch to send home to an American newspaper?” It seemed that there was no objection, and so—here it is. It is bound to make a lovely summer evening gown, but I’ve been wondering if it wouldn’t please soihe sweet girl graduate as well. You see, it was made of dotted and embroidered swiss, and this should commend it to some one with whom economy is a necessary virtue. * -j The bodice consisted of two sleeveless sides sloped off to the shoulder and cut out in a deep V neck, back and front. The embroidered portion was. arranged just above the bust. With it was worn a dainty kimonosleeved guimpe with tiny finishing ruffles at the elbows and decolletage.

Although it was only a very small touch, much 'charm was evidenced in the small flatly applied bowknots of light blue ribbon which trimmed the sleeves. There was also a narrow blue girdle that tied in back with long streamers. The short tunic flounce that was

hung with even gathers from the high waist line was caught up higher at the left side than at the right, and its lower edge was cut right through the embroidered border of the material. Under this was a longer pouched tunic, gathered at the top and caught in about the lower edge with a string of chiffon roses. A single one was caught under "the blue ribbon girdle at one side. The skirt proper could have had an upper part of net where it tvae hidden by the tunic. It was draped a little in front with a few simple folds and cut out over the instep. The stiff, much-dressed swisses will not, of course, do for a design of this kind. A soft-finished variety is the proper thing, and the dots should not be too small nor too cloeely placed, as the effect will be quite lost.

Pertinent Suggestion for a Summer Evening Gown or Graduation Dress.