Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1916 — VARIOUS EFFECTS IN LACES [ARTICLE]

VARIOUS EFFECTS IN LACES

Novel Ideas Have Lately Been Intro duced, With Results That Are Most Gratifying. Spangled allover laces are in opalescent effects, wave and floral designs —for instance, a large orchid heavy with purplish spangles and silver. Lace.s in band, galloon, edging and allover designs are worked in frosty silver or glittering gold. Some effects have touches of color .with silver. Black net with silver leaves is very handsome, and fleurs-de-lis in silver are charming on black or white. White nets have silver or gold spangles. Silk nets in lavender, violet, rose, flesh, light blues, yellow, cream, black, gray and tan are embroidered in silver or gold. Bolero jackets and flounces with a scalloped lace edge are novel when the net is well covered with fine soutache braiding In lace patterns. The braid may be silk, silver, gold or steel, giving a metal Incrusted appearance. Black chantilly lace is used for the skirt of a dress under a metal silver tunic.