Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-21
WONAN'S WORLD.
PARASoL PRETTINESS.
| rhe New Sunshades Are Elegant in
Shane. Material and Coloring.

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rhe New Sunshades Are Elegant in
Shape, Material and Coloring.
When 1t comes to the new parasols
One's pen almost fails, such is their
infinite variety and so many more new
ideas are there than there were last
season. They may be divided into
three classes-the utility ones, the
regulation sun umbrella, to go with
an ordinary gown; the long handled,
fussier ones, to be carried with elab-
crate cloth or silk gowns; and, lastly,
the distingue kind of lace, appliques,
chiffon and pleatings, marvelously
elaborate and elegant as to shape,
material and variety OF colorings.
The erstwhile familiar coaching
parasol has formidable rival this
year in Il similar kind, only with one
or two points of difference, termed the
automobile parasol. This is of per-
fectly plain silk, of any desired shade,
first say, and DEGREES that one shade
shall be smarter than all others, but
you may choose what You like. Last
summer exclusive women chose either
green or a purple coaching parasol;
this year the proper automobile sun
shade is either red or purple. They
have a wooden handle like the coach
parasol, but it is medium in size, not
so short or so thick as formerly. A
tiny ruche of white Liberty silk, put
on 50 as to fall over the edge, is some
times used ON the automobile, parasol,
but coaching one is universally very
plain, therefore making a most con-
sistent accessory for a tailor made
gown. One must not mistake because
these parasols are so plain that they
are inexpensive. Au contraire, they
only come in the high priced kinds,
but they are SO useful, serving on so
many different occasions, that really
they are cheap in the end. Care
should be exercised in their selection,
as unless it is good silk they very
soon crack, and then all is over, of
course.
The curved and the square shapes
are developed in many of the second
class of parasols mentioned above,
the latter shape being very new, and
often made up of one of the recently
introduced silk squares, with plain
centre and fancy border, or vice
versa. The result is extremely effec-
tive. especially those of Persian color
ings, with the same color and white
carried out in the border; these are
dainty and pretty enough to be en-
,tirely consistent with almost any
gown.
OF course, the greatest elaboration
aud variety of ideas is shown in the
lace and chiffon parasols, as here
greater scope is had, these materials
lending themselves to DO much
greater diversity of design in the way
'of tuckings, pleatings, ruohings, ap-
pliques, etc. Eccentric might almost
be applied to the mode of fashioning
some of them. For instance, there is
a centre tucked or plated chiffon OF
lace over silk lining, then around
this a lace inserting, then band to
match the centre, then one or two lace
ruilles. Entire accordion plated chif-
fon or lace paiasols over transparent
Innings are new and handsome, but as
a useful sunshade leave much to be
desired.
The parasol introduced last sum
mer, consisting OF rows of tucks of
Liberty silk or chiffon over thin lin
ing to match, is still very smart, but
must match the gown in shade, or at
least match the trimmings. This sun
shade is extremely pretty, either open
or shut. Very light colors, white or
black, are the only shades in which it
is made, and the bottom tuck is made
wide enough to fall over; it is never
finished with lace or chiffon rufile.
Very handsome and elaborate para
sol handles are the fad of the season,
and where expense is not considered
many most expensive and original de-
signs are used. Gold or silver-tipped
ones are quite usual, some of these
being even further embellished with
small colored stones, OF made Of some
thing like malachite or lapis lazuli.
Coral or ivory exquisitely carved is
the newest and most beautiful, but
necessarily proportionately expensive.