New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-01
WITH RADIATOR PLEATS.
MANY PARIS GOWNS MADE IN THIS
wAY-A PRETTY BEACH FRoCK.

Paris May "a
One sees a good many short Figaro jackets, cut
with straight sides and short enough TO show the
belt. They are more novel and modish than the
bolero If not so generally becoming. An example
this fashion is being at one of the theatres
now. The material is red and white foularG
trimmed with white cloth. framed with bands OF
red cloth. There is deep, round collar and Dor
del to the Figaro and turned up faring cuffs TO
the elbow sleeves. of the cloth. Otherwise the gown
entirely the silk-that is, the underblouse and
pulled undersleeves of the foulard. where one
might expect them be of embroidered batlste.
The upper sleeve the one that is finished with the
turned up cuff is gathered tucks on che outside
the arm the untrimmed skirt is laid in clus-
of small pleats.
Just at present far more peated than plain skirts
are worn, and even the combination cloth and silk
costumes are apt to show pleats in the skirt.
Skirts built in several tiers are much used, but
there is a tendency avoid the shaped hounce
Wolfe skirts look well with clusters Of deep tucks
encircling them. il more favored mode Is TO put
up and down trimming skirt, like bands Of lace
or embroidery. TO open the seams with some
fancy trimming. Nevertheless, many skirts are
left untrimmed save by clusters of tucks-
Another Figaro appears on a thin silk in dull rose
elaborateiy trimmed with lace. The lace collar Of
the Jacket is prolonged over the shoulders in two
tabs that reach half way 10 the elbows hlgn
belt is made Of light blue and white dotted SILK
and the loose, lace trimmed sides Of the Figaro
hang over this. The puffs Of the long sleeves are
trimmed with up and down lines CT insertion and
gathered into fitted lace cuffs. On the skirt wide
lace insertion used in bands running up as high
as the knees front, and higher on the sides and
in the pack. Between these long bands are short
ones running up six or eight inches from the Dot
tom of the skirt In this case the up and down
trimming skirt is made Of lace insertion cut
to finish with point at the top, fastened with
fancy button; but q great deal of lace this season
comes in the form barbs series Of figures
manufactured be used in this way A pretty
trimming the skirt Of foulard gown consists Of
bottom and decreasing in size as they run up the
VI BLUE LINEN FRoCK
~ a charming summer frock is made of pale blue
linen lawn and squares OF embroidered batiste
The lower part of the skirt is entirely of squares
Of linen and embroidery, with medalionS of
brodery the linen squares but the upper part
has the linen only trimmed with occasional medal
lions On the blouse the batiste squares form
collar, and the medallions make an all over pat
tern. The sleeves pretty. hanging from little,
close cap in clusters OF peats that spread out fan
fashion into two points that are edged and trimmed
with lace.
gown OF the popular champagne colored veil
ing in the way OF cuffs. belt and band on deep
with large black hat, is very chic Large black
this season They have been fashionable ali winter
in London, but French women have only recently
A new idea is the radiator pleating" which real
Ing larger skirts are made entirely in this way
and sometimes the !dea is continued on the bodice
the pleats beginning small the waist and grow
ing larger toward the choker An elaborate exam
pie of this idea is a blue Louisine with the skirt
and big bag sleeves made of the radiator pleats
There is little boero pleated and cut INTO points
Of yellow lace white satin.
A novel trlInE~--7 gray cloth gown consists
OF large rings covered with the cloth and gray rib
bon run in and out of these. This attached to
the belt in place of Positions and smaller rings and
narrower ribbon used on the cuffs. This
tune presents another example Of little straight
Figaro.
a pretty trimming light blue yelling gown
consists of bands Of blue taffetas making q lat
ticework a shaped fiounce Of white mousseline
de sole. The sleeve Is rather close and has
elbow. and second ruffie the wrist these being
only on the outside Of the The belt and cravat
are of striped black and white silk the fast
enins with long fat ends in front and the belt with
q poStiionlike bow.
Belts and crayats prominent this season. and
II is considered modish TO have them to match or
TO contrast strongly with the stuff used in the gown
itself Or ribbon loops holding z Jacket at
TO the term craVat for many chokers, espe-
cially on elaborate summer gowns made of
lace and embroidery with ribbon trimming or with
knot Of ribbon fastened in front. A linen
gown has buttonhoie IN each side of the high
choker. which is separated in front for about the
space of two inches. and soft silk scarf with
fringed ends runs through these and loosely knots
Under the blue linen choker is high turn
collar of white embroidered batiste. The
high turnover linen collars in vogue are often
worn with double scarf Of soft fancy silk tied
without loops in front and with the short ends
tucked IN to suggest fat loops. The majority of
tbs fancy belts have form Of the position bow
In the back.
CLOTH SUITS POPULAR
A well known authority in tailored gowns SAYS
that there viii be return of the popularity of