Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-07-12
MID SUMMER GOWNS.
lndividuaIitvthe Distinguishing Fea-
ture Of an Unusual Display,
WHAT is BEING WORM.

the Distinguishing feature OF mld-Sum-
mer gowns and the season this year is
enlivencd 10y All unusual display of
smait frocks.
Combined with individuality must be
grace for everything is designed with
a view to accentuating this subtle at
tribute of womankind. Materials that
are a la mode are of the sheer, soft.
willowy variety, accommodating the
demand for draped effects; and these
draped effects, while arranged with o
studied freedom suggestive of classic
art and beauty, fit faultlessly I'M at
no time is the contour of the figure
completely hidden.
The ultra smart skirt of diaphanous
material is s~heath-like, expanding at
the foot and requiring a soft billow
effect of ~undulating frills to produce
the graceful fare hat is absolutely
necessary on every style of summer
gown. These frills are made of many
different materials and some of them
are placed on the drop skirt, but often
they are seen as well on the inside Of
the dress itself.
There is a very general use again
among the fashionable modistes OF
Gotham of the balayeuse, formed vari-
ously of lace entire, of plated silk, or
candle, null, batiste or fine Swiss mus
lin, narrowly tucked. and finished with
an edge of insertion and lace or en-
broidery
In some of the skirts the hip-yoke
effect is gained ny a group of tucks set
in around the circular skirt. This is
easy to accomplish. if one begins with
the tucks at either side of a narrow
front breadth, which may be finished
down either seam with two or three
tucks. j..
A feature of dress upon which great
emphasis is being laid is the lace coat.
This is distinguished for three Things
besides its wonderful beauty-its him
siness, fragility and cost. These coats
are really ornaments TO add to the
confusion of the summer woman's at
tire. for of warmth they have none and
substantially very little more
One of the dainuest effects magma
Die ia in soft colored guipure lined
with a pale blue painted muslin. An
other model suitable for the woman
to whom black is indispensable-and
his means every well dressed woman
is a long black lace coat lined with
ch~erry-coiored chiffon.
Ii really seems impossible to imagine
a higher a~ttainable perfection in shirt
waists, for they are all that the
heart could wish this season in varle.
ty, material and price. A style oil
blouse which is varied in a number OF
ways is made of squares and lace and
batiste, the latter tucked crosswlse
from side to side and corner to corner.
one tuck in each line. Lace n en-
broidered squares are used in this way,
the .ack like the front. Lace and silk,
and batiste embroidered squares with
silk or chiffon are also used. Any
fancied combination is admissible. but
the squares in smaller numbers are a
useful trimming. set in detached
motifs in any form that one may like
The greatest variety is afforded In
pongee waists and these are shown in
black, dark blue, red and ecru. tn
latter, however, are the most favored
because they combine so prettily witt
other colors. These blouses are un
lined and almost invariably cut Will
low neck and elbow sleeves.
Necessity has proved the mother Of
invention in fashions as well as in
trade. for the h%erringbone decoration
so much used, and so expensive wner
done by hand can be purchased al
ready for use in the shops for a rea
sonable sum. 1t is machine made. o
course, but it answers every purpose
and reduces the expense of a gowI
considerably.
The French knot in embroidery II
en- regle and one of the most effectlv
trimmings seen. 1t is displayed Il
greatest advantage on collars ant
bands used on silk gowns. The EN-
broideries this season are so delicate
and beautiful that the gowns of shee
materials are daintler than ever.
A novelty to he worn with shir
waists is the kid necktle. Then t
match this are cunning little kid pocB
cts which hang on the belt and XII,
stocks consisting of a high, straigh
= band fastened with a buckle. KID
in fact an important factor in tn
modes of summer, both in suede an
enamel.
A striking mode which was revive
especially for the coronation galtles j
London and which has become popula
in spite of the postponed ceremonies
is the Reubens hat which is charmln
and very "seyant" as the French mill
ners on Fifth avenue say. 1t is
change from the Gainsborough an
though the latter will never go out O
fashion with certain types of beauty
it must be discarded temporarily, TO
the Rubens is the only product of tn
old masters that holds a place in III
moGish wardrobe.
AS a compromise for the loss of tn
Ga~lnsborough, an ideal summer hat
shown in pique. 1t is tall, with tlarins
indented brim. but instead of an OF
astrological decoration, the trimmin
is confined to a chiffon veil sCattere
with black polka dots.
in fashionable millinery, however
the ~maneuyering of long feathers play
an important part and smart hat
seem to have a fiatter and more dowI
ward tendency than ever Many W.
men will hail the entree of the title
hat. for ii is exceedingly becoming I
plain faces. 1t is only the possessC
of regular features and other charmin
advantages that can afford to wea
her hair low on the nape of her nee
and a pancake hat over her eyes {