Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
NEW YORK FASHION LETTER
The Function of Lace and EmhroidcrirS
tSurped-Polku Dot Dresses
All the RAGE.

New York July 3.--As "A matter of diver
sion Dame Fashion is surprising the func-
ton of lace and embroiderics with the
handkerchief and this useful little ar
ticlc has become the piece de resistance
of fashionable bodiCcs and lingerie.
The Mexican kerchiefs embclishcd with
embroidery and drawn work with tiny
squares of linen in the centre are used
for this purpose. Three are used for the
front of bodice if a yoke effect is de
sired. three for the back ono for the
sleeve caps-that is one for each sleeve
and one for each cuff. requiring ten hand
kcrchiefs to bodice. Instead of the
yoke a fashionable arrangement consists
of placing the handkcrChifs diamond
shape down the front of the bodice, with
one on each shoulder at the back placed
in the same design. Instead of having
caps for the sleeves. the upper portion
is tucked or shrrod to the elbow and the
kerchicfs are inserted in the volumnous
puff between elbow and wrist. Still an
other pretty way of finishing the sleeve
is having it extend only to the elbow
and drapng the kcrchicf around the edge
in points 50 that the longest one extends
lmost to the wrists.
These handkcrchicfs are rather cXpcn-
svo in the intricate designs running as
high as eighteen dollars dozen. There
are less costly samples however that
may be purchased as cheap as twenty
ilVe cents each.
For the heavy butchers linen shirt
waists instead of handkcrchicfs doilics
are uscd-just the plain old fl shioned
table dolly. Being of heavier material
they are better suited to tho decoration
of coarscr fabrics and on incongruous
combination is avoided.
The everyday linen handkcrchicfs,
however. has its uses, for it is used Ia
make very dainty corset covers and yokcs
Of fl,a hu 20,
ed for corset cover, cut diagonally
across the centre and joined with strips
OF embroidery or as in many instances.
with valenCiennes insertion. Unless a very
open-work embroidery is used tho va len
cicnnes is better because it is easier Ia
run the wash ribbons through the open
ings Speaking of ribbons brings to mind
the fact that colors are not in good taste
for these trimmings any longer. There
| Is n suggestion Of the commonalty about
| them which the women OF refined tastes
| shrink from so white Is almost cXclu-
sivcly used for the purpose.
The woman of fashion is neither trim
ming tho shoulders Of her lingerie any
| longer with gererous-sized bows of rib
| bon. Last summer these decorations
hesmed through the peek-aboo shirt
waists, as the very diaphanous models
are described and were so exaggerated
by extremists that even their suggestion
OF elegance could not counteract the un.
popularity into which they fell.
In the andkerchief-trlmmed lingerie
| a sensible innovation Is also shown ir
the combined corset cover and petticoat
| This idea does away with the tiresome
| lower edge of the corset cover-whicf
many women invariably cut away to avoio
bulkiness around the waist--and is only
a little fuller, II any, around the belt,
line than the ordinary petticoat. Bead
ing supplies the place of a belt and
through this ribbon ia run for the pur-
pose of drawing 1t tight.
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