Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-03
NEW YORK FASHION LETTER
Novel Features shown by Some of the
New Gowns-ETective street
Costumes.


New Gowns-ETective street
Costumes.
New York August 2o.--The most elegant
of the new gowns which like the babbling
brook. seem destined to flow on forever
show some novel uses for tucking and the
arrangements are so charming that they
will no doubt be employed for carly fall
gowns made of light weight fabrics.
Blue. which has enjoyed almost I'M
preccdcntcd favor this year is effectively
combined with cream lace in French
batistc calling gown. Tho skirt mas the
habit effect at the back with yoke out
lined in deep applied tucks followed by
Il space of n few inches. then another
group of tuCks and so on. Above and
below the knees rutIlcs of Cluny lace are
ARRANGED transversely across the skirt.
The iointure is effected at the front with
handsome lace beading through which
narrow blue satin is run and finished with
showers of ribbon forget-mc-nots.
The bodice has deep irregular yoke
of cream lace with satin foundation OF
the same color Below the yoke it Is
tucked at the back and sides while the
front is arranged in n wide double box
plait. The sleeve Is very graceful af-
fair tucked a little. gay below the
shoulder. then finished with n full puff
which is gathered into a close-ntting ell
bow cuff.
Though the blouse effects are not rs
pronounced as formerly all the new
bodiccs are designed to lend fullness Il
the bodice above the well defined waist
line. BCleros of lace strapped with taf-
feta, or of the dress material. if 1t he
light and silky. are extremely chic and
rivalcd only by the dainty capcs of mus
lin lace The latter is most original; the
top is fitted to the shoulders by gauGings
t1p o.
rruinE thci cfrom permitted TO fall &c
iust about the bend of the elbow
Usually lace insertion is disposed at tho
outer edge. though this is frequently
varied with accorded frills of plisse mou-
sscine or a deep opcn-work hem.
An effective street costume of shot
wolfe has a loose plated bolcro bordered
at each front edge with narrow ruchcs
while the bolero itself has the appearance
of being appliqucd below a lace collar
which opens over plated yoke piece
Of novelty silk The sleeves arc designed
after the prevailing drapcd bishop pat
tern with wrinkled cuffs of crepe de chine
and a holt of the same material confines
the waist.
The silk is a graceful affair with shlrr.
| cd sections between the plaits and "A join
Cd Dor Ter at the lower part. The toilette
is bcComincV topped with dark satir
straw. extending well over the face but
puckcrcd at tho back with roscttcs OF
satin ribbon. The crown is twisted II
fanciful design without the relief of SC
much as a wing in the matter of trim
ming
Tqffeta. which died a lingering enough
death carly in the season, has been taker
IN again with little less than n furprc
| rho duh effects are worn to excellent
advantage hv women in mourning, while
tho clacc taffetas are developed into the
sweetest of shoulder wraps and smartcst
separate skirts.
\ stunning frock for the woman il
black has skirt gorcd over with fagott-
ing down each scam in black silk. There
is no suggestion Of fullncss over the nip.
and the faGoting is formed in points
above a deep plated flonce which flares
quite fun over the feet and extends into
a train Mt the back.
! Down he front of the waist are gathered
rufncs of dull black crepe dc chine, fall
ing over vest of silk bands and black
silk fagottng. At the waist is a grid,
| Of three bands Of tho silk coming to Z
| point in the back and sloping down into
| rothinC ut the front. which the bodice
| hlouscs over it The sleeves are fagotco
! TO tho elbow and finished with series
| Of small puffs that are gathered into
| n wristh1nd Of embroidered crepe dc
chine pircd top and bottom with tat
I feta.
\ chic little cape accompanies the
gown. ard the entire costume can h,
! duplicated in ono of the lustrous silks
or elegant cloths Tho trimming of tn,
wrap follows the old style in the tiny
| pinked ruchings that cover it. The Ions
pointed ends are crossed in front an.
carried round to the back. ending at th'
waist line under n roscttc.
| few advance models for au
! tumn have appeared in the shops