The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-07
Gowns for the Hmerican Girl

chiffon veil matching the silk pipings in
color and her parasol is in the same
shade of silk, too.
There is simply no END to the attrac-
| tive parasols this year They come
plain and frilly, lace trimmed, hand
| embroidered and hand painted, and with
handles curious enough 70 excite COM
nent. The seeded effect is one of the
Pretty new fancies of the silk parasol
White silk parasols, with seeded de-
! sign in white, are made strikingly eff
fective with stripes of satin in such
pretty shades as hyacinth blue, sea foam
green and pinkish heliotrope. In both
| the painted and embroidered parasols
fruit designs are popular. and not only
are parasols embroidered in clusters of
cherries, but they show punches of cur
rarts arranged about the parasol in
garlands. Parasols in creamy white
silk are now to be seen decorated with
little hand-painted apples, looking az
natural as you please, and with the
wood handle capped with a big rosy
checked apple. The transparent soft
effect is also seen in the new parasols
Many of the most charming show effec-
tive insets of transparent lace. Lace
feathers, lace bow knots, and lace but
terflies are all used to good advantage.
Soft Effects Popular.
1t is decidedly a season of soft eff
fects-even the straw hats show this
| One of the newest methods of treating
the straw hat, which is much on the
sailor shape. is to soften its under brim
effect by folds of f1lmy chiffon. In this
way, the becoming effect of the hat is
| also assured, for the wearer's favorite
color may be introduced in the chiffon
| The linen gowns. which are trimmed
! with coarse lace, frequently have a soft.
dainty feminine touch given them by
finely tucked vest of mousseline dc sole.
Many Of the new gowns also have bill
Lowry undersleeves of mousseline and fine
lace. But no matter how ilmy and
flowing her gowns are in effect, the up
to-date girl looks well to the lines OF
her figure. She is striving this year for
the new French curve, which keeps her
hips slender and her waistline long and
prettily curved. To get this new shape
she wears a Rosalind waist holder,
"hAN SAfCo aC4 H0lotIiEt the ICiiCSN
curve in front and firmly holds in place
the belt of her skirt. underskIrt, and
waist.
Smart Gowns for Girls.
A noticeable fad in regard to the
gowns of the girls today is that, no
matter how billowy and deliciously
airy they may be in effect. they always
have certain smart look about them
for instance, the transparent lace col
lar never wrinkles when ii should not
and the chiffon lined lace rever and cuff
always hold their correct position. The
ever useful featherbone is the secret of
all this, and the summer girl knows how
to use 1t in just the correct way TO pro-
duce the best effects.
Pipings, which are so much the vogue
this year. are often stiffened with feath-
erbone, especially when they are used in
design rather than in straight line.
A fashionable wooItex pearl gray mo-
hair Sicilienne costume is decorated
with featherbone stiffened pipings and
deep bands OF Crapone lace. dyed 10
match exactly the color OF the mohair, |
and the skirt shows a revival of the |
velveteex binding. which is applied al |!
most invisiblY.