Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-05-23
MAUD GRIFFINS'
NEW YORK
FASHION LETTER

iorits OF important gowns, a compare
tive study OF Paris and New York fash.
ion shows Gotbam's creations 20 no
disadvantage whatever. Indeed one
smart matron whose summer ward.
robe had just arrived Is really lament.
Ing the fact that her outfit surpasses
her neighbor's American.made gowns
only In price and French trademark.
This, OF course, speaks well for
American taste and ingenuity which
seems to have reached the climax In
this seasons modest Summer coats
are by means new, for we have had
them in pongee. canvas. wolfe. etamine,
taffeta and cloth, hut the latest novel.
~ In this direction beggars descrlp-
ton, II is a delightful coat of grass
linen made over to complete the fash.
ionable ensemble than 10 add to com.
fort, for II merely trine light as air
and billowy as sea foam"
The design is very loose fitting with
an inverted box plat running down the
centre OF the back over the should
ers there IL draped pointed collar
OF linen edged with the finest Of thread
lace and handembroidered At the
front the collar extends In long stole
TO the bottom of the coat which is a
little less than three-quarters length.
At either side of the front the skirt
OF the coat Is slashed to a depth OF
nine inches the incision being lace.
bordered and finished at the top with
sessels OF silk and chiffon.
A similer design suitable for morn
ing wear Is carried out in heavy butch
er's linen embroidered with linen
threads The sleeves have deep cuffs
OF embroidery and the round sailor
color is trimmed In the same elegant
way. The coat is laid in box plaits
from neck and hem and confined at the
beltline with band of embroidered
linen.
Many of the canvass. plque and linen
suits for summer are finished with the
coats insteP OF the regulation eton
Jackets. They are roomier and more
suggestive OF comfort on sizzling days
than is the close-ftting Elton, so this
Is probably one of the chief reasons
why tuJbs sutu
There is no end to the possibilities
OF the lawn dress This general term
includes all of the thin washable goods
which can be as costly as silk or as
cheap as cotton. Green is the coolest
4 and most delightful shades IL being
used for dainty summer !rocks. A
very fetching design has the skirt
| 10 ,x,tt A.
posed OF stirring while medallions OF
lace are let In. coming to point In the
front and fitting the hips closely. BE.
low the yoke the skirt falls very full
with wide tuckings round the bottom
and long sweeping train at the back.
The dress is made over a slip OF tan
eta. which can easily be duplicated in
lawn trimmed with ruiiles OF the same
material. edged with lace at the bot
tom Of the skirt.
The bodice has a deep yoke formed
like the yoke on the skirt OF shirrings
Iand lace medallions let in; tiny
horizontal tuckings compose the vest.
which comes into the waist quite full,
blousing In front and hooking up the
round the waist The sleeves are tuck.
Pd quite tight to the elbow, with very
full mandolin cuffs appliqued with the
ace falling to the wrist and gathered
nto clerical cum of lawn and lace.
A notable feature OF the linen frocks
which promise to become exasperat-
pagly popular. Is the short skirt; but
ID hn oh ~ hA
Expended In the boot, so. as far as
money Is concerned. the matter is as \
broad as Il Is long With short skirt \
ine has the choice OF high boot--pat.
mt leather, almost every time-or of
3hoes and stockings chosen for each I
tther Grey. pale blue, champagne. 1
biege and mauve suede shoes with pre- |
fisely matching stockings are not to
10 despised and are really very ele- ,
can't In effect, This fashion would /
ave been out of place until recently. !
Tut my lady modish seems to be get. /
fng further and further away from |
he conventions of earlier days, and
Is long as the artistic sense Is not 4
Blocked almost any make Is permits
kble.
The woman who wishes to expand /
Ter wardrobe by retouching last sea.
bn's gowns should consider chiefly /
Yer figure. Everything depends upon
| perfect outline. A trained skirt is /
bilte wrong with the dropping shout. |
! pr line, and touch of white tends to |
Ind the figure fullness. white !
Pike in bodice gives the appearance
/ shoulder depth and breadth. while |
nat-chested figure can be toned up
the most stunning fashion by the |
be of white vests. jabots and other
thinning down the center o. the front.
THE eorpulent sisterhood should
ing to the touch of black. for moth
tx 30 contrasts and depresses the ef.
ut OF the tendency toward bonpoint.
b make the neck and wrists appear