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to serve as a guide. String a needle
with brilliant turkey red silk or with
mercerized cotton, as being less ex
pensive, and begin. The stitches must
be long and effective. The idea is to
work large flowers in bright colors and
TO set the contrasts together as closely
as possible to give an Oriental look.
DO not be afraid to work rapidly, and
do not study the work too closely until
II is all completed.
A summer girl at Saratoga made her
SELF an Oriental collar the other day,
shoulder deep and upon a basis OF white
taffeta. 1t was not as lacy as chiffon
or linen would have been. but IT was
immensely effective. 1t covered up an
oid shirt waist and made brilliant bit
Of color IN the summer wordrobe.
The tendency toward japanese stuffs
Is most pronounced. The fad for all
things japanese invades the realm Of
dress and is becoming more and more
pronounced
It is altogether likely that the Jap
anese stuffs always were Ia exist
ence. but it is only lately that their
beauties became apparent to Western
1 eyes. Today one sees the great Japa-
nese wisteria vines embroidered and
I
are wonderful dresses. all gay with
cherry blossoms, while the japanese
ounce and Japanese flowers of all
kinds. from tiny chrysanthemUms to
/ the gorgeous pouegranates. are found
painted and wrought. stamped and
etched. outlined and indicated upon nine
out Of ten of the summer dress ma
terials.
Japanese Silks and Colors.
In materials that Is just as noticeable
as in colors. The Japanese silks were
never so fashionable. and there are
countless silks and other stuffs that feel
/ and look like silk, and which come from
The Japanese looms 10 be made up into
summer and autumn gowns, for the
American women to wear.
In hats, too. this Japanese influence
IS seen. The plain American sailor is
stili the style, and always will be. But
there Is a japanese sailor, made out Of
1 coarse. soft, open Japanese straw. IL
is braided, and IT is rolling in the brim.
and the crown Is round. instead Of
square This sailor hat is trimmed with
a scarf Of soft silk. which is tied at the
back, and Is finished with two floating
ends. with fringe finishing each OF the
ends.
one of the pretty summer Japanese
hats was made OF openwork straw IN
openwork design. Upon the under side
Of the brim there was design in big,
| coarse japanese stitchery. The top Of
the crown was worked in the same man
ner. while around the crown there was
twist of Japanese silk. finished with
a bunch of cherry blossoms. Fetching.
| indeed. these little styles, and very at
| tractive TO the eye OF the artistic Ameri-
can girl.
Of Roman Design.
| In girdIes, in stocks. in parasols. in
| sashes, and in the small things OF dress
the tendency toward the Japanese is
very pronounced. There are soft Jap
! anese silks, but very like the Roman,
with stripes and squares. The silks are
decorated In odd ways, which are so
very Oriental as to admit os no mis-
take.
| Upon a background OF plain 6c!l gold
six there viii shine forth ne most
brilliant of ounce blossom all done
/ in clusters, with green leaves TO temper
the glare Of the scarlet. There are long,
green stems 10 furnish the necessary
note of green. The design will be small
and neat, and apparently done expressly
for the stock or girdle which IL IS to
adorn.
There is one very attractive feature
about all the Japanese work, and. In
deed. about all Oriental designs II
looks as though It were done to order
There is no hit or miss or haphazard
about it. There is a finish that Is ex-
quisitely neat to everything. And in
this resDect the American ia work
has taken a lesson from the Oriental,
for nothing could excel the Eastern
work in absolute Eeatness.
Season of Necklaces.
The Oriental stones are worn a great
deal There are topazes from Korea.
emeralds from the Caucasus. lapus
lazuIi from Japan. and the many odd