New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-29
DAINTY SUMMER GOWNS.
0ldtime Features Appear in Modified Form
on "the Simple Frock."

Ever since taffeta became popular every woman
| has felt on purchasing waist. skirt gown Of
| Il that she indulging I'm extravaganza Yet
this fact due. doubt to its tendency 10 crack. "
has never deferred her from enriching her ward
robe with this fabric whenever possible. AS a
consequence she has kept up the demand for
tafeta for several consecutive years. snd this
summer Will prove no exception as IT is even more
popular than y recent number Of "AeTand' =
Cloak Journal remarks that "taffeta is now looked
upon as n staple fabric-so much that the manu-
facturers bringing II out IN widths which per-
NIT of its conversion to suit and coat uses with
out the time necessary piecing and goring OF
the garment" A soft. plable variety OF taffeta,
which has taken the place OF the cracking
rustic comes in 36-inch width
The louisnes in solid and check effects. sell well
because OF their soft, graceful quality and their
durability.
Foulards have passed their prime, II IS true, but
they are still 10 be
Generally speaking dark blue black and brown
the favorite colors for summer silks There
IS a shade OF brown. called the. 'Paquin cuic,
which is very rich and soft The old fashioned
pin check Is the very smarest design I'm silks this
season This check is preferably in white.
blue brown or black ground. In the two toned
silks brown and yellow and blue and green. are
the leaders Embroidered white dots often in
troduced into these silks.
Everything taken into consideration, the pongces
may he said TO hold first place among silks in
feminine estimation this The delicate
colors in which this material are undoubt-
eddy one reason for its popularity Shell pink.
ciel Blue. champagne. gray white and reseda
green most attractive made up into shirt
waists. and into shirtwast suits. The pongee
shirtwaist suits often elaborate. and all Of
them show trimming of some kind. Often there
is a yoke Of the material formed by narrow bias
folds. and faggotng. intersected by spider web
effects; all In the color Of the suit. Again a
shaped lingerie Is inserted with half sleeves
Of the same material
The lovelest feature of a summer wardrobe Is
the muslin frock Simplicity is not one Of IT'S
characteristics that IS certain. but rather
elaborateness Of putting and trimming that is
fairly bewldering II is copied from the style Of
a time long past but with additions. 4 couple
of generations ago. muslin frock meant n sim
pie gown OF sheer white muslin. usually dressed
with baby blue cherry ribbons. To-day the
term IL applied 10 anything that Is thin and
striped ginghams and printed nets. AS Of old
the sleeves OF these trocks are short and pulled.
sive lace The high girdie takes the place Of the
prm. tnin waist and the skirt though equally
is very different in effect The old fashioned skirt
ed petticoats but the up to date one falls in the
softest and most cnging of folds over petticoats
Another line in Which there is a revival of old
the treasures that have been packed for years in
the haircloth trunk in the attic in search OF the
she was a gay young belle. Lovely. indeed. were
the faint blurred flower sprays in faded coiprs
were worn in the olden time. These Powered rib
bons make exquisite girdleS for tone frocks Of
sheer muslin. lawn or batiste. With figured
terials, soft taffetas. louisine. plain Liberty
satin. ribbons should be used. A dainty model of
palest pink. trimmed with ruches and nounces OF
fine Vaencennes has a high gtrde, with points IN
tho back made OF wide white Liberty satin ribbon
sprayed with wreaths of and pink tinted
apple blossoms. Another gown, Of embroidered
batste has pointed cape effect which falls over
each shoulder and down each side Of the front in
points ending in silken tassels The fulness of
the bodice above the high girdle is shrred to a
centre and held with a brooch. The fulness
of the skirt is laid in pleats at the waist. Two
hounces OF embroidered batste finish the skirt at
the bottom. the upper starting below the knee
and being headed by a corded puff.