The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-23
THE DAINTY WHITE SUMNER GOWN IS RELLEVED WITH
BRIGHT TOUCHES on GAY EMBROIDERY FROM THE ORIENT
Wmd Be Elegantly
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Over In London, where the fashionable
English world gathers at this season, they
are making whole wardrobes out Of white
goods. Mrs. Langtry has scarcely a col
ored gown in her wardrobe and Mrs. Ar
thur Paget,. who is the London fashion,
wears white almost always.
Unless you are stout" advises an Eng
lish tailor, wear nothing but white.
There Is nothing in the world that is
half as distinctive and nothing half as
elegant.
1.-THE woman who dresses in white on a
hot day is as elegantly apart from all
others, from a dress standpoint, as tho
she were dressed in cloth Of gold. There
is a lustre about white, an attractive fin
ish, certain cool and elegantly dainty
something which catches the eye and
holds it.
but if you are fat, well''-and this
with a shrug Of the shoulders-"we In
that case there is nothing to be done.
Wear dark colors, preferably black, and
keep out Of sight,
The fat woman is undoubtedly the bette
noire Of the French dressraaker and of
the London tailor. It is impossible to
make her look nice. No matter what you
put on her she still looks overdressed.
And. if allowed to follow her bent, which
is always for the flower and figured
stuffs, she will be an unhappy sight to
behold ~
But take my ADVICE said this Lon
don authority. wear white-if you can
afford it,
1t is claimed that at Narragansett the
smartest dressed girl there is one who
knows nothing at all about the styles.
Fresh from the Philippines, this summer
belle has brought with her a wardrobe
which Is the envy of every girl at the
pier. She has not seen Paris fashion
journal In year and knows very little
of American modes, yet her gowns are
altogether the loveliest to. be found within
several days Journeys of the famous sum-
mer resort
And this is why. they are so fetching.
They are made Of white, stuffs, delicate,
thin, white lawn, Of the kind that will pull
thru a finger ring. And they are trimmed
with lace put on In profusion. There are
lace ruffles and deep lace founces, and
there are groups of tucks, each tuck
edged with lace, and there are wonderful
1nsets Of lace. These gowns, which are
made very much on the same model, all
show the full skirt with the tucked hips
or the sideplaited hips. and they all show
the wide foot f1ounce, or at least, the very
wide foot flare. The waists are slightly
blouse, buttoned in the back and made
on the shirtwaist order.
At least a dozen Of these gowns are
trimmed with Philippine embroidery,
which is very much like Japanese needle
work. It is in gay colors and it is en-
ployed for cuffs for the plaits Of shirt
waists, for panels, for girdles and for
stocks. It is also used for whole yokes
and for outlining lace yokes and 1t is
again seen in bands which extend down
over the shoulders in epaulette shape.
When it comes to skirt trimmings moth
ing could be prettier than the manner in
which the embroidery is applied. It is
used to head deep f1ounces and 1t Is used
also to border founces. It bands this
skirts like an insertion and 1t is used to
border lace insets And, then, there is
the medallion trimming, when gaudy
squares Of colored embroidery are set in.