New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-10
COLOR SCHEMES IN WASH FRoCKs
How to Keep Their Brightness Intact When
They Are Laundered.

This summers. white shlrtwaist dresses will be
very generally with cOlored fittings. or
course a number OF women will insist upon the all
white costume because It not only looks cool, but
is distinctvely "swagger," but the latest whim Is
for colored stocks. belts and blouse trimmings to
match
White shirtwaist dresses will be the smart morn
ing costume for all summer in the city. as well as
In the country. The prettiest fashion for making
these suits is with trim blouse. pleated across the
yoke only moderately large sleeves and a skirt
which Just escapes the ground in front. and is at
least inches above it in the back 1t is equal
~ fashionable box pleated knife pleated. or
tucked TO tina knees.
All the trimming is on the blouse, and usually
consists OF bands of coored insertion. The ground
work Is the color OF the frock and the embroidery
is in cross stitch or Bulgarian Russian hand
work There is a wide band down the front. with
shoulder straps and cuffs The stock Is OF silk or
ribbon TO match the embroidery. and the belt is OF
the same color. in leather tafeta. All the
leather belts are wide either straight crushed.
and narrow in front. The silk belts machine
stitched bands both wide and narrow. The
straight wide leather belts fastened with
buckles three four inches wide and the crushed
belts wide IN the back and drawn down to
inch wide buckle In front. The handsomest
belts have buckles Of art nouveau silver and gold.
tinted to match the leather For the palmer belts
there are clasps OF plain gold old silver gun metal
and nickel These simpler buckles in very plain
design the harness strap buckle being most often
seen
Red is going TO be fashionable dress finish, even
for the warmest days. It Will be most used on
warm yellow toned linen with which II will be
made up as q blouse trimming In cross stitch, done
silk. and with belt OF red morocco. with
a gold clasp and a stock of red taffeta tying In
with a single bow under turnover
French-knotted IN red. Such gowns Will have bul-
let buttons and cum buttons Of gold.
Gray linen dresses most often trimmed In
deep blue cross stitch or ecclesiastical embroidery.
and pure white linen and done in
Delft blue or in the vivid mixed national colors OF
Bulgaria or Russia Where there variety OF
colors in the embroidery the belt and stock match
the most pronounced tone-green with the Bull
garan work and blue with the Russian and so on
Black or white belts are not carelessly worn with
coIored embroidery. The belt and stock always
match. but with white dresses with pink blue
or green dresses al-black and all-white fittings
used. entire fittings Of gold and silver rib
bOns
Metal ribbons fad this year. The
gold. silver. steel and gun metal are all re-
produced exactly in silk gallouns so that the me-
talhr effect is perfect. They make very popular
shirtwaist trimming and are beautiful for separate
stocks ana belts
Delft blue linen silver trimmed. OF
the recent exhibits OF Broadway house And in
window a tussore shirtwaist suit
trimmed with gold bands stock and buttons. With