Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-20
new YORK FASHION LETTER
Fabrics for the White F'rock season-
The Triple skirt Returned to
Favor.

| New York, July 15.-Ihc all white
frock liz always popular through the sum-
| mcr months and although this Is not
cmpha'ically u white season, every wise
| winnan has at least one sheer white
| fruck in her outfit. If she can afford but
one dant; sheer frock, by all means let
| 1t be white. Nothing else laundcrs or
clcHnscs so we'll, nothing else is so geii-
| orally becoming. nothing else can I've
worn as often without becoming a tire
sumo story.
| Batiste, the fine lawn, dotted and en-
broidored Swiss plumctis and the null are
| the thin white lingerie stuffs dear to the
summer girl and the ldwrs, though Of
ten bcautitrlly fine and possessed of OK
cellcnt wearing and laundering qualities,
have of late yielded precedence to the
materials of softer finish. NalercieniMs
is inevitably upon the sheer lingerie
!rock, but it is Otter used merely to
soften the lines. while by-thc-ya-d en-
broiicrics assume the responsibility Of
the chief trimming.
| The triple skirt. returned to favor this
summer, is good model for the en-
hroilcry trimmed lingerie frock, wide
embroidery bouncing upon batiste or
other very soft material. beirg used for
| the three skirt sections. 1r n pretty
model displayed in one of the large
| stores hitiste was the chosen material
and the skirt was triple one formed
| Of three founccs of hatiste embroidery
finished on the edge with large scallups
and With an embroidered design OF heavy
raised dots set in circles, one circle with
| in another.
| To the bottom fourcc of the unlined
| skirt was gwen u straight edge w lay
| inE Il deep scalloped edge fiat upon a
broad band of batiste inset with bands
| o! narrcw vllcncicnres. and sewing it
| firmly. The middle point of each scallop
| touched the bottom edge Of tn. ben, but
between scalops the or,n spaces show
cd the bands of vdlencienncs and
bItisto.
Some such device is necessary where
ever an unlincd skirt is made Of seal
Hoped embroidery. but frequently "A little
frll Of the material, lace embroidered, Is
set Just under the scallops, winch rest
upon it.
\ deep bertha of the embroidery set on
with tiny vcrtica! tucks trimmed the
blouse of the gowns under discussion
and the yoke and the whole sleeve were
of valencicnncs insertion set together
edge to edge and finished at throat and
wrists by valencicnnes clgil q The
bertha. falling low bid the transparent
sleeve nbo,N the elbow, but when the
arm was raised the soft lace effect was
decided pretty.
Now is the time to buy embroidery
fonncinss. insertions. robe patterns. etc,
ut bargain prices and though there arc
new designs in embroidery each year
there is little chance that the designs of
one summer will he roticeatly out of
date by another summer. The same is
true If tho good valencennes edgings
insertion and all-ovcrs and short lengths
Of these are being sold now at prices that
make them good investments. Val
ercienncs is always serviCeibe for I'M
dcrwcar trimming, even IL one does not
held it over until another season for
frbck trimming.
The white dotted swisses and other
embroidered swsses have Their perennial
vogue. and this summer brought a fcw
very pretty new designs in small figures
and in trailing figures combined with the
faHorite dots. Printed swisses with
flower designs over IA plain or dotted
surface have also appeared in attrctive
guise.
~ pretty frock of this style is % white
dotted swiss trimmed in valcncjcnnes
extremely simple, yet with Il surprisingly
enc ana knowing air, duo to mcdallons
OF dotted flower swiss. set into skirt with
ana blouse with valcncicnrcs insertion.
The flower design on a white ground is
OF tiny wild roses. pale pink and yellow,
with their soft light green foliage. and n
sirdle of pale pink and yellow shot louis
me ribbon harmonizcs delightfully."- with
the touch os color in tho metallinns.
Another white frock. more lavishly
trimmed though not so unusual. COM
bhcs Valenciennos insertion and lace and
small meadllions of fine swiss cmbroid-
cry in its trimming On the bottom of
inc SKIRT Houncc and around the BODY
run alternate rows Of inset insertion and
frIl's of lace of the same width, the lace
frll falling over a plain narrow band OF
the frock material This adjustment of
insertion and cdCing is repeated often
upon this seasons thin frocks. as is the
trimming formed by setting together
rows of valoncienness odrinc the seal
Hoped edges overlapping the plain edges
and sewcd firmly down. This idea is we'll
liked for yOkcs. chcmsttcs. long. close
cuffs. etc. and is a change from the
valencienncss insertion set together The
same arrangement of the lace also makes
exceedingly pretty berthcs and frlls and
particularly dainty sets if underwear
are made with the bertha and slccve
frills of the low neckcd night gown the
chcmise bertha and the drawer frills
fashioned entirely of valcncicnn,s edg-
Ing set together in this manner
Elbow sleeves have carried all before
them 50 far as sheer frocks are crhccrn-
ed an even the women whose arms arc
not pretty have resigned themselves to
the mode for the thin summer frocks.
while clinging to sheer cuffs and under