Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-13
for In all there is q slight trend down.


ward.
Fine lingerie waists and chiffon and
lace bouscs are not lovelicr than they
have been. They reached the height Of
their charm long ago. This year there Is
a greater tendency to blend ncedlework
and lace In the same model than hereto |
fore. and in the choicest blouses both
usually appear in one euisc or another. |
A great many inset trimmings are used
such as embroidered motives framed with
lace or the reverse. AS to neck and sleeve
finishes for bodice and coat, possibilities
were never greater. Collars, cuffs. chem
isettes. gunipes and belts will want II
trunk to themselves when the vacation
start is made. For the collorless coat or
Jacket. long pique and linen collars and
deep GUNS. plain or embroidered, are tho
thing. They fit with a band just inside the
coat edge and play all sorts OF variations
on turnover collar lapel and revcr shapes
There arc also wide cape shapes ending
in long front tabs. TO say that any par
ticular style OF embroidery Is the favoritc
for such purposes would be to take "A
great responsibility upon ones self. For
so many sorts Of embroidery are fashion
able that no one Is especially conspicuous.
Tho pretty silk coat and skirt suits
preparing for summer arc II great tempta
ton in this era Of pretty neck fxings to
women with cunning fingers. Whimsical
collars and cuffs of half-blcached firm
linen crash: a thin. loosely woven crash
or of linen null arc the materials often
chosen for the purpose. Stamped patterns
ready for working are found in needle
work departments. In The embroidery de-
sign books there are to be found a great
variety of English embroidery patterns in
hosts of cyelet combinations, of dot, disc
and eyelot designs Of the lace filled, cut
work and Hardanger and of Oriental de-
signs. In the last sort there are partcu-
larly useful ones which go quickly, calling
for combinations of French knots, nuns
or laid work and outline stitches. For a
black, brown or blue suit which may
want tone such set adds great deal
yellow with old blues. touches of Green
with white and rose and blends of colors
familiar on old china are favorites.
Cross-stitch work is used yet, and there
is a variation of the Hardanger. which
was somewhat overdone u year ago, in
conventional patterns worked in long
darning stitches and outlined with fine
colored threads TO get the effect Of
ha ndworlt and the needed touch OF color
is The thing. and so long as the work done
is nice the technique is Of little I'm
portancc.
Handwork is seen on everything pertain
ing to the toilet. A touch of il must be
somewhere on the fashionable gown or a
serlblance of it. A favorite finish for
collarless nccks is found in soutache
which offers long line of useful colors
Silk or embroidered medallons and in
sets framed with soutache is Il popular
resource. The box combination of sew
eral tones of the braid is another. Found
often in company with il is a harrow silk
or merccrizcd braid of basket weave. \
natty dress for Il school Grl, OF the
ubiquitous blue and green plaid. is given
a note of individuality by outlining the
plain blue taffcta baby neck, stock and
| cuffs with three consecutive rows ot
| soutache ir blue, the shade of the SIX,
yellow and white. Sailor collars. by the
way, finish many Of the new Sinsham
school dresses for young girls. A trlg
| frock of Bingham in two shades OF brown
| has a big sailor collar of the same ma
terial plainly stitched and tied with
brown silk scarf. The front of the waist
has a double row of white pearl buttons.
Another pretty Bingham frock Tor
school girl is of blue and white gingham,
made with shirrcd shoulders and neck
filed in with a embroidered muslin chem
| isctte.
| The way bolcrocs blouscs and deep
grdlcs are combining in the new COS
tunes is interesting in the extreme. and
with them all that old-timc favorite the
crossovey effect and the neck. are also
claiming place. A pretty gown of brown
messaline seen recently combined all the"s
features. The full waist was trimmed in
boero effect with alternate frilis of SILK
ana velvet. The crossover straps ending
| in cnamelled and jeweled buckles were
| of the velvet. and So too, was the deep
girile. The skirt was trimmed with fes-
| touns Of silk and velvet frills. The chem
isettc was of lace. The sleeves We're
RULED below the full upper puff. Worn
with this costume was "A hat of the new
tip-tited shape which will soon be preva-
Ilent.