Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-08-05
NEW YORK
FASHION
LETTER
ESteIle ClairmOn PrattIeS of
Styles .COIOrS and
Materials

New York, Aug. 5.--The linen froc
is more ubiquitous than ever this sea
son, and one might easily I'll column
with descriptions of linen frocks o
the elaborate class, Irish lace and al
the other handsome heavy laces, ham
embroidery Of every description, tn
sheer laces, such as valenciennes, usu
ally in combination with heavy EN-
broidery, braiding, painting-all o
these are considered appropriate trim
mings-and some Of the most costl,
frocks turned out by dressmakers thi
summer have belonged to the liner
group.
Much has been said of the costs Of
broderie Anglaise on linen, the prin
cesse linen robes enriched in almost
every square inch by lace, embroidery
stitchery, the lace frocks whose lace
identity is almost lost beneath the
wealth of trimming in embroidered
linen, and the linen foundation; but,
after all, IL is the simple tub frock Of
linen that means the greatest good to
tho greatest number, and, because Of
its general appeal TO women, is the
most important Of linen items in the
summer modes.
One hears that the shirt waist frock
is out of date, but II is only the name
that is past. The severe shirt waist
blouse has lost prestige, but the sim.
pie blouse and skirt costume of linen,
pique, madras, that has been incorrect
ly ranked under the shirt waist head,
is still with us.
Pique, in eclipse for a time, has come
back into favor and found a hearty
welcome, for there's no denying that
IL keeps fresh longer than linen, the
latter mussing badly, though its excel
lent laundering qualities Offset this
fault to a great extent.
The beautiful mercerized madras
stuffs, especially in white, are popular,
TOO, for the type Of tub frock under dis
,ussion, the frock firm enough and |
leavy enough TO retain some degree of
freshness and trimness even after
lard days wear-a thing impossible |
o the very sheer stuffs, with their ten
lency to bedraggled limpnoss under i
light Provocation.
These madras materials in the better
qualities have a high lustre which is
iot lost, though toned down TO agree.
,ble softness in laundering, and, at
heir best, they have small effective
lesigns Of circle, dot, lozenge, etc. The
arge damask patterns are still shown,
nut are not popular this year.
White is always the best choice for
frock that is to undergo frequent tub
,ing, and despite frequent assertions to
he contrary every summer is primar-
ly "white summer" No other
,olor is so universally becoming, par
.icularly at a season Of flushed faces,
else looks so cool, nothing
Else launders so well, and appreeiat.
ing all these points the sensible woman
has a majority Of her tub frocks in
white.
The eolored linens are frequently EN-
broidered in white, broderie Anglaise
being here, as elsewhere throughout
fashions province, particularly favor
ed. Sometimes the handwork is moth
ing more complicated than the button.
holing Of scalloped edges on collar,
suifs, etc Sometimes il is more elab-
crate, and II is done in the color Of the
linen even more often than in white
bands aud motifs Of embroidery on
white linen are also used to trim simple
frocks Of eolored linen.
Linen soutaehe in white trims some
of the pretty linen froeks, or rather
assists in trimming them; but these
froeks are usually Of the bolero and
skirt persuasion. A costume in blue
linen with triple bolero trimmed in
white soutaehe and finished at the neck
with heavy lace and white eordeieres
belongs to this class. Another bolero
costume, without the soutaehe feature.
is in soft green linen, with collar re.
vers and cuffs of fine white lingerie
The bolero and the linen long coat
are both popular for the morning eos.