The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-23
nv TYPES OF LINEN SUITS.
.,ops ARE WORN, but WHITE
W. still HOLDS ITS LEAD.
-. embroidery and Torchon Lace Used
n' rnectiyrly on Ono summer Frock
Linen soutachc in white Also
yo,ular trimming Used on Them.

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effectively on Ono summer Frock
Linen soutachc In white Also n
, ponu,ar trimming Used on Them.
~. linen frock II more ubiquitous than
-, this season, and one might easily
~. y, columns with descriptions OF linen
49, ~ the elaborate class Irish lace
III ria other handsome heavy laces,
W. enbroidery OF every description,
.hoer laces, such as valenciennes, us
~. IN combination with heavy en-
S.,idery, braiding, painting-all OF these
\ nonsidered appropriate trimmings
.,d sone Of the most costly frocks turned
~. ~, nv famous dressmakers this summer
s.ve belonged to the linen group.
n. have had much to say Of the coats
.,hroderie Angaise on linen, the princesse
v.sn roles enriched In almost every
! 4 4.n, 70 inch by lace, embroidery, stitchery
=. ,o,o frocks whose lace identity is al
~, lost beneath the wealth Of trimming
n embroidered linen, and the linen frocks
Eh,.e lace trimming far exceeds in guam
l,v ,be amount of the linen foundation;
after ALL it is the simple tub frock
Y, linen that means the greatest good to
v. araatest number. and, because Of its
.,rsral appeal to women. Is the most i'm
liant Of linen items in the summer
modes,
All, n date. but it is only the name that
y. nos, The severe shirt waist blouse has
~, prestige, but the simple blouse and
'rir, costume Of linen, piqud, madras. that
,.s been incorrectly ranked under the
.ti,, waist frock head is still with us.
pioue in eclipse for time. has come
h.ck into favor and found a hearty well
come, for there's no denying that it keeps
trssh longer than linen, the latter mussing
b.dlv though its excellent laundering
qualities Offset this fault to great extent.
The beautiful mercerizcd madras stuffs,
.specallv in white, are popular, too, for the
,vre Of tub frock under discussion, the
frock firm enough and heavy enough to
retain some degree of freshness and
tnmness even after hard days wear-a
thing impossible to the very sheer stuffs,
With their tendency to bedraggled limpness
under slight provocation.
These madras materials in the better
Qualities have high lustre which is not lost,
though toned down to agreeable softness
in laundering, and, at their best, they have
smalefective designs Of circle, dot, lozenge,
trioi, DC. The large damask patterns
are still shown but are not popular this
year.
Another material, which is called by as
many names as there are statesmen to
:, recommend it and which has attained popu-
anty under all the names is white stuff
With an exceedingly fine cord, much
/ S,hter and softer than pique. The material
vas introduced last summer and sold for
r,,her high prices at the exclusive tailoring
shops under the name Of linen welt. Pos
dbly the material offered in the shops this
summer at very modest price is not identi.
al with the other--certainly it is not linen
but it has every appearance of being the
same fabric and has been used extensively
both by the manufacturers of ready made
| irocks and separate skirts and by the smart
alon The cord in it is not noticeable
1t little distance and the lightness and
soitnss make laundering easy, yet there
b frmness enough for tailor finish.
Still IL ia linen that is fashions favorite-