The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-08
THE FASHIONS.
GOWNS FOR COMMENCEMENT--
 THE GRADUATING BROCK

Travelling Gowns and Costs.
 The girls graduating gowns are the most interesting occupation of the dressmakers at this season. The graduation frock itself is less elaborate than in former years, since the girls of class generally elect to wear the same model, and that a simple one, un- less all the girls are very well off. At college conlmencements, the academic gown is worn over the simplest of white muslins, as a rule. Aside from the dress worn at the graduating exer- cises, there are several other gowns to be provided; one for class day, unless the cap and gown are worn on this occasion; one for miscellaneous day celebrations. and an evening gown.
 Daintiness is the keynote of all these gowns. The material need not be ex- pensive and in fact, should not be. Organdie, lawn null, or chiffon are ap- propriate, and except for the evening gown silk slips are entirely unneces- sary. Latitude is allowed in the mat ter of trimming, and just so simplicity of line is preserved. the wearer may make her gowns cost as much as she ! chooses. Lace is the trimming usually selected, but many pretty frocks turned out this spring have been trimmed with ribbon, drawn work, and embroidery. Several exquisite gowns were un- trimmed, save for frills and tuckings of the material.
 Null is white material which will bear all kinds of manipulation, and is | actually more attractive when un- trimmed. A charming model which went to one of the women's colleges a few weeks ago was made of the finest | and softest white null. The skirt was shirred in groups of three around the l hips, each line of shrirring catching the l null in a tiny tuck. Five rows of shirred tucks headed the full fiounce which finished the skirt. The blouse ! was collarlesss, and had a shaped | bertha, headed by rows of shirrings. Shrillings headed the pointed ruffles | that finished the elbow sleeves, and a shirred girdle of the gown material completed the pretty froek.
 Puffs are much in vogue for com l mencement gowns, especially in com | bination with insertions of Valencien- nes. A pretty gown purchased at an exclusive shop, where only one gown | of each model is to be had. was of ! white mainsook, and was entirely l made of shallow puffs and inch wide bands of German Valenciennes. The collar was made of strips of the lace, | invisibly joined, as also were the el- bow cuffs. All the rest of the dress was | merely a succession of puffs and lace bands. At the knees the puffs ended, | and a full fiounce finished the skirt. white louisine ribbon.
 Commencement gowns, except those | worn at the graduating exercises, are not all white by any means. Bright | lowered organdies, pink and blue mus | lins and swisses are much in evidence, while for evening, all sorts of dainty | colors are permissible. The time has | gone by when a girl from school was | 9 shrinking sixteen-year- ingenue. | The younger women who graduate from seminaries and colleges in these \ utbyo llIolS pDlil III year l and in intelligence An exquisite rose- colored muslin frock is going to be con- '! spicuous on the green lawn of an up ! State college this month. It has 8 1 full skirt, trimmel with two groups of l fine tucks, with three-inch band of | lace between them. Under the lower l group of tucks is a very wide tuck and just above the deep hem is third
 group of fine tucks. The blouse has a | pointed yoke of lace, and the rest of
 the waist is tucked in groups, with lace between the groups. A white silk 1 girdle finishes the gown, and there is | a large black picture hat to be worn | with it.
 A lowered organdie with large clus- 1 ters of pale hydrangeas was much ad.
 nired. The effect was a warm laven. 1 der, with plenty of pink in the colo, scheme. The skirt was very full and quite plain. Under it was wor plain
 lawn skirt of a delicate nauve shade
 The waist had a deep yoke of lace re.
 sembling duchesse, the yoke being striped with mauve velvet shirred
 bands. These were applied in a pat
 tern, very open and informal. A Der,
 tha of tucks and lace medallions wa: joined on the yoke. The sleeves were
 elbow puffs, finished with a short cuff
 of lace and velvet, and the rather mar.
 row gifdle was of velvet A big leg.
 horn hat loaded with hydrangeas
 would be charming to wear with thi
 gown.
 A pale pink liberty silk gown for eve.
 ming had a box-plaited skirt, the space
 between the plaits shirred on cords
 The skirt was trimmed with inch-wid,
 tucks set far apart, with one wide
 band of lace set about at the knees
 The waist was low-necked, and had lace fichu, the ends of which fell half
 way down the skirt front. Fichu art
 charming. Why are they not worl
 more commonly
 The girls are wearing the most fas.
 cinating shoes with these pretty
 gowns. A few weeks ago 1t was stat.
 ed in these columns that colored shoes
 except for evening, had not appeared
 They have appeared since then, anG
 promise to be one of the features o1 Summer fashions. Low ties of coIored
 kind and suede are to be had in almos
 all shades of green, blue, pink, laven.
 der and every variety of tan ant
 brown The ties are very elaborate