The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-08-02
WHAT SHALL NATIONS WEAR
Ideal Summer Outfit Black Tafeta
Suit with Touch Of White Chit
| fon in Entire Donx.

1t was the vile or m1IllOnalre WIZ
went to one of Chicago's great man
dressmakers She was meek little
woman of the gentle, parted hair type,
of whom all is told sartorially In say
ing that she was and had been for
many years in the habit of topping OF
her couture with a quiet, though al
together beautiful and costly, bonnet,
which she tied on with strings"
The great man dressmaker looked
at her with an all seeing eye and dis
approved, although he had had her
gay daughters among his patrons.
If you will have such a gown as
would make for your daughter,
madam, I will make you something,
said the mighty man, "but if you
want an old lady's gown, I can't sup
ply YOU"
The idea of the matron's gown OF
the dinner type has recently been ex-
pressed prettily by Miss Fanny
Brough, in the 'Indecision of Mr..
Kingsbury," in a mole colored chiffon,
deliberately trimmed in mole colored
velvet Dark chiffon is particularly
used now by those who make a spe-
cialty of the elderly matron's gown.
Either as the top and waist part OF
the cloth gown or suit or as the COM
plete evening or dinner dress there
is no prettier idea when trying to get
away from black. All the shades of
plum and subdued violets, or the
darker blue grays, the mole color,
dark blue, and certain shades of pale
tan are likely to be becoming to the
elderly woman. AS for make, the
long lines and semi-fitting which is
the present tay of manipulating the
princess style, are something which
the most conservative dresser need not
be afraid of, the up and down effect
being especially becoming to the old
er figure.
Grays, always recommended indis
Discriminatory to the white haired
woman, are the Last thing that should
be chosen, especially in light shades
by the anemic,' and that elderly peo
pie are to a certain extent anemic II
is only necessary to notice the general
pallor of skin attached to white hail
to believe. Light gray emphasizes this
pallor, and it is this type whose sal
walton is in the mounting of black
laces and chiffoms over white. The
matron who has this style of dress
has "dress like her daughters" and
one which is at present the envy Of
every woman, young or old, and yet
she is distinctly within her own pre-
serves. White lace, with a finishing
of light blue, Is the fitting adjunct tt
this costume, and especially becoming
to the delicateay refined and pale type
with white hair. Lavenders, shading
to a faint touch of cerise in the fig
mounted on black and relieved BY
white lace and muslin de sole for col
lar, vests, and undersleeves, are equal
ly pretty with dark chiffons for the
thin evening or dinner dresses. Gay
Londoners of uncertain age are nov
affecting pinks.
Black taffeta, i'm the new soft kinds
is, however, the standby for this sum
mer at least, and in 1t the matron ma,
find a suit complete, including Skin
and plan morning shirt waist, with al
open and cut out waist for dress
made with a few black silk entire
domx, and mounted over white chiffon
With a coat of becoming length sucl
an outfit of taffeta needs only to b,
supplemented by few wash thing:
to make an ideal summer outfit.-Chi
cago Tribune.