Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-07-19
Che Little Gown


co. &c IS7t7tS7Ls
rosetted with fat black frilled buttons.
This skirt pretends to be split up the
sides to reveal an underskirt of the
plain wolfe much tucked, in graduated
sizes, till the last tuck is four or five
inches deep. The collar is apparently
broad black ribbon, tied at one side
of the throat, with tiny corners" of
yellow-bordered lawn forming an apol-
ogy for collar, and falling over the
top Of it.
The little gown in tailor guise is
charming-the simplest faced-cloth
corselet skirt, and slightly eased or
gathered bolero, or blouse-bodice, with
the veriest suspicion of an en-
broidered vest or collar to redeem it
from insipidity, something smart (but
restrained in quantity in the way OF
buttons or braiding. something orig
inal in the way of coloring or cut.
The new family fecked or checked
tweeds in palest hues, the duster-
checked cloths, and the softly striped
stuffs, can all begin In this sort OF
garment.
And the plain fine cloth coats that
are almost frocks in themselves are
so nice! | saw one all in pale pink at
very wellknown Regent-street house
only a day or two ago, with no trim
ming or relief whatever; just it's own
belt and buttons, simple sleeves, SIM
pie collar, simple altogether, and
simply delightful!
There are the pinafore frocks, too,
and they make such pretty little
gowns, and are such a boon to the
oversight figure. No; beautiful as
the legitimate Princesse and Empire
and corselet gowns are, 1t is not
everybody who can make them EN-
phatically 1t is not anybody who can
make them!-and for easier, simpler
wear, and when one is doing things"
the little gown Is what we all need,
and shall need still more as the days
lengthen and we may think of sum-
mer.
When 1t is a question of washing
frocks, such triumphs of the great
dressmakers are really not in the pic.
ture. These miracles of cut and fit
cannot go into the vulgar washtub,
and must be cleaned, is false to all
decent tradition! When it comes to
dressing mademoiselle not yer
launched upon the sea of society how
invaluable this type of dress provost
| hate to see a girl who looks as it
her clothes fitted her tightly. She is
as bad as the young lady who is
dressed in sack and labelled "artis-
tic"
For myself prefer. If possible, that
the little gown should not have a bo-
lero. A blouse bodice and a skirt I'M
blurred in outline, yet easy in fit, with
some quaint distinction in collar or
belt, some touch of good tbut not
over-elaborate or expensive) lace and
embroidery, and there you have the
ideal frock. For in this type of gown
there should not be anything OBJ
'iouoiS CAPSuSiNc. nat SpollS TIE
whole idea. Beautiful Antique lace,
deliberately wrought trimmings, I'M
mistakably valuable jewel-work.
should be avoided. Keep those for
your "bettermost' clothes-what we
used to call our Sunday gowns
when | was child!
A quaint touch of pale blotting-
paper pink worsted embroidery upon
stone-colored muslin, and fat wooden
tassels, proved an admirable finish to
little stone-colored frock made up
over pink to match-a sail-cloth
brown canvas had many-colored
silken stitchery (cross stitch) on
Shantung silk; a gown all of Shan
tung in dull blue had etceteras of pin.
spot embroidered white muslin, the
spots being black, and the most effec-
tive Old-World threading of black
sarcenet ribbons througsh muslin
beading; a mouse-colored Cingalee
cloth owned bright green taffetas
cordings and manipulations on mousy
muslin, just as a tiny vest and elbow
bands Git is of no use talking of
wristbands nowO; white yelling
had pinafore over an under-blouse
OF white net and Irish guipure; a vio-
let ninon de sole had bands of taffetas
printed with violets and their leaves,
and the prettiest rufiles closely ruched
with violet petals; a pale gray cotton
wolfe with pink roses and their scat.
tered petals was completed by strap.
pings of pink, and pelerine cape
that was almost bolero of pale gray
lined with pink.
But one must not so on indefinitely.
Spring certainly makes one feel one
need never stop!