The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-11
THE ETERNAL FEMININE.
My Dear Martha:


By steam launch and automobile,
visitors continue to arrive at the
Pier and crowd the Casino Tor the
weather has been criminally hot and
cruelty damp. The days routine
here seems to call for an endless
change of dress. and at no other sea- 4
son can we so fully appreciate the
long hours of thought and energy ex-
pended at fashionable modistes'. A.
for the morning gown, the popular
ity of the linens is on the constant in
crease, especially the eolored ones.
and little wonder they are stamped
with fashions approval, for aside
from the exquisite coloring, even the
cheaper qualities do not fade from
nearly an equal division in the de-
mand for the smart severely tailored,
and those with quantities OF lace OF
raised embroidery. Ii you adopt .
moderate course, a wide band of en-
broidery above the hem, with mar
rover bands following the coat lines
and on the sleeves, makes a charmins
finish. The two most effective and
graceful designs in embroidery, quite
in vogue, are of daisies and wheat
and they combine we'll in either light
or heavy embroidery. And Oh. the
shoes are just delicious. For, one
sees such perfectly matched hose
pumps and linen that one wonders
why long ago our women were not
so attractively shod. The rain, fog
and gloomy weather have played
havoc with the summer chances for
display, and many a woman is be-
moaning the dainty muslins and or
candies she has had so little chance
to air before the admiring and crit
zeal eye alike. There have been
many indoor fetes where fashion ran
| riot and color schemes were suggest
i've of plumage. flowers and crushed
fruits. One dress, lingering in my
minds eye at the Venetian fete had
skirt of white chiffon cloth closely
plated around the hips and hanging
and two four-inch tucks at the bot
tom. The Directoire coat was of del
icate mauve MORE antique, with fine
cameo buttons and bits of real lace.
The erin hat had short front and
the back under-brim had mauve
plumes brought we'll towards the
| Hints from Paris as to trimmings
are of great value to women having
their gowns made at home. One
model has inverted box-plaits to give
the fullness, and for trimming, large
rings are cut out of the material with
hollow centers SO that each one of
two slipped through the other and
were heavily embroidered with silk
soutacEe. Another Partisan idea is
the lavish use of inch wide velvet rib
| bon to match the material. A fetch
ing little black taffeta coat is en-
| broidered around the border with
narrow black velvet ribbon in ring
designs and has a waistcoat effect of
white moire embroidered with polka
dots in heavy black silk. This can
be removed or adjusted according to
atmospheric demands by buttoning
it to the lining back as far as the arm
hole. Fringe of varying widths, is
striving for a place on ultra smart
creations, but so far | have only seen
it in favor for entire black or white
gowns. ] must say that everything
seems in tune here with the weather,
The winds blow strong enough to
sweep away all ideas-raw damp
winds which force the decision that
it may all be Gods weather but this
isn't His BEST Always,
JANE.