The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-03-22
DOlNGS m THE
WORLD or FASHION

Grays OF all tones are common among
silks, as well as suitings, gray and
white stripes or checks of infinitesims1
smallness with dots or circles OF deli
cate color sprinkled over the surface
being among the more youthful of the
gray messalines, taRetas. and radiums.
A lustrous striped single tone silk wo-
ven alternately transparency sheer and
quite opaque IL called redia and is one
Of the prettiest Of the novelties, giving
somewhat the same impression as a silk
kauze. finely striped with satin. There
are also many silk fabrics OF similar
type, but with wider stripes and print
ed all over the surface In Persian de-
sign.
Cerise. though vivid for not weather.
is always included in the summer toll
cite scheme of the Partisan, and among
the messalines there are some most at
tractive cerise and white combinations.
The pin point dots OF white scattered
thickIy on a cleaning cerise ground
give perhaps the daintiest and coolest
combinations, and a pretty silk Is OF the
finest possible black anc white check
sprinkled with embroidered circles or
embroidered dots Of cerise.
Shot silks are still popular and many
separate Geas are often combined IN
silk that does not look particularly IN
tricate- For example, a silkeu surface
OF white may be almost covered by pin
dots contained in the weoving. and still
other brooche dots In Srcaps OF varying
sizes. and in several Shades OF apricot
complicate the design.
Exquisite shot Powered silks Of blur
red design covering the whole surface
and combining soft neutral and pastel
tones, rather than white and color. are
being used for little coats with skirts
Of pastel tint. and in one model recently
Seen, where skirt and waistcOat were
OF pearl gray broadclctn whole the lit
tie bolero was Of shot gray and white
silk Powered in gray and dull American
Beauty tones.
Small designs are important among
the foullards as elsewhere. and one de-
sign that promises to be popular has a
plain ground sprinkled closely with very
small white dots, each OF these white
lots inclosing pin-point dot OF con-
trasting color. A white dot about twice
the size OF an ordinary pinhead. inclos-
ing a smaller dot of light blue circled
by a dne line OF dark blue or black,
and the whole set upon a ground OF
dark blue Is one OF the most success
ful expressions of this design and sup
plies a very inconspicuous coloring and
line that has much more originality and
smartness than the ever popular white
dot on blue ground.
And apropos OF foulards. some early
models have appeared which make use
combination unusual. but IN some cases
quite successful. and imparting a Ger
tain tailored note to the frOck. Among
models of this sort shown by a large
shop was one unusually taking. The
material was a foulafd in a vague
mixed design OF duh violets and greens
on a shor background Of black and
violet and the outline OF the frock was
very simple. The surplice fronts were
! bordered by three bands OF nat black
silk braid set together under very mar
row lines OF black velvet ribbon. and
the velvet was applied TOO, along the
outer edges OF the braid trimming. On
| the outside edge q narrow, very me
plating OF black silk lay over the bod
| ice and inside the surplice V showed a
| line Of white silk wsistcoat embroidered
| IN violet and green. The ends Of the
braid trimming buftoned TO a black silk
girdie and similar trimming was ap-
piled to the cuff Of the elbow sleeve.
| and, In narrower form, 10 the skirt bot
| tom. the narrow silk plating being the
skirt finish