The Colorado statesman., 1907-04-13
WAcSHABLE BLOUGE

AS we nave mentioned before stripes
are having it all their own way this
| season. We meet with them in all
the materials. Even tulle and chif-
fon are now made in stripes, and
mousseline de sole is very attractive
when striped with satin-more espe-
cially, black satin. This is one of
| the favorite materials of the moment,
and very lovely it looks when mount
ed on a foundation of silver tulle and
when worn with a sash of crepe de
chine in some vivid shade-such as
cerise, emerald, green or lancret-blue.
Some of the new gauzes are striped
with velvet and distinct novelty is
Indian muslin with cross-bar lines in
/ velvet and in satin.
1t is quite certain that stripes can
| be made to make the figure look
slender if they are properly manipu-
lated, but they demand a master hand
at all times and no woman who
weighs more than seven stone should
dream of adopting them in any but
| perpendicular position.
Something embroidered is the or
der with every well-dressed woman,
/
without this adornment, and thus
fashions seem to insist on the in
crease of hand labor and compare
tive contempt for the assistance of the
sewing machine. The latest thing in
fanciful embroidery devices is our old
friend the bugle. This in crystal or in
jet was seen recently in most success
full combination with beads of silver
following a lace design upon a net
| foundation.
One of the fancies of the moment
is to be very long on the shoulders,
and many of the loose bodices which
overhang the belt in blouse fashion
show wide armholes reminiscent of
the Chinese outline, with loose sleeves
coming through these, overhanging
some tight white lace sleeves which
fit to the wrist. 1t is rather difficult
to describe this wide armhole but it
extends over the shoulder right into
the waist, giving dropping effect to
the figure in manner becoming alike
to the stout and the slim. A good
specimen | have met of this type of
dress was made of black satin ninon,
with the skirt striped from waist to
hem with machine-stitched bands of
black velvet ribbon, the trimming on
the bodice following this idea, while
at the neck small vshaped piece of
ivory lace mounted over chiffon was
justified by the under-sleeves to
match which appeared beneath the
loose ninon sleeves.
Again, l have found the same sort
of bodice with the top half made of
white cloth embroidered in silk, the
bottom portion being of satin, while
the vest was of transparent ivory lace,
and the skirt which was cut on the
cross, had broad pointed pieces of
white satin put in as exaggerated gus
ests from knee to hem.
Talking of skirts reminds me that
some of the new models are made in
kits all round the back with the
front almost plain, trimmed with two
bands of embroidery, and this is quite
a good style of skirt if you need one
which is to touch the ground, but If
you are In favor of a very short skirt
then would l only recommend to your
notice the fatty stitched killed or box.
plated skirt, or the tightly-fitting
skirt which is cut on the cross.
| Among other extremely pretty full
SKIRTS destined to play their part at
dance, l would applaud one made of
white chiffon flowered with monster
hydrangeas with broad hem of
mauve silk at the base, the bodice
having this hem of silk to outline the
armholes which extend to the waist
over tight-fltting sleeves of a finely
spotted net, a fabric which again ap-
peared in the front in the form of a
vest with pieces of mauve velvet rib
bon threaded through it, Another
gown which has full skirt was made
of ivory-white satin with the hem
bordered with silver gallon. which ap-
peared beneath an embroidery of sill
yer roses. The bodice was form
ed of two pieces of satin on the cross
bordered with silver, these being pass.
ed over each other In front to tie at
the back into bow with small silver
tassels at the ends. and the small
vest was made of Brussels lace, while
frills of the same, tied handkerchief