Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-26


 wedding dress, perhaps there is n@ time when girl likes to have a free and generous hand in the buying aG. making of q dress more than the one ii which she is to graduate. or course now one graduates from many 3f- partments, but the one is the la when she goes out from the scNnc. room fo. good bids farewell to schoci days and regular study work, and be- gins her life at woman's work. Il is not to be wondered at that tae ai.l feels that this one dress shoul! bc something out of the ordina.',. ]; marks a period of her life ended anG the beginning Of that which is new. She is on her own feet so to speak.
 summer are undeniably beautiful, enough for this most important event in young girls life. Of course the most suitable materials lie among the simple fabrics, such as null. silk null, organdy, dotted Swiss, French lawn, while if something more elabor- ate is desired, point d'esprit or mousseline de soie suggest them selves, yet even these last are more adapted to the girl who is over her teens. Very soft lightweight wooden culiarly soft effect of wooen ma terial has a charm not to be found in cotton.
 The sheerest laces and embroideries are used for these frOcks.
 Some narrow width, others in broad t1ounce depth, of finest batiste em- broidery, of Valenciennes or Chantilly lace Narrow laces and insertions of narrow embroidery match the broad patterns. Lace, indeed. forms an i'm portant part in these confirmation dresses on both skirt and waist Hori- zontal tucks trim the bottom of the skirts, sometimes alternating with the insertion. Tucking is liked for trim ming the waists.
 For the wool dress albatross was used with yoke of lace insertion. The sleeeve bands, fancy bolero and trim mings 0 the skirt are of white silk devorated with hand embroidery Mar now frills of lace finish the wrist band and neck. A sash of white silk fin isles the costume This is costume f hot hn VI will find hnt ty ff,,, a graduation dress and very service able for evening wear hereafter. If a lighter material is desired muslin or organdy could be used or a silk used. but the wool dress will be found to serve many purposes.
 A second dress was made from white 1ady's s cloth, the sleeves and upper edges of the waist front being embroidered and trimmed with silk frilling. The guimpe is of white figured Brussels net and the girdle is frock combined with white dotted net would be pretty for rather young girl, and would be for her enhanced by hand embroidery In each of these cases the yokes of guimpse should be removable so as when the warmer weather comes they could be replaced by those of very thin goods Or in the evening not at all.
 A gown suitable for young woman from IS to 21 years of age could be developed from white or cream India silk with shoulder pieces and yoke sections, also sleeve bands of point de Venise lace. Narrow frills of chiffon edge the collar and sleeves. A crush girdle of silk encircles the waist and is finished with rosette in the back Elbow sleeves are used as most appropriate where gloves are used. This is a gown that with l very little change will make an ex- eellent evening gown later on.
 A charmingly effective costume of !. white silk null shirred at the waist line to form a deep girdle in princess | style. The yoke is of all-over lace and the lower sleeves are of the same material. Cream white rajah could | be used for this model for enc {, older, or it might be ordangy over i a lining of printed cotton organdy , with sash of white or some prominent color in the printed lining. White l canvass cloth makes a most attractive { gown trimmed with narrow fril1ing I of white silk. The upper part Of the dress, decorated with hand embroid- cry, is white silk, and the yoke and collar of fancy white tucked silk.
 One mother who had always main tained that school girl should be i dressed in the plainest and simplest { kind of clothes, upon her daughters graduation, gave her as a gift com