Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-20

them on all sides and in every material,
running simply in a downward direction,
son- mes horizontally. or again diagon-
ally or yet again with carefully mitred
points. vast amount of ingenuity has
been expended on the designing of these
striped gowns, and in many instances
they are trimmed only with wide strap
pings of the materials. and in which the
stripes run horizontally, bordered with
other strappngs Of the narrower width,
cut on the cross, so that the stripes come
out dlagonally, and in this way form a
very effective scheme of decoration
Shantung silk with stripes in chestnut
brown or cream silk will make delightful
frocks for dainty musins, with fairly
wide stripes in pale shades OF pink, green
or mauve and blue on white ground.
Plain skirts with much trimmed coats
are considered extremely smart this seas
on, and are in many different colors and
fabrics The light weights in cloth and
serge in solid colOrs are the most general
~ used for this style. and both light and
dark color is In demand. There Is always
a demand for white and blue gowns in
this order and strange as 1T may seem
when it is remembered how long the fash
ion has been popular, and white and blue
costume in serge has not lost its hold on
popular fancy. very effective serge suit
in white has a plain skirt, but so perfect
ly is its cut and does 1t hang that it draws
Iroi ion a
The Jacket has a loose back, indeed is
loose fitting back and front and yet IS
cut to indicate the lines Of the figure and
is in the sack coat order. short, Yet it
hides the waist line and is slashed at the
side seams. 1t is trimmed deliberately
with braid OF the same color, unless a
color like dark blue has been chosen for
the gown, in which case the braiding
can be done in black. This model, how
ever, looks best made up in white or some
light or bright shade. The new reds are
attra ctive, but the grays and different
tones of white are Acknowledgement
fashionable of all. This model may be
copied both in silk and linen AS 50 much
use of hrading and lace can be employed
to make it effective and expensive
Adopting the models of different ma
torlals is an art in itself and one that
anyone with little care and thought
can easily learn. BradinC is used on all
kinds of materials so one can not go far
astray in copying a cloth gown, and one
Is quite safe in the use Of embroidery and
lace. When it is remembered how silk
is used on cloth and cloth on silk, velvet
on nimsy lace cloth on muslins silks on
the linens, where is the spot that one can
go wrong on If figure, good taste, and
coloring he we'll looked to.
Many of the pretty walking skirts this
I season are of wolfe or Panama cloth,
plain and figured. An innumberable soft,
plain materials in all the beautiful spring
colurings, praids, stripes and mixtures
are now used in the greatest profuslon,
Any of these will be effective made up
with pleats pressed into position from
there to the hem. The model for this
style was in dull green figured voile, trim
med around the bottom with bias bands
of toffeta silk. The imported models all
show gray pleated designs-side-pl eated,
box -pleated, and pleated in clusters or
with pleated panels set in These pleats
give such a good opportunity to secure
the desired fulness around the bottom of
the skirt that they are very popular.
CATHERINE MANN-PAYZANT