Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-04
WHAT NEWPORT SAYS
OF SUMNER GOWNS
DEGREES THAT SOCIETY HAS
ISSUED FOR AUGUST
Striped Linens, Novel Combinations,
RaIn-Proof Coats, FouIards, Linz
gerie Gowns, Combination
Costume, Yachting Suits

AS everyone knows August is the month
when Newport reaches its zenith, when
all the world of fashionable folk are
working hard at every sort of gayety.
Costumes worn by the elite in the social
world for August festivities forecast the
fed and developed for autumn and winter
outfits. Linons are In favor, and in en-
broidered styles especially In eyelet work.
are extensively used for trimmings and
combinations with silk and other mater
ials that would have formerly been con-
Sfdered as homogeneous in such mixtures.
Striped linens in white or light grounds
with narrow stripes of contrasting dark
colors, or white lines where the ground is
dark, make some of the smartest tailored
suits worn. One sees more of the widely
spaced stripes than of the narrow lines
that were overdone early in the season.
All indications point to the fact that
stripes will continue to be in demand for
autumn wear, and the rage for spots may
also show itself in the early fall styles.
Fashionable modistes have no hesitancy
in using any arrangement of trimmings
or fabrics that appeal to them, and in
most instances the results justify the
methods employed to obtain them Some
of the women best known for their taste
in dress are wearing frocks and suits Of
these mixtures, and the more unusual the
combination the more chic the effect
A small directoire coat Of pompadour
silk seen at the Casino had for trim
ming buttons made from pieces of the
material cut so that a design came ex-
actly in the center. These were sur
rounded by frills of fine lace.
spotted foulard gown had the pale
gray ground printed in spots of china blue
and reseda green. Ribbon of the same
green plated was used for trimming both
skirt and waist. A wide hem of liberty
satin in the china blue was applied at the
bottom of the skirt and this was headed
by row of fiat rosettes composed of the
plated green ribbon with centers of the
blue spots cut from the dress material
The same blue border of rosettes trimmed
the edges of the pelerine bolero and a
blue satir belt completed the toilet.
The fashionable woman's Newport out
fit, whatever else 1t may include is never
complete without at least one practical,
serviceable waterproof coat for motoring
and rainy-day wear. Fashion has made 1t
imperative this season that this garment
shall be well made and of attractive ma
terial. Most of them are of the reliable
Priestly cravenette fabrics, which still
retain their supreme position, as the most
'all around" satisfactory goods for the
purpose. In purchasing, however, one
must be on the lookout for the circular
trademark "Cravenette," which deter
mines the genuine fabric. and is stamped
on the back of every yard of the different
cravenette cloths and also on the inside
Of every garment made from them.
Lingerie gowns are full as much in
favor as ever, and one sees on-these the
same use of medallions and motifs cut
from lowered organdie or printed nous
seine. The cut-out motifs are also very
attractively used on waists and wraps of
flet lace and net Color of some deli
cately contrasting tint is employed on
nearly all gowns and some of the pref
tiest lingerie frocks are made up from
| embroidered fiouncings with delicate
color in folds or pleatings used wherever
the founcings overlap.
A rather simple but especially smart
| gown was worn at a luncheon at the
Pier where Newporters go for a dip and
| change at frequent intervals. The gown
| in question was of cotton wolfe in shadow
| checks, in color rosy mauve. A deer
hem of taffeta the same color extended
up the skirt about one-third the distance
to the waist This went on in a large
| scalloped effect and was headed with a
single row of matching soutache braid.
Panels of filet lace, with the figures
done in embroidery of heavy silk, were
let in at either side and these Joined
matching pieces on the waist, forming
a continuous line. These panels were
edged with hens of the silk, and the
| overhanging shoulder of the bodice was
similarly hemmed, while filet lace formed
the kimono-like sleeve. the high square
neck was finished with the same embroid-
cred filet edged with silk bands. A sasf
Of deep lilac satin ribbon knotted at one
side gave the needed contrast and the
| black Grim hat was trimmed with lilacI