Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-23
Things New in
Gotham

Canary Yellow is quite the newest
color note in the summers fashions. 1t
is doubtful. however, whether 1t will be-
come anything more than a passing nov
city, to be adopted by those who try out
every new thing which makes its ap-
pearance whether or not 1t has any real
style value Neck boas in this color are
seen at the theatre and restaurants worn
with dainty lingerie frocks and beplumed
chapeaux. The tailor-made girl uses it
With more discretion, and withal very
ioecomingly in the tiny bows which I'm
ish the front of her high, stifiy starched
| linen collar.
Dyed Buttons, pearl buttons, are
recent nuance. erhaps the prettiest Of
these are thos( in the popular golden
brown shade vlich adorn women's tai
lored suits of this brown tone and mems
waistcoats Still another golden brown
novelty is the ooze calf tie men are
wearing, and which the smart New
York girl has taken to her heart and
accompanies with crush belt Of the
same.
A Fine Lingerie frock shown in
Fifth avenue speciality shop has clever
little contr1vance for retaining well-fit-
ting lines that the home dressmaker may
well copy This little frock marks the
new vogue of simplicity in lingerie eff
fects. 1t Is Of fine, soft lawn, the
straight skirt laid In inch pleats into
the belt and finished at the bottom with
a slx-inch hem and a cluster Of six one
inch hand-run tucks. The waist portion
is draped on the Japanese order, bor-
dered with fine embroidery, and adjusted
over a full lace yoke and undersleeves
But the feature that makes the gown
famous, because 1t aids In its perfect
shaping, is a lining girdle Of lawn like
the dress completely boned with feather
bone. This girdle Is about six inches
deep, and Is finished with lace bead
ing run with a baby ribbon at the top
and tied in the back when the dress is
adjusted so that 1t Is held securely In
place. The waist portion is tackled to
the lining girdle at intervals.
A Pretty Way of finishing the waist
and skirt joining Of those dainty little
summer frocks of silk, lansdowne, or
crepe de chine is to catstitch over the
waist seam with silk the same color as
the material In frocks of cotton and
other wash fabrics the joining may be
very nicely accomplished with narrow
bias belt of the material or a band Of
embroidery The wide belt in these baby
princess dresses, as they are called, Is
rarely seen, and only when the dress
is much inset with fine lace and lace
insertions from the belt.
The Almost Universal use Of the
brassiere shows us how quickly women
everywhere grasp an idea that tends to-
ward better and more convenient dress
ing. The fit of the undergarments has
so much to do with the correct figure
outlines that women have learned to Sc
lect their underwear quite as carefully
as they do their costumes, shoes or
gloves The smooth-htting brassiere,
lightly boned, crossing surplicewlse In
the back, and fastening without button
or hook. is chosen by the slender as well
as the full figured woman, for the slender
woman has learned that bunchiness does
not mean a graceful figure and that
proper fitting underwear Is as necessary
to her as to her stout sister. There are
combination garments of brassiere and
pantalon that reduce the matter OF
undergarments to the minimum.