Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-02
SOCIETY FADs

newest gown, coat and skirt, and pima
fore frock IDEAS A gown trimmed in
dyed lace may be as actually pretty in
linen as it is in tussore, and lin fact,
they hardly can be told apart from a
distance across the room.
Made in light green linen is a dress
which charmingly combines simplicity
and elaboration. The skirt is plain
linen, killed irregularly and slightly.
and finished on the bottom with two
or three tucks. The full pinafore waist
with insertion of ordinary patterned
lace dyed to match the green finishes
off into plain girdle Of the linen. This
is folded slightly and is finished in front
with two or three large pearl buttons,
The caps of the sleeves, edged with a
hem and bordered inside with the
green lace, are not extremely large
hut open slightly underneath in the
ordinary kimono style, Elaborate
lengthwise pleats and insertions of the
lace fill in the pinafore bodice, which
is on simple shirt waist lines.
The prettiest part of all to this little
dress Is the under waist which is Of
green net of rather coarse quality and
which also has it's own fine insertions
of some simple little lace. These like
wise are dyed green, all in the same
cool shade, which has not the least
suspicion of yellow in it. The under
sleeves are made mousquetaire, quite
tight, and gathered just moderately full
with a little more length than usual
The absolute GOODNESS and prettiness of
this colored net over the bare arm
hardly can be imagined
A pongee dress of pastel blue may
be made especially effective The lace
at the bottom and forming yoke and
sleeves is also light blue, while the
nttle null blouse worn underneath is
hn fnI
trope this would be a particularly good
model IN either linen or pongee.
tinted pongee much nearer white
than natural, and yet hardly ivory. is
the material of the coat suit, which is
trimmed with facings Of brown taffeta
held down with little bands of the
cream material tucked with gold but
tons.
Navy blue chiffon cloth trimmed with
pands or the same and edged with
pleated taffeta in exactly matching
color rorms the little Llouse suit, which
is made up over white foundation.
Inls is equally good in voile.
a black silk coat worn over a lin
gerie gown is illustrated on the third
ngure, and the second gown is in dark
CHINA blue tusSore self-embroidered
with guimpe of embroidery AngIaise
which can also be prettily varied with
crochet lace, oriental looking buttons
OF gold enameled and black belt and
plplngs outlined with a thread of vel
low in the shape of a tiny silk cord.
Brown chiffon voile over self-color
white is the material for many pretty
street frocks made with little boleros
or Empire coats. and with skirts long
or walking length, according as thew
are intended for street or carria ee
wear. Some of the slightly grayish
wood browns are especially good for
this purpose, and look cooler than the
yellow and red browns and not too
dark
Cream voile is one of the good things
this year for these dressy coat suits,
and 1t generally is made up with lace
which exactly corresponds in degree
or color. In most of these costumes
the last predominates almost entirely
In the little blouse jacket. The lace is
puffed and gathered over the white silk
lining in one of the prettiest models
and Is tackled down with little white
silk buttons and tassels. The sleeves
were of this draped lace, and they ex-
tended out Of a great f1aring sleeve
piece, giving kimono effect, and made
of the cloth. This was braided in mar
row soutache and another piece corre-
spending went around the edge of the
jacket and was seen again on the bot
tom of the skirt. A piping of dull blue
velvet followed the braided. sleeve and
also the braided belt and front of the
coat, and there was another touch in
the little cuffs on the sleeves.
Navy blue in silks, rajahs, mohairs,
voiles and particularly serges which
have achieved their vogue from tho
manipulations of Paquin are particu-
larly good this year. 1t is costumes
Of the last more severe type which are
deferred to in the newest output of the
bauble maker and leather worker. In
these everything is produced in navy
which formerly found it's output in
brown shades. There is a new compost
ton in royal blue which rivals gold
stone and which is formed into beads,
hatpins, buckles, brooches, parasol han
dies and other bits of jewelry.
Long navy blue glace gloves in stun
ming dark shade will be hailed by the
lover of silk gloves, and probably have
more wear at hardly any greater price
than the long silk ones of last year.
Kid belts and girdles in the best shades
of navy also are feature. One thing
that always can be depended upon in
leather is its good shading. and this is
every day gaining in variety by new
experiments in French dyeing. One of
the new shapes seen in navy leather
is Of quite wide soft leather, steel stud
ded and finished with steel studded
leather buckle or plain and having a
handsome monogram of gold or silver.
The chief beauty Of these belts lies
in the great suppleness of the leather.
Ribbed belts of elastic also are abun-
dant in navy blue, with severe buckles
of dull or FURNISHED gold. The wide
belts of elastic with buckles at the back
and front, which have been worn for
two or three seasons, come in new
guises this year, and seem to fit the
figure more snugly than ever. In some
of the new ones there is no trimming
on the bottom, the idea being to match
the skirt in the belt color, and merge
one into the other so as to avoid an
abrupt line of demarcation. Around
the top of this belt there will be an
line of cut steel. often re-
lieved by turquoise and corals or other
colored stones. The buckles here echo
the embroidery, being in steel with cor
settings. Patent leather
can be obtained for the narrow navy
belt or navy leather only somewhat
less shiny, with dull brass nailheads.
II you want to go east. c. Haydock,
AGENT Illinois Central r. R.. LIS w. sixth.