The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-07
IN NEW YORK'S
 FASHION GLASS

New rOrk, June o.-Tne commence ment gown Is the next of importance to the bridal gown in this month. It is
 very dainty affair and the most care-
 fuI. attention should be given 1t for
 the graduate must be tastely gowned upon her first really important appear ance to the public. The cut should be
 simple and graceful and for the coll lege graduate there is a slight train
 at the sides and back. White or pos.
 sibly faint cream colored material Is correct and the fabrics most suitable are Persian lawn. fine batiste, nain-
 sock. plain or embroidered null or net. dotted Swiss, point d'esprit mousseline
 de sole, French dawn or organdie. trimming these costumes with in-
 sertions, and embroideries wide and narrow and Valenciennes lace.
 All the necessaries st commence nient are white and all jewelry with the exception of string of pearls Is
 very much out of place. A white rose
 in the hair fastened in the fashionable
 becoming to most young faces.
 One of the daintiest frocks made for commencement was of dotted point d'esprit made in semi Empire style and fitted over a princess slip of Liberty silk. The yoke and bands on the short pun sleeves were of silk embroidered
 fiet lace. The folded girdle was of
 dull white silk running up to point between the shoulders in the back and falling from a Vatican plait for the fuilness..
 There is new accessory being worn that gives any costume certain touch of elegance. It is a collarette of run
 which is made of plaited ribbon, chif-
 ion or net, quite high and full. It fasters in the back under a large TO-
 sette of ribbon with ends that hang about half way down the back. This | eoilarette should harmonike or match I some part of the hat and often one sees | a rosette at the. back of the hat just | like the one on the collarette. mo- ticed a smartly dressed woman the | other day wearing dark blue skirt | with a shaded blue coilarette and hat of the same shaded blue tones. An | other attractive costume was gray suit. white and orange boa and a l straw color and white hat.
 l Blouses of colored linoa or batiste i in the sheerest quality are being worn | by the Parisians. They have stripes of | blue, green, maize or pink and are
 made very simply with fine tucks and l having no other trimming than pret- ty fuffy jabot of the same material | edged with lace or scalloped in color. | The cuffs and collar arc of the man.
 nish type. but many times are soft | ened with very fun pIaitings of white | net or chiffon. Such blouses are worn | with a tailored suit, their color match ing some accessory of the costume. or l they may be worn with linen skirt | with matching stripe.
 The ruffled sleeve is one of the pret' tIeSt fashions of the season. With | the jumper frocik and the princess cos | tune, 1t Is decidedly becoming for 1t | adds breadth to the shoulders when
 otherwise the fitted princess would
 make them look very narrow. The | sleeves made of narrow lace show a
 number of rows, but those of wide have | only three or four. These ruffles of or a very fine imitation. Ruffies ot
 embroidery are seen in summer frocks 1 and when an expensive sleeve is want
 ed they are made of ruffies of chiffon,
 net or null and edged with narrow | lace.
 The popularity of the net blouse has
 not abated for they are seen in great | nuFphers this summer, and are worn | with skirts of voile, linen or silk. Ftlet | is the favorite net and is often dyed l to match the color of the skirt. This l gives the effect of whole costume | rather than a separate waiste and skirt There is always another kind | of lace or some embroidery or linen | or floss of the same color used as the
 trimming which gives a certain smart
 ness to the blouse. Strappings Of silh
 are very attractive and are much used
 Decidedly Frenchy in appearance would l be a blouse of white with colored SIX | trimmings.
 Costumes of rajah and pongee are in l the height of fashion and also of fou-
 lard and shahtung. Suits of every i'm
 aginable7 color are made of the first
 two materials mentioned and there is
 A great variety of style. The short
 jackets are very stunning and the long | coats, cut in odd shapes, are very att | tractive, some richly embroidered and | others sev@ely plain except for rows | of buttonsf new trimming that is much favored for pongee costumes is plain bands of silk shade darker than 1 the material or In sharp contrast--folds of black silk on light colored goods, l Cretonne continues to be the vogue. | We see many accessories of 1t now neckwear, belts. hat trimmings and l sometimes hats are made almost en-
 tirely of 1t. collar and cum sets arc | very popular and parasols The color. l ines of this cretonne are all beautiful | with the shadow effect of the soft
 greens, rose colors, blues and yellow tints. Toiles de Jouy is in the highest favor, and it makes delightful para l sols They show small flowers on an ivory baokgrond and a border of a double row of old-bl ruchtng. Oth- l ers have large flowers on tan back
 ground and border of old-green taf- fetas.
 Neckwear is always interesting to
 talk about for there Is some new style