Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-12
FASHION WORLD.

The commencement gown is the next
of importance to the bridal gown in this
month. 1t is a very dainty affair and
the most careful attention should be
given 1t for the graduate must be Hastily
gowned upon her first really important
appearance to the public. The cut
should be simple and graceful and for
the college graduate there is slight
train at the sides and back. White or
possibly faint cream cOlOred material
is correct and the fabrics most suitable
are Persian lawn, fine batiste, nainsook
plain or embroidered null or net, dotted
Swiss, point desprit, mOussellne de sole,
French lawn or organdie. There are
many novel ways of trimming these cos
tunes with insertions, and embroiderieS
wide and narrow and valenciennes lace.
All the accessories at a commencement
are white and all jewelry with the eX-
ception of string of pearls is very
much out of place. A white rose in
the hair fastened in the fashionable new
Greek arrangement with ribbon is be-
coming to most young faces. One of
the daintlest frOcks made for commence
ment 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 puff sleeves were
of silk embroidered filet lace. The fold
ed girdle was of dull white silk running
up to a point between the shoulders in
the back and falling from vatican
plait for the fullness
There is new accessory being worn
of elegance. 1t is cOllarette or ruff
which is made of plated ribbon, chiffon
or net, quite high and full. 1t fastens
in the back under a large rosette of rib
bon with ends that hang about half way
down the back. This collarette should
harmonic or match some part of the
hat and often one sees a rosette at the
back of the hat just like the one ON the
collarette. [ noticed a smartly dressed
woman the other day wearing a dark
blue suit with a shaded blue collarette
and a hat of the same shaded blue tones.
Another attractive costume was a gray
suit. white and orange boa and a
straw color and white hat.
Blouses of colored linon or batiste 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 having
no other trimming than a pretty, fluffy
jabot of the same material edged with
lace or scalloped in a color. The cuffs
and collar are of the mannish type, but
many times are softened with very full
plaitingS of white net or chiffon. Such
blOuses are worn with tailored suit,
their color matching some accessory of
the costume, or they may be worn with
a linen skirt with a matching stripe.
The ruf1ed sleeve is one of the prettiest
fashions of the season. With the jump
err frock and the princess costume it is
decidedly becoming, for it adds breadth
fitted princess would make them look
very narrow. The sleeves made of mar
row lace show a number Of rows, but
those of wide have only three or four.
These ruff1es to look we'll must be made
of real lace or very fine imitation. Ruiz
fles of embroidery are seen in summer
frocks and when an expensive sleeve is
wanted they are made of ruff1es Of chif-
fon, net or null and edged with mar
row lace.
TIL popularity of the net blouse has
not abated for they are seen in great
numbers this summer, and are worn
with skirts of wolfe, linen or silk. Filet
is the favorite net and is often dyed to
match the color of the skirt This gives
the effect of a whole costume rather
than a separate waist and skirt. There
is always another kind of lace or some
embroidery of linen or floss of the same
color used as the trimming which gives
a certain smartness to the blouse. Strap
pings of silk are very attractive and are
much used. Decidedly Frenchy in APP
pearance would be a blouse Of white
with cOlored silk trimmings.
Costumes of rajah and pongee are in
the height of fashion and also of foulard
and shantung. Suits of every imagin-
terials 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 attractive, some
richly embroidered and others severely
plain except for rows of buttons. A
new trimming that is much favored for
pongee costumes is plain bands of silk
a shade darker than the material or in
sharp contrast-folds of black silk on
light colored goods.
Cretonne continues to be the vogue.
We see many accessories of it now
neckwear, belts, hat trimmings and
sometimes hats are made almost entirely
of it. collar and cuff sets which are very
popular and parasols. The colorings 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 parasols. They show small
flowers on an ivory background and
border of a double row of old-blue ruch-
ing. Others have large flowers on a tan
background and a border of old-green
taffetas.