The sun., 1908-04-05
NEW BODICES OUT OR OLD
HANY VARIED ACCESSORIES or
DRESS THIS SEASON.

mo display Of accessories intended for
tks ,rpAmenting Of the bodice is unusually
large and varied this spring, and the in
Esr,,ps woman should be able to freshen
brost any old fEock not too hopelessly
r.. NJ date with the aid Of some one OF these
t.adv made yokeS or frills or collars or
EastcOais,
one aces comparatively few Of the dainty
ko.eros once 20 popular among lace and
Anbroidery novelties Of this class. but
occasionally q charming thing Of this sort
j. offered in lace, embroidered hngehes
tr embroidered net. More numerous are
IbA deep yokes or combined yoke and
b,r-ha effects. and the collars, which vary
IN size from the modest coat collar Of en-
lroidered batSte or Irish lace 70 deep,
Cddlv shaped collars falling we'll over the
bhouders and sometimes suggesting loose
ho'aro lines.
There are. too, many arrangements
n embroidered lingerie and lace. embroid.
srel net, &c, which are draped In folds
from shoulder to waist line. leaving V
shaped opening In front or are cut in this
Arhu or pelerine shape without the folds
and avishly embroidered. Cut in one with
ihs overdrapery. jumper, pelerine, or
whatever one chooses TO can IT, arc wide
folds running around from shoulder seam
n under arm seam and defining q large
arnbols Of modified Japanese description
D. common during recent months
These overbodies or garnitures arc
adjusted ovor simple sheer blouses and
Enilar crosses between pelerine and coatee
ore offered in taffeta embroidered hand.
Iomely in silks or In soutaohe.
Such embroidered net ganitures a.
the one Sketohed here. with bold embroidery
design in high relief and exquisite colorings
furnish superb trimming for a bodice
Otherwise simple. The chief difficulty about
The uss Of such trimming is that there are
ordinarily no accompanying motifs TO be
used elsewhere upon the frock, and II is
not always easy 70 design q successful
irock whiohhas no other touch Of embroidery
than the corsage trimming.
The dressmakers get around this diffi-
culy by leaving a very slight amount Of
hand embroidery 10 match the Rarnture
done especially for the frook and intro
duced In sleeve finish or wherever il is
mos, necessary. The beauty OF the color.
ngs in the French embroidery desiEus
excel that Of our domestic efforts, and par
hcularly lovely Affects are obtained in the
soft browns and peacock blues and the
biscuit and white wine shades with white or
color
Embroidered rajah. tussor and light
weight pongees are we'll represented in
the imported oorsage trimmings. appear
Ing in innumerable forms Of bolero bre.
telIe, collar. &c.
Irish lace as usual plays an important
part in the exhibit OF collars, yokes and
coats. and one may find any sort Of acces-
Sory from the plain standing collar and
bow or rabat TO the coatee in this popular
lace The continued vogue OF the be-
coming white guimpe has brought out a
host Of these in all shapes and sizes and
combinations Of material.
Many Of them are so finished that they
may be applied outside blouse or bodice
asa yoke or used as a glimpe, and there
are many collar. guimpe and chemiscite
arrangements Of lingerie and lace which
would fill In charmingy the open coat
fronts or the ' shaped opening Of bodice
dTsped from shoulder TO grdls
The genuine waist coat must not he for
Eotten in any discussion Of coat and bodice
accessories. for II has a conspicuous place
among the seasons novelties, and though
word comes from exclusive Partisan sources
that the waistcoat Ia not so high in favor
With the Partisan eiegont' as il was last
season, there is no shadow OF doubt about
la popularity. The popularity Of a mode
always comes in It's second season. when
the few who have launched il have already
tired Of It.
They are delectable little ahairs, these
7asiy 20 Ess.. wG!S!coGts. much more
Ittractive, many Of them, than anything
In the same line which an ordinary tailor
or dressmaker would he likely to achieve,
and though at their best they are some
what expensive, they will often give cachet
70 the simplest Of street frocks.
Tlressmakers returning from abroad
hrought hack such waistcOats for separate
Ise or for use in costumes Of their own
making, and We have seen some most
attractive collections Of the kind. One
Importer showed a number of fascinating
waistcoats in heavy, soft tafieta. covered
oil over with soft dull Persian designs n
charming colorinEs.
These were absolutely plain mannish,
bsverely tailored, close fitting. their smart
Nsss depending upon the beauty Of the
design and ooloring in the silk and the
perfect cut and finish Of the garment. The
only hint Of ornamentation was in the
buttons. which were in each case Of colored
rrystal, Initiating semi precious stones and
patching the color most prominent in the
pix with which the button was used.
With . plain tailored frock Of dark or
neutral tone, such q waistcoat would be
extremely chic. On similar lines there are
Naistcoats Of toile de Jouy. the various
hntiqus cotton effects and beautiful old
brooades.
Plainly cut and fitted waistcoats Of pongee
IN natural tone OF soft dull color are made
np With no trimming beyond binding and
buttons Of black liberty. or are beautifled
ty hand embroidery. sometimes almost
Iotdly covering the surface Of the silk.
ma very stunning waistcoat Of mannish
INES was formed by alternating strips Of
black liberty and Chinese embroidery in
ths Chinese blues on dull blue pongee.
The striped pongees and linens are also
made up into waistcoats, and for dressy
cpen coats are short elaborate little waist
noatG Of satin hand annhroidafad or Of rich