Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-28
NEW YoRK FASHIONS
BAtistes and Novelty Swiss ere POpu-
lar For Summer.

NEW YORK. May 2s.--New York
shops are now, mass Of light ma
terials for summer wear. and whether
the tastes and purse Of the feminine
shopper are OF Newport or Coney
Isle. new and novel designs OF fab
RIGS are not lacking for the ward
robe.
Among women who must count the
cost Of their expenditure for gowns,
one Of the cotton fabrics which 10 at
tractive and most deservedly popular
II cotton wolfe. A summer gown of
this material Is inexpensive and, r.
properly made, an esthetic and ar
tlstiC delight. Many new patterns
Of these goods show lace striped eff
fects. and plaids. checks and spotted
designs are to be found in charm
Ing profuslon.
The batIsles are not new except in
designs and a more beautiful finish
than has been evident In these goods
IN former years. They tie with the
novelty swisses for dainty evening
dresses. For wear over these soft
dresses nothing Is better protector
than a pongeo coat or cape very full
with wide sleeves. The natural coll
oFed pOngee 10 most favored.
For an odd waist have one made
OF white Tor other color as pre-
ferred). satin pierced with eyelets
either allover or In q design finished
with buttonhole stitch in ilne silks.
A number OF new cloth gowns, re-
cently seen. had sleeves entirely of
lace haring from under the over
hanging shoulder line. Again others
had q cape sleeve to the elbow, but
lace or chiffon or mousselIne
sleeve matching the yoke or guimpe
Or chemisette. was the continuation
20 the wrist.
The lingerie blouse IL more sheer
and delicate and more decorative
than ever, but then the lingerie
blouse has been assigned to its
proper place and time-the afternoon
with the dressy tailored suit or at
Informal evening Affairs. Never
must e been seen with the severe
morning suit. short sleeves are the
distinctive feature OF the lingerie
blouse, indeed. some Of them seem
% have nothing more than three
Fuffles attached to q foundation
this when coat Ia not to be worn.
The blouse worn with the coat has
tho front as the point OF decorative
exposure. The fashionable must thus
have lingerie waists for all occasions
and with ell manner o. exposures.
A new idea for an evening waist
was a flne silk net, In light mode
shade. with satin flowers In natural
shades appllqued on the wrong side.
Again other net waists are bound or
strapped with satin. silk or panne
velvet clasps are used.
The nuns veillnEa ana delalnes
% q fne patterned variety are liked
Cor summer dresses and the plain
sorts q cream and white are favored
Tor skirts and ahirtwaist suits
LAces have lost none Of their popu-
larity and in every shopping tour
one secs some new variety. for the
lace makers are searching the muse
SIMS. old converts and pattern
sources for q renewal Of ideas In
their art Wide bands, some plain.
some embroidered and ieweled are
used upon the new hats having high
crowns.
Fine thin figured shantungs are
being used for summer waists. In
nearly every case they are made with
q yoke or guimpe, and the plain
kinds are often seen In the tailored
waists for travelling or business.
There are few OF the new waists
that are not made with a guimpe
or yoke or that effect. The waists
viii be made over = lining. and the
rounded deeply cut U-neck IL highly
decorated about its edge. The waist
. laid In deep tucks under a girdle,
Graduated frilIs wide on the top OF
the shoulder and narrow near the
waist are applied over the sleeves
which are OF the same material a
the yoke.
A feature OF the new waists II
TIE point Of having the back exact
" enc same an the front. Especially
= this true In the jumper and prin-
cess dreSsers, the back Il laid In the
same fashion, tho same amount Of
trimming must be used. indeed Il
Nould. except for ornamental clasps,
DO hard to tell which was back and
which was front.
Many white dresses viii be trim