Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-07

the rest of the bolero, and the entire bolero
was bordered deeply with a garland design
embroidered in silks of many delicate col
ors.
Another empire bolero frock was of
smoky gray silk mousseline with a diminu-
tive little bolero of deep coral pink silk al
most entirely covered by embroidery in
smoke gray silk, dull silver and dull gold.
Pekin stripes in mousseline, marquisette
and other sheer materials are still much
worm though the craze for stripes has
worn itself out, and as was ~prophesied in
these columns before the spring season
launched its multitude of striped stuffs,
the fastidious women OF fashion have dis
carded the popularized stripes. Silk nous
selines striped in white and black, white
and lilac. white and cerise. ETC.. make very
pretty simple frocks. and usually a note
Of black introduced somewhere to give
then. character.
Cerise, which started out triumphantly
in the early spring. is somewhat dis
credited now. but the blues and greens
hold their own. though the more vivid
blues are less becoming and satisfactory
as the days grow warmer.
Word comes from Paris Of a veritable
battle of the dressmaking giants in regard
to extreme empire and directoire modes,
but, as we have said before, there is prac-
tically no possibility that the most ex-
IRENE ideas along this line will be ac-
cepted. and. in modified form. the fashions
OF this period are delightful.
Coat vagaries, less radical and startling
than the skirt innovations which have
stirred up so much discussion and warning,
have developed as the Partisan season has
followed its course, and the large cut
! uragapfg fun parialap rara rnef,,p,a. ruIg.A
illustrate some Of the pronounced coat
novelties among the directoire models.
Well worn, picturesque costumes Of this
type are damirable, but one must have an
unexceptionable figure 10 wear such models
well, and unless one can have a large num-
Der Of costumes it is a mistake to go in
for anything so pronounced as these ultra
directoire coats.
All white wash frocks are, as usual. be-
loved OF the summer girl, and, though the
handsome lingerie frocks are being saved
for midseason white linens, piques. etc.
! have already been out in fun force. The
gored skirt of white French pique button
! ing all the way down the middle front OF
! the left side OF the front is popular for a
5 separate short skirt to be worn with lin
gerie blouses, and gored models without the
button detail are equally popular.
In fine white linen the short plated Skin,
with shirt waist or embroidered blouse OF
the same fine linen is chic. and costumes OF
this sort worn with white hose and shoes
are among the smartest things for the
summer girls morning wear, though liner
OF this variety brushes and loses It's fresh.
lness so soon that one needs large supply
Of such frocks il one is to look fresh and
immaculate in them.
ColoTed linens are much worn both In
jumper or semi-princess frocks and in
coat and skirt suits. and, as has been indi-
Gated before, some OF the most attractive
models are in rose or pink. The strinR
color and various biscuit tones are also
well liked, and there are some particularly
smart three-piece linen suits in a cool light
green with cuffs and collars Of black satin
or black MORE. big white pearl buttons
and a black sash girdle.
We have seen an attractive costume al
buff linen on this same order-a semi.
princess jumper OF the linen over a white
gliripe. with a cravat Of black liberty and
a black liberty girdle knotted al the left
front and passing under the central pIait
which gave a continuous princess line e
the jumper front
over this a semi-fitting coat Of the buff
linen with revers and cuffs Of black lib.
erty.
some OF the boroered linens are attract.
lively made up, although a majority o.
these materials are unsuecessfully nan,
died. Where the border is not cut off am
applied 70 the skirt the skirt is OF neoes
sity plated with the border trimming IN,
bottom The border Is usually cut of aas
applied as waist trimmings. but Il is pos
slble TO use II without cutting in surpnc,
folds A linen frock sketched for this Rag,
was an excellent model for the linens witt
striped border, and the simple use OF IN,
border viii be readily understood through
study OF the sketch.
Embroidered coats ana Ghiris - 49,.