St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-03-17
Our Fashion Letter.

Modes of the Moment in New YOrk.-An
Absolute NOvelty.-The Three Piece
Suit.-AbOut rts.-Metallic Trim
ming on Hats.-Summer Shirt Waists.
Novelties In ParaSOlS.
Editor CALIFORNIAN:
The old idea that there is nothing new
under the sun is certainly disproved this
season, for has not Paris just originated
brand new combination of materials
never before heard of? This is the con-
junction of lace net with St. Gall EN-.
broidery or what old-fashioned folk still
call Hamburg edging. A very stylish
frock of this sort has deep founce of
embroidery set onto the net by means of
a narrow insertion of Valenciennes head
ed by tiny frill of the same lace. The
waist and sleeves are trimmed with
bands of the embroidery set in with lace
insertion and tiny frills oflace.
The fashionable street costume this
season is most decidedly the three piece
suit, as it is called. This consists of an
entire frock, either made in the new
princess styleor waist and skirt with
the new high waist-line, combined with
a coat, all of the same material. Co.'S
tunes of this sort made of chiffon broad
cloth, fine serge, wolfe and silk are shown
in the smart shops. A handsome model
was made in the new lichen colored Ia
sort of greenish gray broadcloth. The
gown was in the princess style, cut
rather looser at the waist than was the
case last year. 1t had yoke of tucked
gray net the exact shade of the gown,
finished off with the tiniest little yoke
and high stock collar of white Irish
lace. The gown was trimmed down
each side of the front with broad bands
of the new metallic flet.
The trend of fashion is toward un-
broken lines in costumes and any wrink-
les or bullying effects destroy symmetri-
cal outline, consequently women who
like perfectly cut and daintily made lin
gerie, find Defender" styles very salts
factory. Whatever the price attached to
garments with this name, the cut and
finish are uniformly perfect and reliable.
One pays the difference in price only for
the greater elaboration and fneness of
material.
The new skirts retain the clinging lines
Of the winter in the front and sides, but
the designers have, in many cases,
seen fit to relieve the severe plainness of
The back by some form of folds or pleats,
which are, however, not extensive
enough to be really called fitness. While
the Paris models are all made with long
railing skirts even for walking costumes
he suits made in this country are much
more sensible and have short skirts-not
10 short as last year but made so as to
ust escape the ground.
The new shirt waists are lovely. They
Ire all made with long sleeves and nearly
Ill with very high pointed Gibson
tocks, though few Dutch collars are
eel. The plain tailored tucked, styles
ire still popular. Many linen waists are
hown, the most elaborate of these being
land embroidered. A charming model
$ worked il. an open English eyelet pat
ern combined with motifs and inser-
ions of Irish lace. A broad yoke de-
ign is made by combinations of lace
nd embroidery and the lower half of the
leeve is built up in the same manner.
he collar is of the eyelet embroidery
With an edge of Irish crochet. Waists
fcotton crepe are among the novelties.
Milliners are making great use of the
ew metallic nets for hat trimmings.
dany of the smartest of the seasons
hapeau have large rosettes, twisted
ands and coils of this net in among
heir flowers or feathers. Although large
overs are used, principally in the
orm of huge roses, there is at present a
ecided vogue for small flowers. Violets
weet peas, forget-me-nots, clover and
Their tiny blossoms are massed about
he crowns of many of the new mush-
pom shapes and toques.
Some distinct novelties have been intro
uced among the parasols this season in