The Lake County times., 1909-07-09

shades. wear well and are so cool and
fine of texture that one wonders they
do not appear more frequently in the
ready made models. Particularly love-
ly tones of yellow in the soft buff and
brownish tones are found in this ma
terial as in the linens. and there are
some excellent striped effects in the
cool bun and white.
For the girl to whom they are be-
coming these yellow shades are most
desirable this season, for they are
beautiful in themselves. modish, cool
looking and stand laundering well.
Relieved by white the linens or the
bun corn and yellowish biscuit color
ings are charming and a touch of black
sets off this color scheme admirably.
Pink is always popular summer
color, and this year it branches out
into a long line of rose and berry tints
which are fashionable If not so pretty
as the old fashioned pinks. Some of
the pink chambrays and ginghams are
especially lovely and girlish, but in
linens the choice runs more to the rose
shades.
Yellow in linens offers new note of
color among the tub materials for the
summer months this year, and never
has been offered in such exquisite
shades. It's various tones. ranging from
soft canary to burnt orange, are de-
veloped in long-coated suits and one
piece models. The pale yellow gown
in pique and the deep orange suit are
novelties that threaten to remain. The
costumes are finished with tailored
stitching, and the pale yellows seem
always to be braided with narrow
white wash braids treated to a let
in motif OF embroidery or heavy lace.
Sheer cotton stuff trimmed with lin
en- in the same color is worked into
good loose frocks by the French maxi
ers, and some of their models offer
good suggestions for the home dress
maker. One such frock was in buff
lawn and linen with plated frills of
sheer white and white pearl buttons
was particularly attractive One sees
also many cool and pretty frocks of
barred or striped sheer cotton in white
and color with trimmings of plain lin
en- matching the color.
Crochet buttons are used upon many
of the wash frocks and blouses. and
QudHIANlcS VI ldIIOW 1IiSns OiunY ana
Valenciennes insertion enter into the
designs of the sheer tub frocks The
crochet insertion without design other
than the crochet mesh is also very
popular and is now initiated in cheap
insertion and lavishly used
Batiste and Swiss embroidery inser-
tions, edges and motifs with or with
out lace, introduced into the designs
are extensively employed by the design
ers, and a touch of color enters into
many of the finest of these embroid-
cries used for blouses, frocks and un-
derwear Slips, petticoats, matinees,
combinations, etc, showing delicate
colors in their fine sheer embroidery
trimmings. are among the latest things
in lingerie, and though a careless laund-
ress can play havoc with them, they
certainly are dainty and charming at
the start.
Cotton marquisette in stripe or small
designs of color on a white ground is
material for dainty frocks and blouses
and Is highly attractive. The cotton
crepe, plain or embroidered, now. too,
comes in a long line of coIors and in
some of the light tints is extremely
pretty. Then there are the dimities.
the organdies. the nnnumerable silk
and cotton mixtures and mercerized
materials, the embroidered Swisses and
the bewildering array of silks from
pongee to the finest and most delicate
foulards, shantungs, messalines, crepe
de chimes and many others.
Pannier effects of one kind or an
other are making steady progress in
the world of fashion, and there is no
doubt that they will be in full vogue
before the summer is half over Some
of the most charming gowns for even
ing wear are fashioned of plain and fig
ured stuffs, the plain fabric being used
for the long skirt and bodice and the
figured for the panniers and the drap-
ing of the bodice These panniers are
put on full as possible to give grace
full lines in the draping There is al
ready evidence enough to show that
the long waist is q certainty for the
next few months. The basque with the
long peplum, pointed fronts, darts and
all, has already made its appearance.
Black shoes, unless Of suede or buck
skin, have this year completely lost ia
vor for almost any occasion. Patent
leather is no longer considered good
style. Buckskins in shades of tan.
brown, gray and blue, as well as black.
made on one-eyelet models. is likely to
be the choice of the summer girl for
runabout wear. These shoes have buc-
kles of buckskin or of metal For real
ly hard wear, like mountain climbing
and tramping on country roads tan
leather will be worn
To produce the very fashionable
changeable effect modish women have
taken to wearing one pair of stockings
over another. OF course both are of
the sheerest silk and the under pair is
usually of a brighter and more vivid
color than the outer
FLORENCE FAIRBANKS.