Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-04
GRAY TONES ARE
GROWING IN FAVOR

Ash gray, one of the loveliest popu-
lar grays, is rather difficult to secure.
Lighter than taupe and its peers, yet
darker than the pearl and pale grays,
and of an indescribable softness, it Is
one of the very best of the neutral
tones. An exquisite crepe in this ash
shade and gauze silk cashmere in the
same color are among the loveliest of
the new importations; and a we'll
known tailor has just made up one of
the most attractive street frocks we
have seen in ash gray wool that looked
like Henrietta cloth, with coat of
bayadere stripe crepe Of satin finish
The silk coat with one-piece frock
of light weight wool matching 1t in
color prom ses to have a great vogue,
and many such street costumes are now
are combining two silks of different
weight and weave, a coat of satin with
a frock of cashmere de sole or dull
finish crepe, or a coat of ottoman with
one of these lighter weight silken stuffs
The lighter silks are also used for
coats, delightful models in crepe, cash
mere de sole, ETC., being among the
H6WGSL lIDDOIldllOilS. NIduLt SILK CASH
mere is one of the latest silken mate
rails of the voile class, and is finding
ready acceptance.
Bayadere stripes in monotone silks
work up attractively into some of the
newest coat models, but the two-tone
bayadere stripe has yet to show any
charming possibilities in connection
with present lines. Clever effort in this
direction has been displayed In some
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beige and gray tones. The coats of
these models varying in line and detail
of course, are of plain one-tone unf1n-
ished worsted, the skirts, or more often
the one-piece frocks, being of a worsted
similar in finish, but designed in bay
adere stripes Of white and color. Where
the color was a soft sand color or gray
the contrast with white was not bold
enough to be Objectionable, and the
general effect was attractive; yet even
so the combination did not attain I'M
qualified success.
Going back to the graver shades this
line of lovely beige hues, softer. cool
er, more attractive than the usual run
of such colorings, ought to prove q
prime favorite, and the modistes say
that it is taking well. Several tailored
travelling frocks which we have seen
in these shades with ottoman collars
of black in the collar, are as satisfac-
tory for spring days as anything shown
in severe models.
One Of the little frocks had an ac-
companying blouse In pongee whose
ground was of exactly the same color
as the serge, while a Persian design
in orange, blue and lack ran over this
neutral surface. There was a very little
black satin introduced upon the blouse
and the collar and cuffs of the coat
were of black satin.
There are many effective things
among these fancy pongees, designed
rather for trimming waistcoats than
for frocks or blouses. and a majority
of them show Persian or Egyptian de-
| signs and colors on q natural pongee
ground. One line of such material has
stripe of plain color, such as blue or
rose, alternating with a stripe of Per
| sian design on eoru, and some chic
blouses for tailored costumes have been
fashioned out of this silk.
Cotole or corded weaves appear in all
kinds of materials. from sheer, voilelike
woods and silks to heavy tailor stuffs
and are extremely popular for the mo-
ment.