Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-28
Chiffon the Seasons Fad

through which the family defined lines
of the figure show.
An impractical garment, so far as
warmth OF service is concerned. but most
graceful and becoming; and, after all, one
does not want warmth in a handsome
summer afternoon costume.
Black chiffon coats Of this character,
which may be worn over different summer
frocks, are attractive, though the coat
and frock en- suite are the smarter thing.
Some of the black chiffon coats are, like
the one of our sketch, trimmed hand
somely in fine jet, which supplies the
needed weighing. The arrangement of
the Jet embroidery in the model illus
trated here was particularly effective and
yet easily achieved.
More severe models also are made up
in chiffon. Such a coat as this Francis
model. for example, straight or limo and
without full folds, but beautifully hand
embroidered in dull. old hues. The chif-
fon itself Is Of ash gray and the coat ac-
companies a frock of soft gray satin,
with a little of the same embroidery about
the bodice, which is largely of chiffon.
In all white some beautiful coat and
frock chiffon models are made up. though
apparently all white Is not to play so i'm.
p%ortant a role this season as it has in some
past iAA BIN ilaIAulbCNAC Was
the material used in a Jeanne Halle model
whose skirt had much fullness below a
smooth deep yoke. and whose loose, long
straight coat was lavishly ornamented with
embroidery of satin cord and Irish crochet.
Another white sheer coat and frock was
deliberately embroidered In fine whit
soutache.
One Of the exquisite new greens, delicate
ApouOh m euuUaHf tha xray1r fVrof kahV,
leaves of spring, is particularly effective
in chiffon cloth. and a summer frock of
such green chiffon is in making in one
of the workrooms just off Fifth avenue.
The straight long princesse frock is draped
slightly across the front and sides and
shirred in the middle-back, the skirt width
at the bottom measuring perhaps seven
or eight yards.
Six yards is the moderate skirt width IN
the new models, and when the clinging
fronts and sides join the revolution already
i~naugurated by the skirt backs we shall
have ten and ~twelve-yard skirts. That time
has not yet come, but that it is coming
within the year none OF the initiated seems
to doubt, and meanwhile 10 wise woman
is leaving a scant back in her spring frocks
no matter how unwilling she may be u
give up the elinging directoire lines.
But to return to the green chiffon. 1t II
trimmed with self-tucking. satin buttons
and loops and inset bands of a fine cream
net embroidered in tiny gold dots, and foI
wear over 1t is a long loose coat OF the
chiffon, sleeveless. satin trimmed and fas
tening with big effective satin rname
A big green hat. white faced and trimmed
In masses OF white roses; q green paraso
lined with white. white gloves and whit
shoes are to complete a costume which
should be a refreshing sight on a hot sum,
mer day. This coat, by the way, Is az
unusually full model. but draws In at 4
shortened waist line with several lines o.
narrow heavy corded putting instead o.
falling in free folds. as do many Of th'
sheer coat models.
Gauze butterflies. spangled with silver
steel. gold OF iridescent coloring. nestle n
the hair. and have a bright and charming
effect