The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-08
|Domgs in the
World
BY PHOEBE A. REED.

For coat and skirt tailored suits
white serge has no rival among the
white ,woolens, though the French
makers have sent ver some models in
a white suiting resembling heavy whip
cord, n the Bedford cord or cotele
effects are liked in white, as Well as
in colors.
The widewale diagonal, which was
much used in white as we'll as in color
last summer is still. in evidence, but
has yielded place, in SO far as modish-
ness is concerned, to finer weaves and
with the white serge, as with blue
serges. which this year are very smart,
In addition to being, as always, ex-
tremely serviceable, the hard surface
has given way to the softer, looser
weaves. To be sure, the soft, fine serge
does not shed dust as the harder
Weaves do, and a soft white serge soils
readily.
But they are exceedingly pretty, these
white suits of fine, supple serge. Some
of them are exceedingly light in weight.
too. and these are chosen for frock
and coat costumes, the frock q near
relation to the jumper and with a
bodice mostly composed of sheer net
or chiffon or other cool material.
There are very knowing little frocks,
too. which are on the straight princess
order, with only a shallow yoke and
undersleeves of sheer material, and
some of these models are most alluring,
but they are practical only for the
oma who spends the hot weather in
genuinely cool resorts. For the, woman
who does not, the coat and skirt suit
with separate blouse or the coat and
jumper frock. with but little of the
serge used above the waist line, is the
best general utility investment.
The straight princess or %redingotes of
flne white serge, braided with soutache
or rattail. is a charming thing for
mountains or northern shore, and with
a long. loose coat accompanying it, will
be welcome enough on cool days. In
DRESSER models the coat often assumes
getaway lines meeting only at the bust
or meeting not at all and leaving the
front of the frock beneath showing.
Other models have the long. straight
fronts. b%uttoning on the bust or fasten-
ing there under ornaments Of passe- ;
or of silk. Some effective
models with straight falling fronts have
semi-military braid effects down each
side.
Black collars are found on some Of !
the white serges, but not SO generally !
as in earlier seasons. White ottoman {
satin, white tussor. white benga-
line. all are used for cotton and often
the collar is partly of the serge, only
the lower portion being faced. A pongee
IN color may be used for this facing,
ana a VIDE collar may be fastened on
With white pearl or silk buttons. the
~buttonlloles being bound with
White silk.
Large. loose separate coats are made
Of white serge, and are comfortable
things to throw on over a summer frocb
Were additional warmth is needed and
elegance is out of place. One Of the
most attractive models seer was an
ample coat with raglan shoulder and a
Sed1n IN the mi11lo Of f1,o h;oc L..1.
It buttoned down the front with huge
white pearl buttons, had a shawl col
which ran down in a point in the
middle Of the back, and the sleeves
we're wide and open the bottom Of each
.urned up six or eight inches and but
one to the sleeve with big pearl but
n The a was unlined, and even
he collar was unfaced,