Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06

tioned-gowns made in this way. There
has not as yet been any great demand
for these gowns, but they nave been or
dered. it must be admitted. There is one
thing in favor of the new skirts-the ful-
ness in the back breadths. fortunately
the number of women who can look wen
in the too tight skirt is so small that the
fashion had to be modified at once, aud
the latest skirts with the hat plaits at
the back, the overskirt or the box plalts
fastened down, are generally becoming
and graceful as well. If there is too
much fulness it can be put into the side
seams, for while width is demanded by
the latest models. it is width, not breadth,
and the fastened plaits, fastened on the
under side with all extra material cut
away, can be disposed to give most be-
comingly slender lines-far more slender
than if there were no plait.
Not new fashion, but one to he seen
on some of the new gowns, is that OF
having the lines of plaits hidden under
straight bands of lace or embroidery, mar
ing only toward the bottom OF the sklrt'
1t is a clever rendering of fashion that
demands that a woman shall look slender
even when nature has ordained other
wise. but it does make it possible to dis
guise bad lines in a wonderful way, ana
the trimmings that are now TO be had
are most easily adapted to any purpose
of ornamentation.
The draped skirts have so often been
described that it would hardly seem nee
essary again TO include them in the new
STYLES, but the latest models are quite
different from those of last month. More
and more evident is the determination OF
some of the designers to bring into fashion
again the panier effect. The skirt Is open
in front over an elaborate petucoat, ana
then the folds are caught back, giving
draped full effect, that makes the hips
Hook large. This as yet is only an at
tempt and cannot for a moment be called
ian accepted fashion: it is merely one of
the tentative efforts that are all the time
this season being made to introduce some
new and striking effect that will throw
into the background the styles that are
so very marked and distinctive.
Double Skirt with Plain Lines.
The double skirt with plain lines is
most graceful and becoming, and in spite
of not being in marked contrast to any
thing vet evolved is deservedly popular.
Transparent fabrics are especially well
adapted to this fashion, but there are
many of the heavier materials that are
most effective made with the double
skirt. With the lining of different ma
terial and COLOR when the transparent
fabric is used most marvellous color
schemes are worked out, for the overlap
ping soft folds on the lining of another
shade or material produce an effect not
obtainable in any other way.
Light gray or purple over cloth of
silver or light yellow over gold tissue
has a misty sheen and depth quite indie
scribabe and makes the most inexpensive
of voile or tissue gowns look delightfully."-
expensive. The soft finished cloths and
cashmeres, as we'll as silk and crepe de
Chine, are also good materials for the
double or tunic skirts. for they are all
easy to work with, drape gracefully and
at the same time can be made to hang in
lines that are straight or bias, which
ever is the more becoming
The deep yoke style that seems to have
been evolved from the high corselet skirt
again is in evidence in the latest summer
gowns. In heavy linens. cloth and silk,