Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-09

< UMMER fashions are now being ex-
Inhibited in bewildering profusion and
the necessity for decision is evident,
for not to have the summer outfit in or
der ahead of time marks a woman in
these days as being either extremely
careless or Indifferent to clothes, either
of which is decided slur upon her mem
tality. The problem is serious one, and
eveIy whit as serious for the woman of
unlimited income as for the woman who
has to count her pennies. The former
must needs provide this season an APP
parently endless stock of gowns for any
and all OCCASIONS and if her summer is
to be spent, as is the accepted rule. not
In one but many places, then there
must be special provision made for each
--seashore or mountains, the summer
hotel, the country house, &C., &c, until
the wonder is how so many many cos
tunes can ever be selected
Fashions changes are many, and some
rules as to color and material are pain
fully stringent At the same time there
is wide range of choice permitted in
the one respect that there are no longer
hard and fast rules regarding the proper
materials for summer and winter, and
the same fabrics can be worn both sea-
sons Lingerie gowns may, however, be
quoted as the exception; these are re-
served for the summer as rule, and
they certainly look as though intended
for that time of year with their fimy and
transparent effects, their dainty en-
broideries and fine laces. There is
more or less conservative element as to
the lingerie gown, and it does not go
so absolutely out CT style as gowns of
other materials. The shape and size of
the sleeves and the width of the skirt
vary, but the general styles and the lines
can be modified with little trouble and
brought up to date.
Princess Style the Smartest..
The princess style is the smartest and
most practical, for the waist line can be
regulated and changed by sash or belt
If so desired, and the model is the most
becoming of all; besides it is not difficult
to change the plain lines of too plain
lingerie gown by the trimming on the
waist fiat bands of insertion, embroidery
Or lace, bretelles, fchu or bertha of lace
or embroidery. and so on indefinitely.
Under the head of lingerie gowns are
many that have far more lace than en-
broidery in their construction and there
is curious mingling of not only en-
broidery and lace but different laces that
to the conservative lover of laces seems
sadly homogeneous, but the woman who
to-day is given the palm for the best taste
in dress pays little attention to apparent
Inconsistencies she delights in the general
finished effect of the whole and pays abso-
lutely no attention to the minor details Of
material and color according to the old
cut and dried rules. Irish lace gowns are
classed with the lingerie ones, and indeed
there are ever so many of them with not
enough lingerie to excuse their being so
termed. But no matter what they are,
the end and aim of every woman is to
possess at least one. Perhaps the most
noticeable point of them this year is the
back of the gown. which is so becoming
in its graceful lines and the effect of
which is gained by a most skilful adapta-
lion of the trimming and material 1t is
remarkable how cleverly this is DONE
Often a figure is made to appear slender
when in truth the lines are heavy and
broad.
White is to be extremely popular this
summer and in consequence there are any