St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-06-09
Our Fashion Letter.

The Latest Styles for Hot Weather.-A
Variety of Lovely COttOnS.-The Long
Shoulder.-Satin CapeS for Day and
Evening Wear.
This summer is certainly going to be
season of lovely and varied effects in
cottons in both plain and elaborate
toilettes. Not for years have washable
frocks been so fashionable for all kinds of
functions, both formal and informal, as
they are at present.
Beautiful buttons designed especially
for wash materials are shown. These
are covered with Irish crochet, braid or
twisted cord as well as heavy hand en-
broidered linen covered moulds They
come in both white and colors.
The heightened waist line has brought
with it the long shoulder line and this
is shown on the very newest frocks just
imported from Paris. The effect is ac-
complished in various ways, the simplest
being the use of the fiat pleat or band
which extends from the neck over the
shoulder seam and down the outer sleeve
to the wrist. Where one of the popular
border materials is used for the trock
this strip is formed of the border. In
white frocks strip OF embroidery or
lace insertion is often used in this way.
The brassiere is now as indispensable
as her corset to every woman who pays
any attention to the fit of her gowns.
A properly made brassiere holds and
moulds the figure above the corset and
bears all the strain which otherwise
stretches and wears the dress waist,
besides preventing the ugly line at the
top of the corset which often shows, so
distressingly across the back of the
bodice. A new style brassiere that
closes in front has three small cross
bones at the side OF the bust. This
prevents the figure from spreading and
secures the fashionable trimness of line.
In the back closing, surplice brassiere,
there is new model made with REIN
forcing shield under the arm which helps
both the shape and wear OF the garment.
Both these styles are made blythe Deber-
voise Co., and can be had at most cor
set departments in the best stores.
The millinery departments of all the
large New York shops are filled to over
flowing with the most summary"
creations in straw and lace that are
bound before long to make their appear
ance at all the fashionable watering
places both at the sea shore and
mountains. Large black hats of chip,
Milan or horsehair are turned sharply
up on one side. These are very smart
trimmed with American beauty roses.
Lingerie hats are this season made of
pleated maline or fancy net. They are
trimmed with punches of tiny rosebuds
and other small flowers. The popular
shape for these hats is sort of modified
Charlotte Corday style with rather a
high crown. Panama hats are decidedly
the thing for outing wear again this
season. They are always plainly trim
med with draped scarfs of silk or chiffon,
or perhaps one side turned up with a
couple Of wings. Some OF the new sailor
hats have wide brims that turn down in
mushroom style
The very latest thing in evening wraps
is the reversible military cape made IN
two colors of satin, dark on one side and
light on the other. The extreme novelty
of this cape lies in the fact that either
side may be used for outside, the idea
being that such wrap serves double
purpose for both day and evening.
Black satin with the reverse side in pale
blue rose color or soft tan is most effect
i've. Again dark and light shade of the
same color will be combined in one gar
ment as cape OF dark blue lined with a
pale turquoise.
A pongee or linen coat and skirt cos,
tune can be worn this summer with a
blouse of net trimmed with narrow
bands of linen or covered with an intri
cate pattern Of soutache braid or one O
the new vermicelli patterned nets, which
closely resembles braided net. Some
times the braided net is brought dowr