The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-06-17
Don1gs in the
World ofFashion
By PHOEBE A. REED.

The demand for chiffon materials
promises to be unprecedented this sea-
son, unless the makers Of the modes
fatty deny their own children and re-
fuse to live up to the laws they have
laid down in their early season models.
1t is eXtravagant, of course, this fad Of
the chiffon frock, the chiffon coat, etc,
for chiffon seldom goes unadorned, and
this flmy material is beautiful in the
smartest models of a wealth of hand
work-embroidery, braiding, inset lace,
etc. Moreover, chiffon must be used
laVishly. No skimping in the soft
graceful fold No sparing of material
In the draperies. Set over against these
objections h beauty of the material,
IT'S ideal draping qualities and the fact
that the heavier quality of chiffon,
known as chiffon cloth. wears surpris-
ingly we'll in spite of it's sheerness and
comes out fresh and lovely from fire.
quent pressing. 1t is the mode. There
Is the only un~answerable argument in
it's favor.
Something in FouIards.
Some sheer, lovely marquisettes and
Kfndred materials share honors with
chiffon in he designing of the new thin
coats and sheer costumes, but, on the
whole, we find the chiffon preferable.
NO other material gives just the cloudy,
veillng effect which most exquisitely
softenS contrasting color or contrasting
surfaces in the same color.
one importer has put forth some orig
mai n lovely models in foulard, chif-
ron yelled. He uses a bordure dotted
fouiard For example there is a cling
ing; simple frock of soft old blue satin
foulard, with white water dots over its
surface and a border Of big graduated
white dots. The plain skirt is limp and
long and untrfmmed, save for the Dor
der around the bottom. Over this frock
or slip, for 1T is little more, and the
coat fc intra "a - - -
loose, graceful coat of smoky gray chff-
ion. a little short of waist, finished
around the edges in gray silk, braided
finely and lightly in gray and silver and
fastening with big braid ornaments of
the gray and silver-an odd combfna-
fact. very lovely and not conspicuous.
Coat Same Color.
More often h chiffon coat is in the
Color OF the frock with which it is to
be worn and made separately from it.
one recent importation included a gown
OF this sort In one of the new blues,
which have the greenish o associated
softer and duller than the raore vivid
peacock blues. They might be called
peacock blues dashed with gray.
The frock OF chiffon is almost entirely
hidden by a coat of the chiffon falling
IN straight. soft folds from the shout
81 SAiO OOllCIl8 TuNllHS GOWN
In long points almost to the hem of the
frock. but sloping up at front and back.
The coat is bordered widely by self
color embroidery. and a deep collar fall
Ing out over the shoulders. is almost
wholly Of embroidery. The soft
ness of the material prevents the full
ness from being In any way bungle-
some, and h embroidery weights the
chiffon down into clinging lines, SO that
n effect Is that OF a cloudy yelling
through which the family defined lines
Of the figure show.
One of the exquisite new green's. deli
cate enough to suggest the very first
baby leaves Of spring, is particularly
effective In chiffon cloth, and a summer
frock OF such green chiffon is made in
straight, long princess effect, 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. It is trimmed with
self tucking, satin buttons and loops
n inset bands of a fine cream net,
embroidered in tiny gold dots, and for
wear over It Is q long, loose coat OF
the chiffon, sleeveless. satin trimmed
and fastening with big. effective satin
ornaments.