The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-05-06
FADs AND FASHIONS

hfnP D7feGt0ire aIaPeffoo a8ve pSes
completely driven frem the field by
the overskirts, TUNES, double skirts
and fouaess. pAe new double skirt ef
| feets are undoubtedly youthful snd
charming, and far more becoming to
she ma jsrity of women than the cling
ing drapefies of the Winter season.
The fashion pattern books abound with
models of apron overskirts or tunics
in pointed or rounded effects, and the
style is so easy 10 make up satisfac-
terily and lends itself TO such pretty
trimming effects that we shall see
many pretty frocks of the apron tunie
character this summer.
There are also two other varieties
of the double skirt, the Russian blouse
or smock, and the long crusader tunic,
which falls almost TO the ankles. The
latter style is the dernier Gre in Paris
just now, and most of the lately i'm
ported gowns show this long tunic ra-
Their than the abbreviated style of dra
perry. -
The crusader style of tupie is fas
tened directly down the front, or lit
tie to one side of the front, and has
by broad belt or girdle at the waist
This belt is worn rather loose, eften
in the ease of the leather belts. which
are particularly fashionable, falling
this makes the figure more bulky than
the saugiy drawn belt, but the peas
ant style, which Paris is now effect
ing, does not encourage trim and snug
figure lines. If one is slender enough
20 stand it one may be as loose and
comfortable as one pleases in the baggy
belted peasant smocks and TUNES
which are just new the grande chic
Women OF ample proportions, however,
can make themselves presentable only
IN such dresses, If they wear suitable
long corsets and the thinnest kind Of
undergarments
feature of the peasant blouse is its
seamless shoulder the seam being cut
all IN one with the body of the gar
sleeve and down the sides of the gar
ment, and in the genuine peasant smock
square patch of the material is al
ways set in at the joining of these an.
square patch Is TO be found IN most OF
the French bleuses initiating the peas
ant style, though amateur dressmakers
are prone to omit this mark of eenus
Ineness IN the blouse. The square
patch gives freedom when the arm is
raised and adds extra strength 10 the
garment.
Sometimes the peasant shoulder is
suggested by the trimming over the
top of the bodice, the sleeve being cut |
and set into the garment ia the ordi- |
nary manner One OF the fashionable |
shops displayed an extremely smart |
model, having a crusader tunic made of |
one of the new wolfe feulards which |
are almost transparent in weave, and |
this tunic was mounted over a skirt |
flounce of plain-colored satin The |
tunic was in pale amethyst tint with |
stripes of leep hyaeinth on which were |
rows of white dots, and the satin |
founce was in the hyacinth shades. |
The girdle was also made Of hyaeinth
satin and white coloring. Across the |
shoulders and extending down over the /
sleeves was an emplecement, covering |
$ shoulder and arm seams, gave the eff
feet of a seamless peasant blouse,
Paris has taken up gingham as a
warm weather costume and has placed /
the stamp of its approval upon that
once decidedly plebian material. How
ever the ginghams affected by the
French women of fashion, bear but lit
lie resemblance to the old fashioned
cotton material of that name. Some
IF the new ginghams are quite as ex-
oensive as silk. Often, as far as the
material goes, one may pay quite as
much for one s Scotch gingham morn
ng frock as for the afternoon costume
"a Aeaiato, Sho tHe &ingnaH1 IroEk
nay be quite as smart in its way as the
more ambitious model of silk. The
ilk novelty, ginghams are particularly
Inc and light ia texture and the col.
rings are very soft and beautiful.
Foulards. linens, batiste, ehiffons
md even the practical ginehams, come
Nth graceful border patterns along
me edge, and these gsrdefes materials
make up sPlendidiy into donble-skirtel
fleets. The long crusader tunic and
he skirt underneath often show Dor
her on each, and these skirts, when
vorn rather short, to show the wearer :
'oot ana askle, are exceedingly grace |
u and Youthful in effect, provided the
seareT has slender figure. Hslky 10.
nen look ike q fright in such a COS.
unne, however.
Though not literally In double skirt
Effect, the chiffon tunles over summer
'oalards are excsedingiy dainty and
lAAra.sg, TAeaS tunies are usually
i ths srnsader style With loose belt-
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