The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-08-04

". ~s-3 ffer than others and all
have lines of grace and
beauty. The majority Of those intend
ed for afternoon wear are quite sim
ply made. The materials are a COM
bination representing daintiness and
Responsiveness, and trimmings are
limited to fancy collars, entredeux,
tucks and soft silk belts and ties,
writes a fashion expert in the New
York Herald.
Muslins, lawns and linens are the
favorite foundations for dresses to be
worn at tennis and garden parties, for
driving at fashionable resorts and up
on the other pleasant occasions in
which girls who are not yet in the de-
butante class are permitted to partici-
pate. These simple names or mate
rails do not convey all that they might,
however, for the reason that muslins
and linens in the finer qualities are
really glorif1ed fabrics. sheer In weave,
delicate in texture and offered in ex-
quisite colors.
Half a dozen of these thin afternoon
dresses are not too many for the av-
erage young girl to possess, and it
goes without saying that two of them
will be white. A white lingerie and a
white linen are almost essential to
the summer outfit This leaves four.
or more If liked, to be chosen in the
wearer's most becoming colors. The
shades from which young girls may
choose are somewhat more limited
than for older women, but the list in
'cludes pink, blue, gray. cream or pale
shades are suitable for linens and
similar materials, while the sheer
fabrics cannot be too delicate in their
colorings, If the yare to be made with
out the yelled effect. which Is one of
the fads of this season.
Among the simpler materials are
charming marquisettes, showing deli
cate pink stripes alternating with an
openwork pattern, and there are
dotted and figured cotton marquisettes
and muslins which have all the beauty
of silk and are much better suited to
the youthful wearer than even foul
ards or some of the softer weaves of
silk.
The cotton voiles, new In weave and
finish, were never more alluring, and
they drape girlish figure as no 9TH
er fabric does. With pink and white.
rose and white, green with white fig
ures and in dull gray pin stripes a
brilliant touch of color is used, per-
haps a satin bow or a piping on a
round collar, to give the dress an air.
Narrow Valenciennes insertions are
used fort he most part on lingerie
trimmed with other laces or with en-
broidery to differentiate them from
the ubiquitous ready made garment.
NY OTHING is prettier in cut for
simple lingerie dress than the
one made with a straight line
across the neck reaching from Shout
der to shoulder, after the style of Ital-
ian dresses worn in medieval days.
The line Is horizontal, and the front
and back are filled in with bands OF
lace run crosswise. A marquisette or
dainty muslin dress made in this style
would have an inch wide strip of trim
ming, either a hand embroidered strip
or good lace. finishing the top of the
waist, front and back. Then from the
point where the two strips meet on
the shoulder they would unite and con-
Hoe hn 81 he kciG Il,
of the arm in single band.
A pink dotted muslin was made in
this fashion with an inch wide piece
Of Cluny insertion outlining the neck
and forming the sleeve trimming. The
sleeves were a narrow kimono cut,
with a band Of the lace finishing the
bottom at the elbow, where an under
sleeve of fine white tucked linen was
seen. The blouse was drawn in at
the waist under a crushed belt of pink
silk and the skirt fell bit full at the
waist, but rather scant at the bottom
and had a ten-inch band of fine en-
broidery worked across below the
knees and falling over plain skirt
Of the striped material.
There is scarcely any dress design
ed now for a young girl which does
not show low collar or the neck cut
away to disclose the throat in a COM
Portable and pretty way. Older wo-
men have adopted the style to great
extent, but 1t is one universally be-
coming to. youth. while only OCCASION
ally so to women who have passed