New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-13
Craze for Bright Colors
But They Are Used Only in Touches Else
Their Briehtness Is Yelled

collar and cuffs, which were lightly en-
broidered in silk braid. mixed with fine silk
cord. Plain at the shoulders, the sleeves
were gathered into wide, straight wrist
bands. which butt oned closely.
Except for trimmings. gowns show
little adornment. BY this Is meant trim
ming made for the especial gown it adorns
On a costume Of meteor crepe tiny gath
cred silk bands were used like soutache
braid. Turned into intricate designs, they
trimmed the skirt III panels and hemmed
the coat The latter was lined with soft
silk brocaded in a pale blue and green
toile de Jouy design and shaped band
of this material trimmed the neck. IT'S
pointed ends tapping over onto the bands
OF black satin that edged the fronts and
finishing with clusters of long looped mar
row black satin ribbon. The tight coat
sleeves were finished with cuffs to match
gown of white satin Yoile was trimmed
with a lovely French blue that promises to
become extremely popular. In a deep Dor
der 1t embroidered the straight. round
tunic, while a sash in the same color hung
in paddle-shaped ends ar the back The
seams of the corsage were fagoted and the
sleeves attached by the same decorative
stitch
Guimpes. as We have known them, are
seen no more. Lace and mousseline de sole
are still used for the upper part of the cor
sage and for the undersleeves but as a
part OF the gown itself, helping to sustain
the trimming. A sweet undersleeve is made
OF widely scalloped lace OF any sort. With
the scallop used as the finish 1t fits the arm
closely; over 1t hangs the small mandarin
sleeve of the gown.
The spotted fouard silks are cIeverly
combined with black mousselins de sole
y dark blue foulard spotted at wide IN
tervals with great dots of bright red was
hemmed with black satin and worn under
full belted tunic of black mousseline de
sole foulard bands, thckly speckled with
smaller red dots, bordered the tunic. edged
us low neck and twisted into 2 wide
wrinkled belt. On the corsage, under the
niack transparency, wide bands of plain red
SILK We're crossed. A gorgeous Oriental
sort OF costume was this but immensely
becoming to the pale tinted, ash blond
woman who wore il at a recent premiere
sweet and youthful was a muslin gown
printed IN large flower bouquets in pompa-
dour color, which was noted the same even
ing. Ihree hounces, hemmed inch-wide
with pale pink ribbon. trimmed the skirt.
Lightly falling over the pink ribbon we're
tiny gathered frills of black r,oussalina l.,
Sole and over a deep bertha cape OF the
printed muslin. with its pink hem, fell n
deeper trill OF the thin black. A great
plack butterfly bow posed directly in the
middle or the corsage, and tight elbow
sleeves of the mousseline were worn under
short, friled muslin sleeves.
There is fureur for cashmere shawl
coiors in silk. wool. gauze and cotton. In
gauze they are used for tunics and are
charming over white gowns or over pale
dull shades of color. In woolIen material
they cover buttons and are used for motifs
and borders. In silk they are chosen for
Innings and facings on coats OF sand color.
ecru and deep cream.
MARGARET ALICE FRIEND.