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implies the overdress which is separ-
ate from the skirt of the gown of
matching or contrasting material
Lace is greatly in demand for over.
skirt purposes Unless the lace is OF
irreproachable quality it would better
be of any color save black or white
| because in that case all its imperfec.
tions become painfully apparent
whereas, If the lace is dyed to match
the heavier material, even the coars.
est sort of mesh will pass muster and
be effective.
The tunics designed for evening
toilets at present are quite odd and
original Usually they are developed
in chiffon, bordered' or banded broad.
| ly with satin of a shade bearing no
resemblance to that of the skirt over
which they are worn. Sometimes a
tunic In very delicate tone of rose,
blue or green chiffon will be used ov-
er white satin slip broadly trimmed
with heavy black lace or yelled with
transparency in a decidedly deep.
er tone than the tunic and embroid-
cred with crystal or pearl beads or
pailletted with silver or gold. Anoth-
er charming fad of the hour is to
wear crepe meteor tunic of rather
brilliant hue over a bullion cloth
skirt yelled with black or white Chan
tilly Both combination schemes are
popular with matrons, while for young
girls white transparencies yelling ev.
ening frocks of delicate hue are most
in favor.
A casual inspection of the displays
in the fashionable shops shows that
the neckwear just now is strongly in
fuenced by the fad for low and col
larless effects. The profusion of
Dutch collars and Chanticler frills
is bewildering. The collars are large
ly of the heavier Sort fashioned of
linen and more or less handsomely
hand-embroidered Openwork designs
are first favorites for the embroidery,
but exquisitely fine embroidery of eth
er kind appears upon the more sheer
collars, though often in combination
with the open-work.
The plated full collars which some
merchants advertise as Chanticler |
frils come in all grades of fneness
and in varying materials. One may
buy a frill entirely of fine lace, of |
chiffon and lace, of linen and lace, of !
batiste and lace, or one may have
hand-embroidered frill with or with
out dainty colored border. Plain |
narrow hens of color, scalloped and |
buttonholed edges OF color, with or
without a supplementary design of
colored embroidery, narrow castel-
lated borders of colored linen or ba-
tiste, these and dozens of others are |
to be seen among the colored border |
neck frills. The same designs are |
used too for side frills intended to
adorn the lingerie blouse, and often
these blouse frills are double or ev-
en- triple, the under having a plain
colored border, while the upper frill
is bordered with minute scallops en-
in the color or with line
of delicate colored embroidery and a
edging.
There seems to be no end to the
variety in such frills, and when fine
they are charming blouse accessor-
les; but it is with them as with all
popular modes. They are copied in
every type of woman. However, the
fine frill speaks for itself, and forum
ately it need not mean great expense
if one is willing to make it at home
and bestow a little time and hand
needle work upon it.
Stocks with frills and jabots attach
ed are numerous, for not all women
will subscribe to the collarless neck
fad, and there is surprising number
of trig little tailored stocks in white,
and color and in all white, prettier
things of this sort than have been
shown for several seasons.
The renewed vogue of belt and gir-
die is one of the striking features of
the new seasons modes and the nov
elites in this line show a great var
iety of styles. Patent leather seems
to be unusually popular, however
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