New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-10
Fashion Un6er CcIe~
Rain at the Grand Prix Reduced the Osual
Dress Pageant to Display Of Wraps.

f, ,--,,i+e aigrettes. These apparently simple
gowns seem TO be as expense as any
. others and the couturieres explain this on
The sore that their cut must be perfect
4 one curious feature in the making UP Of
I ,lese thin gowns is the great number OF
lead weights which are inserted in the
hem These are small but must weight q
COED deal in the aggregate. They keep
/ every fCId il place. however, and there Is
/ no danger OF the thin material blowing up
or cur and destroying the proper lines Of
I TIE gown.
Nct only has fur been appearing during
, the last week as an adjunct 10 a fashion
: able costume, but the costumes themselves
( haze been made l'p sometimes Of very win
( -er-lIlze SUITS There IS q great craze for
more silk. and { tailored costume C this
IN wlIce Is the sma-test thing possible
Blacl. satin tailored suits are also popular
ard velvet is often used as trimming, as
in the case Of me following gown The
material looked Ike a cotton crepe With q
white ground checked OF with hair lines
Of black ana bright blue The blouse had q
generous GscoIletage for day wear, and
was finished with The ubiquitous sailor Gel
lar II the hack and little short revers II
the 'front.'. This arrangement was of black
velvet and under il passed a little neck
scarf OF black mousseline. The gown had
the round. rather high waist which seems
popular now, and the skirt was finished al
TIE TOP with three rows Of sh;rring and q
little bias band OF black velvet above. This
took the place Of belt and suggested the
idea that the gown was made in one piece.
About two-thirds Of the gowns worn dur
ing racing week were cut low il the neck.
bUj TIE throat was rarely left exposed There
are any. number. of neck coverings, and. il
fact those little oddities change in style
from week 70 week A month ago every
body was wearing black scarfs lined with
white and to-day these are sold in the
department stores and considered quite out
o. date by snartly dressed women. IN
fact. IL IS rather heart breaking question
10 settle just what is worth investing in.
The newest thing al the moment is
scarf OF mousseline de sole edged with fur.
one worn At the AuteUiI races was of black,
edged all about with moleskin- Il was
carefully draQed and attached to the gown
beneath in two places with little punches
OF purple velvet flowers A1oleskin is COM
Ing into fashion again, the furriers affirm.
i should be noted that most scarfs are
attached very carefully TO the gowns. The
lines II the figure are so carefully studied
now that nothing Is left TO chance or to
the vagaries of the occasional gust OF wind.
IN regard to millinery. hats are made enor-
mously large and shapes are rather more
picturesque and less eccentric than they
have been. Some OF the brims roll up in
fashion which suggests the GaiRsbor
Cugh. one point. seems important. and that
IS that very rarely is the straw left IN
covered. Plain or pleated mousseine de
sole or gauze covers completely the hat
form before the trimming is attempted
well known Paris dressmaker launched
last week at the Steeplechase a new
fashion which threatens To become very
popular. and that - the striped black and
white gowns, made not Of striped silk but
OF white silk with black MORE or velvet
ribbon sewed on II. II is really al this
time OF the year that the autumn fashions
are launched. for the new ideas tried now
viii become permanent when the model
makers get busy in AIg est. Anything that
comes out for an early summer gown and
proves a success is pretty sure to be re
peated in different materials later on and
figure as q winter model This Is not
strange. fer the winter models are made in
Paris during the sweltering. days OF mid
summer Z. II.