The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-03-04

and less striking lingeries models show
blouse and skirt lines and to girdled
effects. Sheer robes of mousseline or
linen. fine lace and hand embroidery
are often accompanied by rich coats of
heavier lace. usually Irish, this heavy
lace, in smaller quantities. being also
mingled with the fine lace of the robe.
The shops also display a large as
sortment of simpler and less expensive
lingerie frocks that will actually stand
washing. Some of the one-piece mod
els offered are admirable in design and
show more chic than any home seam
stress is ever likely to obtain. Hand
kerchief linen, the French linen, while
expensive, gives better service than
any other very fine and dainty lingerie
material and is q better investment
than bastiste or null, but either of
these latter materials makes up at
tractively. and the fine cotton Examines
and cotton crepes are also desirable and
| will be much used. Some of the fine
lawns too can be used, though most of
them have too much body and not
enough softness for the best effects.
| Good German valenciennes is the IA
vorite trimming and need not be real to
! be satisfactory, but the narrow Clumy
or Irish with which it is almost in
variably associated should be real lace.
and it is far better to use a very small
| quantity of the genuine than a large
quantity of the imitation lace.
| Linen frocks are among the most
serviceable and attractive tube frocks
| The range OF colors and weaves this
| season is more beautiful than ever
before. Most of these materials have
a softness which gives them the SEM
! blance of the hand woven linens and
makes them both more beautiful and
more serviceable than the sitter, shin
| Ter. surfaced linens Of former years.
| Some of the new weaves have decided
luster like tussore. There are all
kinds of diagonal weave linens. en-
| broidered linens, bordered linens
striped linens. checked linens. dotted
| linens. corded linens, ETC.. but the most
attractive of all is the soft. dull fin
ished weave of hand woven aspect. and
in this one many charming colorings
may be found.
| The return to the normal waistline is
| nowhere more clearly illustrated than
in the suit coats being brought for
| ward by the leading tailors of Paris
and New York. Another commendable
and striking feature of the current
style in tailored suits is the use Of
the belt, partially entirely encircling
the waist of the coat BY adding such
belt arrangement it is possible to
bring up to date last years tailor
mades. The belt however, must be
of the straight, stiff variety calculated
to make a straight line about the
oict ch0
leather or firm kid. 1t may be decor
ated. however, with handsome clasps.
The belt is worn in various ways.
| Sometimes 1t goes about the waist pre-
cisely as the small boys confines the
| fullness of his Russian blouse, again 1t
merely crosses the back of the coat
| thus taking up the looseness at that
point and allowing the front forms to
| fall straight from the shoulder. or the
ends are woven through straps set up
| on the underarm seams and then Joined
directly In front.
Special attention is devoted this sea-
son to the sleeve and neck fnishings
| of tailor made suit coats. While many
of the mannish. turned-over, notched
collars are joined at about the top of
the bust. the tendency is to extend the
| opening toward the waist line, the bet
| ter to exhibit the dainty blouse worn
| beneath the coat. This cut-out scheme
necessarily calls for the deeply rolling
| collar which is a distinct feature of
the best class OF spring models and
readily lends itself to the decorative
scheme of relief On the simpler suits
the deep, rolling collar is of moire or
satin of tone matching or contrast
ing with that of the suit. while the
more deliberately tailored costumes
have their collars appliqued or en-
broidered with exquisite blendings of
/ colors, sometimes mingled with gold,