The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-06
~ FLORENCE FAIRBANKS.

summer frocks is their simplicity. The
fussy, ornate frock Is now the fash
ionable dressmakers masterpiece this
season. She strives for perfection OF
fine, for some daring and striking
note of color. for some original and
effective detail and leaves the rest 10
the exquisite materials. Even hand
embroidery. save on lingerie models.
Is not SO layishly used as 1t was last
season, though 1t is always admissible
and plays an important part In many
OF the handsomest gowns.
A half low neck and the Dutch neck
even less low are immensely popular
with the summer girl who needs to
be practical, for a frock with such a
neck finish answers for a variety OF
purposes. 1t has a, sufficiently fes-
tive air to do duty for evening wear.
yet it is not barred from informal ev-
ening and afternoon wear as in a con-
ventional decollete frock.
Enormous quantities Ct linen have
been used this season, SO the manu-
facturers say, and certainly linen
frocks were never prettier, though the
sheerer stuffs are hardy rivals of the
heavier linens this summer. because
of the tendency toward skirt fulness,
held in toward the bottom. Sometimes
the sheer and the heavy linens are
combined in one model with happy eff
feet.
OF sheer. cool looking little frocks
for afternoon and evening there is no
end. A majority of these frocks are
short, even when intended primarily
for evening wear. At its best, the
dainty short frock of sheer stuff is al
together charming and the simplest
of these little frocks in linen. batiste,
stamine, ninon. ETC.. are the most at
no trimming at all on the soft, full
skirts, save a group of shirred cord
ing or tucking holding the fulness in
at the bottom. Weights are usually
attached to these cordinys to drow the
upper skirt down snugly, for fulness
billowing out above and hoped in be-
low is distressing sight. The bodice
of one of these shirred or corded
skirts is often simple full little af-
fair with cord about neck and should
ers and on the sleeves and with mere
ly some flat neck finish and cuff o:
heavy lace such as Venise or Irish.
Another favored method of making
the soft sheer skirt is to hold the full
untrimmed upper skirt in by lower
section of deep tucks. This section
extends up almost to the knees, is
scant in width and is cleverly weight
ed. The French makers have used this
type of skirt freely, but only few
such models have been seen here
They demand slenderness In the wear
err. as for that matter, do all skirts on
these general lines.
Simple tailNred blouses, as tailored
blouses are now understood, of linen
batiste or other sheer cotton or linen
materials with white ground striped in
color are much liked. for wear with the
tailored coat and skirt and are Otter
finished by fine white frills, collar and
cuffs, which may Or may not have 8
broidery in the color of the stripe
Other models have white frills with
very narrow borders Of plain colo1
or Of the striped material used on the
bias. inexpensive and pretty striped
zephyr cloth is effectively used fol
plain tailored blouses with chic little
black cravats. and here again white
frills are often introduced.
The all white blouses in lingerie OF
in soft wash silk or wool. with bord
ers of stripe used on the bias are
often attractive when worn with &
coat and skirt In the color of thu
stripe. Open work of the English eye
let or Madeira sort is the very smart
est thing in embroideries for the
blouse as for the tub frock and de
lightful lingerie models more or les:
lavishly adorned with such embroid
cry are shown in great variety in the
fashionable shops. The hand embroid
cry Is expensive. of course. and the
machine limitations are coarse in com
parison with the hand work, yet sons
fairly good effects in imitation Ma
deira are secured, particularly where
the embroidery is in color and not o.
too pretentious design.
Chiffon, silk wolfe, mousseline d.
SoiCs ACN, ioSC, ctS., a. q uSCu OSSI SCH
color or contrasting color and Otter
the flimsy yelling falls over some sof
cashemire. silk. or gauze or chiffon
whose glowing colo it subdues in eff
fective fashion. Or, perhaps, gold ne
or gauze CLEANS vaguely through tn.
yelling or the design OF lace make.
itself known in shadowy fashion.
OF all the costume blouse ideas tina
have been exploited this idea of shee
yelling in the color of the frock asso
ciated with some livening touch o
color is the most satisfactory. and fire
lQuently the material Of the costume 1,
used to form the lower part of thu
blouse while the yelling arrangement
is confined to the upper part and thu
sleeve.
The popular Magyar blouse Will
body and sleeve cut in one is develop
ed in all sorts Of materials and in ii
degrees OF simplicity. some of tn,
French models having no trimming a
all save some smart little collar ant
sleeve. The Paisley or cashemire de
signs and colorings In very soft silk
or sheer stuffs are much used TO
such plain blouses, with touches O
black in cravat, piping, buttons, etc
and white frills or collars and cuffs Z,
make them becoming.