The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-30
new YORK FASHIONS.

Down the Shoulder and Outside the
Sleeves POpular-SeasOn of Youth
full MOdes-TaiI0red Gowns of Soft
Materials Much WOrn-W raps Of
SILK Chiffon, and Satin In Vogue
Handkerchiefs OF COlOred Linen
With White Observation-Disclosures Are
Much Worn as Shirt Waists.
Florence Fairbanks Fashion Letter)
All early season predictions to the
contrary notwithstanding this sum-
mer promises to be great season for
blouses of every description. The de-
signers and makers of blouses have
surpassed themselves in producing
models of exquisite beauty and at
Effectiveness. Never have they turned
out models of the simpler type that
showed such variety and originality
Never were the summer tailored
blouses so piquant and dainty
Tho very generai use of a touch of
color with the white has much to do
with this result. In an all white lin
gerie blouse, still the most practical
thing in the summer outfit because
it launders more satisfactorily than
the modes containing color, fineness
and elaboration are usually necessary
to the achievement of distinction; but
the blouse that has its color note may
be of the most pronounced simpli-
city and yet, be extremely chic The
white blouse embroidered in color is
the most expensive of the class. I'm
fortunately the prettiest of the white
and colored models, even with little
or no embroidery, are also quite ex-
pensive, as only those turned out by
the very best designers are particu-
larry effective
There are many ways employed to
introduce the color note. The sim
plest fashion is to use tiny hens of
color on the edges of white frills.
Where the Toby frill and cuffs are
used the color appears on them.
Where there is a high collar, long
sleeves and merely front frill, the
narrow hem of color Borders collar,
cuffs and frill. White batiste, linen,
or lawn striped in color and trimmed
in narrow hens of solid color makes
smart tailored blouse, and the de-
signers use in similar fashion these
sheer materials with white ground
and any sort of tiny design in color.
Blue and white, lavender and white,
yellow. brown and white, buff and
white, rose and white is also used and
| is extremely cool looking, but green
cannot be depended upon as well in
| laundering as can the other colors,
| and perhaps it is for that reason that
lit is not more generally used
The idea of trimming in an unbrok-
IN line down the shoulder and outside
of sleeve is decidedly popular, CORE
spending to the craze for sleeves cut
armhole seam in the frocks. Some
times the trimming is only in the form
Of long epaulets running down lit
tie over the top of the sleeve.
Fine etamine in white with design
of color and embroidery or applied
bands of color makes very good look
ing blouses. Persian designs in fine
sheer cotton wolfe and other cottons
come in charming colorings and are
also used by the blouse designers for
simple models untrimmed save for
white collar and cuff frills edged by
narrow bands of the color predominant.
ing in the Persian stuff or of black.
Wash blouses of silk in stripes of
color and white are always cool and
practical and very good looking, too.
The yare better for travelling than lin
gerie blouses because they do not
muss or soil so readily. This season
they come in prettier colorings and
stripes than ever before, and every
woman should have at least one of
these silk blouses in her summer out
fit.
This is a season of youthful modes.
The short skirts which have invaded
III departments of dressthanks to the
vogue of the scant skirt bottom and
the impossibiiity of reconciling ex-
tremes in that line with trains. have
much to do with this youthtAl air and
the trim belts and short coats add to
that impression.
Tailored costumes of the softest,
lightest weight silks, delicious little
frocks of chiffon, ninon, mousseline,
with mere silken trifes for coats. are
numerous in the shops and with them
! supplementary wraps are needed for
comfort. Big, all enveloping coats
serve the purpose in some cases, but
that did not satisfy the Partisan wo-
men of fashion. They demanded
wraps that would give a little added
warmth, but might also be coquettish-
ly draped about the shoulders and
readily thrown off Many such wraps
have been created by the noted de-
sisners.
very wide scarf of some supple
silk lined with silk mousseline in an