Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
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is most difficult to carry out, and the
prices asked for simplicity in dress are
generally prohibitory for the great ma
jority of women.
The open neck has again to be dis
cussed. Undoubtedly the fashion of the
round or open neck is to be reckoned
with and the finish of the embroidered
linen or pleated lace collar is considered
smart at the moment; but the line be-
tween smart, effective. low cut neck and
vulgar one is so very narrow that con-
servative people continue to vote against
the style and solve the difficulty by the
transparent net or lace guinnpe with high
stitch collar This is universally becom-
ing style and does not interfere with the
neck of the gown being cut quite low.
All kinds of pongee and tussor gowns
are extremely smart this season and are
made in all colors and all shades of col
ors, it may truthfully be said For
coat and skirt costume there is nothing
more practical, and the simplest of waists
of net, lace, chiffon or lingerie are worn
with them. Then there are the entire
gowns with coat to match, high wasted,
and on the Empire order, but for practical
purposes the skirt and separate waist
with coat to match are far more satisfac-
tory. All shades of red, blue, green and
purple, especially the darkest shades of
purple, are most popular, and every con-
ceivable quality is to be seen. But it also
is to be noted that it is not fashionable
to have long skirts, the short ones being
chosen in preference every time.
Correct Length of Coats.
Coats just long enough to reach below
the hips are the smartest, and as a rule
are painfully shapeless, with straight, fuI
backs, the fulness belted in across the
back The fronts are almost straight and
loose. Such is the cleverness of the fash
ionable designer of the day, however, that
these coats, or rather jackets, full and
oose as they are, do not make the figure
seem large, but on the contrary, shghL
Skirts are decidedly novel, All with
straight lines, narrow and, it must, alas!
he admitted, ungraceful, these skirts have
only the element of being quite dlnerent
from any former styles to recommend
them, but they are new. The pleated sKlrt
is fur prettier, and is also fashionable but
lack the smart if somewhat conspicuous
Iappearence of the others. Pleated skirts,
the new styles, differ materially from
those of two years ago; often there 10 the
overskirt effect of a double set OF pleats,
one falling just u little over the top or
Ithe other, as though there were two
Aounces. This, with the waist In the
same size pleats and a patent leather belt
Ia a fayorite tor foulard, put Is also
good in tussor or pongee. 1t gives quite
The effect of blouse coat and Is, IN truth,
more comfortable for summer, when
every additional yard of material Is TO be
dreaded.
There is really not enough attention
Maid TO the lractical in clothes intended
for summer wear. A model that in itself
lis charming, effective and graceful will
REQUIRE to be lined or made In such a man
Iner that it will be quite too warm for
comfort except In cold weather and
vet it win be most casually ordered. For
lfurately, of late dressmakers and design
ers have studied the subject of comfort
much more than in years gone by and
the heavy Innings once considered essen
tial are banished, and If there Is a sepa-
rate boned and fitted lining, tied to per
fection, the unlined, or at most chiffon
lined, waist is made for the heated
term