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been exploited by several OF the most
famous makers, the foulard being com.
bined with palm black satin, or in
some cases yelled in black chiffon or
mousseline.
Linen frocks and coat and skirt
suits are selling briskly despite the
fact that the weather is still too cool
to wear them. A majority are built
UP on very simple lines with dainty
lingerie frills and collars and smart
belts to supply the needed touch of
elaboration. OF course there are elab.
crate embroidered linens too, superb
frocks, inset with heavy real lace and
lavishly hand-embroidered but even
among the models from the most dis
tinguished makers are many little
frocks of the chic simplicity type.
Never have the unlined one-piece
tub frocks Of the lingerie type been
prettier than this season, but the most
attractive of the models are some
what youthful in character, the necks
cut low and finished with plated frills
or fiat lace and embroidery trimming,
sleeves just below the elbow, skirt
short and but slightly full High col
lars are rarity in these as in all of
the French frocks, and the woman to
whom bare throat is unbecoming
must go in for bleaching and massage
or be content to feel herself rather
out of it this summer.
Although pongee does not dominate
fashion to the extent to which it did
last summer, it is still quite. popular
Pongee of various kinds is combined
with other silks, notably foulards, as
well as with sheer materials and there
are delightful printed pongees in each
signs and colorings which are effect
lively combined with one-tone pongee
or are used in combination with other
materials. These figured pongees
make charming blouses, relieved by
touches of some one color predominant
ing in the design or veiled in nous
seine or chiffon.
There is no sign of wane in the
popularity Of changeable silks. They
are used for the street or house gowns,
and, with the figured foulards, have
come under the sway of the yelling
edict, being frequently combined with
chiffon, marquisette or open-meshed
voile. This idea is pleasing, for in
many cases an obtrusive, striking de-
sign of foulard that has been con-
signed to darkness can be used as a
foundation for a delightful creation.
Blue and violet in combination or in
the clever alliance of different mater
ials are the colors that appear again
and again on the promenades.
Except for black costumes, where
an all-Dlack scheme is desired, black
gloves are little used. Plain white
gloves also are less in evidence than
for some time, tints having taken
their place. All the soft pasted shades
such as pigeon gray, fawn, biscuit and
champagne, are especially popular.
Just now suedes are liked far better
than glace kids. This is a whim of
the Parisiennes, who always go in for
the smartest fit for everything, and
suede certainly comes under that
class in the matter of gloves. With
the continued shortening of sleeves,
more twelve-button length than any
other style are being sold. White
gloves with black stitching are popu-
lar with black and white combination
costumes. For the street, with the
plain tailor-made, broad four-row
stitchings in self tones are consider
ed the correct thing.
Motifs of net rich in bead embroid-
cry are to be found in the shops in a
wide range of colorings. These make
decidedly smart trimming for a hand
some gown.
Tailor-made gowns Of silk are more
in evidence than ever before. Sew
eral strikingly handsome weaves in
heavy silk, specially designed for
these suits, have been brought out re-
Gently.
There has been tendency recent
ly to raise the waistline trifie at the
bust, but it is hard to tell whether it
will become general.