The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-01

clinging type of costume for several
months to come wise women, order
ing their spring costumes. will do well
to avoid all extremes and content them
selves with American adaptations of
the French style.
However, one question, at least in
regard to skirts has been definitely
settled. Street suits will have quite
short skirts, while house gowns will
have long trains. gathered or box
plated to the waistband unless sharp
ly gored.
As to materials for spring street
costumes 1t may be said that closely
woven worsteds have been reiegated to
the rear ranks in favor of vast line
of silken materials, any Of which will
answer for midseason service, since a
thick interlining to the coat. and jer
sey cloth knickerbockers beneath the
skirt add sufficient warmth to both
garments without In the least degree
altering the smmyetry OF their lines.
Tussahs, which are enjoying a ire
mendous vogue as a material for tall
or-made dressy suits. are produced in
solid coIors and in two-tones of both
| plain and diagonal weaves- Silk pop
! lin and satin messalines show the wide
vale and MORE effects, now held In
| such high esteem, and in standings
are to be found the popular ribbed and
watered surfaces. While all of these
| lightweight yet closely woven silk
! fabrics are brought out In all the
! choice shades, the satin finished shan
| lungs include such typically French
colorings as golden brown heIiotrope
and ashes of roses. but quite the new
est thing in this fashionable suitine
tr sx,C oalr
| key design.
Particularly smart are the peplun
| robes which include about two yards
of widely bordered material of palm
leaf design in dull shades OF palm
yellow, blue and red, cleverly inter
mingled, while the remainder of the
dress pattern is in one of the fashion
| able street colors. Foulards, which
many women regularly include in theil
spring wardrobe are prettiest Of all II
peplum patterns. and so inconspicuous
| that while, quite smart enough for ar
afternoon at home or for street us'
with a separate coat, are not inappro
pirate for morning wear at any fash
ionable Easter week resort. Many o
these foulard and soft silks are of ex
ceedingly dark hue and a large proper
ton of them are all black or of blacl
bordered trimmed with touch o
color. For street costumes of this clas
silk voile will be extensively used dur
ing the late spring and throughout tn
summer. and when not entirely o
black they will be made up over whit
or colored satin. embroidered or braid
ed with the shade of the lining.
} The return of the belt to the norma
r waist line has given a renewed impetu
to the blouse. 1t is again in evidence
and distinctive in style. A glance a
) the Viennese models shows many o
3 these charming separate blouses Il
1 colored chiffon deliberately trimme
E with gold and silver embroideries, o
, with laces studded with imitation
3 stones to match the tone of the accom-
panying skirt They are most fascin
Y ating for afternoon wear, and are gen
orally co1larless and short of sleeve,
3 The chiffon or chiffon cloth falls fichu
5 like from the shoulder over the bus
n and a wide draped belt confines tn
: waist, although sometimes a darngl
d broad leather belt does duty.