New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
NEW COTTON FR0CKS
Nothing Noe Prerents Then
COming Into Being.

! provident women who do some OF thelr
own sewing may even now begin work on
tbeir summer gowns, for the new cottons
t.re here and likewise Paris models, snow
inc how they may be effectively used.
Those models will also suggest ways u
giving last years frocks an air OF fresh
ness.
Not so very different are the new gowns
4 from those OF year ago. nut there i Il
, little more to them. so that any altera-
ton must hc in the way of adding further
complications rather than of SimpliiylhS'
One must, of course, do something to one
sleeves. Possibly the best thing to do
with waist in pure kimono style is to
! cur away the sleeve and make long, mar
row armhoIe reaching nearly or Quite To
/ tho waist line. Some sort of arranScmen.
must be contrived to go under this Whlch
shall have the appearance OF Il second
bodice with q fashionable sleeve attached.
q fashionable sleeve being now taken to
mean almost anything that can boast u
the least novelty. 1t may be fun length,
wnen il will be best to have it Of tulle or
lace. combined with embroidery, or just
about as short as one pleases. Tho short
'ccve. no matter what it is made OF, j.
likely TO have a turn-bgck cuff VI the mate
rial Of the main part Of the gown; or, II
il should be left with the straight square
finish at the bottom. characteristic Of the
true kimOno sleeves. an underseev' Of tuil"
gathered into a little band will give it II
modish touch.
Flounees are seen in the greatest va
rety on the more elaborate gowns. Among
the skirts with horizontal tr,i.... 20. com
ing 4 knee height, there is one wn,'h has
ten rather stiff little pleated frills. two
inches wide put on in pairs, with en-
b oidered insertions between the pairs
Gowns with long oversklrts or tunics have
full ruches Of tulle at the foot of the
underskirt. Arrangements Of two or three
wide founces 10 form an entire skirt are
reserved for the most diaphOnouS fabrics
one lovely gown Of this kind is OF shadow
lace combined with bands and motifs OF
fine eyelet embroidery. TWO founces Of
the lace. with an irregular border Of the
embroidery make the skirt. and over this
is IN overskirt of the same material which
flares away widely from the front.
Overskirts or tuncs are seen in all sorts
OF lengths and shapes In new importations.
They are split at the sides or in front or
button up at The side front The side iron.
closing is likely TO be chosen when the
lower edge OF the tunc is To form a some
what sldntIng line around the hgure, in
stead OF a straight one. Then the over
drapery starts at the left OF the front,
gradually lengthening until the starting
point has been reached again, and the
shorter side Is Joined by bUtt0ns to the
longer leaving hit OF the latter hanginE
free Another sort OF tunic shows there
are designers who still wish 10 conilne
feminine garments about the ankles. Il
has narrow opening Ia the front To the
very bottom, but here the corners OF the
two portions are fastened together TO give
1t tied-in effect.
Sometimes the under robe il built on the
plan OF some OF the very plain Eiodels that
have been In vogue Of late, such as the
abbe gown. with Its row OF buttons down
the front, and a little lacey tunic is added
by way OF ornament; or, again. the tutic
may be plain and the under robe form
the more ornate portion OF the costume
In charming model OF the first kind a
skirt OF white cotton crepe adorned only
with a hem and crochet buttons down the
centre. falls Nith considerable fuiness from
! under an elaborate tunlc that reaches tC
within about twelve inches from It's lower
edge. or the second type Is gown OF all
| over eyeet embroidery with a little sleeve
less overgarment Of crepe which Is quite
unadorned except by inch vide hens set or
with openwork.
or the material called towelling. terr,