The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-13
EADS AND FASHIONS

New York. May 13.-Recent import
ations from Paris contain many strik-
ing and attractive novelties and not
the least interesting among them are
the short coats and the taffeta frocks
contributed by some of the most not
ed fashion dictators of the French cap
ital Many of these little coats are
quantity picturesque to the point of
being fantastic, but others are piquant
without being bizarre. Many of the
coats are of the shirred and corded
type and fringed at the lower edge. 1t
is expected that these little coats will
be worn great deal this summer,
both in black and in color. and they
are charming even when not made en-
suite with one particular frock. The
fringed edges make a good finish and
taffeta ruches trimming frocks of
wolfe. etamine or other sheer stuff are
usually finished with this same firing.
ing. The effect is especially good
where the taffeta is in the changeable
tolorings now popular; for then the
fringed part is in one solid color and
contrasts attractively with the SHIN.
mering. shifting coloring of the ruche
Frequently this solid tone in the
ruche edges echoes other one-tone
trimming. For example, changeable
etamine in. say, mauve and soft blue
has the bottom of the skirt in plain
mauve taffeta. Above this on the full
etamine are lines of changeable mauve
and blue taffeta SO fringed that the
edges are plain mauve. There are
touches of plain mauve taffeta on the
bodice, and little coat of changeable
taffeta has its fringed edges showing
a little line of plain mauve. or per.
haps the coat may be of plain mauve
taffeta.
Ruches, little prim plated frills,
shirrings, cordings and puffings are
the accepted trimmings for the
changeable taffetas made on early Vic.
torian lines. Many of the taffeta mod
els are simplicity itself, and prefer.
ence may well be given to those in
which the skirts are not complicated
by rows of putting and cording and by
stirring. An attractive model in
changeable taffeta, sent over by a not.
ed designer, dispenses with this puff.
ing, cording, etc. and allows the skirt
unbroken lines and soft fulness, held
down closely by weights. The bodice
is the simplest of surplice affairs, with
the ubiquitous kimono sleeve, and the
only trimming on the frock, aside from
the lace of the MODESTO and under.
sleeves. is a plated frill of the taffeta
bordering the surplice folds, running
down the front of the skirt and around
the top of a hem and bordering the
upper edges of the cuffs
Another changeable taffeta model
showed the stirring and pulled skirt
trimming. but with an almost plain
upper section of the skirt The notice.
able thing about this model aside from
the material itself, was the beautiful
fichu of finely embroidered muslin
yellowed in tone and exquisite in tone
and exquisite in needlework, which
almost entirely covered the short
wasted bodice, being crossed in front
and carried around to the back.
The fichu is another early Victorian
note so entirely in keeping with tat.
feta and ruchings and bonnets that ii
is not strange one should find it upon
many of the taffeta models. For that
matter one finds it upon models of all
kinds, and the shops are full of dainty
fichus of one kind or another The
most beautiful and the most expensive
are those which are embroidered by
hand after the fashion of the fine need.
lework of long ago fichu times. but
there are attractive fichu arrange.
ments less finely embroidered and a
host without embroidery of any kind
soft folds of point d'esprit bordered
by plated frills of the same, finest
muslin trimmed in lace or lace-edged
frills, plain net with plated frills
plain or lace-edged.
Color and embroidery are the strong
features of the new gowns Either the
background or the embroidery is color.
ed. and a noticeable increase in the
size of the flowers is evident in the
handsome patterns. Huge flowers
are not now confined TO straight Dor
der at the lower edge of the skirt.
They trail up almost to the waist in
charming irregular lines. making an
allover embroidered robe of the pat.
tern.
The fichu line so much in vogue
gives very easy disposition OF
straight bands that accompany these
robe patterns. The kimono sleeves al.
son can be cut in extension from the
crossed folds or the bodice. Bands to
edge the sleeves can be attached un.
der tucks or by means of lace and in
sertion. These embroidered robes are
made still handsomer by inset bands
of Venice lace. The batiste or hand.
embroidered robes have real filet or
Venice and Irish lace medallions are