The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-24
Simplicity Keynote
of the Hot Season
Dancing Frocks For Fashionable Warm Weather Ke'
sorts Mere Slips of Satin With
Rose Wreaths

nv spite Of the dazzling amount of
embroidery and sparkling fringes
and seduined overdresses and other
Vanittes that have had such a
vogue of late, simplicity Is the Keynote
of the warm weather evening gown,
and It has been carried so far mat the
girl Of the old time novel arayed chaslc-
iv in book muslin with a sash OF
pale blue ribbon and rose behind her
ear, would not be out of place In any
drawing room of this year of grace
1911
Some OF the smart frocks FOR dane
ing that have been ordered by women
whose daughters will dance at New
port and Narraganset are mere SIPS
OF satin with rose wreaths around the
corsage and a silver cord around the
waist and not even an inch OF lace TO
relieve their severe simplicity.
The overdress of fimy stuff that has
been worn for many months Is still
the favorite OF those who like soft ef-
fects rather than the somewhat crude
brightness Of cleaning satin. Net and
lace are used more than chiffon, but
the chiffon gown Of color Is much In
favor and those I'm checks and stripes
are worn for evening as well as for
afternoon.
Flowers are used profusely for eve-
ming gowns and frocks OF white lace
with knots of forget-me-nots nt the de-
colletage and at the waist line with
wreaths OF small roses around the foot
Of the skirt are a revival Of the charm
,ing fashions of the time OF Louis Nv.
and Louis XVI, those monarchs who
loved pleasure and luxury, pretty
q women and above all softness and
, beauty In their surroundings.
Z TOUCHES of gay contrasting tints are
smart. For instance. n gown OF pale
cream satin yelled In a mist OF blonde
. -. .lVfNs Iafa of snHhl 20
. gcamelaslat the decolletage. The touch
OF color'ia introduced at the waist line
: encircled by a high ceinture where,
ithrust through the knot OF gold ribbon.
are two superb Cattlcya orchids In all
. the splendorl9f their l9sy-mauve color
= A gown Of white chiffon over pale
4 yellow silk has tiny revers at the de-
.<olletage, turned back with vivid green
satin These would be impossible II
'sthey were an inch longer or wider. but
',flight as they are the effect is stun
ining. u ~ r.
n somstimos the touch Of contrasting
icolor is introduced In the belt, as for
instance a gown Of black lace over
iwhite silk which has a belt OF farming
,azalea pink or a yellow gown of soft
..satin which has q corsage ornament
iof pendant pink corals. ..-f
~ The right note Is struck when star
,itling eftect n produced, by simple
'imeans Detail is less important than
isit was a year ago. The large bold
.stroke Is what Is demanded this season.
. Five charming and graceful gowna
.are shown In the Illustrations and all
'sof them are racteristic Of the best
type Of summer evening gown. For the
woman Of average figure and Of aver
age age-say from twenty-five 10 forty
FIVE, who Is not overblown i'm figure
will look her best I'm almost any oi
these artistic and fashionable frocks
The evening frock of painted chiffor
is. Of course. a luxury and costs
pretty penny but the design of thii
gown Is good and a frock on similar
lines could he made by any dressmaker
embroidery or even tucks and stitch
ing taking the place OF the painted
decorations.
This gown has an underdress of pal
pink satin and the chiffon overdres
Of pale pink is bordered with water
blue and painted with pale tones o
green The tunic border is of sof