The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-30
INEXPENSIVE DRESS
= FAD FOR GRADUATES
Fashionable Thing Now
: at Most of the Luxurious
Schools for Girls to Make
Their Own Commence
ment Costurnes-To Be
Worn All Summer.

IT. HE lingerie gown Is The orchid o.
fashion, the flmy. frati flower
n OK the smart Wpman's wardrobe.
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f8SnHaa, IIr NARn&s 2EhA H1Met
u OK the smart wpmsn's wardrobe
but ii Is more adaptable than
most exquisite things, and max he
worn by the girl with 4 few hundred
year to dress on, as wen as the
Z women whose dress allowance runs
into five figures
The ideas of a lingerie gown is 4
garment that looks as simple as
pocket handkerchief and costs as much
as y string uf pearls Tn Paris they
exuei fiji this defnure style of frock
ard the bin that comes home from the
cauturiere with his sweet simplicity is
enough ta take tha breath away from
the most exraTagant pt women Three.
-four and FIVE hundred dollars are mere
hssateiles for these innocent handfuis
cf hatiste and embroidery without
SCRAP of lace Or a knot of ribbon or 8
frilI CT furbel0w Il Is All IN the fine
ness 81 The material the sinartness OF
the design and slle dplieacy of the
needley0rk Skilled fingers work f0r
days upon the panels that form these
gowns and a gown Of handmade lace
costs less THAN many of the simple
noials liz French embroidery.
On the ether hand Is the lingerie
gown that may be put together for a
few aaliATs. and 4 tho wparer Is young
and the maker is artful the effect ts
almost as good as that OF the fairy fine
French article that costs So much eye
slight and such enormous sums 0f
money.
Lpol at that smartly fashioned gown
81 cream batiste with tho sarplire
bodice, for instance. Al cost very little
ana any clever woman could reproduce
il fer few dollars, and Il has oil the
salient characteristics 0f the season
II is mounted pger pale green which
shows 81 the foot Of the skirt The
lace band Is ~ deep eeru ana the
slight embroidery pm the surpliee ana
across the top ~ The ciiemisette IS in
the same deep tone The ceintnre IS
of brillfant emerald green liberty satin
The gown with the hchu-cape effect
is ct rose ping mguseline and the
style ii ideal FOR the very slender girl
the fiehu giving breadth 10 The shou-
dcrs and tnp triple skit Stimulating
more fullness than the skirt really
has Ifils gown has the advantage IF
looking more elaborate than X really
ls. as tlie faec on aehu ana skirt is
applique the material then rut aWny
from u giving ar intricate opcn work
effect which is realty very easy t8 prn-
duee with hae needle. q p8ir gt sharp
NtA~tYtN hNH @heA4N lAIta Inc R48Na
neckad cheuiisette is of tucked hese
and may he dispensed with if pre-
fefrea q square piece between the
points of the drhu taking ite place
The high. deep belt IS of moire ribhon
in bright r0se tone Glfner of these
gowns would maka good models gar
graduation gown renroduced ln
white. ~ eouise.
TIE Inexpensive graduation gown
has become a fad II late and last yearl
many schools and several colleges took
pride ~ announcing thar the gowns 0f
ifH graduation classes would cost
merely nominal sum ia several ~
stances the gowns were made by ihel
girls themselves ihas proving that ihe
higher education Wes not Synonymous
with the Ignoring 81 the simple arts
of sewing and making the m0st of "A |
littie Snnae girls object ID the over |
simple gown on che greund thar isl
bound "a be too mueh Ike every etherI
girls frock and resemble uniform /
Others Say that they would rather 1