Evening journal., 1911-03-23
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FASHION AND FADS
BY Maude E. CnIey.

For the bride there is an immense
vogue for crepe de chine OF satin. The
high waist line aud small pointed
or square train are features.
Fine black and white striped silk.
with an edge of cerise velvet. fashion
ed into a bow, is a very easy and
modish trimming for a morning hat.
Other than the wonderfully hand
some hraids employed for suit embel-
lishment, the trimming schedule runs
very decidedly to all manner OF em-
broideries.
Sleeves are short In all save tho
strictly tailored garments, and by
short Is meant a termination Of the
sleeve just at or an inch or more
above the elbow.
For the cotton gowns the predilec-
tion is for colored embroideries. The
colors of the embroideries are pink.
rose, old blue, light blue. lavender and
yellow.
It is going TO be a great cotton sea-
son. and cottons are going 10 be toll
Grated where formerly they have been
prohibited
Self-tones are seen on street dresses
of woolen or of satin, aud these are
/ frequently frightened by the introduc-
ton of gay threads interspersed with
gold or silver.
The vast majority Of models follow
the kimono sleeve idea. In many in
stances there is a deep yoke fashion
ed on kimono lines, with a shallow
/ lower section in bib form.
Flowered satins are blossoming out
I'm the stores. Hats covered with
these fabrics, bands on skirts, Innings
for wraps and coats and little fancy
bags are fashioned of them.
Semi-rough woOlens are used for
the early spring suits. They are in
two-toned effects. and not few Of
the handsomest models are made OF
handlOom homespns and tweeds.
White skirts continue to be narrow
In effect, they are really much wider
In some instances the extra width Is
introduced in the form Of inverted
plaits down the side and back.
A novel belt TO be worn with a
high-waisted frock is of lowered rib
bon in vivid tones edged at the tor
with a narrow band Of fur and finished
at the back with a big butterfly bow
new skirt has a bit of novelty IN
a little overskirt that opens In front
from the belt. II is pulled gracefully
back and passed under the edges of Q
wide box plat In the middle OF the
back.
The new trouser skirt is merely di.
vided like a riding skirt, and this di.
vision is entirely hidden by a bo,
plait that is stitched at its edges to the
underskirt down the middle of bacl
and front.
The skirt, slashed front and bacl
at the hem, and showing an inset
piece of the material or of contrast
ing stuff, while not strictly new, Il
being used to some extent in the ney
dresses and suits.
A unique headdress is a bandea'
= of old lace almost the width Of tn
1 head at the top and narrowed at eac
!, side above the ear to go under tw
4 round pearl ornaments about the siz
of an old-fashioned silver watch.
n In effect the new dresses presuI
8 pose a corsetless figure; in othe
{ words, the bust must not be rigidl
e confined and the hips must be fiaI
4 tened almost 10 a point OF elimina
3 ton. The waist line is not narroV
r since small waists do not accord wit
2 classic lines
Bordered crepe de chine, borderel
foulards, bordered shantungs. as wei
as bordered voiles and grenadines
are among the dress materials for tn
spring Add to these the plain satin
and lightweight woolens and a goo
idea Of the fashionable fabrics 4
gained.
The Egyptian motifs show such de
signs as the beetle or scarab, the ris
ing sun, the cobra. the lotus. palm
papyrus buds and reeds, animals, fan
shaped ornaments, the ram. humal
figures, and so on. The colors shOy
such combinations as black, yello,
and red; red, blue and white; greel
and black; dark red, medium yellow