The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-04

lines have been raised a trifle the def
mite Empire character has been lack
ing in street toilets.
In one of the fashionable shops
there was shown the other day a piqu-
ant little trotting costume in very dark
blue wolfe whose simple straight skirt
rose TO a vast line just below the bust
where it met a double cape that fell
over the shoulders and upper arm to
the waist line and was the same length
in the back. This cape quite conceal
ed the bodice save in front. where a
collar of dull red turned back over
the capes, leaving V shaped opening
where the guimpe Of the bodice was
revealed. A little of the peasant sleeve
with red cuff showed below the cape
as did a girdle of the red silk, which
tied in square pump bow in front.
The models in soft sheer materials
show skirts falling straight or al
most straight from the high waist and
slightly fulled. but in heavier materi-
ais, such as linen, sedge, etc, the skirt
top is usually fitted little to the fig
ure curves and usually mounts only a
short distance above the normal
waist line. One often finds the top of
linen skirt scalloped and buttonhol-
ed for finish and then fastened firmly
to the bodice.
These skirts are difficult 10 launder
well in linen and if linen frock is to
be tubbed early and often it is wise to
Join skirt and waist at the normal
waist line or a very little above and
is a more short wasted effect is desir-
ed TO produce it by an arrangement of
wide belt or Sirdle. Where Tubing
is not to be considered or where in
sheer cottons or linens the shaping
may be done by small tucks or plaits
or the folds may hang straight and
full, the very short waist need not
present any great difficulties for the
laundress.
Judging from the displays in the
shops pink will be worn a great deal
during the coming summer season
There are many delightful shades OF
that color, from delicate rose petal to
glowing cerise. Many of these pinks
are used. as they were during the win
ter, to relieve more sOmbre hueS. AT
one of the shops toilet was shown
that was extremely chic. 1t consisted
of clinging one-piece frock or tunic
of smoke gray meteOre, the skirt OF
the tunic opening up little at each
side near the bottom, with buttons OF
the material bordering the openings
Below this long. close simple tunic
showed short skirt of delicious
rose or cerise meteore, untrimmed and
Just clearing the ground. Stockings
were of the cerise exactly matching
the skirt, but the smart pumps were OF
the gray satin. A tiny yoke OF cerise
and a glimpse of the cerise bordering
the peasant sleeves were the only 9th
er touches of the vivid color, and teh
collier of lace. A gray cordeliere serv'
ed to define the high waist line.
The fine cotton Examines are enjoy
ing a tremendous vogue both for blous
es and for frocks and are made up as
simply or as simply or as deliberately
as one chooses to have them. A lit
tie Irish lace enters into most of the
designs and hand embroidery is Law
ishly or scantily applied. Bold en-
broidery on the etamine is an easy
matter and there are many very
charming blouse patterns of this ma
teria made on the usual plain blouse
and kimono sleeve lines and ornament
ed around the neck, on the bodice
front and on the sleeve bottoms with
rather heavy embroidery in Russian OF
Oriental cOlOrS