The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-25
FADS AND FASHIONS

New York, March 25.-New models
continue to arrive from Paris and the
big fashion shops, which began to dis
play their spring and summer goods
several weeks ago. are constantly
adding the latest importations TO their
fascinating displays Among the at
tractive new things shown are some
very short WASTED frocks with quaint
little jackets, which one hesitates TO
call Etons or boleros because of the
abbreviated peplum frlls that appear
below their Empire waist finish.
These effects are worked out in both
plain and figured silks, and some of
the most picturesque combine a one
tone silk with figured material.
Particularly interesting are the lit
tie frocks of silk which are displayed
these, seen in one of the fashionable
shops, was in a checked silk of a red
dish mulberry tone, white and black,
with coat of black silk, whose huge
revers and turnback cuffs were of the
check, There was not touch of elab-
Grafton. The straight skirt, moderate
ly narrow at the bottom and finished
with three deep, overlapping folds.
was fulled slightly at the waist line,
the fulness being laid in little plaits
around the sides and back The tiny
black coat was held in at the waist
line by a shirred cord and the tiniest
of frills fell below, rounding up to
nothing at the middle front. chem
isette of net sowed between the re-
verS.
Not quite so picturesque and quaint
in material and coloring was another
charming model, suitable for greater
numbers of wearers, provided they are
of the slender type. For stout women
these little frocks are quite out of the
question. but fashion, at least at the
present time, gives little. if any con-
sideration to women of ample curves
In this model the little coat and skirt
are of one material, a supple summer
silk. showing a very narrow black
stripe on white ground. and the only
relief is in the little revers and sash
of black satin. A stunning collar of
real Irish. beginning just in front of
the shoulders. falls in deep. rounded
cape in the back and gives a note OF
elegance to the frock. The softly
folded narrow girdle of black is tied
in a square fiat bow at the back and
below falls in two long loops, one
above the other. rather than in the
usual sash ends.
One of the things noticeable in the
present spring displays is the fulness
which has crept into some of the most
attractive of the new models. The
narrowest and straightest of truly
smart tailored skirts is not so eXag-
gerated as il has been and in many of
the less severe costumes the skirts
though straight of line. are let into
the waist line with slight shirring or
little plaits and are not gathered into
any band toward the bottom. The
short, large waist makes this arrange
ment admirable. the fulness provid-
ing approximately straight lines from
Sirdle to hips and allowing for the hip
curve. Some of the new skirts go
further in the matter of fulnesS and
are finished at the bottom by deep
plated flounces. The early Victorian
period has supplied many hints for the
frocks of the present fashion.
Open work embroidery on sheer lin
en- or muslin is used even in combn-
alton with delicate silks for evening
wear. and yelled with chiffon serves
as foundation for pretty and service
able afternoon frocks. while in the
realm of lingerie frocks it is enormous
ly important. There are coat and
frock models of white linen so elabor-
ately embroidered in open work design
that the plain linen has an unimport-
ant role save in the upper part of the
skirt and in trimming bands. Soft,
loose woven linen, suggesting a very
coarse etamine is one of the new
things. and bordure effects in this
material have borders of wide and
narrow open work or drawn work
bands, giving a bold lattice effect.
Supper at Christian church Tuesday