The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-04-25

en-, is the tunice. The tunice Anords
opportunity for yelling skirt. This
doubles the color possibilities in a
| gown. II utilities remnants OF diff
ferent textures and gives graceful
lines that all appreciate. Besides
softening a shade OF satin beneath or
giving brilliant note of contrast in
gown, the tunice can do something
else. A short length over drapery can
successfully divide a line that II JUDI
ges to be too long from the waist TO
| the ground Then, again, tunice can
emphasize by trimming in vertical
lines the length of line. Cord will do
his. as also will slashed sides out
| lined by lace in satin or beaded fabric.
Yelled and studded or embroidered
with beads, the tunice is in itself suf-
ficient ornamentation to the gown.
Marquisette. voile, chiffon. silk and
cotton net and any of the transparent
mousselines de sois are the materials
hat have proved their worth as veil
ing agents, and will still serve in the
same capacity this spring.
TUNES. although in many cases they
are considered parts OF the skirt,
extend up on the bodies OF gowns. They
seil the upper part of the gowns.
Sometimes the blouse or bodice is but
half drapedwith the transparent fab
ric, but the vogue for yelling is en-
phasized in every possible way. Laces
that form the yokes ond cuffs are
yelled with chiffon. Under colored
open-meshed fabrics there is used
metallic lace. that results in stun
align effect, entirely emoved from the
bizarre. The softening treatment is
Indisputable in its beautiful effect on
bodices and separate blouses. Bril-
liant patches Of color can be applied
to an undergone by means OF paint,
embroidery or insert pieces Of silk,
and II properly yelled. the effect is
harmonious.
Gold and silver tissues are. yeiied by
lace. gauze or net in all the accessor-
les which, this season. will be the
important features OF spring outfit.
Bags, purses. slippers. have come in
for their share Of the yelling. The
attractive theatre hats are generally
yelled. thereby doubling their beauty.
Hats OF brocade. satin. silk and ta-
pestFy are yelled with net. gold, sill
yer or bronze gauze with great sue
cess. Net hats are one color. still,
yelled by another Huge bows OF bro
cade, net or lace are yelled with otaer
transparent fabrics. that will increase
the glistening effect and double the
color value as trimming
The plain chiffon guimpe. with OF
without high collar. which has been
popular in Paris throughout the win
er has gained still greater favor this
spring and is emphatically prom nent
for the first time here. II was design
ed, OF course. with the aim OF detract-
ing as little as possible from the
Dutch or French neck effects and yet
Disgusting a neck not altogether fit-
ted 70 court scrutiny under the bright
light Of day. and II serves that pur-
pose admirably. but II has is disad-
yantages II soils easily and shows
the soil more quickly and insistently
than lace or net Unless II fits per-
sectly Is wrinkles are rather more
Objectionable than those OF the other
guimpe materials. and the collar stays
Of whatever kind they may be. do
seem TO loom up more aggressiyely
under the plain chiffon than under any
other sheer stun
The modish figure has i waist enlarg-
ID 20 decrease The apparent size OF
the hips and give an approximately
straight and narrow silhouette. While
this idea is no, carried to an extreme
u all frocks, as In some OF the strict
- first empire or direetolre models
and IN a majority Of the models laun-
ched BY the sensational Poirel, the old
trim waist has certainly disappeared.
and 4 small waist Of well defined
cnrvei looks oddly out 81 date.
Sleeves have not been radically
changed since last autumn. though
one finds a good many fioppy draped
arrangements 10 chiffon along with
fhe ubiquitous peasant and kimono
sleeves. The dTapery i o. the simplest
kind. often accomplished merely By
catching W q corner or edge a. the
sleeve bottom. turning Il ~ ID cuff
fashion and attaching Il to the sleeve
In such manner that some soft ir-
regularity Of folds on movement will
be attained There are long sleeves
Of clifton too.fulled = lltile along one
side Or both sides and caught IN
loosely al the waist
Dressy tailormade coats usually
have sleeves broadly open at he bot
tom after TIE peasant style and reach
INK thfee-anarter length A majority
81 these coats are quite short and
very loose. but the ehopped-on eject
consequent upon cutting the feature
80 nearly IN The middle Is usually
mitigaisd b The long lines. or nlg
collars Or resefs. running 10 the bot.
TON y almost 70 TIE bottom u the
coal fronts
Whore this Il n0f done / tailored
bip length coat i likely n b. becom-
ingly 70 any bot ne slightest figure
and It i a mefclfgi dispensailon that
pr0yldes the yOlgmlnoss collar with
he short coat
Naturally not al Of the coats are
q he very short length Women wiz
Neaf severe iailufmades and since