New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13
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Smart Coats Of the Season
Ratine Makes Delightful Travelling Garments
Dark Colored Silk for Motor TRIPS

Even rich materials, however. could not
stay the downward course OF me little
scant skirted. high WASTED gown OF the
Directoire period. wflach was so easily
reproduced by the deft fingers Of the little
sewing girl
AT tea time in the sBois. for garden par
ties and. i'm fact, for all manner Of after
noon out-of-door sunrner functions women
love the long. loose, unned coat Of black
mousseline de sole either perfectly plain
or deliberately enhanc ed by wide borders Of
soutache braiding. aud raised. heavy silk
embroidery. A few days ago, at Pre-Cat-
elan. Mile. Chenal wore. over gown of fine
white lace. stunning long garment of
black mousseline de sIoie. AS she descend
ed from her motor car her tall figure
seemed literally swathed in soft black and
white draperes. The black coat that trailed
over the long lace dress skirt was hemmed
half yard deep with white mousseline de
sole; the wide, long sleeves were finished in
the same manner and a four-ineh band
OF white bordered the edges Of the wide
open front The soft Tapping folds. held
! together only by one hand fell apart TO
show the fichu Of lovely Alencon lace that
trimmed the corsage and reached in long
pointed ends nearly 10 the hem of the
skirt. and the wonderful pearls that hung
in triple rows to the waist line.
An all-black hat with an immense vel
vet beret crown and a Dorest of black
aigrettes for trimming completed the cos
tune. the only touch Of cosor being given
by parasol OF deep coral pink friled with
silk pleaungs travelled into fringe. A big
pink stone topped the long Louis XVI
stick of white enamelled wood. Without
bit of color. the excessive use of white
and black would give the impression that
all the world is in light mourning. and
this season II is usually supplied by the
parasol.
Garden party frocks m gay printed cotton
materials and soft silk, brocaded flower de-
/ signs IN natural coors. are alike trimmed
/ with quantities of VaRnciennes lace. on
: the skirts IL clusters in several frills at
I the hem, and on the corsage it frills bands
| Of the material shaped to the shoulders in
round bertha form and drawn together in
front below the bust under a big, fiat
/ velvet rosette.
Such gowns are sweet also trimmed with
/ frills Of plain white null and worn with
big ichu OF the NULL double frilled with
the same.
Tiny frills of fine white cotton stun beau
/ tify little gowns Of black, and dark blue
fOulsrd and taffetas. Worn with a hat Of
white straw or one Of coarse white linen
fabric. trimmed with a white pompon or
one white wing and accompanied by white
washable gloves and a colored parasol.
such a costume testifes strongly 10 the
good taste of its wearer on a summer day.
ParaSols this year are cOnspicuOusly ele
gam and lend i decided cachet TO cos
/ tune No fancy OF material or color is too
/ bizarre. Velvet cOiored and velvet Dor
deret parasols, which won success by their
/ oddiJy We're soon laid aside on account OF
/ their weight and the sense OF warmth they
impaired. But the velvet adornment con-
/ tinues in marrow lines set on the edge and
In ong-looped velvet ribbon bows ANY
shade Of pink is liked in paTasols. and par
ticu!arly the soft cerise shades
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