The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-18

employed by the Greek naidens In ad-
Justlng their robes This ribbon ar
rangement could be temporarily ad-
justed, 50 several different colors could
be worn to match different gowns. The
stocks most In evidence for such
blouses II not Of the material are OF
black or black combined with white.
one especially trig model, a decided
innovation, after our several seasons
Of all white neck-gear. was recently
seen at one OF the Balalaika concerts,
on little French woman. obviously
just over. 1t was Of black MORE with
little turn over of luscious creamy
satin. A tiny, square. stf little bow
held In place fall of rich creamy
lace. The creaminess OF the materials
used was an especially good feature,
as few faces can stand the contrast
OF pure white against the skin, while
deep cream often enhances an other
wise hopelessly muddy complexion.
The hats worn with the mid-season
gowns do not vary greatly from tho
winters models, except in the material,
which Is often OF chenille or soft felt
/ braid OF various tones and colors,
bsalded in together. Many OF these are
OF light tones, cut mostly OF sombre
colors to match the suit. y
some interesting Developments NJ
| front and back breadths, which hav,N
| usually been quite unadorned, are be.
/ Ing shown this spring In addition TO
| being pleasing and novel change
they lend themselves admirably to the
remodeled gown, which often has q
| worn front breadth or a frayed back
breadth. Examples OF these are shown
In the second figure in the drawing.
the front being an apparent elongatlon
OF the little Eton-like coat For the
frayed back panel a band may be
added as In the fourth Illustration. a
corresponding band being added TO the
coat.
A very up-to-date model could be
made from a last seasons princess
bi oadcloth gown, similar to that
shown on the figure at the extreme
left. This model was of golden broad
cloth which was given a most trig
| appearance by the addition OF a dat
silk braid OF a deep tobacco brown.
This was applied to all the edges with
! hrmer braidtng just inside OF sou.
tacho OF lighter creamy shade. The
sleeves were Of elbow length, with
narrow frilling OF deep cream lace
edge TO match the lace Of the little
neckpiece. The next model was OF
deep shade Of lavender velveteen. al
! most pansy shade. that Just escaped
being half mourning. The bands and
buttons were OF deep purple black
velvet, and the decoration on the sleeve
consisted OF triangular piece OF the
| velvet bordered by three OF the little
! buttons on either edge. The novel
| feature OF this was the underarm piece
and sleeve being cut in one, while the
/ back also Ia most unique and be-
coming, being cut in two pieces, the
shape OF which is quite clearly de-
| plcted.
The gown In the foreground was Of
/ black velvet, with hugh white revers.
whose sole ornamentation consisted OF
/ the huge ivory buttons. narrow,
/ little, long, tspering over collar Of
black satin relieved the whiteness Of
the large COLLAR against the face and
/ gave proper balance. and the shaped
/ cum held In place by the ivory but
| tons finished the elbow sleeves. The
skirt was quite plain except for the
| irregular piece OF velvet which was
seemingly buttoned on to the front
| breadth by hve buttons
one OF the prettiest and most be-
/ coming models yet shown IL illustrated
/ IN the second drawing The back was
especially good, the back OF the coat
ana skirt hitting very smoothly, but
perfectly loose, the simplicity OF n
being emphasized by a long row OF
| crocheted buttons
A beautifully slender effect was az
| torded by the combining OF the front
panel Of the skirt with the front OF
the little coat. being all cut in ono.
! The coat was finished with a shaped,
hat-layng collar OF lighter shade OF
satin than the material used in the
| gown Itself and was overlapped by
| moderately wide revers OF moire the
same shade az thesgown. The sleeves
| We're severely plain, but beautifully
/ htted. This model was developed in
gray etamine. The gown I'm the hrrt
drawing was OF navy blue serge. band
ed In black with black silk braidinKp