Arizona republican., 1911-08-20
practical" CHIFFON GOWNS.

There was a time when women
would not have dreamed Of discuss
ing practical chiffon frocks" No one
would have admitted the possible eX
istence of such an anomaly: but we
have changed our attitude toward
sheer stuffs such as chiffon, marqui
settle and fine wolfe, says the New
York Sun. They are now worn in win
ter and summer, and where once they
were considered suitable only for eV-
ening and dressy afternoon wear they
are now quite likely to appear. in The
guise of simple morning frOcks for
house or street.
And very charming they are in this
phase. very comparable for summer
wear: yes, and practical too. OF
course there are materials that wear
better. but few of those materials
would answer the same purpose, and
still fewer would look so smart even
if they would serve
The value of this new type of frock
was impressed on one New York wo-
man more forcibly than ever when on
recent morning she undertook TO
meet friends arriving upon the newest
biggest and most luxurious of transat-
lantic steamships. These were the Ii
lies of the field, who came in flocks
fluttering out of gorgeous touring cars
and luminousines. making the long pier
look like a casino or clubhouse Veran-
da.
And chiffon frocks led the van.
There were irreprOachable linen. Jaun-
" white serges, foulards and surahs,
but there was no denying that the
smartest of the women were in chif-
fOn
There was one little frOck of deep
est violet chiffon over white which
for simplicity carried off the honors
and Vet i'm a mysterious way spoke
lrudIy If French MAJ -. /: "p'n-
cd d.wn ;,p 'front.' fro mrhe neck
t. l.rm. Or at least lo"':ai as a,
though a. did = narrow >ni-I. r"'h
baud IT. ,-..'I..'sC of viu'': .s'.-'a
burcr.i IN. C:"l lappin.; Sc AMI
ta',-.. IC:IrTCi ann sl~d.: eisc'n
ta.fcta buttons and lOo.,5 wac So
down the entire front "st inside
- this =. ~. which tur 4 At Il
hon and 4. I'D the b -. o III
slightly ur,d z'-irt.
The iitur pin'no bodice show 4
a small .--siareG opening d. ne
neck bordered by a hemstitched plat
ed friH of the finest linen. There
were similar frills turned back upon
the loose short sleeves. 4 sash
girdle of taffeta encircled the round
waist only an inch or so above
in a big bow at the back, held fiat
by a rectangular buckle made OF
corded taffeta, and it fell in long
wide ends, one over the other down
the back of the plain skirt.
An odd little hat worn with the
frock had a narrow close-rolled brlm
faced with cerise, high crown Oh
white straw encircled by very. wide
shirred and corded band OF tatie'a
an dtwo high-pointed wings or ears
of the taffeta shirred and corded
ond bordered by narrow bands OF
the fine white straw.
There were several good frocks IN
black shiffon or marquisette. one
over a white foulard stripped in
black. one over white, one over
a black foundation trieindmm shrdlu
a black foundation trimmed inbrod-
erie Anglaise. In each case the
yelling chiffon completely covered
the under robe and was made with
the utmost simplicity.
A correspondent writes from Irou-
Vile of delightful little morning frocks
in Scotch plaid chiffon. blue ana
green. trimmed in black velvet ana
made becoming by collars of emorolo-
cred muslin, and of other plquaht
models in chiffon trimmed Simply
with Tom Thumb fringe in self-coior
She speaks enthusiastically too oil
cray chiffon Charlotte frocks. long
sleeved and with short WASTED oou
ices almost hidden uncer blg lichuS
of soft fine yellowed muslin dell
cately embroidered.