The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-07-18
Fads and Fashions
FLORENCE FAIRBANKS

tunes with skirts or frocks of stripe
in white and color and jaunty coats of.
plain linen in the color OF the stripe.
and there are many linen frocks COM
bining plain and striped materials.
Linen is not an ideal material for
seashore wear, as 1t becomes easily
mussed in damp air and quickly
loses the crisp freshness which is It's
chief charm. Nevertheless 1t is much
worn at the shore.
Some OF the silks make. exceedingly
useful afternoon frocks for seashore
year. and foulards are the most SER
siceable OF all, cool, uncrushable,
spotproof, imperyious to dampness.
having in fact all the qualities that
iefy sea afr. Striped foulards are
smartly made up in combination with
Jlain color satin or with yelling OF
one-tone voile, marquisette or chiffon.
the wolfe or ninon being preferable to
chiffon for seashore use. Some OF the
iotted designs are still modish. and
ihese too. veil prettily. There are al
20 the taffetas. striped, plain. or in
shot effects.
Thin muslins etc. are not very prac-
tical morning or afternoon frocks for
the shore. though Of course they are
much worn. The cotton Examines and
soiles. utterly devoid OF stiffening.
keep their freshness better than linons
batistes and other materials OF simil-
ar character. but Of course, II one does
not mind pressing the latter out after
each wearing they may be made to
give excellent service.
The trim little coats known as top
coats are smarter than ever this sea-
son. They have les; that ansightly
skinny air that they bore last autumn
and are cut on entirely different lines.
many having the fronts cross each
other. and while there Is no waste Of
material, the effect is far LEGS con-
lining and there Is a BIT OF fitness at
the back introduced through a mar
row plait. Sometimes the plait is ar
ranged In the form OF fioating panel
similar to that seen on skirts and
gowns: then again the entire skirt OF
The coat win be fulled onto short
waist. giving Il a decided empire e.
feet. Such garments are made OF silk
serge. mohair, PONCE shantung and
heavy linen. Big buttons add much to
the finished garment regardless OF the
material from which Il Is cut.
The idea Of wearing shapeiy collars
Of black hemstiiched chiffon cloth Ii
attractive. The collars are put on
white blouses. on light colored mar
quIsette gowns, on black frocks when
they are overlaId with a shallow coll
lar Of white irish lace or white chiffon
cloth. also hemstitched.
These collars are not always IN
strict sailor shape. They vary con-
siderably. The points may run to the
sleeves and the back and front. cut
OF in straight lines. Again. the collar
may be as deep as a bib IN the back
and sharpened OF TO points Ia front.
One may buy them In the shops. but
Il Is better TO get the hemstitchef
material by the yard and cut them &c.
cordlng to the desire Of the wearer.
Lingerie coats FOR children are made
Of dotted swiss over pale rose or blue
china silk. These. with the lovely lin.
gerie hats shown In the best SHOPS
make cool. attractive costumes for
the little ones.
For slippers soft little crushed ro-
settles Of tulle or chiffon. in some In
stances sprinkled with crystal beads
70 resemble dew. are exceedingly
pretty. as are also The buckles q pearl
or cOiOred beads.
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