Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-07
What dame FASHION
DICTATES This SPRING
Yelled Fabrics and Trimmings
Smart and Pretty

New York, April 6.-The yelled craze
abates not. Next to yelled fabrics
comes yelled trimmings, and they are
both smart and pretty. Big bows Of
soft satin ribbon appliques of lace and
silk and galoons, and fiat trimmings,
all have succumbed to the yelled idea
Dame Fashion seems to have de-
yeloped a liking for plain outer e.
fects, although the most elaborate
mings are allowed underneath, and
they are so arranged that they can
be seen-with the effect obscured.
Skirts for general wear are rather
plain, but blouses can be elaborated
upon for almost any occasion, there
fore one finds the latest effects en-
bodied in separate waists to a certain
extent. One could not help liking Il
sapphire blue blouse, yelled with
black. The yoke and sleeves of satin
are outlined with ribbon in a slightly
darker shade of blue and the black
wells the whole, which makes a very
charming effect There is a growing
fancy for stitchings in contrasting col
ors with those draped decorative
schemes, so in this instance the satin
is stitched with bright Irish green
silk.
Though morning frocks and plain,
running to the one-pieCe and tailored
types, afternoon dresses seem to be
growing more elaborate The chemise
tunic of net, which was featured Oh
evenings, has a counterpart in Ger
tain draped trimmings on afternoon
frocks, especially those made of soft
silk, satin, etc. This is usually made
of net or sheer fabric, embroidered
with heavy silk, with fringe, or with
any of the smart garnitures of the
season. One attractive version of it
has a surplice cOrsage of chiffon, the
left side fulled vertically and en-
broidered around the decolletage, the
other softly draped across and bor-
derad by a narrow line of dark en-
broidery. Below the girdle the tunic
is rather short at the left side and
slopes rather sharply across the front
almost to the skirt at the bottom
on the right side. 1t is edged with
embroidery, with narrow stitchings
of silk soutache above.
The evening gown is still an i'm
portant feature Of the wardrobe, al
though the season is waning. This is
true, as far as America is concerned,
but over in Paris, where there are so
many fair Americans preparing for the
coronation of King George in June,
there are circulated wonderful tales OF
thu frocks they will bring home with
them for the season at Newport, Bar
Harbor, Narragansett and the other
fashionable summer resorts.
White and gold brocades make some
Of the most striking evening gowns,
with handsome gold lace, embroiderie5
of pearl and gold, etc, for trimming.
Picturesque models of medieval air are
made up with narrow tunics Of such
white and gold or white and silver
brocade falling straight in front and
back, but open all the way up the sides
over simple girdled robes of soft chif-
fon or tulle. Jewelled chains or cords
of gold or silver at the sides hold back
and front in place and usually some
heavy metallic or jewelled embroidery
borders the tunic.
The shape of the neck is a very dis
tinguishing feature of the evening
frock. Leaders of fashion want some
thing different from the round and
Dutch effects that characterize blouses
and daytime dresses. In the French
frocks the V-shape has the preference,
and the decolletage is appallingly low,
the back being quite uncovered to the
shortened waist line. Less extreme
decolletage is often round though some
of the round-cut necks are low enough
in all conscience.