The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-22
INEXPENSIVE DRESS
NJ FAD FOR GRADUATES
Fashionable Thing Now
at Most of the Luxurious
Schools for Girls to Make
Their Own Commence
) ment Costumes-To Be
Worn All Summer.

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fashion, the fllmy frail flow II
OF the smart woman's wardrobe
but II is more adaptable thar
most exquisite things, and may b'
worn ny the girl with few hundred
year 10 dress on, as well as ths
women whose dress allowance runs
into five figures.
The ideal Of lingerie gown is a
garment that locks ~ simple as a
pocket handkerchief and costs as much
~ a string Of pearls. In Paris they
excel in this demure style OF frock,
and the bin that comes home from the
couturiere with his sweet simplicity Is
enough to take the breath away from
the most extraTagant OF women. Three,
four and Ave hundred dollars are mere
baEatelles for these innocent handfuls
OF batiste and embroidery without a
scrap OF lace or a knot OF ribbon or a
frii or .furbelOw. II is all in the fine
ness OF the material. the smartness OF
the design and the delicacy of the
needlework. Skilled fingers work for
days upon the panels that form these
gowns and a gown OF handmade lace
costs less than many Of the simple
models in French embroidery.
ON the other hand is the lingerie
gown that may be put together for a
few dollars. and N the wearer is young
and The maker Is srtful the effect is
almost as good as that OF the fairy-fine
French article that costs 40 much eye
sight arf such enormous sums OF
money.
Look at that smartly fashioned gown
of cream batiste with the surplice
bodice, for instance. II cost very little
and any clever woman could reproduce
~ Tor a few dollars and II has all the
salient characteristics OF the season.
~ Ia mounted over pale green which
shows at the foot OF the skirt. The
lace band is ~ deep ecru and the
slight embroidery on the surplice and
across the top of the chemisette Is in
the same deep tone The ceinture Is
OF brilliant emerald green liberty satin.
The gown with the nchu-cape effect
is OF rose pink mouseline and the
style Is ideal for the very slender girl.
the fichu giving breadth to the shoul-
ders and the triple skit Stimulating
more fullness than tho skirt really
has. This gown has the advantage OF
booking more elaborate than Il really
iE. as the face on fchu and skirt Is
applique. the material then cut away
from II. giving an intricate open work
enect which Is really very easy TO pro-
duce With fne needle. pair ~ SHARP
scissors and q steady hand. The high
necked chemisette is OF tucked llsse
and may be dispensed with II pre-
ferred, q square piece between the
points OF the hchu taxing its place
The high. deep belt is OF MORE ribbon
IN bright rose tone. Either of these
gowns would make good models fol
graduation gown-reproduced In
white. OF course.
!, The inexpensive graduation Rowr
hae become a fad OF late and last year
many schools and several colleges tool
pride In announcing that the gowns OF
ite graduation classes would cost a
merely nominal sum. In several in
stances the gowns were made by the
girls themselves. thus proving that the
hiGher educatio was not synonymous
with the ignoring Of the simple arts
of sewing and making the most OF a
little. Some girls object 10 the over
simple gown on the ground that Is
bound 10 be too much like every other
girls frock and resemble q uniform
others say that they would rather