Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-25
Sweet Girl Graduate
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! gathers, are the accepted trimmings.
There is a belt of some description
on almost every style of dress this
season. Quantities of rosettes were
worn during the revolution, and as the
styles of this period are again in
favor, rosettes of maline and fancy silk
are now used, together with cameos,
Egyptian ornaments and fancy but
tons to catch the drapery and fasten
the girdles.
For the white commencement dress
white satin is the favorite kind of
belt, although some few girdles are of
velvet. A three-inch velvet girdle fin
ished with a little rosette of tiny flow
ers at the centre or at one side of the
hack makes a smart little finish for
a simple white frock.
Sashes will be much worn with grad
uation frocks. They will be made
mostly of wide satin ribbon. Never
before have ribbons been so beautiful
as this season. Probably the newest
of these sashes is the one showing a
large Japanese bow, with two long
ends. This geisha bow figures upon
some of the modish, short wasted
commencement dresses.
The collar plays an important role
in graduation frocks-or rather the
absence of it. The bare throat fad
which was launched with the Dutch
neck and collarless blouses, has stead
lily gained ground. Nearly all gradua-
ton frocks shown are cut down at
least to the pit of the throat,
Elbow sleeves are Quite usual, and
the small sleeve is decidedly in fash
ion. The new short sleeve expresses
itself in a wide and ingenious variety
of ways.
Although simplicity, at least in Ell,
feet, is the keynote to the well-dressco
graduate, yet there is hardly a class u
be graduated this year that will not
contain several members who Will fee
that this same simplicity means ar
elaborate outlay for parents In moder'
ate circumstances. Gradually the sim
Pile girlish frock of white lawn or mus
lin worn not so many years g BY
graduates, has developed into a gowr
of finest texture, b~eribboned, befrillec
and bedecked with lace and embroid'
hery until it's money value has placed
far above the price the average mai
can afford to pay for the various CIR
graduates in his family. Then, too, a
one time the dainty white muslin grad
uating dress answered for all the func'
ions during the commencement sea
son, but now custom demands that foul
distinct costumes be prepared so tn
young miss may appear differently ant
newly clad at each of the four events
junior reception, class day, commence
ment night and senior dance. Especial
ly Is the expense of the graduate''
functions felt by those paying for thu
junior reception as that affair, giver
by the juniors to the graduates arouses
a strong spirit of rivalry. We must
outdo all former receptions Is the slo'
gan. In planning appointments ano
brilliance much thought, time and
money is expended on the dance or
ders, flowers, music, decorations, hal
and carriage hire. To say nothing OF
smart gowns and class pins. And Sc
each year the cost of graduating. is in
creased, and yet all agree that no Other
event of the year brings such happi-
ness to those on either side the foot
lights as the sight of that array OF
American beauties in the loveliness Of
natural and foreign adornment,'
which though they be dressed in the
simple white dress of we olden days
or the more expensive gown of the
present.