Evening journal., 1911-05-13

ter has held over and is likely to re-
main q feature of the fashions for
some time TO come It is so essentially
2 practical fashion 10 don dark and in
conspicuous colors for practical wear.
and to reserve the pale. perishable
tones for house and evening use. and,
OF course. for warm weather out Of
town Even frocks of palest tones,
however. carry out the desire for sharp
contrast in fact often depend upon
the foreign note TO give character to
the costume.
On gown Of shell-pink voile gir-
die of four-inch wide Natter blue belt-
ing was singularly attractive, while
belt Of sapphire blue on gown OF
salmon pink is not infrequently seen.
Cerise in combination with violet and
purple has long been a favorite com
bination of curiously foreign shades.
Apricot with dark blue. and again the
favorite shade of the season, a deep
pink scarlet is combined with most
artistic effect with any number OF
shades Most of these combinations
would al one time have been looked
upon with horror by the woman or
conservative taste, who always insist
ed upon matching the straw OF her
bonnet 10 the exact tone OF her dress,
and considered touch of white az the
throat as more than enough contrast
to a gown of dun gray or mole color.
The hat is still depended upon to
give character to most gowns, and this
wear ribbon is the popular trimming
for all STYLES Of bonnet and in satin
and striped taffeta and the fancy vel
vet ribbons beautiful colors are 10 be
obtained, which at small cost make a
delightfully."- smart hat. Especially with
ell simple styles of dress ribbon-trim-
med hats are now IN the majority,
while ostrich plumes for tailored suit
or shirt-waist gowns are as completely
ent of date as a train skirt for the
morning
fetching little frock for afternoon
wear is shown in the first illustration.
The tunic and over-blouse we're fash
ioned of red and white foulard trim
med with lace banding. The founds-
ton skirt was Of black satin and the
guimpe Of allover lace, which match
ed the banding
In the second illustration is present
ed a smart little costume of green
cashmere and black velvet The skirt
had insert sections Of the velvet at
each side. and lace banding outlined
the overlapping cores. The banding
was also used to trim the sleeveless
waist
The season is here again for a fou-
lard shirt-waist frock In this silk
striped patterns predominant, but
there are some few dotted patterns
which are in vogue. Dice-shaped dots
ranged in straight rows giving a line
effect are a relief after the multitudes
Of striped fabric Figured foulards in
curious and Japanese patterns. in
which at one time foulard was so IA
miliar, have but a small space allotted
them on the counters where these
silks are sold now daily in hundreds of
dress lengths
For city wear the favorite foulard
has a dark background with dot or
stripe Of white, and the gown relieved
by pipings of becoming bright shade
For out of town, on the other hand
the summer foulard is generally of
white ground with design carried out
in pale gray, black, or else Of the
fashionable shade of blue mauve or
pink A white satin foulard that was
exceptionally pretty showed a polka
dot of quarter-inch diameter Of a deep
cherry red. the frock trimmed with