Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-08-30

some rarely attractive gowns and hats
and l have sketched for your benefit
a picturesque toque and shoulder caps
which was worn by lovely American
girl who sat at at the table next to
ours, and who was amusing her friends
with vivacious account of her 'im.
pressions" Of Paris. She was quite
young; not more than seventeen, /
think. and she had the proverbial
American complexion of cream and
pale roses Her hair was light brown,
with no trace of gold in It, and 1t was
so amazingly glossy that one wondered
whether its brilliant appearance was
entirely due to the constant care of
clever maid or If some specially fine
brilliantine had been cleverly intro
| duced. am inclined to think that Ma
ture and the clever maid were re-
| sponsible for those wonderful waves,
for the girl was perfectly turned out.
from head to foot.
Fit Adornment for Lovely Head.
The picturesque toque was made OF
fine Tuscan straw, and the shape was
so supple that 1t nodded itself round
the lovely little head. The only trim
ming was an exquisite gloire de Dijon
rose. placed almost in front, but the
foliage of this rose was of a rich
! brown tint, and so cleverly arranged
that 1t gave an appearance of height to
the side of the toque. Tie little man.
telet was made of old-rose silk. which
had dull surface, and the hem
stitched frills were in silk muslin in
the same shade. These mantelets
are the fastest rage of the ultra-ex-
elusive Parisiennes, and 1t Is certain
that the dainty little garment worn by
the lovely "bud" had just come from
the atelier of either Paquin or Doucet,
for both these dressmakers are max
Ing a specially Of them. The curious
part of the matter was that the
charming mantelet was worn over a
perfectly plain and very clinging dress
of black taffetas. It was curious
combination, especially for young
girl, but entirely successful.
In the same party there was a rret-
ty fair girl who was dressed from
head to foot in ivory white. AS
| looked at her and noticed the fact that
she attracted universal attention,
felt more convinced than ever that the
girl. or young married woman, who
early decides on making a speciality
OF white costumes is exceedingly wise
1t has long been realized that pure
white costumes give better effects
than any others at such fashionable
resorts as Trouville, Biarritz and San
Sebastian. But 1t Is not everyone who
realizes that pure white costumes are
eminently suitable for afternoon wear
during the Paris season. White silk.
finished linen. white shantung. fine
white serge. To obtain really good ef.
fects great care must be taken to car.
ry out the white scheme in every de-
tail; white shoes and stockings white
gloves. pure white costume and ex.
quisitely fresh white blouse. With
this spotless toilette, large picture
hat could be worn with the best re-
suits.
Not Really Extravagant.
am aware that many women cher
ish an idea that white costumes, care
fully carried in every detail, are ex.
travagant. I do not deny that Ger.
tain amount Of money must necessar-
lily be set aside for the cleaners bill
and also for daily renewals Of gloves,
etc. But then, on the other hand.
white costumes do not date them.
selves. The girl who is known to
make a specially Of all white toilettes
does not require number of differ
ent dresses. for each one looks very
much like the other. What she needs
Is spotless purity in every detail, and
absolute freshness. have often gone
into the subject with friends and have
over and over again proved to them
that girl in smart society can hold
her own even at such a fashionable
place as Trouville with three or four
white suits, provided always that she
has In her possession an almost unlim-
tied supply of white gloves and sew.
eral pairs Of beautifully made white
shoes. The selection of hats which
can be worn with white costumes Is
practically unlimited, but for the
morning nothing looks better than q
white straw trimmed with snow white
wings.
A lace gown, which was worn at
the last Auteuil race meeting, when a
heat wave was passing over Paris,
was very picturesque in design and
yet delightfully."- simple. The skirt was
arranged In two deep flounces, a favor.
lite idea this season, and on each
: Hounce there was fat ruching OF
deep cherry colored taffetas to match
the smart little coatee. The outline
of this dress showed the gradual re.
turn to fuller skirts. but the lace
founces are SO carefully shaped and
arranged that they cling to the figure
! almost as closely as might q tightly