New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-09
|Draperies Fail to Gust
Straight, Narrow Effects

frills women are wearing, they became so
quickly popularized that those of exclu-
sive taste soon wearied Of them, and the
designers Of private dressmaking houses
are inventing all manner of things In an
attempt at novelty. One of the big houses
In the Place Vendome has sent TO a GUS
toner small, round collar of white Chan
tilly lace. Joined at the throat by slender
frills Of pleated white tulle; and for a
brides travelling costume is A sailor COL
lar Of small figured blue and green toile de
Jouy: the edges Of It are scaloped ana
buttonhole-s stitched in white, and 1t Is
fastened with a cravat Of pleated white
batstc. Square collars with cuffs TO
match. made of plain white linen, are
simply hemstitched. handkerchief with
hemstitched edges. which, because a little
too large for the present fashion, have lain
half forgotten, are cut into halves ana
turned into charming collarettes; and
pretty fancy Is shown in collars and Guns
Of white dotted muslin, trimmed with a
tiny frill of the same. All these have a
touch Of personal taste which lifts them
far above the banality of the white EN-
broidered and coarse lace trimmed lace
neck things that fill the shops.
Collars and cuffs of plain white linen
smartly finish little tailored costumes of
toile de Jouy The paraso made OF the
same material. IS in pagoda, or dome,
shape. These costumes. as well as tailored
costumes of pique cotton Bedford cord.
cotton serges and fine, soft wool are made
with a plain simplicity of outline.
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young girls in the colors they can wear
than was the custom only few years ago.
Pale blue and pink are now replaced by
all sorts of odd shades of rose. green and
yellow. In every shade running from butter
color to deep copper. The last shade Is
particularly popular especially I'm linen
suits and those trimmed or made Of
heavy crash. An attractive model that
would be useful for a garden party cos
tune is of that popular material, white
mousseline dc sole. and trimmed with wide
bands OF white foulard. on which are spots
Of copper color as large a quarter OF a
dollar. The top of the gown is cut out with
large armholes edged with the foulard and
falling over long sleeves of thin white silk
null These sleeves are becomingly and
comfortably loose; they have little extra
fulness Just below the elbows and extend
half over the hands In embroidered mitt
cuffs The rest Of the gown consists Of a
redngote tunic crossing at the waistline
and falling low on the skirt, with rounded
sides. 1t is edged all about with a broad
band of the foulsrd, and the fulness Of the
overskirt drops into this close band The
long, close skirt is untrimmed except for a
line OF white porcelain buttons down the
middle of the front breadth.
Little casaques OF colOred silk and long
redingotes Of black silk have a most dis
tinctive appearance worn with white lace
founced skirts. At recent wedding the
three bridesmaids wore short dresses Of
maize colored taffeta nounced to the waist
with Mechlin lace. AT one side the lace
flounces were looped by chiffon roses Of
palest pink. over the top of the high silk
girdle, wrinkled nearly to the bust fell a
deep founce OF lace. caught in similar
fashion on the shoulders above tight lace
sleeves. They carried bouquets of pale
pink and yellow roses. tied with black
velvet ribbon, while black velvet ribbon
banded the wide brimmed hats OF Italian
straw and tied loosely at one side.