New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-24

must he made Of silk Jersey. on the fab
ric. more than on the boHing' depends 'he
outline Of the figure The right sort Of
petticoat must have It's upper part COM
posed Of the same fine elastic and trans
parent material
Cutaway coats buttoning once on the
bust, then deepening 20 a point al the back
carry out best the plan Of summer cos
tune They are swagger In appearance
and II left open as one always wishes 10
have them. on occasions, the effect Is gooh'
revealing the pretty blouse and belt But
many Of the latest coats are built to remain
closed, whether sitting or walking, with the
closing Tapped and buttoned far 10 one side
opened. II is far from graceful
II appears there will be little demand for
lingerie bouses. With white costumes
crepe and voiles are better liked and with
colored ones :he demand is to have a SILK
blouse to match the costume in color. This
js q move in the right direction. Surely
nothing was ever uglier than glazing
white blouse worn with any colored cos
tune and on any figure, and when a white
blouse tops a colored skirt, hung 1T "a
raised waist line, II can only be- described
as pitiable. However. fashion arbiters and
writer's may talk and write TO the end OF
time and the average woman VIII stu re-
fuse to study her own figure, To discover
her good and bad points-gencraliy bad
upfortnatelv-and gown herself accord
ingly
The heads Of the oldest dressmahng
houses in Paris who love and are more or
less ruled by the traditions Of the past AZ"
launching gowns and wraps strongly reinl-
niscent of the wonderful days Of the Sec
opd Empire Undoubtedly many Of the
ideas of that time, incorporated in these
productions Of to-day, will hold; others.
when the furry of the opening weeks has
passed. will vanish so completely that one
will wonder what has become Of them
and so 10 a greater degree than usual, at
/ this time of year, the leiSurcly chpl'" OF
a new costume is ADVISED. phe y ,fi la'l
10 be on the right track IN seIe'iliE d
gown or street costume or any OF Inc
nrettv silks displayed. The soft CoarSty
woven WOollen stuffs In pale gray ana tan
shades fine striped with white AT iar apdI
distances are safe also turned mo coat
and skirt costumes similar 10 thoSc ut
| scribad above one OF the influential
/ houses of the smartest quarter SHOWS
| GOOD coat for a slender fgdre oil any age
I With no seams save she , oI,g perfectly
s stratebt and half long: from the side seams
/ Tho edge rounds TO the bust, ldslehIhS
! tbere with one large button ana a loop.
! iarge square collar finishes the neck ana
| there are cuffs 70 match turning up on 10
! the thTee-uuarter coat sleeves.
Tho kimono and the chemise sleeve nave
! lived at last: In their place come seyeIaI
( ,-odoIe that strike one with a sens OF eA,
rem novelty. Women much 0Gcupito
witb their hands will surely dislike w
long tight sleeves that further hamper lil'
/ ,,oyements. with wide lace frllls. ON tht
elbow lengths these lace rms are PIeIe.Ia'
! hic They are far from modest III size
! those new adOTnments, measuring ahJ
( where from 1--WE inches TO hall Eard.
/ The mother of the bride at recent CRANE
uaddinr wore a charming robe OF pale NlO'
! ietPraV charmeuSe. The skirt oil IL. qult'
! void of trimming dragged small narrow
train. and the front breadths were drapeG
! i'm a low panier effect. Inc soItesI an, an
/ enest Of fine lace draped the shoulders
Tossed on the bust and the ends were mar
Iy tucked inside the belt; this was oil Velyet
siiobtly darker i'm tone than the gown lalo
a. hat folds Il fastened in the back VIII
en- odd effect; raised little. one end passed
over the other and fastened little 10 on
side under a prim Empire bow; inc sN
| q lace fiounce so deep II touched the myers
These hounces were like garment II
| themselves The little bonnet OF me gray
straw which completed the costume
! shoWed an extreme Of the latest modes IL
beehiye shape, the top iattened a little, az
airy mass OF violet and gray alsrette'
trimmed II, while violet velvet faced th'
it,ie brim as il turned up narrowly from
tbe face. The gloves OF the palest SHADE
~ gray were stitched heavily with viole
on the BACKS, the latest fancy.
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