Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-06

taffetas is now a very superior article,
being obtainable in the daintiest
shades of blue and mauve and pink
shot with white or pale gold All
these coats are not doomed to un.
timely end at the waist, a few models
extending to the hips and outlined
with a small ruche as In the bygone
times.
The Taffetas Costume.
The taffetas costume slowly pro-
ceeds to assert itself once more, and
1t is made in the simplest coat and
skirt form elaborated with soutache,
embroidery and braid. Despite any
prediction shamelessly avowed for
whatever is labeled fashionable, yet
vote intellectually for the softer Sc
ductions of charmeuse. and l have
during this most strenuous season
realized its sympathetic suitability to
social occasions many and various
You may, for example, when dressed
in a simple dark blue charmeuse coat
with white wings and enwrapped in
a blue veil, becomingly spend day
In the country or In town; even may
you, further supplied with fine net
lace shirt, white gloves, and blue an.
telope shoes and silk stockings to
an afternoon party In the best cir
cles. Though in truth the records of
the afternoon party have of late told
Of much extravagant elegance, and
when this has been held in garden
no sumptuousness has been deemed
too extravagant to put in its appear
ance. Which reminds me whilst re-
fiecting that pink has become most
popular lately, that amongst the most
delightful specimens of garden party
frocks have met was roseate satin
draped with black tulle embroidered
In dull gold, and worn with a short,
uncurled ostrich feather boa of black
tipped with pink, and broad-brim-
med fine black straw hat with the
crown encircled with ruche Of these
feathers with a single outstanding
specimen waving its attractive fronds
towards the back.
Concerning Coats.
Long and short coats are much
worn on such occasions, made of dia-
phanous fabrics, net or ninon for
choice. The long coat of black net
panel-shaped and traced with bullion.
is we'll lined with a pale blue ninon.
and worn with equal success over the
blue or the black gown. White en-
broidered frocks look nice under the
loose open three-quarter jacket of
blue or pink ninon outlined with a
silk bob fringe, and the hat question
may be answered either In Tuscan
and flowers, or in brown or black chip
with thin ostrich feathers to match
the ninon laid fatty from back to
front. And this latter is much
favored method in millinery. which
WILL however, shortly be obliged to
moderate its transports better to suit
the simple in boats. Wings and wheat.
bon, or beaded and straw devices. are
the alluring alternatives; and. on the
whole, should say that wings fly to
the top of the poll The owl (sic)
made of yellow heron's feathers is
perched on many of the new model
hats made of Tuscan-tinted straw
bound with black straw. or lined with
black Tagal; and twin, buff-colored
owls may be seen solemnly contem-
plating each other on either side of a
narrow high-crowned black hat lined
with buff-coiored ninon bound with
black velvet
Novelties In Hats.
Amongst the novelties which are
suffering reductions at the sales are
hats entirely made OF broderie an
glaise TIE i'm of these bears a
frill, and the crown is decorated at
the side with wings formed of the
embroidery Feathers of lace are
popular circumstances, too, and very
cleverly these are contrived, with the
center bone culled from the natural
wing and the lace softly frilled on
either side of this. The new combina-
ton for hats is felt and straw, the
former being lined witt the latter
1 hCSc nave ohiy mt III WuiIc lIlIu-
med with scarf of white gauze OF a
drapery of yellow lace. Then they
look their best completed with lace
veil. Dark wells of mole, grey and
brown chiffon have also consider
able vogue on white hats.
For Travelling.
Travelling coats which may do their
duty decoratively are now engaging
the attention of the. authorities who
have well found some light, soft, re-
versible tweeds of vicuna tendency
The most triumphantly smart Of these
are of deep coffee color interviewer
with dull SAKE blue lining. which
serves to make cuffs and collar. while
no other trimming is found necessary
beyond the large and convenient but
tons, and the best Of shapes fasten
literally over to the side and the
front, and the back hangs quite
straight. fitting very closely to the
figure, the sleeves being Of most lin
tied width.
The illustration shows a robe of
white linen and spotted muslin over
navy blue satin.