The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19
III HIEFLY FOR THE
III EYES OF THE FEM.
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POPULAR THINGS IN
LADIES' SPRING FROCkS

everything that owns to an admix-
ture of cotton Is now termed a tub
frock. whether the material be batistc,
voile, crepe. silk-and-cotton novelty
And one notes that the most exclusive
tub frocks now have a creamy rather
than chalk white color-in fact.
creams and pale ecrus are Just now
the perier cri and the older and yell
lower ones bits Of treasured lace in
the sewing room piece box. the
smarter will be ones frock-provided
n can make the batiste. votie or net
with which they are combined exactly
the same shade. r.,
Materials are so cut up by intri-
cate arrangements of trimming in the
new lingerie models that quite a stun
ming frock may be evolved with three
or four yards Of sheer batiete and all
the scraps and bits of fine old en-
orotdery and lace tumbled out Of the
pieoe-box and put together in various
motifs and bands by hand. Such q
frock will of curse be very fragile,
the more beautiful. and II the deli
cate fabric is mounted over a. soft silk
slip and n is careful to keep clcur
of rusty nails and %protruding ends of
wicker In porch chairs such q frock
with occasional dainty mcnding, will
stand by n through the summer.
Straight. Narrow Skirts.
Cream net lingerie models were
much In evidence at the opening las,
month. and these frocks had. almos,
invariably. two. three or four founccs
on the skirt. though the ~founces were
exceedingly scant and the straight
narrow line Of the skirt was main.
tanned In every instance. Heavy Ven.
Use laces set into the net with entire
deux Of Val or shadow lace made
these frocks very beautiful, and there
vas usually a touch of gay color in
the way of an adorable wrap OF taft
feta, a smart taffeta bow poised al
the back Of the waistline. or one Of
thu ltafeta Observation-Disclosures and
part Of the skirt. Usually the taffeta
bow or wrap was matched by a para
sol and perhaps by a fetching little
capote made of the taffeta shirred
over cords aid trimmed with tiny
rosebuds. and these color touches OF
taReta were in the gayest tints-pe-
tunia pink, fuchsia pink. shrimp and
melon. or In cool, becoming blues OF
smoky blue.violet shades. Poiret, this
year. is addingq a touch Of Irish green
to everything. and his creamy wolfe
and batiste frocks are accompanied
BY vivid green hats and sunshades.
Whatever the gayiety Of color in hat
and parasol. however. the footwear
that accompanies the lingerie frock Is
always white. and the new founced
.ki.ts. short enough to reveal high.
hseled buttoned boots Of snowy buck
skin. was very rashing and coquet-
fish. Sonae.of the soft crepe and wolfe
frocks are longer. though OF course
the lingerie frock. designed for lawn
wear and piazza wear on summer aft.
ernoons. never has a train.
Touches Of black are introduced
most effectively on some Of the .voilc
models trimmed with heavy lace-in-
deed. this we'll placed garnishment of
black II often the making Of the
fr0ck. Black velvet ribbon bows and
black buttons in rows are added at
precisely the rights spots for empha-
sis, and some Of tho French frocks
have yOkes or fuckers of fine black
net. "A smart little afternoon frock
Of white crepe and cotton agaric has
q yoke. Of dotted black net and around
leather belt. The manikin who wore
this Paris frock at a.recent opening
had on her head a huge black hat
with a single ostrich. plume. standing
erect, and on her feet. black. satin
boots with perilously, high heels. In
her hand she carried black. safin
pafasol lined with irish green. The
effect was i~ndeseribably chic, yet ali
that made, Il 30 wal the combination
OF black hit. boots and slnShade with