The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-24
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Fdds and Fashions
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.Bu FLORENCE FAIRBANKS

New York, May 24.-The summer
openings at the various fashion shops
have begun but, so far, the result has
not been particularly sensational or
interesting. The new summer frocks
show the big waist and the very short
skirt Coarse linens or crashes are
trimmed in broad bands of batiste,
hemstitehed or put on with head of
coarse dots. Generally the ceinture
is of the goods itself, sometimes of
silk or satin of a contrasting color, and
sometimes of a swathed leather belt.
In place of buttons running down
the front of the dress there are small,
fiat bows, from three or four up to a
dozen. This idea was followed many
years ago in this country, the prim,
stiff little bows trimming house gowns
very prettily People have not taken
to the bows this season, but they re-
lieve the plainness of the front effect,
and there may be quite contrasting
shade. AS matter of course the bows
are only put on dressy frocks of satin
or silk or crepe.
Among the tailored frocks at the re-
cent summer openings there was not
single slashed skirt. In evening
dresses the skirts have the appearance
of opening in front or at the side over
the feet, but such is not really the case.
The effect Is caused by tapping the
goods across. Only in a few instances
on the stage have new plays shown the
slashed skirt. Now, that people have
become accustomed to the idea it is
no longer considered particularly i'm
modest, yet the designers of fashions
have evidently abandoned the feature,
which has lost the charm of novelty.
The fashions for young girls are as
rule, quite charming at the present
time. The flounced skirt Is secure Of
its position as a leader Of youthful
fashions in wash materials and is be-
ing developed In constantly increasing
variety. 1t may consist of a deep
tunic, reaching to the knees, with a
single flounce below that There may
be three flounces, growing deeper
from the belt to the hem or reversing
that order and having the shortest
one at the bottom and the deepest at
the top.
One charming model recently seen
had an eighteen-inch tunic with three
six-inch ruffles below 1t. The next
step may be the solid ruffled skirt
which has always been especially at
tractive on slim girlish figures. There
is one feature, however, that is almos
essential to bring these fiounced skirt
=. up to date. The ruffle, or tunic, o.
, whatever It Is, must be caught vi
d slightly, generally at the left in front
g and fastened with rose or a buncl
h Of flowers. The same accessory 4
!. added at the belt, where It is hal
q covered with the loose folds OF tn
coursage.
The skirt often has band Of CO
ored satin ribbon incircling It, undel
meath the shadow lace; for the mos
attractive Of these frocks are Of shade
% lace or net flouncings and "all-overs
- They can easily be made at home
D. by an ordinary dressmaker, which
~ another point very much in their I
u vor. OF course, the soft girdle is
"a wide ribbon or Of silk or satin by IL
7u yard, and always in color. ,.
The ultra modern Balkan, Cubi
and Futurist silks and ribbons a
US not used as trimmings on these de
or cate lingerie frocks. Only the mo
Tia lovely shades Of the simple colors a
ms to be used on them. Balkan and PEI
nd ian embroideries and trimmings a
"a confined, in summer dresses, to t
simple ones in heavy materials, su
as ratine, crash and linen. Pink a
de pale blue, often in combination, are
en- colors most used with the shad
ing laces.
IN The most elaborate and expense
ans Of the lingerie frocks for young 81
are those made of hand-embroideI
batiste combined with lace or net,
both. These. however, are not for
possessors of limited incomes. Tt
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