Evening journal., 1913-05-31
Brighf-Hued GrdIe Completes Every Dress
White Skirts, With Blue, Red
or FIOwered Jackets, a
Prevailing Fashion

who lends true distinction TO this
style Of dress. The blouse is in Bal
kan fashion, with waist extending well
to the hip. The skirt is closely fitted,
six gored with back and front panel
effect. The frock was developed in
tan Ramie linen, with collar and
cuffs of tan silk. A girdle of Gobelin-
blue silk is carried about the dropped
waist and caught on the left hip by
brass buckle, the ends hanging free.
This fashion Of draping the hips is
one Of the most attractive style fea-
lures Of the season. Sashes. how
ever, OF Futurist, Bulgarian or other
modern silks, are not used on lingerie
frocks. They are seen only or the
heavier, more serviceable fabrics. as
crash, agaric, ratine and linen. Rib
bons in delicate tones and in French
colorings, pink and pale blue, are de
rigueur for the charming lingerie
dresses of net, fine batiste and fiounc-
ing, and also for those of shadow
lace. II more vivid tone is required,
apple-green or turquoise-blue is al
lowable.
The desire for brilliant color effects
in street costumes has made fashion
able the cotton brocades. The quail
ity OF this material has, no doubt, had
much to do with its popularity. or de-
lightful suppleness, II lends itself with
charming effect to the soft draperies
that are so artistic. The color ef-
fects, too, in this sheer cotton are or
iginal and charming From it are
fashioned dainty blouses and lovely
loosely-htted jackets on Russian, Bal
kan and semi-negligee lines, which are
woven with lingerie frocks or with
separate skirts in white and pastel
tones. Their ultimate purpose is rath-
er to give a gay color note than to
furnish warmth or comfort Never
theless, for seashore yachting and
mountain wear, they will be much in
evidence this season.
For wear in the city there are
charming little Jackets of printed chif-
fon or mousseline. dainty in the ex-
treme both in fabric and design. The
favorite patterns have small sprays
and motifs Of delicate coloring. These
are edged about with narrow ruching
of similar material. The body and
sleeves, fashioned in one. are both
very loose. The sleeves are gathered
| into deep cuffs. A girdle Of satin of
any preferred shades is knotted at the
side-back, the ends falling to the hem
of the skirt
In these simple wraps, in more elab-
crate models, and also in skirts. the
point of interest is the hip. A decid-
edly bouffant effect characterizes all
these garments. Narrow shoulders,
wide hip draperies, and lrawn-in hem
provide the correct silhouette. This
broad hip is effected in many ways
Gathers. founcings, pleatings, draped
tunics and overskirts. hang full and
free, or are attached TO the foundation
They are made either Of similar mate
rial to that of the foundation or o
satin. silk plain or printed crepe, chif
fon. mousseline de sole or voile Pep
lums attached 10 the blouses carry ou
: the same idea The closefitting pep
( lum or tunic is almost of the past Ac
| Gordon and side-pleats. and mucl
! gathers have superseded them.
But II is the practiacl carmen
which makes the greatest appeal no
the over-elaborate one. This is tru'
A, alike of jacket, wrap or dress. Wha
could be more charming or practica
than this lingerie frock? II was de
veloped in embroidery founcing- Th'
bodice, with fronts of founcing ant
decided droop at the waist line. MAJ
have opening back or front, as desired
The lower sleeves fitting snuPlv Il
the arms and inserted at the droope'
shoulder lines are made of shadow
lace The vest is also of shadow lace
, The two-piece skirt, with slight drap
cry at side-front and back. is o
houncing narrow girdle Of Gobe
lin-blue ribbon. with white stripe, fin
ishes the costume.
These simple little afternoon frock
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