Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-12
Materials That Drape Easily Now the Demand
Yelled Laces and Embroideries Make Charm
ing Bodices The Separate Bridge Blouse
Chinese Frocks the Craze in Paris.

den gown had a very narrow skirt and
little train that dragged about the
feet the buttoned boot of patent
leather showing only when the gown
was lifted, so long was the narrow,
dragging skirt.
Bridge Gowns Formal and Informal
At the large bridge and auction par
, ties given for sweet charitys sake,
though sometimes the struggle for the
prizes Is anything but sweet, most
formal afternoon costumes are worn.
and hats are always retained: the
gloves being slipped off and slipped
into the handbag or reticule just be-
fore the game begins, though wraps
are left in n dressng-room. At these
bridge afternoons one sees. usually,
draped gowns Of sillien fabric with
skirts long but unframed, and worn
with buttoned street boots rather than
thin houseboo or slippers. Auction
club parties are equally formal, and
at them one often sees far more eX-
pensive gowns than are worn at the
public affairs which draw a more
mixed attendance. But during Lent
there are many informal bridge and
auction afternoons Of an informal ma
ture, ones nearest and dearest fem
mime friends being asked in for ia
Bile or two tables, and Mt these in
formal affairs hats are omitted and
/ the gowns are not as ceremoniouS and
| elaborate. The hostess at such party
may even wear a lingerie frock. fresh
| from the dressmaker's tissue wrap
/ pings and dainty with next summers
/ promise. A pretty costume of this
| sort was worn at a luncheon and
bridge party of eight. one day last
week. The gown was made of creamy
! toned batiste embroidery, in an all
! over pattern In eyelet effect, cream
shadow lace being introduced in the
| front and back of the bodice, and
/ cream net frills finishing the elbow
sleeves. The skirt was looped up at
/ the knee with big. pale pink rose.
and a twin rose was tucked against
the girdle Of pale pink satin. Though
/ extremely simple in effect this creamy
/ embroidery gown with its pale pink
/ touches was exquisltely lovely.
Machine embroidery appears on an
| other Lenten gown which was worn
/ by another popular young authoress
at a club reading recently. The bodice
OF this gown-which suggests Cheruit
in its conceptlon--is of creamy toned
machine embroidery in one of the
new patterns combining eyelet work
with lacy motifs. over the embroid
cry bodice which has sleeves to the
wrist, is a blouse of peacock blue
chiffon and over this a second blouse
Of pale gray chiffon. Roses in pale
pink and silver are embroidered on
the girdle and chiffon elbow sleeve.
The gray chiffon blouse reaches high
over the bodice Of creamy embroid-
cry; the peacock blue chiffon blouse
drops below It somewhat in squared
cut with a deep hem of the doubled
chiffon. The skirt of this unmistaka-
BILE Cheruit model Ia draped in the
Cheruit Sling" at one side, near the
foot and a sash of the material
peacock blue ansdowne-falls at the
opposite side. A photograph of this
gown Is shown on today's page.
Lansdowne-a mixed weave of silk
and worsted-is much used for these
draped, indoor costumes, just now.
The couturiers Ike it because of It's
clinging, supple qualities and because
its folds maintain their position in
the long, draped effects OF the mo-
ment. better than flimsier all-silk ma
terials. Another Cheruit gown, also
of lansdowne this time in black. may
be described in this connection. The
Cherult Sling" Is shown also In this
gown the drapery being brought up
sharply in front of one knee and car
ried across to the opposite hip while
the narrow skirt Is slashed to show
tho buttoned boot. The bodice, an
other typical Cheruit model, is of flesh
tinted chiffon yelled with shadow lace;
and over this is the blouse of black
chiffon which reaches below the bust,
| where 1t Is Joined to a high sash of
the lansdown, which slopes downward
| at the back to the waistline and falls,
thence, over the skirt in two short,
tasscled ends. But the telling note
OF this black and white gown ts given
by a broad strip OF blue, gold and
orange embroidery in Oriental effect
which passes across the bust beneath
the black chiffon blouse.