The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-17
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Fdds and Fashions

.Bu FLORENCE FAIRBANKS

New York, May 17.-Now that prov
ident women are busy with preparing
their outfits for the Summer. they are
confronted with many intricate prob
lens. chief among them the question
Is to the style Of frock 1t would be
| best for them to chose. 1t may be
said that skirts of wash material are
either plain, fiounced, or with tunics.
Some attempts have been made to
produce draped skirts In the tub
frocks, but the results are singularly
unattractive in most cases. If they
do not please before the dress is
washed and ironed, what can be ex-
pected of them after they have been
submitted to those always disturbing
processes? The tunic is capable of
an almost infinite variety of treatment.
and it makes possible the general sill
houette required by fashion. For the
lighter materials 1t is unquestionably
the best idea on which to work. In
the case of the slight and girlish figure,
the fiounced skirt is an attractive rival
of the tunic. In the heavier materials,
such as linens, ratines, and their al
lies, the plain skirt is best for more
reasons than one. But in these cases
the plainness can be broken by a de.
ceptive treatment of tapping seams
which give the main lines of draped
skirts without any undesirable bunch
mess.
Collarettes, or rufus, are being urged
on women by all classes Of dealers, and
the women are responding with alac-
rity. They seem to have taken most
kindly to the full ruching of malines,
tied with a bow of satin ribbon to
match. These are becoming to some
women, Of course, are rather neces'
sity with the present collarless, OF
next to collarless styles.
Quite practical as an accessory IL
the separate white collar to be worn
with the coat. A few years ago girls
y and younger women wore embroidered
g white collars over their coat lapels
e but the present renaissance of the
o fashion is in a different form. Th'
l. collars now worn are much more at
tractive and elaborate. They come II
" all the notifications of the square o.
Is rounded cut and very often end In thu
+ long ruffie or pleating which is 81
IL great a fad just now. Others are Il
g. the shape of a modified fichu. The,
D are both becoming and practical, a
they protect the waist underneath
Especially with a collarless blous
they are almost necessary. Otherwis
the hard line of the coat is very tryin
both in appearance and in feeling.
lie Frills of the most engaging CHAIR
are the conspicuous feature Of tn
at separate blouses which have appeare
IL in a perfect food of grace and beaut!
H. Almost every blouse displayed In tn
lie numerous shops and fashion establish
m ments in New York has some kind
20 frill in its makeup. Yet, the variet
in the forms of these frills is 30 greet
no that they do not impress one as beir
. too common. Handsome models ar
p, of course, quite expensive, but W
90 man clever with the needle can easi
L. make for herself a charming frin
IN very small cost
The change from the plain Fren'
backs and the plain fronts, with on
- one tuck at the shoulder seam, Will
have characterized the shirt walls
Of recent years, to the present STYLE
"a is a radical one. The latest desie
especially in the crepe de Chine a
rS' the wolfe waists, have deep yokes In
as which the lower part IL gathered wi
mo considerable fullness. The yoke ri
tne down in many cases ON the arm, son
times even as far as the elbow, and
Old sleeves is gathered into 1t. The 70
and the armhole are finished with
cording Of the material
All this is very we'll in theory,
the average woman, arrayed in one
these waists, certainly suggests m
ion sack. The front shirring is all rig
airy But viewed from the back the Ell