New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-22
Sofhess, Filminess and
Grace characteristics
ofSeason' Garden
Party Frocks.

The garden party is one or the 1aVor-
&c for,ns of summer entertaining, and,
though dancing Will be the feature Oh
many Of these functions, II Will not ma
terially change the style or costume
which will be worn. A handsome sllh'
lace. hand painted chiffon or net gown Is
the correct apparel. topped with an elao-
crate hat. The younger generation
wisely prefer soft, flmy creations of net
and lace, pleated and frilled in mar
yellous manner. yet retaining a SIM
plicity Of outline that gives to them
certain girlishness. The older women
seek the dignity and elegance of the silk
costumes. with generous garnitures OF
lace Lace will also appear on nine out
of ten of the smartest afternoon toilets
this summer, whether the wearer be
young and fair or enjoying the twilight
Of youth
THREE-TlER SKIRT POPULAR.
The three-tier skirt is an exceedingly
popular mode and a very generally be-
coming one There are so many modih-
cations of this style that il will not be
overwhelmed by its own popularity dur
ing this season al any rate. Net ana
lace are sometimes alternated TO gain
pretty effect, the net founce forming the
lower and upper tiers and the lace the
middle one.
The vogue for pleating which prom
Uses TO become stronger as the summer
nerges into autumn. is adapted with
great success to many of these three
tier skirts. The lower fiounce. for exam
ple. may be pleated. The second fiounce,
Of lace, silk or embroidery, will then
hang straight and scant. and the third,
which is virtually the tunic of the Rus
sian blouse. is pleated. Again, the lower
founce is caught up in the front, or in
the back. as if it had been kicked up by
the heel. 4 cluster Of rosebuds in col
orings nature would never dare to claim
hold up this draping. 1t is more becom-
ing for some girls TO have the second
founce draped and caught by the flowers
The plcated TUNES are a bit newer than
the pulled and draped overskirts when
developed from the panniers of last year.
In such sheer material as net or lace
they may be worn even by women OF
generous proportions.
GOWNS IN SKETCH.
When the pleating is not arranged
as flouncings on the skirt 1t extends
from the waist TO the bottom of the
skirt In one of the latest imported mod
els. shown at a fall exhibition last week.
the entire skirt was pleated, with
draped overskirt caught up in the front
bv buckle 10 the waist belt In two
Of the gowns shown in the accompany
ing sketch the skirts are pleated. ON the
figure at the left of the drawing the
skirt is of lace, a shadow lace or Chan
tillv. if the pocketbook is unlimited, and
on the figure at the extreme right the
skirt is fashioned from white chiffon,
edged around the bottom with a narrow
pleating of the chiffon This idea of a
rufie. a ruching or pleating at the
bottom Of the skirt has been introduced
very recently, but it has found many
followers who have adopted it as SUD-
terfuge
To return to the garden party frocks'
nine out of ten are finished with SASH.
To be sure. the popularity Of the sash
is too pronounced 10 make it pleasing TO
the women who demand eXclsuive styles
but IL has been so widely adopted both
here and across the water that its omis-
sion would be very likely 10 place the
frock outside the pale Of the present.
day modes. Futurist designs have given
place to solid vivid colors Of piaids or
Roman silks. Ribbons, II used should
be at least inches wide Silk must be
20 inches for Bayadere effect.
on the figure at the left Of the sketch
the sash is Of reseda green taffeta, the
soft, supple taffeta that can be folded
around the waist as easily as chiffon. II
is extended 20 form puffed overskrt,
which stands out from the hips in a bold
fashion that is very becoming TO tall,
slender figure. On the white chiffon
frock the sash is draped around the fig
ure. with one side low over the hip.
Through this sash large pink velvet
rose is thrust The tiny strasse stones
sewn to the petals twinkle like drops
of dew
The tunic of this white chiffon frock
is of hand painted chiffon in the effective
ponpadour colorings. While the fashion
calls for hand-painted chiffons and nets.