Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-01
Plain and Awning Striped Ratine
Make "a Stunning f'rock When
Developed After This Model

Broad stripes, narrow stripes,
straight stripes and crooked stripes
Immediately were used not only for
the Directoire tailored suit, but for
all sorts of dresses whose style was
indigenous Of the period Of 1914.
AS stripes are rather trying to the
slender woman, who predominates,
the stripes are combined with plain
eolors producing wonderfully attrac-
tive gowns Thus we sometimes see
the TUNES Of striped and sometimes
the underskirt, sometimes an UNDER
waist and sometimes the overwaist.
1t is the clever use of these stripes
winch suggested my illustrations for
this letter.
Awning striped ratine make the
lower skirt section and the sleeves of
the waist. Plain ratne is used for
the over-blouse and fitted circular
tunlc. In the front of the lower skirt
IS an inverted pleat which adds width
and comfort in walking
My second illustration shows a
girls basque dress made in black sat
in and striped taffeta The black sat
in fronts of the waist extend into
band which finishes as a sash in the
back. The tunic of the striped taffeta
Is edged with a band of satin while
the lower skirt is of black satin A
collar of sheer white crepe. picot
edged, gives the desired touch of
daintiness to the dress "A charmingly
Slrlish white sailor hat with a bunch
OF white roses at the side and white
iacquered ribbon around the crown,
IS worn with this costume.
In the spring the French hand
made waists were made with the
edges scalloped down the front and
hound with a bias fold of the same
material as the waist. Now has come
the fashion of cutting the bottoms of
tunics and skirts in scallops, points or
squares and binding them either with
the same material or with a woven
braid. This Is unusual and strikingly
smart 1t is also a thing not hard for
the amateur dressmaker to do If she
wishes. 1t takes time to basic and to
stitch carefully but no great skill.
A wonderfully stylish gown which I
have just seen was made of black taft
teta. The bodice was of the long
wasted type, too closely fitted to be
moyen age, yet not quite a basque.
The skirt was made with long tunic,
which seemed to be attached to the
bottom of the waist. The tunic was
scalloped around the bottom in large
shallow scallops bound with the bias
taffeta. The V-shaped neck of the
waist was low with large collar of
sheer linen cut in scallops to match
those on the skirt and edged with mar
row Valenciennes lace.
A wonderful evening wrap was of
rich green lined with a most exquisite
shade of cyclamon pink From a large,
ntted shoulder-yoke Of braided broad
cloth hung two flounces of the green
one to about three-quarter length and
the other hanging to Just below the
waist Both of these flounces are cut
IN deep Van Dyke points. lined with
the pink satin and bound with braid
70 match the green broadcloths. Each
ume the wearer moves the points rip
PIE, showing the exquisite coloring of
the lining and reminding one of a
Ozark cloud with a rosy lining.
Black velvet of the light feather
weight variety is the seasons fad,
ana it is safe to say one which will