The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-06
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ELL dressed women Of to-day,
whether extensively or moderate

FH ELL dressed women Of to-day,
la whether extensively or moderate
IH4AD ly attired, are wearing one or
Hk3 two-piece dresses, quite to the
exclusion of odd shirt waists, ex
ccpt with tailored street suits. The shops
are showing more beautiful and daintier
models Of fancy lace and chiffon blouses
than ever, but from the variety, those are
selected which seem to have been designed
as part Of the costume itself.
For the street needs, the combination
suit on this page (coat 1908, skirt S212)
is one of the best types, and yet SO simple
that it can be easily made by the amateur.
There is as yet no problem of fitting, for
the jackets, such as this one, hang loosely
from the shoulders and fare, more or
less, at the bottom. This is kimono
coat, suitable for ladies' and misses alike.
The fullness of the back is held in soft
pait by means Of curved belt, which
serves as trimming. The square collar
Of this model, the straps on the sleeves
and the belt are made Of plain eponge, OF
which the skirt IL fashioned. 1t matches
the color of two-tone, loosely woven wool
novelty, with crinkled crepe weave. This
material is particularly easy to make; and
is cool, with only a thin, soft silk lining.
You will notice the smart trimming effect
of the binding on the belt, and the founces
of the skirt, also the large glossy buttons.
The skirt is cut in two pieces only, beside
the two circular rufles. The same model
is appropriately made up of plain and
fancy chiffon taffeta or Of silk and serge,
the rufles being like the coat fabric. Each
pattern is Is cents.
Among the most attractive and popular
fabric novelties are printed pongees and
silk crepe in new art designs, such as is
used for the charming little dress in the
upper right corner s(S114). This has
tan pongee underskirt; and the shaped
tunic and simple blouse of the novelty,
with buttons and a sash of black velvet.
The simple, inexpensive and effective TRIM
ming on the edge of the overdress and the
neck is ruching made Of the plain mate
rial frayed out. This is- a device of cele-
brated French modiste, well worth copying
for many kinds Of rufles and ruchings now
in vogue.
Roman stripe silks and ribbons are espe-
cially noticeable as decorations and for
part or all of some dresses. The use OF
even the smallest bit of them will mark
ones costume as up-to-the-minute. A clever
use of a soft Roman scarf is shown in the
graceful and becoming dress in the left
corner 5000. This model is shown in
Old blue silk broch6, fabric which hangs
and Grapes well and is very like many OF
the newest mercerized cotton goods that
will be worn equally as much as silk. There
are applied box plaits on the blouse with
set-in sleeves and on shaped tunic cover
ing peg-top skirt. A hemstitched chiffon
sailor collar adds a summary note.
For Easter dances and for summer eve
nngs. no more attractive and girlish dress
mas been shown among the style models
.han the one on this page showing Span
1sh scarf drapery of black net and shadow
iace over dainty ruffled frock of pink silk
net tS1I9). The latter is strong, and does
not muss easily. The ruffled sleeves are
feature, and also the rufle on one side of the
1uli blouse. There are four straight gath
cred rufi1es, hemstitched with black. OBJ
viously this is simple dress to copy; and
one of the best models for variety OF
materials. including embroidery ruf1es and
iace fiouncing. The three sash ends, with
rows of rhinestones across them, are
arranged in a new fashion. coming out
rom beneath the rufiles with very pretty
and different. effect from the usual one.
Isch dress on the page can be reproduced
S Wltn a pattern Of the number It bears,
Tue price being Is cents apiece