Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-15

terested in the Agh style movement
q the Sl-white costumes; also in the
fabrics and stuffs provided for sum
fsier wearing. These show trend
toward TIE adoption of thicker and
sitter silks and brocades for evening
wear, with ting styles sor such gar
mems returning for inspirstGn to tsle
period Of Louis Seize.
FOB daytime wear plated skirts
and wider than formerly, but still re-
tanning a narrow silhouette, are creep
ing into favor Also Vatican. gar
Den ana picture mats. as well as q
vogue for exquisitely pretty sashes
and scarf accessories for gown beau
flying.
Colored laces are also being used
for afternoon froclss. 1t is not I'M
usual TO observe colored embroideries
pf white and ecrus net laces or to see
jet and beaded motifs cunningly con-
triyed in decorative scrolls on white
net or blond laces.
When colored nets are used, then
ebntroeersior to white designs is ia
7ored, These wide coiored fiounced
lace effects are used in combination
with lawns, voiles and white silks for
afternoon dresses for summer wear.
They are invariably posed in double
innlc style with the hce used for
me underskirt and the leng tablier
made of the material in combination.
Gathered skirts pIeats behind, and
che sld-fashioned fishwife draperyl
round the hips, or quaint little draped
tunics which are slit behind and
frilled right up to the waistline, are
among the novelties. The materials
used, apart from the useful serge
mixed with siiken materials, are soft
summer ratine, another material
which suggests brocRds in fine me-
rno that is to say, it mas a little
hower pattern stamped into it--taffeta,
plain, MORE and brocaded) many
fresh little checks and stripes in blue
and white, pink and white green and
white. and black and white, and with
them smart poisness OF white piqne,
With high, soft. turned-back collars
@ match.
Here Is good news. A great Dress
maker says AT last!" he feels sure
that the tight, puiled-in effect is
doomed. Nearly all the new coats are
holero. With basaues behind, some
pointed, some rounded, some square.
enc on the top of another. and often
n two materials Sleeves are some
times long sometimes short, and
many of them set in at the shoulder
The collars start at the shoulder
blades and set out from the back Of
the neck, fashion not pleasing to
all
The bloase underneath supplies the
sort. nuffy note so necessary to the
majority Of faces
modification of the Medici collar
iil net or lace with a fichu front forms
the top Of most blouses. and the
blouse itself is often in some vivid
narrow striped silk
famous Partisan dressmaker Is
responsible for the Introduction of a
nlysteriously beautiful material suit
able for dinner and reception gowns.
Lovely beyond description, it is a shot
gauze which is hand painted and tn N
appliqued with glittering beads and
tiny paillettes, while motifs of the
Anest black lace are introduced here
and there. Oriental in style are the
painted designs.
Chinese figures or flowers treated
n japanese style, for instance, are
extremely effective.
The spaces between are filled in
hoo q
The black lace motifs enhance IL pos
sible, the Devil erlng sea of color.
Yet IN spite of the craze for bright
colors. some of the new evening
gowns arc positive Whistler sympho-
mics, Smoke gray and silver are very
popular, and lovely models are 10 Sa
seen IN ehalk-white charmeuse yelled
~ shVer-gfay chiffon, graced with
silver frlnges and embroideries.
Doubtless the vogue for white hair
rs not without its influence in the
present success of these, delicate
tones, for Il is. of course impossible
20 wear brightly coored hues with
powdersed hair. the effect being ordi
nary and artificial to a surprising de-
gree, with white hair may be Wocn
black and white. carefully chosen
shades Of gray and the faintest pastel
Gnis of blue, pink and mauve II is
evident that the beauties of yore were
well aware of thi fact. for did YOU
ever see a famous portrait of a "pow-
DER and patch" dame wearing any
thing but gown most delicate Ia
hue2
Flounces of black and white tuIle.
black and white chiffon or black and
&hite lace. respectively, are -intra-
Mced into many of the newest toilets.
They have appeared trimmed at the
back Of the draped skirts. on the
typical Louis XVI sleeves. and upon
the upper portion Of the bodices.
The skirts in black violet or olive
green taffetas or charmeuse that Will
Be worn on the Riviera, open in "a
noint al the back Of the waist over
ilve or six fiounces OF equal width.
and this effect is continued on mod
arate-slzed train for the evening. The
arapery OF silk or satin has a pinked
and undulated founce OF the same
material as the dress and forms
%ide border These dark founcings
are also repeated up the bodice
nad sleeyeF as In the eighteenth cen-
fury.
,nhe imitation Chinese prayer beads
80 one Il the delightful trinkets just
nu NJ b. correct they should be Of
~ t4s, ,.ler with q Jade bead al each