Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-12

OF midsummer. lney Weal
furs in cold weather and realize the
value OF costly peltry as an acces-
sorry to beauty. They pay high prices
for irreproachable tailleurs, knowing
that the fine lines emphasize the grace
of supple yet rounded figures. They
don chic hats which give them a SO
phisticated and plouant fascination
and fetching boots which call atton-
ton to the smallness Of their ankles
and the arch Of their nsteps. But
every woman knows that it IS the fra
gile, hlmy frocl5 which floats about
her in a mystery of allurement, and
that half wells, half reveals the ivory
unts of shoulders and arms, that con
veys the impression OF youthful and
appealing simplicity despite a sub
stantial cost of material and making
every woman knows very we'll that
It Is the lingerie gown Of summertime
that makes her most allurinS because
1t plays up" most successfully to her
femininity and her feminine charm.
This years lingerie creations are
more feminine and more subtly
charming than ever and they are
distinctly more filmy than ever. The
semi-nude suggestion which IS ultra
fashionable just now is carried to an
extent that Is sometimes almost start
ling in the new frocks of diaphanous
white material. There are special
brassieres for wear beneath summer
white dresses" made not of the
usual embroidery and lace with bands
Of tinted ribbon over the shoulders;
but Of finely woven tricot mesh with
tapes, also flesh colored, over the
shoulders. These dainty brassieres
cling to the figure above the corset
and the bodice of lace and net, mount
ed over n lining Of chiffon or tulle
appears to float impalpably over the
unclothed figure, not really revealing
1t, perhaps. but undoubtedly sugge St
Ing that il Is there, unclothed except
for the thin layer OF the frock
French women even go so far as to
have the brassiere of tricot matched
10 the skin, and there are several
shades Of tricot obtainable, from the
rose-pink flesh tint of a blonde to the
creamy ivory Of the brunette type.
Silk Slips Throw Handsome Laces
into Relief.
There are also whole slips of flesh
tinted silk for wear under the gauZy
lingerie rrockS OF sum mer; but these
arc not really as suggestive as the
ifesh-tinted bodice lining accompanied
by skirt in ordinary white tone.
There are also slips OF pale saffron
pink, of primrose yellow or apricot
and tea rose. These subtle colors are
more modish than the frank pink. pale
blue or mails which used to underlie
lingerie frocks so daintily. One Of the
costumes pictured, a typical lingerie
frock of Partisan origin, worn on the
Stage this season combines apricot silk
and bordure net OF creamy rather
than pure white tone. A drapery OF
the apricot silk--a very soft crepe me-
teor weave, Is caught at the edge of
the skirt under an oddly placed sash,
which has a fat bow at the front.
Above the bow, the apricot silk d.
vides to show a panel Of Bohemian
lace, appliqued to a tunic of net I'M
der tiny apricot silk buttons. A few
more Of these buttons give note OF
color on the revers of the bodice
From the waistline falls a very grace
full tunic of bordure net. the pattern
of the border being most artistically
arranged. Over the net bodice fall
deep reyers of the bordure net. The
sash. which droops at the back to q
fiat bow, low over the hips, is of very
faint turquoise blue silk. The net hat
mas a velvet ribbon band and bow in
this faint turquoise shade and trim
ming Of wheat White boots OF buck