Evening star., 1914-07-26
Varieties of Novelties
Being Offered i'm Shops

shoulder to knuckle. are featured on
some of the newer afternoon frocks.
Black and white lace can be used 70.
these sleeves and so can tulle.
Much change in the colorings Of frocl<s
and hats is looked for before long As
we are borrowing inspiration for our
fashions from the last century, so shall
ioned tints of our grandmothers' frocks,
under new names. will be used by the
modern dresSmaker.
Bordered fabrics are coming into favor.
and so Is trimming of any sort applied IN
the form of a border Some new lin.
gerie frockS are trimmed with small arti-
fetal flowers along the lower edge of tho
long tunics, borderwise.
Striped chiffon is a summer favorite.
1t adapts itself especially To the tunic
One attractive model shows a very long
tunic of the chiffon in broad stripes over
a satin foundation. Another shows a
three-tier skirt of chiffon in narrower
stripes. with a jumper bodice of the
striped chiffon worn over a white chiffon
long-sleeved blouse
Parasols are made in triangular shape.
by means of three groups of two ribs.
This shape has heen seen at many OF
the fashionable seaside places.
There is a bathing suit with a
long wrink,ed basque made of black satin
that has proved successful.
front are still Worn in preference to
any other sort The accordion-pleated
skirt is also satisfactory.
Pretty handkerchiefs to carry with
the colored muslin frock are those OF
fine white linen finished with "A tiny
roll at the edges whipped with colorcd
cotton to match the frock.
Worsted embroidery is sometimes
used on cotton crepe frocks with good
results. One white cotton crepe has
embroidery roughly outlining a bolero
fine white worsted in cream and yellow.
and above the irregular banding that
outlines the little jacket there are o
few irregular daisies
Black and white stripes are found in
all sorts of summer fabrics, and in
combination with plain white or plain
black they are especially good. one
effective frock is made with A white
crepe de chine tunic over a black and
white striped silk foundation - the
stripes are fully half an inch wide. The
bodice has striped sleeves. with the
stripes running around and around. as
they do on the foundation skirt. There
is a wide. loose folded girdle of the
white lined with the stripes. turned
over at top and bottom to show the
a sleeveless bodice of white over the
black and white sleeves
One of the striking white ratine
frocks recently seen was worn with a
belt of black and white kid running in
stripes lengthwise of the belt.
Some of the new pIeated skirts show
two small patch pockets. one on each
side of the front. of the same fabric
as the rest of the skirt. Sometimes
these pockets come just at the bottom
of a straight yoke, sometimes they are
neatly applied over the pleats. Obvi-
ously they are not made for hard
usage. for a bulging skirt pocket Of
this sort would be ludicrous.
Some of the new evening frocks are
trimmed with ostrich. One that is
very effective is made of deep coral
taffeta. There is a little chou of os-
trich on the bodice, and there is a
sash, draped low about the hips in the
front. but brought up to the natural
v-aistline in the back, made of a fringe
of ostrich fastened to an inch-widc bani
of tulle. The ostrich and the tiilc are
both coral pink, to match the taff-ta. In
the back there is wide sash of THE
that falls to the floor and forms = t~a Z.
Taffeta. if is predicted. will remain in
favor for many months more. Ii is es;e-
cialiy Well adapted to the blouse of the
present moment. which is not 50 full and
1t is more like the fitted basques that are
shown on some of the new gowns-fpr il
outlines the figure. Filmy chiffon and
net and lace are far better adapted to the
biousng styles that are leaving Us than
to the trimmer, tighter styles that seem
to be coming to US But taffe.a is an
ideal fabric for this newer tyne of blouse,
and it is now being used widely.
\ charming piece of underwear is made
of pink crepe de chine. Thee is a ;stti-
coat of accordion pleated .hiffoa. FAST
ened to underbodice of crepe de chine.
trimmed with lace. and with pink Saiin
bands over the shoulders This cou3b.na-
ton could he worn under a frock of *
it could be worn with Il negiige of any
sort.
There have been many attempts to pro-
duce a silhouette-proof petticuat For
morning wear PERHAPS a l,oplin petticoat.
with ScallOped edge is hest, for 1oplin
can be thin and at the same time light
proof. Another result of these attempts
is the petticoat with the extra panel in
the center of the back and the center
of the front. and this, too. is satisfactory.