The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-15

rangement is usually this: a width
OF material draped glrdlewse but very
loosely around the body below the arms
and drawn up just to cover the bust
curve; above that n negligible quantity
OF transparent or semi-transparent ma
terial. a shred of malines softening the
top OF the drapery; other shrcds over
the shoulders, no sleeves at all
That. of course. is the extreme YER
sion; but though the upper part Of the
bodice IL treated variopsly and can be-
altogether unobjectlonable by virtue of
underlying thicknesses of chiffon, tho
swathng g.rdlc effect Is always the
same. little frock pictured here
Illustrates the type and has a good deal
OF charm because of is daintiness and
exquisite coloring. It's shoulder straps
too were effective. three everything. fun.
narrow frills Of tule running up over
each shoulder and standing up butterfly
wise.
Another type Of dance frock has the
straight Transparent tunic Of net or
lace falling over a cllnging robe Of satin
whose closer outline shows softly
through the transparent material.
Sometimes the underrobc is trimmed
in cleaning embroidery or fatty ap-
piled silver lace. Sometimes Il Is plain
and the trimming Is applied to the
gauzy overdress. heavy bead fringe or
embroidery being set on the hem 70
draw the folds straight
The same straight lines are used for
frocks almost altogether Of satin or
other neutrality-suspicious. stun. sleeveless
straight waistless tunic falling over
Oh &c
or lace. Then there is the simple
girdled bodice with hounced or long
tunic skirt, on which innumcrah',
variations have been played without
robbing it Of charm.
Three accordion plated nounccs Of
chiffon, each bordered with a band Of
satin, and a little deep gird'ed bodice Of
satin make a pretty frock. or there
may be a many 1ounced skirt Of net
with single rosebud tucked under
houncc edges here and there in care
fully careless fashion. or with each
flounce edged by narrow silver gallon or
narrow velvet ribbon. or there may he
deep tunic Of fine soft lace falling over
flouncc Of lace or tullc which is
/ AIDED by linc Of tiny roses. lines of
roses appearing on the bodice as shout
llfl StldlS III lll' llllANl' VI N'ufS ~
lace or tu,lc.
An all around full ,unic or founc'
skirt. one with fulness shirred frankly
around tho waisthand. il not becoming
to nry save the very slender figure
There is no dod-irg that truth, and thu
fact accounts for tho insistence upon
the deep hip gird'e in spite Of frequent
assurances from fashion oracIcs that u
10 80 ~ g4t OF,
woman can wear n carefully draped hip
grdle better than she can wear a skirt
ful!ed all around the waist
There are many Of the boldly fulled
skirts. however. and perhaps some day
people will have grown so familiar with
the outline they offer that even stout
woman wearing ono will not strike tho
observer as a curious spectacle: hut
that time is not yet. Tho piquant little
models in velvet cor ,- velvet and taffo'a
with shor, bod7es p,Drhcd in n N;;le at
the waist and very fun Short skirts call
for q piauant wcarcr, but given the
right woarar They have a quaint old
new fashioned charm.
There arc. 10y tho way. n good NAVY
velvet dance froCks If ono kind and
another. some Of them very pretty and
becoming. hut none of then, seeming
quite SO suited to their purpose as the
thinner and daintier models
Occasionally one sees a short frock
Of softest crepe or satin or chiffon made
on lines purely Greek, trimmed only
with some fine traCery border design in
silver or gold or crystal and held :, the
figure by cords of tho same gold or
silver or crystal. The idea has nothing
new about it, bu; It offers an ideal dance
model and evidently the designers ap-
preciate the fact.