Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-07
ORGANDY GOWNS
WITH VELVET COATES
A SUMMER FANTASY
HORSE HAIR AIGRETTES
AND THE NEW Wells


has the tunic of Chantilly with cir
| cular velvet band at the bottom. The
lower skirt Is also Of lace, and velvet
belt with gorgeous velvet rose COM
pletes the costume.
After lace comes maline, which is
richly handsome in black, yelling a
gown of cream-colored lace, girdled by
a brilliant sash.
Organdy is having a great vogue in
Paris. 1t is used for tunics on gowns
of satin, in both black and white. and
is trimmed in both black and white,
and-shades of past hot summers
bands of fur!
Whole organdy dresses are worn a
great deal, especially with the charm.
ing coates of taffeta and faille silk.
The very newest of these little wraps
are made of black chiffon velvet The
materials of winter have invaded the
summer. Will the fabrics of summer
dare face winter?
Two simple but charming summer
models are shown in my illustrations.
The first is dress of striped gingham
and plain chambray. An entirely new
in the striped bingham, with it's stripes
accepted method of having them go up
the stripes, while the front and back of
the waist and the straight tunic are OF
plain tan chambray.
A silk dress is never amiss in ones
wardrobe, for it will save many an
hour at the ironing table, and is always
leady for emergencies. In the second
illustration is shown a dress OF blue
taffeta, with an underwaist and pleated
ruffles extending across the back to
the edge of the front, of white crepe
d, chine, stamped with charming
pompadour design. This is a frock
which may serve as a suggestion for
many different ways of using mater
ials. 1t would be charming in all one
color. and would also be striking if
the treatment of the materials were
reversed, and the taffeta used for the
ruffles and the crepe de chine used
for the front of the skirt and over
waist.
For evening wear and dancing the
frocks are very plain, with long,
straight bodiees, which have little or
no trimming upon them. The skirt is
Its own trimming. usually being cut in
a very bouffant effect The little fish
tail train seems to have had it's day,
for most Of the frocks just clear the
| floor. OF course, here and there we
| see dinner gown with a round-cut
train, but even that is arranged SO that
| it may be easily disposed of if the
measure of the dance allures too
strongly.
Capes are having wonderful vogue,
which will undoubtedly last into the
winter and be adapted to fur for the
colder months. At present they are lin
ed With brilliant and heavily brocaded
liul .gs. Soft, thickly piled materials,
such as duvetyne velvet or plush, will
be used for these, and will, no doubt,
| be as effective as the capes in the
! liter-weight materials. The winter
wraps will undoubtedly be closer fit
ting than the summer ones. The at
tractive summer tailored suits are be-
ing made with these cape wraps, and
! many dresses in such materials as
heavy, coarse linen and pique are made
with capes of the same.
! A great deal of brocaded silk is be-
ing used by young and old. Evening
slippers are made of the same mater
ial as the gown, or in cloth of gold or
silver, one of the fabrics handsome