New Britain herald., 1914-08-20

Black satin, in yardage or ribbon, has more vogue than has been it's DOT ton within the memory of the most elderly of fashion scribes. What is the reason for it no one pretends to know. That it contributes greatly to the effect of many new models no one denies.
 Both piece satin and ribbon are em- rloyed in the development of an after noon costume which has two of the salient features of current models-the much ruffled skirt and the long, plain basque.
 That basque, in black satin, is dart less and is scanned only on the shoul- lers, where it lies smoothly and at the sides, toward which it puckers from blindly closed fronts. Black tulle sleeves, set plainly into short-should- cred arm-eyes, gain fullness as they lengthen toward the wrist, where they are twice shirred, making a wide puff hand behind deep ruffles.
 Basque Sponsors for Neck Ruffs.
 Basoues are responsible for the ap- |. pearance of a new neck ruff that is eagerly welcomed by the woman who never liked the low cut bodice. even while adopting it-since one may as
 
 fashion. The new ruff Is from four to five inches high and stands almost straight up from the throats base, framing the face as petals frame the :. calyx of a flower
 It goes far toward balancing the effects of hats whose brims steadily grow wider Clearly the ruff is per fecrly suited to the long basque, for it carries out the severe lines of it's front and back as no turned-over frill could possible do.
 On the satin basque above described the ruff is gathered under an upstand- ing neck band of black satin ribbon of the same width as that bordeding six black maline ruffles trimming the skirt from hips to feet. Five of these ruffles stand perkily away from their founda- ton, while the lower one, somewhat dropping and incredibly scant, gives the costume a narrow appearance about the ankles. The same effect is repeated at the shoulders.
 Hats Now of Exaggerated Width. Of exaggerated width just now, al- though it will not be so when the win ter shapes are to be seen everywhere, is the hat which accompanies this af- ternoon frock. It is of black velvet, II, the fatly laid white aigrette trimming 1t. extends far beyond the shoulders of i the wearef-
 Picot-edged satin ribbon is very much worn. Entire skirts. practically, l are made of it, That these are inn ,aensely appealing goes without say ing. For about the skirt of many little l frills is something essentially femi- l nine. -
 Imagine picot-edged black satin ribbon ruffles trimming a satin skirt from hips to feet. Tube-narrow and tube-shaped is that foundation, skirt and on it the .ruffles are SD placed that the picot of each. successive ruffle comes two inches. above the corded heading of the one imediately pre- ceding it.
 To this fascinating skirt belongs a white blouse-the flmiest of affairs in rnaline-almost concealed, save for it's l. bishops sleeves, by the broadest of black satin shoulder drapings. Level with the armpits, these drapings run under a third wide strip of satin ! swathing the figure crosswise and forming its bodice. Below the hor- izontal strip at the raised waist line til eshoulder drapings become sash, twice swathe the waist and hips and at the left of back are joined in two ends which fall over the skirt.
 Er7nine Adorns Black Satin.
 Ernine is very cleverly used to tighten and enrich certain black satin l costumes. One distinctive looking frock has a hip swathing girdle ending at