El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-13

the tunfc This is found effective as
coucealing more Of the checked soo4s
than would otherwise be the case, ana
it also serves TO give staplllly 70 inc
over garment Of wolfe
While on the subject Of plaids, IL Is
well TO call special attention 10 the
appearance on the scene OF nlnons
woven in plaids or checks, which are
being used with immense effect BY
one or two leading firms Where these
are concerned. the arrangements are
the reverse Of the foregoing. as the
wolfe is, Of course, used. Tor the upper
strata But the presence Of a sOmber
tinted foundation serves somewhat the
same purpose, and moreover even
when the cOlOrs Of the plaid are fair
Is bright in themselves, they always
have a more subdued appearance on a
transparent material than they would
have on an opaque one
In more than one instance in which
plaid ninOn enters into the compost
tiOu Of a costmure. the material Sc
lected for the foundation is light fine
cloth
8iohair Again Favored.
You have already heard Of the i'm
pOrtance which some description OF
wooden goods are likely TO hold this
We may expect to see wooden voiIes
as much If not more priced than their
prototypes in silk Checked in some
light color on white. il has been
elusive firms
To the same causes may be doubt-
less attributed a reYersiOn in favor OF
mohair, more especially in quite light
cOlOrs. and in white. Possibly alpaca
may look up too, but this is merely
a surmise, whereas I have the au-
tlOriry Of one Of the leaders OF the
Paris dressmaking community in re-
spect 10 mOhairr which he is using.
principally IN white, as material for
smart tailor suits. set off by a facing
Of black velvet on the collar.
The Modified Russian Blouse.
An idea which should promise well
is that Of a frOck something after
the manner Of a prolonged Russian
blouse. Such frOcks are made with
OF without a foundation, but where
IL exists the merest rim OF the latter
, Is left uncovered Fashions die hard,
and IN spite OF what has been said.
many dressmakers maintain narrow
foundations for this, and some other
STYLES Of gowns
Besides differing from Russian
6louses proper in reaching as far
down as an ordinary dress skirt. these
Irocks do not open below the wide
oelL which is an inherent part OF
The exact position of this belt is a
matter or choice. but it is always some
what below the natural waist line. ana
II is always more or less easy.
Two Attractive Examples
was SHOWN a model In storm
gray Ia1teras trimmed with broad
bands cut on the bias, round the foot
Of the skirt, where il measured its
I. fun two and a half yards. III NOT more
a similar band serves as g belt. both
having a row of silver buttons at the
SIDES sewn on loops OF sOurache
Another built up Of black taffeta is
Youchsafed good deal Of handsome
Draldlns. which relieves the monotonv
o. the plain silk To begin with. IL
covers the shoulders. giving the an
pearance Of yoke. the garment pc
ms rather exceptionally. Of the collar
less order, and cut down square. so as
10 have exhibited a couple of inches
or white lace Euimpe. The broad belt
enclrcling the hips is entirely braided
and secured on one side by means OF
large fiat, sun-plaited rosette of
the goods Below are two large
square braided pockets. one on each
side and the skirt is bordered eight
inches deep with the same handsome
decoration I perceived that there ex-
listed an underskirr made very narrow
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