The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-13
=, ELEANOR HOYT BRAINER D.

their bows to the trade, but
me wearing Of summer frocks Is just
s.einning. and as the proof Of the
budding is the eating, so the proof OF
.he mode is in the wearing.
The things that women like in their
summer frocks will be the corner
stones Of the foundations of autumn
STYLES, and the autumn models that
are being put forth now are only more
or less logical guesses at that summer
verdict.
One thing Ia sure. II the fashions for
next winter prove to be merely devel-
opments Of the ideas concerning sill
houette, detail and periods that have
been exploited this spring, the design
es will fall upon troublous times. All
Of these founo.s and frills and blliow-
ing folds find more attractive express
sion In thin and diaphanous materials
than In heavier sturs. and while for
house and evening wear thin stufs
have all the year round popularity,
winter does bring to the front an array
OF more SUBSTANTIAL iaoi''s'
Conditions would seem to point to a
silk winter. but we shall see what we
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NOR frocks
Evening frocks offer n problem sim
al. enough for easy solving The
mode, NJ the m are delirbtfu,
for such purposes. and any woman n
whom those modes are In Tho ,eas, H.
coming should he ah,e IN arbiaye .uc-
eessfuI evening frocks for tho summer
At almost any price.
The smartest Of course are rather
extensive. not only because "a n rule
they are the work OF high priced do
slgners. but because they cali for large
quantities ~ exnen.iy. matarIa,s
Tulle. lace. chiffon. the more expensive
grades Of silk and the finest Of lingerie
stuYs are the favored materials. and
the full skirts. the f,ounces. &c. cam
not be skimped. Moreover many ~
the sheer skirts are built up of layer
upon layer. each layer recklessly prod
igal Of material. and the bills for such
frocks are accordingly inflated. even
though the frock itself may have an
air OF tremendous simplicity.
White, or to be more
cream laces are rivalling tulle as the
season advances, and frocks built I'D
almost entirely OF such lace promise
to be as modish as anything one could
choose for midsummer wear, while
great quantities OF lace f~ouncing. mar
row lace edgings and lace insertion are
used as trimmings.
Whole under robes of lace are COW
cred or partially covered with tulle or
organdy or other transparent or semi
transparent materials, and where the
whole foundation Ia not Of lace, large
sections Of 1t may be %petticoat, deep
skirt yoke, bodice or merely wide
bands.
Silk frocks have their full skirts
lifted or open up the front to show
lace founced petticoats or sheer petit
Goats lace trimmed or are frankly
trimmed in lace.
A picturesque model in striped silk
In the soft, faded old blue and amber
which are considered a very chic color
scheme and. like the frocks carried out
in the coloring. echo the taste of orr
grandmother's day. had It's very full
skirt shortened radically at the left
side TO show a deep nounce OF lace
over a flounce Of flesh colored chiffon
partly yelled by the lace. This frock.
which is illustrated ri our central
group. had undersleeves Of lace below
quaint sleeve caps of silk cut In one
with the surplice bodice. which fitted
in trinity at the waist.
Sleeve caps Of one sort or another
and sheer undersleeves belong to the
period now receiving great attention
and are appearing on many Of the
midsummer frocks, though the bell
sleeve with under frills or without is
often set into an armhole. Short
pufed sleeves with single or double
pufs are resurrected too, and the round
denim decolletage for daytime that
went with the short puff sleeve is here
again also, though 1t frequently has
Ito line broken by a little standing |
collar or frill across the back. The |
oval neck line is perhaps more used
than the round, and the square, u
shaped and V shaped lines are all per- !
Missile.
Returning for a moment to that
combination VI OLD blue and amber,
one calls 1t amber for want of a better
term, though 1t is hardly an amber
there are some lovely new silks in
this c%oloring. Taffetas and faille are
the silks usually selected and the two
colors are used in stripes of various