The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
CHARMING FROCKS BOTH DEN1URE AND AGGR

, If wearing qualities need not he con-
sdcrcd.
Lingerie models are coming to the
front now too for evening wear. and
the most attractive among them are
the simplest little frocks Of shecrcst
white organdie practically untrimmed
save for little handwork or perhaps
bindings or other little touches of
white satin. These are essentially
youthful frocks in which a girl may
| look her best. but the older folk must
need pass them by.
| CUuntiess cream nets. embroidered
or plain and made simply enough for
! ready cleansing, sometimes even for
Tubing. are shown among the ready
to wear things, and robe patterns of
| this sort. which reduce the bother of
| making to the minimum, are many
These nets. while not so ultra chic
| as the silk tulles. are eminently prac-
| teal. and one such frock is a valuable
| item in any summer wardrobe. with
| out being, of necessity, an extraor-
| dlnarily expensive one.
Apropos of robe patterns and things
partly made there Is more than the
usual supply of this sort Of things
! this spring. Women have welcomed
with enthusiasm the partly made
| skirts which are offered in tweeds and
| sports cloths OF many sorts, in linens,
ratines. taffetas. &c. These skirts are
made in various styles and are so far
| along in construction that. with most
| OF them. there liz little to do save put
| them on belts and do a little adjusting
and finishing matter of less trouble
| and better results than buying and
! altering a completely made skirt.
| Plated materials for plated skirts
are offered in many weaves and color
ings and plated skirts offer such an
admirable compromise twixt the mar
row and the full that they are achev-
/, ing pronounced popularity.
Lace f,ounces unstiffened and ar
! ranged to give the skirt the effect of
being a little narrower at the bottom
| than at the knees have not been dis
! carded with the incoming Of the flare
bottom skirt and some uncommonly
! good looking models once more show
this feature. Even Jenny. who is
| enthusiastic over the new silhouette,
but clever enough to angle for ap-
prevail from all tastes. shows several
very likable frocks with this fiounce
arrangement. one Of the best of them
is pictured with the more radical
Paqun tulle and taffeta in our central
cut. the two offering a fair illustra-
| ton of the contrasts to he found
among models all emphatically OF this
| season.
This Jenny frock. like the Pauuin
| one beside II. makes lavish use of
l =
il. and instead Of taffeta. dark blue
satin is combined with the lace. This
idea of dark blue silken stuff and
! black lace is often repeated among
, the seasons models and affords a COM
binatlon both practical ard drcssy.
dark enough and firm enough for hard
wear, yet gaining from the lace a note
Of lightness and elaboration.
The skirt Of the Jenny model is
simple to understand and to make.
but the chic. high colored bodice is
slightly more intricate in cut. though
| simple in air. There is a deem lace
yoke in the back. as in so many of
the new seasons waists. this yoke
running down below the shoulder
blades and forming more than half
| OF the bodice back. II extends up
over the shoulders 10 form a shoulder
| yoke, showing from the front. and
Joins high close collar Of tho satin
which finishes with Nat pump bow
and ends Of tho lace over a Nat tab Of
satin in the front. Tho upper part
: Of tho sleeve down to tho depth Of
the lace back yoke is Of lace Joining
! smoothly long close sleeve Of satin.
The prevalence of tho back yoke
and various unusual bodice back trim
mings arc, according To one well
known dressmakers opinion. con-
cession 10 the figure which has boon
cultivated by women during recent
seasons.
There's no denying that most of
the mannequnS and great many Of
the women who buy the clothes look
actually deformed in bodices designed
for a trim. straight backed figure-as
many of the new models are designed"
he says. we recognized that when
We started in on the seasons work.
and we've ree-orted to all sorts of
| schemes to reconcile the trend of fash
IONS lines 10 figure conditions as We
have them. Meanwhile our poor man
nequlns are having a distressing time
trying to drop their limp SLOUGH and