Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-01
Chiffon Lavishly Used With Worsted and Silk Fab
RIGS - Tulle Floats Airily On Dancing Gowns
Wolfe Revivedfor Tailored Street Costumes
Broadcloth On Lace the Newest.

brown chiffon, with green and
brown striped silk frock.
1t IS not unusual to find the foun-
dalton skirt made entirely of chif-
fon. and over this q tunic or over
dress. scalloped at the edge to show
the airy skirt beneath. 4 striking
frock Of this character Is of black
and white striped taffeta and black
chiffon. The chiffon skirt is in two
layers. with a ten-inch hem At the
foot to insure durahility--if chiffon
can ever he durable, over this all but
transparent foundation skirt is a tn
mic of the striped silk, slashed into
battlements but falling to within eight
inches of the chiffon drop beneath.
The tunic is also slashed over the
hips from the belt to n point twelve
inches down. the gathered chiffon
skirt showing in the slash. The bod
ice Is Of striped taffeta with very
large armholes and underneath Is
black chiffon bodice with long sleeves.
the black chiffon being underlaid with
white chiffon. White satin buttons
embroidered with black trim the bod
Ice effectively and there Is a girdle of
black velvet.
Gray Very FashiOna bic.
Indicative of three very fashiona-
bic features this season. is the after
noon gown of tucked chiffon with
satin bodice. These features are: the
vogue of old fashioned styles, the
vogue Of transparent. floating fab
rics. and the vogue Of gray. Pearl
gray. smoked pearl, oyster shell gray.
NJ of
soft, neutral color are high in fash
IONS favor just now. The gown pic
tured is in the 1870 style. with n
short wasted basque over a fun gath
| cred skirt, and the decollete basque
is filed in with a simulated tucker
of lace. Gray satin IL used for the
bodice with its cord-edged belt and
little military sash with Jet bead tas-
sells. The skirt is of gray chiffon
with graduated tucks. and this full
chiffon skirt is several inches longer
than the foundation skirt of gray silk.
revealing the foot and ankle through
the transparent fabric though the
| skirt itself Is quite long. This airy
effect at the foot of the skirt is very
modlsh feature Just at the moment
and many of the new street frocks
] e
net or chiffon cut much longer than
the silk skirt beneath. With the gray
costume are worn black and white
pumps and white stockings. Other
/ graceful features of the costume arr
the dropping br!mmed hat with its
lace veil draped back In the 1S40
style, and the cluster OF parma VIC
let's at the girdle which give a lovely
/ color touch in combination with vio-
let and white parasol
Though the shirred black taffeta
skirt so much worn now Is not ex-
! actly transparent, its manner OF build
ing suggests the modish floating ef-
feet. These separate skirts Of black
taffeta are the rage this season and
they are exceedingly smart when well
cut and fitted smoothly over the hip
so that the fare comes well below the
hip line. There are usually six OF
seven narrow founces OF the taffeta
each attached to the one above by
a corded seam and the top frill Is
Joined to the hip.yoke in the same
way, With these graceful taffeta
skirts are worn separate blouses OF
lace or net, black pumps and white
stockings. The costume will be pop
ular one for beach wear next sum
mer without doubt