Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
Styles for Girl Graduates Silks With
Groups of Flowers in Pastel Shades, Soft
Fred Satins and Striped Silks Replace Stiff,
Heavy Goods-Organdies, Fine Net and
Flowered Muslin Will Be Popular

! age of innocence must have f1oated
| before the eyes of their designers All
/ that suggests youth triumphant, from
| many historical epoch of costume, is
| revived today. touched with modern
genius. and given to the world as the
ia ShionS of 1915"
The short. voluminous skirts, some
times seven whole inches from the
ground, the tight little bodices. with
their artless round waists or old-fash-
toned pointed basques; the demure col
lars and cuffs-all these are features of
the new designs that seem to demand
the adolescent figure to wear them
properly.
Even materials are youthful. Gone
are the gorgeous brocades. stiff with
threads of precious metal. Gone are
the swathing lines of satiny drapery.
which accentuated the lines of the
form they were supposed to conceal
Gone are the dignified silken trains
sweeping behind us. In their places
are dresden silks with groups Of flow
ers in pastel colors. crisp taffetas trim
med with prominent ruches, soft frilled
satins in shades of pink. blue and Law
ender. striped silks that look as if
they came from the wardroEes of our
grandmothers For more sumrnery days
there are artless lowered. muslins. lace
in small and dainty patterns and fine
weaves. and that most girlish of all
materials, white organdie.
For the graduation ceremony itself
this last material Is surely the most al
Turing. The days Of elaborate gowns
of valuable fabrics, rich laces, com
plicated embroderies and stiff satins
are long gone by. Simplicity and
youthfulness are the keynotes of these
gowns today. They must be frilly to
date themselves of this season. but
-hol& vi
in tiers of fiounces, three or four, gath
cred upon soft, thin foundation. are
popular and charming. In the bodice
part a soft pale shade in taffeta silk
may be introduced in the form of
half-ftting basque. Old rose, natter
blue. nile green and maize are some OF
the colors which suggest themselves to
combine with white. II such a basque
is used it may take the form of point
ed bodice or a little coates with a sash
belt and peplum below the waist. Some
times there is a little moyen age affair.
cut straight, continuing below the
waist. the lower edge finished in square
tabs. the fronts laced together with a
cord or ribbon of the same color The
skirt material is introduced again as
sleeves, or collar. or soft surplice fronts
between the fronts of the basque.
Other materials besides organdie are
employed to carry out these models.
Fine net is very satisfactory for ruff
lieu II mas no CFlSpHeSS TO lose
in damp weather, and does not require
frequent pressing in order to look well.
Powered muslin is another idea re-
vived from the civil war times which
has inspired SO many gowns this sea-
son. These last are perhaps colorful
enough to be employed alone, or with
only a sash belt of soft satin ribbon at
the natural waist line These colored
belts, by the way. are a pretty adjunct
of a summer gown which has returned
to us again. Several of them in differ
ent becoming shades may be worn in
turn with the same white gown. The
effect is very young-indeed, too Young
for any one older than a preparatory
school graduate.
With her net and taffeta gown the
girl may wear stockings of the same