The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-16

risk. and Tie narrowing line toward
.ha top is quite in the period picture.
"a ls the aat collar.
Il cool. pretty frock Of cream taffeta,
cross barred in fne lines Of bright
yellow had this inverted v vest OF
ahcor white ergandy. q wide, nat,
round collar Of organdy and wide mar
ings bands Of organdy at the bottom
OF the short bell sleeves. The skirt
WAC extremely wide and untrimmed.
but showed o narrow frill OF white
organcy on q comparatively narrow
underskirt below the spreading nare
at silk.
We shat, see more Of tho Tat collars
a. tho summer comes on They are in
the picture AZ has been said before.
and they are Gar easier to keep fresh
and uncrumpled than any Of the high
al Ground or high back ana low eront
collars, though those high back col
iars are far kinder 70 the woman VINO
hasnts q pretty neck
They harmeuaes vel with the
simple sort az nUuk IN attractive ma
teTfsa which u particularly liked Tor
some pvx2osaa this Nsasoa, and there
10 smnsth4nw trensndously e1sctsvs
about snch an unDrsAxutaoos model Re
ttak illustrated n one ~ ou- amal,
s;sstohes-A ucDe da ohine Of bean
t.ss4 NuMar and s1uuls:te rose color,
~h4dh has no <Sdxr.ningn cave txzukA.
q IN. collar Of sheerest white c-axn6y
rasrowiy hammsd, and soSz, Narrow
ghtke u desp ruse satin. The sA1r4 N
full enouSa aud isres eneuxh for
sno<,sansss. and she froclx a.e4ias a
cachet Snat many abcse prssn,eSoua
onas n; 10 echfeve.
Tia orepes have 20 a considerable
extent stvsc VIZ 20 ..fywta, :-sk they
arc uss6 Scr sor7b a tina mast at
tr&cSsye frooAsA especially t:aess Al the
fssg sxocasso scrss. the suksnsm II snA
c-ep6s AEUUfcS with wstssOCt tSs
sress nars tn waich tAfseea .ecrss.
q cosxese xh.S rnkss.w Of care Do
peres ayantiy uysa one and handing.
and vveE tAsssE. 0sq2zts xns oasspaass
TIA. !urky ia shs s.Sfesk &c L. aaa
- sxhxssc Is :nocssa.s lfnss Il shp
6sAS.sw . Eskarro!nsa ~ curo ses
Andsc.aus 1saSas.
Fms tack ssxraSanA asoesever. ina. sAe
b8kkG - sfUr1 S8u38Q II GH1HA{ kA4
tsafsta fsook spo.iaA
Thar . he reaepn tSfsesA has &c 4
mary seasors past Knocked Sutiioi$
az fashioan toof. The modes were
not adArtet 20 II. Cut to narrow
iinNs. constrained TO he smoothly or
drape anpiy. 70 lost heart and beauty
as we'll
But this year came talseeass eppor-
tunity. When aNirts began TO spread
and swirl. when little self -p.pings and
cordings and ruchings and plaitings
began to be IN demand. when crisp
and flaring audacity replaced clingng
ana flowing audacity. there was one
silk above ali other silks had the
qualities needed and taifeta once more
came into its own. There are other
lovely silks. but taffeta 10 the silk of
the season. and everything from dance
frocks to travelling frocks liz made of
1t.
II comes In q wenderfui range OF
oclors and In especially attractive In
some OF the cool, surnmery shades that
are admirably relieved by touches of
white. soft ptnks and rose tones with
silvery lights. a delicious green that
1SAS pHC thoughts turning kUWAEu
June peas because It echoes their
clear yet soft coloring. lavender
flushed by hydrangea blues, ciei blues.
Natter blues. creamy grays. light
orchid and lilac tones. yellows. not too
warm. pale gold. buff. deep ivory.
maize.
Any one of these made In chic but
simple fashion and relieved by some
picturesque collar of organdy, batiste.
net or lace In an ideal frock for a sum-
mer afternoon. ana the places where
smart folk gather should be more than
ordinarily interesting this summer TO
lover OF pretty clothes.
Less cool looking but quite AZ mod
ish ara taffetas in more violent shades.
mustard and sulphur and emerald and
cerise. When Il comes to dark blue
taffefa and to black taffeta there's no
end to their use.
Taffeta and serge In combination are
popular, both in dark coiors and in
white, and save in sports costumes one
rarely sees an all serge frock in white.
A goodly share OF the skirt. usually
the whole upper section, lis of silk. and
SO is most Of tac bodice. though there
may be d little iustss bolero of some
Start y No serge