The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09


upon lingerie parasols. one pretty
parasol was not only bordered by
those little balls, but was dotted all
over with them. each ball attached
by stout thread and just free enough
to move with the motion of the
parasol
Irish crochet drops and buttons are
much used too. though the lace itself
Is out or favor. and some Of the very
narrow Irish edgInEs too are often
seen. All extremely narrow edgings
indeed have their places this spring.
frdshing frills and founces and folds
without actually assuming the impor-
lance OF trimming There are more
charming headings and veinings than
usual too. and these are greatly used
for Joining seams. setting In trim
mings, separating groups OF tucks.
&c. Some Of the new fine cluny things
OF this sort are particularly good and
there are many fine and dainty lin
gerie frocks and blouses that have lit
tic or no trimmings other than such
beading.
The finest OF linen lawn in delicate
colors Is the material chosen for some
or the most charming tub frocks of
the simple type, and where French
hand made frocks are shown one is
sure TO fird many models OF this type.
Inc pinks. buns and pale creamy yell
lows are especially attractive in these
DAINTY linen lawns. which wear sur
prisingly well in spite of their gosso-
mer thinness. and a touch OF white
relieves the delicate color.
Fine stripes in white and color are
available in the same fine linen lawn
as well as in the heavier grades of
handkerchief linen: and these make
up very smartly; but the models in
pain color when successful are per-
haps n trife more bewitching than the
striped ones.
Two fairly typical models of the
type, one in plain pink, the other in
blue and white stripe. are pictured
among our small sketches but lose
much of their charm in black and
white drawings.
Both were hand made and Of the
sheerest. finest linen lawn. The pink
model was OF an exquisite shade, very
delicate. vet strong enough to contra st
well with the touches of relieving
white. The full overskirt showed but
mere glimpse OF an underskirt
slightly narrower and was bordered by
a white hem set on with open stitchery
for which some one of the fine lace
headings would make n good substl-
tdte. The simple, long sleeved bodice
showed touches OF white hand en-
\ I.
little vest of white embroidered in
pink. and was drawn in very snuGly
at the normal waist line by a ribbon
girde OF pink.
The same model was offered In a
delicious. creamy yellow and both were
sold almost as soon as shown.
The blue and white very fine stripe
was quite as simple. II, too. had n
very long full overskirt and an under
skirt barely vlslble--a version OF the
| full skirt exceedingly popular and
more becoming than the uncompro-
missing fun round skirt. The striped
overskirt is simply hemmed and I'M
trimmed. The underskirt shows two
very narrow frills of white. with the
narrowest OF roll hens.
The bodice is corded and shirred on
the shoulders and has a little high
collared vest Of white embroidered
I delicately IN blue. The skirt rises
| above the waist line in several rows
OF corded shirrinG. topped by a tiny
frill, and a blue ribbon girdle, coming
from the back. Is knotted low in front.
This sort of glrdle, though not new,
| Is much worn and holds down the
front skirt fulness enough TO make the
silhouette from "A side view less thick
than when the full skirt Is not re-
| strained below the waistband.
In many models the skirt fulness
| Is massed on the sides. the front being
left almost plain: and in others some
sort ~ panel effect is arranged, as in
| the batiste frock of cur large cut,
which has fiat front panel of tiny,
! full length box plaits. Hip yokes are
liked too for front flattening purposes.
but are more successful in firm ma
| terials than in sheer stuffs.
The finely striped cottons and linons
are in many cases self-trimmed, with
only a little relieving white about
neck and sleeves and perhaps the little
white underskirt frill. which is one OF
| the seasons successful notes.
OF this sef-trlmming by transverse
use OF stripes there are innumerable
examples, and one idea is not only 10
use the Bands of stripes running
crosswise, but to tuck the bands finely
crosswise as well. For this trimming
the stripes must not be too close
together, but when a narrow colored
stripe Is set at intervals on a white
ground the material may be so tucked
that the bands will show almost none
of the white and the colored stripes
will appear very closely grouped.
| An extremely pretty green and white
wolfe which our artist has sketches
gained individuality through thu
treatment OF tucked stripes, AM
though of the simplest design was
thanks to its fresh. dainty coloring
the trimming bands and the notes o