The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28

son seems to promise; and. SO
lovely are the ribbons, so de-
,ec,sblc tho ways of using them. that
the mode has undcniable charm.
.sc ribbon trimmed crock has a
Co,s.iS LddB'S BoUt flavor. but. in Is
,uccessful phases. il has also n suphis-
tication that tho page OF that old
time mirror Of fashion did not know.
For example. there Is tho now ra-
miliar ribbon trimmed frock. made
hv a lmous dreSSmakcr for a more
famous dancer. II is charming. alto
eNhcr charming; but unsophistlcatcd?
Vel. no.
This frock of chiffon. with it's
rufcs OF ribbon and it's fitted. pointed
bodice of silk. has been inspiration for
-arlous other models. none Of them
lutte so delightful as the originator
Is It. perhaps. that the wcarer of the
original could give charm to even a
mr. less attractive fruCk. and haas
much to do with ones rosca;e re-
memhrancc of that model" And by
the way. let il Nc noted right here that
this same dancer Is not to have things
all hcr own way In the setting Of
fashions for q New York designer
has Just launched II street suit of
black and white diamond check. with
full plated collar and cuffs of. crisp
white lawn. which is called Harlequin.
and was inspired by Il stage costume
worn by the husband of the celebrity
Of the ribbon trimmed frock.
Rut 10 return to our ribbons:
Striped ribbon, IN white and delicate
color. tho stripes running lcnethwl~c
IN the ribbon, makes delightful ruillcS
for a sheer frock. in white or in the
color represented in the ribbon: hut
plain soft satin ribbon is also used
effectively for frills. as is plain or
Powered taffeta ribbon. The runles
are usually Of varying widths and. Gu
riously enough. on the full skirt. the
narrowed rufles are sometime nearest
the hem. with the widest rufflc above.
One pretty frock of chiffon has two
equally wide rufles of striped ribbon,
with "A frill Of lace below the lower
one and another lace frill between
the two.
Narrower ribbons are applied in
plain bands on full skirts or border
hounces. and narrow ribbon rucheS
are used for trimming. \ corded silk
Is liked in these narrow trimming
ribbons, as is narrow velvet ribbon.
The latter is put TO many uses--is
applied in graduated hands. border
frlls and %flounces. indicates a waist
line and ties at the back in long loops
and ends, ties cuffs closely to the
wrists. holds up high plated collars
and ties in a little bow at the front of
the throat. Is applied in little knots
among folds of tulle or lace, borders,
surplice folds. &c.
Some Of the fun skirts have their
fulness held al intervals around the
bottom by Nat pump bows OF velvet
or satin ribbon. Others have their
Till folds caught here and there half
way between waist and knee by perky
little bows of narrow velvet ribbon.
Narrow picot edge ribbon is very
popular as trimming.
In millinery there is simply no end
10 the ribbons. Here again the mar
row ribbons play a particularly i'm
po-tant part, through large bows OF
wide ribbon fare at the back or side
Of many of the small toques. Narrow
corded ribbon. in Natter blue. is n
pronounced favorite as trimming for
the picturesque type Of hat with
Dropping brim; and some of the models
In this class seem TO have been taken
directly from paintings by Romney,
Reynolds and their peers.
One delightful example vas in the
finest of Leghorn, undyed. low crown,
wide and Hopping of brim. Around the
crown ran a ruche OF narrow, heavily
corded ribbon, in soft Natter blue;
and at the back were very long loops
and longer ends OF the ribbon Calcu-
lated to fall quite 10 the waistline
OF the wearer or below. out on the
Dropping brim, near its edge. were
posed in two places little clusters OF
yellow cherries.
Another type of hat prone to long
loops and ends of narrow ribbon is
the shape of h%orsehair LeGhorn or
other flexible straw whose moderately
wide brim turns down in front and
sharply up in the back. Here mar
Pow ribbon usually encirClcs the
crown IN from one to three lands, aC-
cord!ng 70 It's width, and long loops
and ends fall from the back. a single
large rose or clusters of small flowers
help 10 trim the crown.
As for the short hutterinc ends
that fall at the back OF the small hats,
they are legion. Many models that
would otherwise be suitable for middle
aged wearers derive n youthful %jaunti-
ness from these same ribbon ends (.
and the wise woman who Is not
piquant or youthful Will firmly sup
press tho impairment bob offs; but
Tor youth and charm they arc delight
fully frivolous touches.
Wired bows of narrow ribbon.
usually corded or velvet, are posed
upon the fronts of narrow straw
toques otherwise untrimmed, but these
bows need very clever handling II
'h"y are 10 have the proper air. Little
cockades for hat trimming are made
from the heavy g~rosgraln or corded
ribbons.
Girdles are not so inevitable as they
once were, but many Of them are
still 10 be seen; and for these the