The sun., 1915-05-30
The Commencement Maids Fortunate
This Year, for the Styles Seem
Devised Especially for Them

tne ueep g1rdle to the shoulder points,
a full, long net sleeve emerging from
under II and being shaped to the arm
by four narrow silk folds matching
the silk Of the girdle.
Almost all Of these dainty white
frocks are girdled more snugly than
those or last years graduation time,
, or II not girdled at all and held at the
waist by shirred cords are still trim
mer In outline than the graduation
lrock OF yesteryear. Sometimes the
bodice Is drawn In snugly at the waist
nne oy very narrow ribbon girdle.
/ beneath which narrow peplum frill
stands out perkily, while on the skirt
other frills run hither and yon, as
they will.
They are allowed great liberty. these
skirt frills. Some Of them run up and
down, others round and round. still
others dagonally, They may be ap-
, piied singly. collectively or in family
groups. They may run all the way
/ around the skirt or be used In sections
between straight. untrimmed panels
Ihey may be set on in deep scallops
or In points or upside down. There's
literally no end to the things the de-
signers do with them: yet there's
many modish sheer frock that hasn't
a single frill about II. and some figures
even among youthful graduates-are
the better for frill suppression.
pretty frock for the figure not
sylphlike Is the embroidered net of our
Illustration. whose surplice bodice
fronts cross and are drawn around 70
the back. where they disappear under
a nat sash bow. from which fall long
ends. WIS
The skirt is modishly full. but not
TOO haring, and net always falls in
cingins. graceful lines where not for
cioiy extended. There L. no bulki-
ness about shoulders and throat.
thoush there is a little high rolling
collar across the back. and the sleeves
are long and fitted closely into an en-
broidered cuff from the elbow 10 the
hand " '"'
me question Of the collar Is morn
VitaI than the average girl realizes
and the unbecoming collar is a thing
10 be avoided. no matter how new or
modfsh II may be. Many of the new
collars thicken the neck line or con-
ceal the shoulder line in a fashion ex-
tremely trying to the girl Of short neck
or hish shoulders or too full figure.
The extremely short skirt too. Is
very trying to many figures. and few
! OF the frocks made for American wear
ers are as short as the average French
frock Of the same type. One sees here
also. rather more than among French
models the underskirt effect with the
much wider and more harng over
skirt. and some of the very prettiest
| graduation frocks are OF this order
. The underskirt may show all around
or only on the sides, but its sugges-
ton Of narrowness about the ankles
Is sometimes vastly more becoming
than the unmjtigated flare OF the ultra
, wide skirt.
The irregular bottom line does give
first aid in some cases of wide skirt
injury. and great ingenuity is shown
t in the handling OF this line. scallops,
, points, wall of Troy battlements all
3 have their innings. and the very full
: ruffie at the skirt bottom gives. OF
E course, an effect Of irregular edge.
Some very new imported muslin
frocks. for which one must once more
r call the word quaint into service, are
8 made OF dotted swiss in the smallest
d and most thickly crowded Of dot de-
4 signs--a sort of swiss quite out OF
\ use during recent years. though 10
r our mothers and grandmothers 1t VIII
look very familiar.
These frocks, like others already
described are untrimmed save Tor
self folds, and perhaps little narrow
lace to soften the neck and sleeve
8 finish. With their corded shirrings
I their narrow frills, their scalloped
n edges bound narrowly with the SWISS
h thew are the most old fashioned look
= ing OF all the old fashioned looking
e new things and. II must be admitted
d rather more quaint than lovely.
As has been noted above, white
: tar,e,a trims some of the most sue
g cessful sheer white frocks and this
silk is often used very literally In
4 such combinations, without detractine
= from the youthfulness and simplicit,
4 Of the frock. Little pinked frills OF
a white taffeta are used in prosusion or
t one model Of finest white Voiie
$ Another sheer frock Of net Is trimmed
,. IN graduated bands OF taffeta from
d her N hin and has an odd sleeveless
little overbasque Of taffeta with
d full narrow peplum below the core
= that marks the waist line.
# There are very delightful frock
3. almost entirely Of white taffeta tina
e would answer for graduation use
n though hardly so ideal for the purpos'
It as the sheer frocks. One model par
IS ticularly youthful and simple In al
n has a flaring skirt ruffied to th'
waist in narrow shaped ruffies o
y the taffe,a, with an inch Of picot edg'
y white net frill showing below th'
e adxa Of each silk frill.