The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-31

so designed that an over tail or panel
could be fastened up out OF harms way
while the owner was sitting, and easily
dropped upon leaving car or train, to
cover, with increased freshness. the
skirt back, sure. as every wearer OF
such materials knows. to be sadly
wrinkled and disf1gured after being sat
upon. Ono OF these models. q string
color monte cloth motor coat, was
especially happy in It's arrangement
Of two long, straight falling loose back
panels lined with old red silk. a. was
the big soft collar. These panels were
so cut and adjusted that they could
be turned up and brought around to the
front to form a loose. wide girdle OF
red. but by the unfastening of two
buttons in front would fall into place.
covering the entire back of the coat
skirt.
version Of the Norfolk idea in honey
moon gray in fine worsted had many
narrow piaits in place Of the usual
two on coat back and front, these
side plaits extending clear across the
coat. but so clovsfiy shaped and adj
justed that they gave no effect Of
added bulk to the figure. A marrow
belt held the coat IN with rather more
than the usual snugness at the waist
line and a high military collar buttoned
in front. as did the coat fronts to their
full length.
Oddly enough this same model was
repeated In an afternoon frock Of chit
fon and satin and stood the metamor-
phosis well. A helted blouse Of chiffon
entirely pleated In soft side pieats was
In a lowered design Of lovely violet and
gray and blue and cerise tones. It had
no girdle but was held loosely at the
waist by heavy shirred cording. The
blouse had turn over collar and cuffs of
picot edge white chiffon finishing the
high straight collar and plain wrist
bands. and II fell to a little more than
hip length over plain slightly full
skirt OF blue satin.
The idea was an attractive one that
could be carried out in many combna-
tons, and such a blouse for wear with
various skirts might In adaptable color
ing be a very useful item in ward
robe
Simple little frocks Of linen, cotton
and summer silks are creeping out into
the open day by day; and 50 attractive
are the materials that IT seems surpris-
ing so many Of the model frocks can go
wrong For dance frocks. Informal
evening frociSs. &c. that will do duty
now and yet prove eminently useful IN
a summer outfit good cream net. plain
or embroidered. Is a wise choice and
many charming models are being
offered just now.
Those that rely chiefly upon SELF
trimming. little hard run tucks. Shsr-
rings. cordings. &c. are more choice ard
effect!ye than the models more heavily
trimmed I'm lace and machine enlbroid-
cry, and picot edging IS tremen 3ous9y
popular as finish for the net fiouncea,
frtlls. &C. The girdle Is eliminated In
many Of the new net models shirred
ccrdings being usually substituted. but
an idea exploited In one little French
model Is attractive.
The waist line is indicated by sew
eraI lines of corded shirring as usual.
but between the two central cords
narrow velvet ribbon In corn flower
blue runs around the waist and ties IN
A pr!m little bow at the back. A sim
lar velvet ribbon encircies the throat.
which is bare, save for the velvet band
IN front, but has an outstanding shirred
frili across the hack over which the
velvet ribbon passes to tie In little
how In the middle back.
And. apropos of velvet neck ribands,
some summary frocks for afternoon, but
with too expensive square decoiietage
in front. atone for the lapse from good
taste by running tapering breadth or
point OF net In fine lace like an odd
bib from the girdle top to narrow
velvet ribbon that encircles the throat
This yelling is wide enough at the bot
tom TO be softly filed clear across the