The sun., 1915-05-30


made for her they at least are
admirably adapted to her
needs. and in season when white
muslin and its equivalents are tre-
mendously popular and frills and
nounces and ribbons and simplicity
are extremely chic the graduation
frock should not be q puxzling prob
lem.
To he sure, there is a deep gulf
ixed twixt dowdy muslin and modish
muslin: hut to-day the gulf can be
crossed by cleverness without any
great expenditure of dollars, and the
elaborate hand embroidery and inset
ACE OF the old time lingerie frock are
by no means essential to the smart
ness Of the up to date lingerie frock.
Hand embroidery and inset lace
there may be on the muslin frock. but
even where money Is not considered
they are sparingly used. and some of
the most successful models show
nothing save self trimming, though
considerable hand work often goes TO
the achievement Of this self trimming
to the tiny tucks. corded shirrings,
bindings. frillings. &C.
One delectable little frock Of very
sheer, crisp white organdy has for It's
only trimming narrow rufYies Of the
organdy bound by folds Of the organdy
These frills are set upon the full short
skirt in groups Of two. and at inter-
walls all the way up to the hip curve
The bodice is Of the simplest sort with
bell sleeves finished by double fril,s
and reaching only to the elbow and
round neck cut Just low enough to be
becoming without being too low for
daytime wear.
This type Of frock. with variations
in the arrangement Of the ruffies and
in small details. Is considered very
sweet, but must be slightly extreme
in skirt fiare and shortness to have
the prescribed French air and espe-
ciaily liked in the sheer organdy.
which combines sheerness and crisp
ness as no other white tub material
does and 80 has a character all its
own.
Tho softer materials are given the
modish skirt fare by the use Of crino-
lined underskirts or hoopskirts or ruff
fed petticoats. and many girls will
prefer them to the organdy. Net.
chiffon. Georgette crepe and cotton
vcile are all very popular. and batiste
null and fine linen lawns are always
used.
Some of tho simpler models amone
the net frocks are altogether youthful
and charming. and one OF the par.
t!cularly girlish and attractive models
In this class Is the ruined one Of our
central group, whose wide skirt Is ruff
fed all the way to the waist. each
narrow rune being bound with satin
which is rolled instead Of being fiai
and gives the frill edge a saucy fare
The bodice. round necked and short
sleeved. has satin folds on neck and
on sleeve frills and another satin fold
running diagonally across front and
hack. above the satin girdle, The froch
IS quaint enough to make any gradu'
ate's grandmother remember the frivo,-
tiles Of her youth. yet there Is moth
ing eccentric or overpicturesque abou
Il This same model is made in cream
or white net with satin or delicate
cclor-pink. light blue. lemon yellow
lilac, Debut is at its best in th'
all white.
Narrow net ruffies, each edged with
very narrow lace, are substituted 70
the satin bound ruffles on other skirt
Of ruffied net. and many Of the goo'
looking little net frocks are trimmed
in white taiYeta or white satin. set oI
In broad bands or folds, frills o
ruches.
White chiffon too often has this sill
trimming. though some Of the pret
test white chiffon frocks are lac
trimmed or ribbon trimmed.
A white chiffon model that ha
proved successful has its wide skir
trimmed in fiat satin bands broker
and set together in points at eacl
side OF front and back. A little nose
gay is posed at each joining and ther
are tiny clusters too at wrists an
neck. The bodice Is exaggerated
simple with narrow frills Of the chif
fon finishing the neck and the lon
sleeves.
This simplicity Of bodice Is one o
the pronounced features of the sum
mer frocks. Exceptions there are
course but the modish model as
rule confines its assertiveness almos
altogether to its skirt and assume
great occurrences above the waist line
save perhaps in the matter Of an cd
or elaborate collar.
And even the collars often len
themselves to the effect Of demure
ness. Tho high collar. straight O
rolling, though still much in evidence
Is not nearly so dominant on tn
modish frocks as It was a little earle
In the season. There are many fla
collars, some Of them OF q prodigiou
depth that recall Puritan or Quake
garb, others narrow.
These fiat collars may lie up closel
against the neck in the back or ma
be only Of throat base height In tn
back, and are of various degrees c
bwness in front. The very dee
Quaker collars are usually OF shee
organdy. narrowly hemmed and quit
untrimmed and the mode seems likel
to be overdone because It Is SO easil
and inexpensively taken UP.
Many Of the narrow nat collars TO
are Of plainly hemmed organdy: as fC
that matter are many of the hig
rolling collars.
Round neck. u neck. v neck. squai
neck, high neck. ali, are TO be foun
among the dainty white frocks sui
able for graduation wear; so any 81
may find something becoming. an
Tor the girl Of pretty arms there al
short sleeves. frilled. belled. tubular
puffed though long sleeved mode
are numerous.