Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24
FASHION GOSSIP

" A GSASAA u
silk sport hats, with wide. shading
brims, sometimes figured and some
times plain, are featured By the smart
mtlliners.
Yoke tops on circular skirts are
gaining popularity, The yoke seems
to give more stability to this faring,
bias skirt
Bead embroidery is still used. IN a
new frock the whole bodice save the
sleeves is covered with bead embroid-
cred daisies.
Taffeta cuffs are put on many
sleeves Of tulle and lace in separate
blouses or in frocks, either Of tulle,
lace, satin or taffeta.
Violet and pansy shades are COM
ing into prominence and there is in
iication that by next winter they may
be IN high fashion.
Points are much used in the new
frocks-there are pointed TUNES and
skirts cut in deep points at the bottom,
and points in some form appear on
many bodices
Contrasting Innings in coats for day
and evening wear are used. Often
figures are used for the Innings, and
some smart coats are lined with two
colored checked silk.
A hem OF tulIe is used on some even
ing frocks Of taffeta for young girls
The skirts are exceedingly short and
full and the tulle hem extends about
two inches below the taffeta
Parasols trimmed in the inside are
one Of the features of the summer.
The trimming takes the form of en-
broidery, frills Of tulle and chiffon and
applied flowers Of birds Of silk
Black and white is more effectively
used than ever before. and they form
q combination that can be made far
more striking than crimson and grass
green if one wishes TO make it so.
Wool embroidery is still used on
summer frocks. It usually shows
crude. bright coIors that remind up Of
the days when the Balkan war stood
sponsor for so many vivid colors in
our lrocks
Over collars are worn with many
of the new linen and pongee and palm
beach cloth coat suits. Those collars
are made of striped linen, figured ere
tonne, plain and figured pique and
organdie,
Tulle overskirts are often bound
with q narrow bias strip Of silk or
satin This gives a firm finish and al
the same time stiffens the tulIe so that
it stands out in the approved fashion.
Prediction is made that for autumn
wear wolfe and etamine in heavy.
coarse weave are to be featured
These are both desirable fabrics, for
they have an element of durability
that makes them economical
Still many sport skirts are fastened
from belt to hem with buttons straight
down the front This fashion came
in in the day of scant skirts, when it
was a great convenience to have
sports skirts that could be unbutton-
ed for d foot or two of the hem.
SILK jersey suits are worn for sports
There is a sweater jacket and skirt,
usually a sash or scarf TO catch and
often a jaunty little cap, made with
point on each side, one ending in a
tassel the other fastened down with
a silk-sovered button
Lacings appear in some Of the new
frocks and blouses. Sleeves are some
times laced from the elbow to the
wrist. sometimes from the shoulder 10
the elbow Lacings appear down the
s,e h
lacings are contrasting color, usually.
Fur trimmed sweater coats, toe, are
getting in fashion. Made in pink and
blue and pale yellow and white silk,
with hens and collars and cuffs of
white fox, they are admirable for wear
with afternoon and even evening
frocks at the seashore and in the
mountains.
Furs for summer wear. worn in
France last summer and the summer
before, are gaining ground rapidly on
this side OF the Atlantic this year
And, indeed, II is difficult TO see why
furs should not be worn on cool sum
mer days in the mountains as well as
on warm winter days, White fox is
especially suitable, because OF its
color. for summer wear, and is so lar
by far the most popular.
Wash silk in stripes Is used for
sport frocks. The blouse is made In
shirtwaist style, with plain shirtwaist
sleeves and usually a patch pocket,
and with collar that can be worn
open or closed. The skirts are short,
full at the bottom and, generally plait-
ed about the hips, sometimes made
with yoke. These frocks are admir-
able for mourning wear IN the coun-
try.
A weekly summary of the war news