The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-25
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Rv MARGARET MASON

New York, June 25.-Fashion is
going to give us the slip this sum-
mer. At least she will have us look
as much as possible like the creton-
ne slip on the wing chair and the
family davenport. Gay Powered
chintz and cretonne is being used in
prodigal profusion not only to trim
summer frocks but to create them
entirely. Perky little short jackets
of bright cretonnes are putting the
little silken jackets out of business
as popular accessories of the summer
toilette to be worn with filmy ling
erie frock. Floppy garden hats,
trim sport hats and artistic picture
hats are all successfully fashioned
from the stuff that window curtains
and bedspreads are made from.
Parasols of cretonne bloom with
gay plumaged birds and cabbage
sized flowers and gate topped bags of
chintz add yet another item to it's
many sartorial uses. Even our young
and our automobiles are not safe
from this cretonne epidemic and bon
nets, aprons and tiny cretonne bas-
kets to match are offered as a COM
plete beach outfit for the small kid
die while the most up-to-date motors
are being upholstered for the sum-
mer season in smart black and white
block and striped cretonnes and even
in floral and bird designs on black
or grey backgrounds. Some low and
vulgar punster might even go so far
as to accuse Madame La Mode of
having the chintz bug but far be it
from me.
While in the upholstery and drap-
|ery department shopping around for
ideas Fashion has also seized upon
silk and metal fringes as trimming
novelty. On both hats and frocks
she is using it with a lavish hand.
Silk fringe in all colors is used for
the entire crown of hat whose brim
is made of velvet. White silk fringe
particularly is effective to make these
soft. and fluffy fringey crowns while
the metallic fringe in gold or silver
is used more extensively to edge the
|velvet brims of the newest midsum-
mer chapeaux Usually the trimming
on these hats with metal fringe edged
brims is single tassel of the same
metal. The hats with silk fringe
crowns also have a penchant for tas-
sci trimming and often the tassel
finishes scarf that knots around the
crown and drops it's tasseled end
gracefully to the wearer's shoulder.
AS dress trimming the short silk
and metallic fringe are most effec-
tive trimmings, especially edging the
short jackets and highwater full
skirts of the crisp taffeta dresses.
Parasols and bags edged and trim
med with silk fringe to match fol-
low closely on the fringe of fashion.
Even wells have fringe borders and
though you may sniff and turn up
your nose at them you are bound to
be carrying a fringed handkerchief
soon for they certainly are up to
snuff
Fringe has invaded the jewelry
realm and pendant earrings of scin-
tallating golden fringe, necklaces of
14-caret fringe and gold bar corsage
pins, fringe edged, are lovely nest
ling in the film and froth of summer
fabrics. -
When the tired business man
comes homes these nights he's going
to have an awful time to tell his wife
from the cook, that is, of course, if
he's lucky enough to have both. The
way all the smartest frocks are af-
fecting little aprons of organdie and
Paris muslin to match up their neck
frills and cuffs Milady and Milady's
maid will soon be able to do a sister
act.
The apron effects are very bewitch-
ing though and add just the last
quaint touch to a demure little dress
of grey or old blue crepe de chine
with Quaker collar and cuffs of white
organdie. A mustard yellow frock
of pussy willow taffeta or an old
rose of Georgette crepe make lovely
backgrounds for the frilly froth of
lace trimmed apron panel of white
net and a fichu to match and the re-
suit is so youthful that the wearer
looks not like a maid but a maiden.
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