The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-20

the new materials and the designer.
seem to he using considerable taffeta
in these green's for simple afternoon
frocks tina, are often exceedingly
pretty and would Ice st!ll prett!er on a
summer day. o-gandy. net or lace
about the face make these shades be-
coming. though they are a b.; trying
III thcmsnlves II they are a change
from the Ubiquitous rose and blue.
We are likely TO have much yellow
too ~ every shade from mustard 10
canary and lemon. but with special ac-
cen on the topaz and amber color!ngs
and their lighter equivalents. Even
in the wool sui,!ngs one sees much OF
these soft hrown!sh yellows.
Porcelain blues are repeating theT
winter popularity. as are al the sort
medium blues, and dark blue is as
usual IA favorite spring color, though
We have been told all winter that this
spring would see q scarcity in dark
blue owing to the dyestun ompiica
tons. 1t is true. however, that otheT
colors and mixed co!orings are making
"A strong bid for spring favor. ma IL
may lie that the manufacturers nave
tried to lead us away from our per-
ennial dark blue instead OF telling us
that we cannot have It.
Grays. which did not receive the
! support that was promised them last
| season. appear To be returning to the
charge, and some extremely !!kable
irocks are shown in the soft creamy
or siivery srays which succeed III
being becoming even TO wo'ne who
cannot wear the darker or hlucr grays.
Very lustrous taffeta in n of these
light. soft grays, with relief OF white
organdy or cream net ba,iste or chii-
fon, is often peculiarly charming n
there are gray froclts as charming in
I georgette and chiffon and in other
silks than taffeta. The combination
chiffon and taffcta frocli is often good
in these grays too and the combina-
ton type of froCk grows more and
more popular in silk and chiffon or
georgette. serge and sheer stun,
broadcloth and sheer stuff.
One Fifth avenue firm has some
really adorable little bulero models in
soft creepy raw silk and chiffon and
in thin cloth and chiffon which are
not TO be on view before Mlrch--ful.
Nlue nlpi'eu sNAilS ~ t.I4io' WIN
folds of the silk or cloth almost hid
ing the chiffon. soft little hodlces OF
the chiffon with undersleeves and
fuckers or collars of tine muslin, short,
loose. piquant boleros of the silk or
cloth in novel. shapes-distinctly
youthful models, as are all boiler
models, but very jaunty and Spanish
in motif. though not aggressively sc
as regards hip stiffening.
Horschair lace fulled under the
full skirt at Its top and holding it q u
sharply from the waisthand over the
hips is n detail Of construction in sons
of the imported frocks and the treat,
ment makes the waist look smaller
though it can hardly he said TO beau
tify the average figure. a marrow
strip OF fine horschair sewed in thu
skirt foundation or trimming Lowell
on the hips is another Of the Spanish
notes and several Of the new col
lars show Spanish influence, though
we have had others more or less lik'
Thorn before under other names
OF the cape we have spoken often
but il continues 10 demand attention
appearing on all kinds of garment.
and in all sorts of phases SIS single Capes
triple capes, short capce, long capce
capes with collars and capes w!thou,
/, All are more or less picturesque, hut b,
no means all are likely to Inc becoming
Q In cloth sinartly tailored and witt
3 some very knowing notes about cola