The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28
Now Come the Days Of Graduation
FrockS and June Wedding Gowns

a material that .s light. cool and scr.
viceable TO an extraordinary degree?
Especially for cover-all coats and
travelling wear alpaca is ideal. cool,
not easily wrinkled and shedding lust
and dirt in amazingly satisfactory
fashion.
Nicunas, wool v%eiours, &C, arc
charming coat materials. and every
! woman wants n smart sports cont o.
n OF these materials this year: hut
the soft surfaces fairly drink up the
dust OF the road. and when hot weather
and midsummer dust are upon us a
smart French motor or travel coat Of
alpaca or a copy Of one will prove the
best Of friends. Some Of the French
houses are sending out smart looking
alpaca coats In ruby red, and there are
many in the popular dark blues. IT,
grays and In certain light yellowisil
beige tones.
one piece frocks for wear under
these separate coats or without coats
are unusually good looking this spring.
n though In serge and other woollens
they are ordinarily classe6 as spring
models rather than summer costumes.
a woman cannot well afford TO be with
out one such frock at any season.
Simplicity Is the keynote of smartness
in such a frock, but there must h,
sofne pronounced touch OF originality
In line or detail to save the simple
llttlc model from commonplaceness.
Often. as IN the dark blue satin
frock of our small u and in several
of LAWNS and Jenny's models in his
same material, cleverly placed motifs
OF embroidery IN vivid oriental or
peasant embroideries relieve the
straight folds and dark colorings.
Sometimes a narrow line OF color
possibly a narrow ribbon with old
fashioned colored design-runs down
the entire front of a silk or serge frock
otherwise dark except for collar and
Guns. or perhaps a bit of gay cord
: embroidery runs around the bodice
/ just above n below the narrow
wa!sthand. and Is echoed IN narrow
| lines around neck and cuffs.
The lines of such u frocl, may be
practically straight. with or without
betting that does not draw the frock
into the figure. Thcr, az many such
models IN serge. but '..,c are ever
more that. while not NIT, rr boned. are
brought IN a little at .., waist line
10y a very narrow wa!s..tGd or belt or
merely by n seam. ara blouse tust
{ enough for beCotnlngncss without sac
riilce Of trimness.
Fitted hodices also scanned 10 suggest
hon.rg. though soft and unhoned. are
TONED to full skirts IN one piece frcchs.
so called, and once in a wrile enc secs
J a cape or coat frock somewhat striking
IN Arrangement such as tine blue and
white cloth model reproduced here with
.ts straight lines down 10 the hips and
its 'are below.
Whi;e serge trocks are being built
mp on all these lines, and IN al sorts
of combinations too white serge and
white Goovrc'te white serge ana white
tIHe.}. wh..o scrs" And White char
meuse. and more unusual. white serge
with coio'ed chiffon On Gcorge;te or
six.
As a general thing the all white frock
= he hcs, looking SO ta- as white
serge and its combinations are cor
cerned. hut the designers hav. this
spring done some rather effective
things with colored chiffon or Geor-
gette in connection with white serge.
ono Of our pictures shows a case in
point.
The foundation sl,.r' is 81 white
serge, II tho bodice foundation NJ
10 tho arnholo line IS also Of
tho serge. over this foundation /. a
simple bodice and a ,ons fun turlc uf
powder hue chiffon. and on tho ,o-c
tin,c Is set a w.Ge yha1"d fiource Of
tn" serge.