The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27

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used the skirts, even when %extrava-
gantly full. sway M swirl without
being aggressively flaring.
Waists are. on the whole. comfort
ably large. occasionally fitted with
snugness. but not really compressed.
Collars offer wide variety. They are
high all around. high in the back and
Of any n Of "a half dozen low cuts
In front. semi-low all around. a good
many fichu arrangements appear, hut
they are the becoming and very skill
fully draped fichus hat are not 80
trying as the demure surplice tichu
OF earlier days.
A neck line straight across from
shoulder to shoulder IL not new hut
is being emphasized by one or two
well known houses. Inc though very
u~nbecoming In heavy material. is not
so bad when all Of the bodice above
the bust IL Of tulle or thin lace or semi
transparent chiffon. Cut lower than
the base Of the throat. this line is
frock pictured In OF our small cuts
shows u good handling Of this neck
line. The model has no strikingly new
features but Is fairly typical Of
class OF frocks which promises 10
have much success next summer.
Every manufacturer offers simple
hut very dainty models OF white
Georeette crepe, usually embroidered
very lightly and del!cately in white.
These frocks bid fair To take the
place of the fine lingerie frock OF
earlier years, and they nave much In
their favor. though their extreme sim
plicity In combination with their
prices will not appeal to the lover of
spectacular clothes. In cheap ma
ter.al they are too fiimsy to be prac-
teal. but at their best they are not
only lovely but will give excellent
service.
Often folds and other touches of
white satin or white taffeta are added
to these frocks Of white chiffon or
Georgettc, but the most d~elightful
models have only the fine embroidery
and the folds and iiounces and p,ait-
ings Of the material.
Cream net is still much used too.
though It's place has been taken to
some extent by the white chiffon and
Georget,e: II on the net, too. one
usually finds the delicate tracerios OF
embroidery. with tiny fr!lls of the
ret, and probably knots or bands of
narrow ribbon somewhere In the do
sign. Sometimes lace is added To the
trimming, but rather less lace than
usual seems to be put upon the new
models.
The two frocks Of our large group
illustrate some % the attractive posi-
hilitics in white frocks Of net and of
G~eorgette crepe. though the Gcorgct,c
model Is not all white. its cmbro.deries
being in blue and the narrow ribbon
trimming the bodice and u through
the skirt hem being blue also. The
effec, is goob but the frock lacks
the charm that distinguishes so many
of the all white models. even those
that are not particularly novel.
Many figured silks and George.to
cropos n cliiffons are used. as We,
as the plain colors in these materials.
There are some delightful paid and
check silks. chiefly taffeta; stripes Of
every size and Arrangement. and an
infinite variety In fancy designs, some
of the latter in small figure being
especially attractive in chiffon or
Georgette.
These figured stuffs need careful
handling and the daintiest of the small
designs. figured chiffons and crepes.
are likely to he made up with extreme
simplicity and with little frllis or col
lar and cuffs Of plain white. \ good
model Of the type is reproduced in one
of our small sketches and was u. white
with "A black line design.
Two deep plated fr!lls. one Of black
tulle and one Of white. formed the col
lar. There was a little tullc TO finish
the lecves and an inset of ,ulle on
the skirt: but the Individual note in
the unpretentious frock was the
double band blue ribbon girdle, through
! which were run two narrow black well