The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27
WHITE SATIN COSTUME FOR SPORTS WEAR
Sounds Foolish, Ts True, but No Matter How Rough the
Sport, They're Ideal--.For Looking Beautiful When
the Wearer Is Dawding About the Club House

80 s. "
with the suits OF tancta and faille and
tussor. A big season for silk coat and
skirt costumes and silk three piece
costumes is expected and the manufac-
turers have been busy getting ready
for such a situation.
On the whole the models are OF "a
somewhat dressy character, but there
are plainly tailored suits also, and
right here satin comes to the front
again. 1t tailors better than almost
any other silk and some severely tall
ored coat and skirt models In black
satin are in every good collection.
Dark blue and black are prime
favoritcs among the sober Colorings
Dark blue. Of COURSE il inevitably a
spring and summer %favorite. 1t Is be-
coming to every one. looks cooler. that
any other dark color and liz a good
foil to any and every say color: yet
il is dark enough to be s~erviceable.
1t IA said last fall that the dark
blue stuffs would be scarce this spring.
but the situation does not bear u the
prophecy. Enormous quantities os
dark blue chiffon. Georgette. taffeta.
faille. serge. &c. are being used and the
demand for blue frocks and costumes
is SO great that. Is one manufacturer
put IL. one can't keep dark blue
models In the house"
Combinations OF dark blue taffeta
and Georgette or chiffon are especial,
well liked: and for simple trotting
frocks md dark afternoon frocks are
in the front rank. II not at the head Of
the line. Naturally great numbers of
the models are made up in very in
ferior materials and look shoddy: but
the better models Of the type stand on.
very plainly from the mass and have
much cachet.
There are many dark blue frocks,
too, built up entirely of dark blue
ieorget;e or chiffon cloth and much
more durable and serviceable than one
might think. These. like the best Of
the tafYeta and Georgettc models, are
made with great. but carefully sophis-
Heated. simplicity. yet are by no means
inexpensive. In good quality and
properly made they cannot be sold at
low prices. and 1t is well to remember
hat fact when tempted by very cheap
models that have a superficial smart
ness.
These frocks Of chiffon and Geor-
Sette. which are being shown not
merely In dark blue but in all colors.
mean several layers OF material, one
skirt Of sheer stuff laid upon another
md each many yards around. The
rocks call for very careful work. too.
and much OF t.; and. taking all this
INTO consideration and remembering
The prices ~ first quality chiffon or
Gcorgette. T. cannot wonder that the
Soberly simple frock often mounts TO
imposing heights in price.
For tina matter. ONE may as well
make up their minds to an increase
n prices throughout all classes of
high quality frocks and suits. Ma
,erials. or at least imported materials.
are higher than they have been In re.
cent years. One Of the best known
manufacturers OF high class ready 10
wear frocks figures on about n 80 per
'ent. increase In the prices OF almost
all the materials he uses extensively.
Add to that the fact that the frock
of to-day takes twice the amount of
material required for the frock Of the
day before yesterday. and one has n
combination that spells expense.
Their is no sign in the fashion
Sky from which one can argue de-
creasing skirt fulness. though once
more there is much talk OF lengthen.
ing skirts "A little. So far the length
ening tendency has not made itself
seriously felt. and though many well
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