The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-07-25

going on about us.
Summer Costumes Combine Comfort
and Charm
There were not many among the
holiday crowds, however, who looked
uncomfortably dressed up" Fashion
| has at last managed to combine com.
tort with grace and charm. The sport
costume predominated; various styles
Of MILDLY and Russian blouses were
worn with trim fitting skirts; chic
suits of striped and plain mohair, pom
gee or linen, with Norfolk coats and
pleated skirts, were favored; and
sweater coats. with self or contrast
ing skirts, were also popular. The
MILDLY blouse costumes we're develop.
ed in the regulation white linen, duck
or palatea. with collar and cuffs Of
blue and skirts of the new striped
cotton novelties. mobair, or plain
white linen The madified Russian
and slip on blouses favored the white
and colored Japanese silks, pongee.
plain or figured. Shantung or Geor.
gette. and were usually combined with
skirts Of thin, light or dark silks. One
especially pretty costume developed
In plain natural colored pongee, trim
med and combined with a skirt OF
dark blue foulard dotted with bright
green, is illustrated here. II is slip
on model with cool, becoming sleeves
and an effective collar. The skirt is
a simple gathered design. short and
full. but unusually graceful.
The plain white Russian blouse cos
tune OF Georgette crepe is particular
~ effective and cool for these hot sum.
mer days and perfectly appropriate
for summer evening wear at roof gar
den. or summer show. The simple
yoiles. too. are being developed In
charming models with touch OF
black. or a bright color at girdle or
throat. The new voiles are washable
IN most mixtures ard generally salts
factory.
Cool Froeks For Street Wear
Dark blue in taffeta, Georgette,
serge and satin is the leading color
for city street wear, in spite of its
apparent warmth. As most of these
frocks, however, are made with white
or self colored transparent sleeves,
they are in reality quite as cool as
a light colored frock Dark blue
Georgette is often used for the entire
dress. collared and cuffed with tat.
feta and trimmed with a~band or two
of the taffeta on the skirt. The
straight lined, one piece serges which
one meets so often on the avenue
these days-for there are many very
smart costumes to be seen on the av-
cnue owing to the lure of the shops;
for those who fly town at the nrst
hint OF summer are tempted by the
shops, and motor in frequently to Wis
It them--are often trimmed effective
ly with braid or beads, in designs
worked out in colors. For instance,
A dark blue serge and Georgette frock
seen a day or so ago, had an odd, ap-
plique design in blue velvet trimming
the jumper, which was Of the serge;
the design, which was small lear,
was repeated on the collar and cuffs.
Sashes, which are feature OF both
linen and serge frocks this summer,
offer a pleasing opportunity for in
Producing a bit of colored embroidery
The sash on the serge frock is gener-
ally OF black satin and the embroid-
ery Is worked out in colored woods,
soutache braid, or beads. These mo-
tifs may be as bizarre as desired and
are often repeated in the trimming
Of the hat.
Variety In Tailored Hats
II Is no longer the price Of the hat
~hich counts, for there are some very
inexpensive hats being worn just now
by the best dressed women, but the
chic OF it's coloring and trimming which
Is important. For instance the soft,
light weight Bankoks the Wen Chow,
and the chair cane hats are all fav-
ored, finished with Just touch OF
eolored wool, beads, or bright bit
Of applique embroidery which harmoa'
lies with suit or frock. One of the
smartest hats seen this season was
q dark tan Wen Chow with one OF
tho new quartered crowns in dark
purple satin, trimmed with motif
In delft blue and white Chinese EN-
broidery. A purple satin hand bag
with another blue and white MOTH
completed the effect, which was
charming. This hat and bag were
worn with dainty little corded frock
OF tan crepe de Chine, made with a
petticoat of cream batiste embroid-
cry which showed just bit below