The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-06-29
FASHION REALM
, SPECIAL LETTER FROM NEW
YORK TO THE SAUK CEN
TIRE HERALD

New York, June 26.-Just at this
time of the year, when we are all of
us finding the coat very irksome in
deed, one-piece frocks play most i'm
portant role. Of course there never is
q closed season for them, but at this
time their real charm is best appre-
ciated.
Aside from the simple. trim models
of serge, gabardine, faille, and taf-
feta, which one meets everywhere on
the avenue these days, the shop win
dows are gay with voiles, nets, figured
olgandies, and the dainty imported
cottons, fashioned into frocks which
are wonderfully appealing: Each day
new models appear, no two exactly
alike, though obviously of the same
family, each SEEMING, if possible, dain-
tier than those launched before. Frills,
narrow and wide, cobweb-like, laces
and embroideries, and layer after
layer of the sheerest of fabrics are
used to create these full-skirted, fluffy
frocks, for summer dances, country
club afternoons, and the thousand and
one other requirements of the summer
playtime.
Of course, many of these dainty,
lacetrimmed, befrilled lingerie frocks
are anything but economical when one
considers that they will not launder,
but must be cleaned each time they
are soiled. However, there are many
dainty materials which will launder
and make up quite as effectively
figured voiles, colored handkerchief
linens, crepes, many of the organdies,
and most of the imported novelty cot
tons, when simply trimmed.
A particularly effective summer
frock, suitable for almost any daytime
occasion, illustrated here, is developed
in dotted wolfe, a white ground en-
broidered with a soft pink dot; the
flounce is of embroidered batiste, just
tinted to match the dot. The satin
girdle, which is in a darker tone, af-
fords the necessary touch of sharp
contrast.
Colors, more perhaps, than almost
anything else, should be chosen, not
according to the shades which are
fashionable, but for their becoming
ness. There are certain tones which
are more becoming thar others, ana
these should be selected. 1t is not
difficult matter to do this this sea-
son, for, although we hear of the Sc
robustness of the dye situation on ev-
cry hand, there seems to be no dearth
of beautiful shades. The many shades
of gray are popular for muslins and
silks; and the soft pinks and blues
predominant in the cool, pretty waist
ings. Navy blue is always favored,
and this summer it is as popular as
ever for serge, taffeta and linen suit
ings. "a
Checks and stripes vie for favor
with the plain colors, being used for
skirts, combined with dark coats, and
for one-piece frocks. Pongees and
tussahs, with the natural tan ground,
figured or striped in soft tones of
green, rose, tan, orange and like COL
ors, are being used for the Russian
blouse frocks, such as the one shown
here, combining the figured and plain
as illustrated. The. linen
suitings are striped in the same COL
ors, giving much the same effect.
These Russian blouse suits and dres-
ses are well liked for sports and also
for more formal wear. For instance,
the frock illustrated is developed in
embroidered batiste combined with
skirt of plain white tussah, making
dainty, cool frock for summer after
moons.