Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20

lends itself most perfectly to
flaring, billowy lines of the sill
~ houette. So it is at the present
moment that dance frocks are at their
loveliest. There is positively no limit
to the extent a dance froCk may go in
the way of flare; eight. ten even If
teen yards it may measure around the
hem, if one includes all the points.
petal edges and floating squares of
fabric that often go to make up this
seasons skirt drapery. Yards and
yards of tulle, pleated perhaps in over
tapping tlounces, are used for one
skirt; many squares of chiffon, caught
to the waistband by one point and
floating loosely in fllmy drapery for
another skirt. In each case there is
a drop of net or tulle between the
outer skirt and the foundation of silk
so that the frock may have the airy,
semi-transparent effect now desirable.
Frequently tho foundation itself is of
diaphanous fabric, shirred over light
hoops of featherbone tubing, a f1ounce
of lace falling softly around the
ankles and showing beneath the bill
lowy outer skirt.
Visible Dancing PettiCOatS.
There is quite fancy, in Paris, for
skirts that are tucked up. apparently,
to reveal lace petticoats beneath. OF
course the petticoat is really a foun-
dalton skirt edged with lace, and part
of the frock itself but the effect is the
same. Powered silks and voiles are
used for these tucked up skirts which
are panniered and puffed at the hip, or
caught up with rosebuds at the knee,
the lace "pettiCoat" beneath showing
all around or in sections at either side.
This effect Is observable in the white
and silver Priucet dance frock though
the skirt in this instance is tucked up
at the hem instead of at knee or hip.
This is really a very long skirt and
would sweep the floor were Il not
caught up In festoons at six points,
giving the edge n wavy outline. I'm
der the skirt Is a foundation skirt of
net, distended with featherbone and
finished with a flounce of point d'Alen-
con which shows, pettcoat- wise in the
dance. There is another important
style feature in this Priucet frock; the
tight-fitting pointed bodice which ex-
tends below the wastband. Nothing
is quite so smart just now as this
close little evening bodice in combi-
nation with a faring. Tutoring skirt
The frock under consideration is all
white with silver Gleams-white tat
feta with delicate silver thread en-
broidery. The skirt is gathered over
the hips and at the back, and the
gathers are so evenly distributed that
they give the effect of tiny pleats.
The square dccolletage and absolute
absence Of sleeves are also fashionable
features.
dainty little dance frock Just COM
pleted for Bar Harbor wear, has this
fitted, pointed bodice with an 1890
decoletage -almost falling off at the
shoulders. But the rounded out neck
Is partly filled in with a tulle tucker
and little puffed tulle sleeves are set
in the armholes. This 1880 bodice is
OF lilac taffeta and has no less than
eight seams, each corded and each
stayed with featherbone so that the
little bodice fits like the paper on the
wall, But the skirt-ah, that pillows
and flares IL you please! OF lilac and
white printed chiffon It is, tucked up
below the hip with many little nose
gays of purple flowers ami distended
&aa mopstrous hoop run through a