Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30

front and back, the tucks at the back
being twice as long as those in the
front so that the line at the back OF
the coat may be fiat while at the front
there Is plenty Of fullness across the
Dust. -Four groups Of pintucks arc set
IN, lower down on the coat and be-
meath these groups Of tucks passes the
sash, of wide liberty ribbon. Note
That the pintucks at the front are
only little below the natural waist
line while at the back they are quite
, below the hip line. This gives the
sash its graceful, dragging line from
front to back. and the big bow at
the back helps in the drag. AT the
lower edge the coat is sloped up to-
ward the front and is bordered with
wide silver lace,
n Scarf Tcagown From Paris.
Also for spring bride is the
French teagown TO which q velvet
striped scarf gives a most unusual
] note. This scarf drapery Is practical
as we'll as artistic, for it may be drawn
up around the shoulders if Milady
feels shivery. Essentially French is
! this charming ncgligec and the
Frenchiest touch is the pleating OF
narrow lace which edges the trailing
foundation skirt Of accordion pleated
chiffon. This pleated frill peeps under
the tlounce of embroidered net in most
coquettish manner. The skirt has two
deep nounccs of net embroidered in
charming festoon effect in cream.
pale blue and faint pink silks. Each
nounce is pleatcd and the pleating is
held in by q frill OF narrow lace at
the edge. At the back is a straight
panel of the embroidered net from
shoulder 10 floor. The coat portion, as
the mirroro1 reflection shows, is alb
solutcly simple, falling in straight
loose lines over n slip of flesh colored
chiffon. Coat and skirt are Joined
loosely AT low waistline by band
of embroidered net insertion. The
sleeves are merely broad strips of
embroidered net flung over the arm
and caught at wrist and shoulder
Upon this filmy negligee the scarf of
velvet brocaded crepe in a vivid, rich
hue, drapos itself in lines Of peculiar
grace. The scarf is weighted by bead
tassols at its lower corners and it's up
per corners are caught to the sleeve
drapery. The upper edge is attached
to the negligee along the back of the
shoulder also.
Peacock Blue With Chinese EN-
b"oidcry.
An unusual pcisnoir flmy In tex
ture and with the glnting colors of
the humming-bird. was shown ut n
New York opening this month The
material is peacock blue silk mar
quisette, green and blue threads cross
ing to make the shimmcring. change
able weave. Two breadths of the ma.
terial are used and are shirred to
strips OF gold and blue Chinese en-
broidery which extend from the neck
to point several inches below the
} shoulder over each arm. The dccol-
iotagc is cut out in deep oval in
front but is high at the back and all
) around 1t runs "A fine gold cord witN
tassels hanging at the front, below the
deep oval. The peacock blue breadth
are scanned up at either side as far
as the hip, where the fullness of the
material Is caught in, under gold and
green ornaments. This peignoir
would be admirable also, in rose-col-
ored liberty silk with trimmings of
silver cord and ornaments and heavy
cream Venise lace instead OF the
Chinese embroidered epaulets on the
shoulders.
Caps New and Alluring.
There is always something new in
boudoir caps; a fresh idea appears
; every day. But always the round mob
cap style with frill at the edge re-
: mains the favorite A new variation
} of this becoming mob cap is shown in
the model of all-over lace which Is
) made in rather a new fashion. The
, selvedge edge Of the lace forms the