The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-14
Gus SO PULA CAN r MI
Very Smart They Are in Their Elk.
quisite Simplicity Set Off by Pic,
turesque Collars and Capes

and shapes appear also on the sheer
blouscs.
\ very successful model in shcerest
white handkerchief linen has u very
deep fiat shoulder cape made Of alter.
mating rows of narrow valcnciennes
lac and equally narrow pufings in
the linen. This collar opened low In
front bu, ran up slightly against the
neck in the back. There we're deep
cuffs ~ match the collar.
! Other cape collar blouses have triple
capos OF white orGandy bound very
narrowly in color. The blouse may he
of plain delicate color: or possibly II
Is finely striped or sprlgged in color or
IL Of white with only a slight trimming
OF color. Sometimes the triple cape
las its edge cut in .argc shallow seal
lops. and similar scallops are used on
, the cuffs.
Narrow. picot edged frills OF the
blouse material are the only trimmings
of some extremely dainty blouses in
g~eorSettc Of delicate colors or white.
with. Of course. little hand run tucks
end perhaps open stitclery In the
making. one peculiarly likable model
in pale rose petal pink seorgette had
its softly rolling collar. cufs and front
trimmed in our or Ave very narrow
frills Of finest. deep creamy net doubled.
and many of the prettiest white lin
scrie blouses are trimmed In narrow
frills edged narrowly In oo'or.
F1ain. fine handkerchief linen in so:t
pink. with collars and cuffs Of shsar
white edged in the blouse material
are exceedingly popular. and though
there are similar models in blue. g.,
pale yellow and in lavender. pink
seems to he distinctly the blouse color
this season. always excepting white.
flcs, pink ONE i:st in popularity.
riNali'ng white in ali the georgc;te
and silk models. II il iik I'd also In
ha'!stc and oraandy and linon and is
kinder To many compilations than
white.
pinks a li,Nc deeper than ncsi, both
III the yellow .sn and the pure pink
tones. arc legion. and there are deeper
rose shad!nss. relieved by collars Of
white or cream and ny touches of
l,lacl; ribbon that are exceptionally
good looking. The beige shades and
kindred colorinss ar. liked for to
geoigette blouses. but are not becom-
ing AS a rue.
Graz hlou,cs are in every collection
hsca,isa ri tho favor accorded to ia"
soft shades Of gray throughout the
whole province of fashion: and thcre
are dclectahle creamy gr;i. models In
G~eorgettc relieved Ivy collars and cuffs
"f exquisite yellnwisi batist, or ,;nan
timely embroidered and having the Up.
pcaruncc ~ antique necd;cNork p.ccss.
thou.h Tho age is simulated rather
than raj. This old yellow tom
rhymes particularly vcll with the licrt
Crays and net or lin ~ frills. and puff
iuSs in the same yellovc cd color are.
when clcvcr'y applied. az successful
az the embroidered ha,iste or Linen.
All net hlcuses arc not so numerous
as they were. hut there are still some
lovely models in this material. w,.h
nr without lace trimmings, the best
looking rely ing upon fine tuckinG.
corded shirrings and s,ici, handiwo-k
rather than upon lace for their erfec'.
Two things n is sure to motto, II,
examining any group Of French waists.
one is the increasing number OF pep
lum models. The other is the reap