The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28

Z character but with touches Of taffeta
or satin In their trimming schemes are
attractive also. Narrow corded bands
OF matching taffeta with heading II
narrow outstanding plated frills. are
set on the full sheer skirts with good
effect and narrow ruches or frills o!
taWeta are often used. There are mere
ccrdings OF silk too. and rufiles Of the
chiffon or Georgette are sometimes
edged by taffeta or satin cords, The
deep foot band of silk with narrower
bands or ruches above is popular. but
when there is as much trimming as
this the little frock loses its delight
fully ingenious air and takes on a
dressiness that robs Il of distinction.
There are some charming pale pink
frocks among the cottons and sheer
linens too. quaint little models self
, trimmed in cording and shirring and
frilling and. IL OF Partisan origin, quite
likely to be held out on the hips by
the supplest OF horsehair in the under
skirt and TO sway lightly. full and
straight from there. Lanvin likes
these lines for summer frocks but does
not conflne herself to them. and other
French designers use the high hoop
lines and the gradual fare lines indis-
c~riminatcly.
The distending Of very sheer muslins
and other summer materials is rather
more difficult than the crinoline prob
lem has been In connection with win
ter and spring fabrics and is best
solved by cleverly shaped understands
Swing the needed support. There are
new skirts inset with narrow lines Of
horsehair lace hardly heavier thar
Nalenciennes but giving the needed
support. while supple enough to con
form to the fulness of the materials
used with 1t or worn ove It. Lines
ot this same horsehair lace are som.
times set into folds of the frock Itself
or sustaining cords are run through
cords of the material, but a good crino-
line underskirt that can be used with
various sheer frocks will he practically
a necessity in the modish summer
wardrobe.
Narrow ribbons are used in a host OF
Ways upon the thin sumucr truCks.
and n recent model of considerable in
terest owes much OF its caChet 70 the
way in which its ribbons are ha0c:eu.
The material Ia cream net and the only
trimming. save self-fr1lis and shirred
lines of puffings, is narrow light blue
ribbon run through those same lines
of putting and tied in perky little bows
down the front of tho skirt. on the
front of the huge cape collar and on
the short sleeves. sweet simplicity in
carnate and Of a Victorian flavor. bu,
with a smack Of chic .rivolity in its
occurrences.
Much lace is being used in the
making OF midsummer frocks. though
Paris is emphasizing this idea more
than American designers are at the
moment. Lace-cream. butter color.
ochrc. black. dyed to other colors- is
combined with chiffon or silk in in
Vulnerable ways. Point d'esprit is
much liked in black and colors and
some excellent models in dark blue
point d'esprit combined or trimmed
with blue silk are shown as II welcome
alternative 70 the ubiquitous dark blue
! Georcette and taffeta.
Very often the narrow ribbons. ~
who's popularity We have alreai,
spoken, are applied 20 the foundation
of tho point d'csprit and other not
frocks and yelled by tho net instead
Of being used upon the not Itself, and