The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-12
Fabric Respondent in SPRAYING
Designs Which Almost Cover
Surface.
SPANISH VOGUE GAINS HOLD
Wide and Bouffant Skirts With Rather
Tight Bodies Are in Evidence
SiIken Gowns Are Be-
ruffied.

as does the one OF some soft and cling
ing silk Of quiet color which per-
mits 1t to be worn on any and all Oc-
caSiOns. For this reason, observes a
prominent fashion correspondent, the
lovely foulards never seem to lose
their popularity and year after year
find their faithful friends who exploit
them with undying devotion.
The newest weaves and designs in
this sort of silk are resplendent in
their huge sprawling effects which al
most entirely cover the silken suface
of the blue. White is usually pre-
ferred to all other tones though the
sand and champagne shades are COM
ing q good deal into favor especially
for q combination Of foulard and geor-
gette.
One of the most satisfactory COM
binatiOns, indeed, is achieved when
these two fabrics are placed together.
Since the smOck is so important this
summer and the chemise blouse is
equally as much in demand, some ex-
cellent results are obtained by COM
bining a geOrgette jacket with short
French sleeves tipped with fOulard
and a belt of the silk slipped over a
skirt of the fOulard silk. To further
enhance the beauty of the simple
jacket or overblOuse a deep hem Of
the fOulard may be placed along the
bottom edge.
One of the happieSt results in sum-
mer things Is the effect of smart sim
pIicity for one wants to get away from
the heavier and elaborate affairs of
other seasOns-the sort Of dress just
described is enchanting because Of it's
extreme simplicity. 1t has been well
developed in a gray fOulard with a
round cherry colored figure scattered
over the surface the silk being used
Of the exact shade being employed for
the soft loose blouse. A preference
for very narrow belts is noted and in
this instance a mere ribbon string Of
cherry color is entwined about the
waist with one of gray.
The Spanish Vogue.
Just who is responsible for the
Spanish vogue no one seems to know,
but that there is such a vogue no one
can deny. Even in the matter of
skirts one finds again and again the
wide and bouffant models with rather
tight bodices which are so often OBJ
served in Spanish paintings. The eff
feet is achieved often by the addition
of wide and very full ruffies placed
along the bottom Of the skirt which
standing out give the desired effect Of
extra fullness.
Black taffetas and henna-cOlOred
chiffon have been happily placed to-
! gether in a dress of the Spanish type.
The taffeta is embroidered in henna
silk and used to form a rather tight
pettic0at over which fall wide side
draperes from under a long pointed
"basque." Down the front of the
petticOat are placed henna silk tassels,
which give a most unusual effect,
while the crossed pieces of the waist,
which end in the deep point in front,
recall portraits of long ago.
Henna chiffon is used to form the
upper part Of the waist, the sleeves of
which are longer than the French
sleeves, but still are merely elbow
length. It has been rather interesting
to note to just what extent the bebe
sleeves would be adopted for street
wear, and as yet one finds little dispo-
sition to leave off the lower part of
the sleeve when the dress is intended
for more or less general service. The
French frOcks which came over earlier
were frankly short as to sleeve and
skirt, but later models arriving have
added length to both.
The fancy for ostrich trimming con-
tinues at such a pace that an i'm
ported model Of black taffetas is Orna-
mented down the sides of the skirt
with huge round disks of ostrich
frOnds held in place with rhinestone
buckles. The tiny sleeves of chiffon
are edged with the bright blue feather
trimming placed almost like fringe
around the armhOle and down the
front of the bodice also. This is intend
ed to illustrate the novel way In which
the feather trimming can be employed,
for the result is certainly striking
enough for only the most daring to
adopt.
The summer silken gown is finding
itself beruffled in a way we have not
seen in many years. A particularly
youthful model In a ruffied skirt is
a black taffeta with the same tight lit
tie narrow skirt women have been
wearing for some time. Tiny frills
of black net placed very close and
from the top to the bottom of the skirt
relieve the effect of skimpiness and
make the whole very soft and light.
We need not attempt to deny the fash
ion of the black taffetas gown-every-
thing that clever makers and design
ers can do to take away it's old and
stiff look has been done-as is seen In
This charming model. The bodice Is
not quite so befrilled as the skirt, but