Middletown transcript., 1920-09-18

about q pointed neck. with very short
sleeves. The design Of the embr0!d-
cry was rather open. made up Of trt-
angles with irregular SIDES. There
was an overskirt. accordion pleated.
while the short. tight underskirt was
made Of the serge. showing line II
the copper embroidery. This was
new combination of colors and design.
Another nice thing about this costume
was that 1t was accompanied BY q
serge cape sto match. It was simply
cut and the embroidery running all
around the ample outlines Of the wrap
matched exactly the embroidery on
the gown. There was soft copper
colored faille lining.
Embroidery on serge Is most effee-
tive when It il done In the lighter
shades and tones. Serge takes wool
and silk and metal embroidery equal
iy well. and 1t holds the stitches in
place. One serge dress made with a
high waist in front and back extend
ing from shoulders to hem simply
belted at the waistiine has trimming
Of silk dots In bright colors scattered
about the space over the, hips. This
trimming is repeated around the
rounded neck line ana again In sim
pie little designs at the edges OF the
elbow sleeves.
Another serge dress in one-piece
style is embroidered In white. Its
straight skirt Is relieved by plated
panels inserted at either side, and
these sections are held in at the hem
by little white embroidered hands.
This gives the skirt the pinched-at-
the-bottom look which so many design
ers are clinging to. And 1t is not a
bad style If the skirt Is long enough.
One ventures guess that the really
good dressers will never wear their
skirts shorter than II inches above
the floor. though some Of the models
now being displayed soar to II inches
or even more. It is the same way in
Paris. Those Parisians who like to
dress In extreme fashions wear their
skirts short, shorter shortest-but the
really smart people keep theirs at a
uniform length according to the pro-
portions of the figure. This matter Of
has much to do with the
length Of skirts. A tall person can |
carry a shorter skirt than her four
foot-four sister.
Afternoon Gowns Extremely Simple. |
The satin and satin crepe afternoon
gowns are extremely simple as gen
eral rule. but they are interesting and
really feminine. There is something
about the softness of satin folds that |
makes a woman look her best. espe-
cially when the material Is handled |
so that it has a chance to adapt itself
to the lines Of her figure. A dress
In copper-c0lored satin is draped in
two ways on the skirt. One side
sweeps from the left waistline down
over the right leg and up to meet its
starting point. The other side does
the same thing in the opposite direc-
with a narrow banding of gray fur
aid about pointed necklfne and the
lowing three-quarter length sleeves
are finished with cording Of the ma
terial itself.
Another satin frock in black has
aarem skirt broken In four places,
where rust-colored chiffon in generous
widths is inserted. The chiffon is at
a achnd t0 the satin 10 that when the
,kirt is pulled out at the sides 1t gives
somewhat the effect Of striped bal
oon. The kimono waist has loose
PANEL bloused over at the waistline
ind lined with the rust-colored chiffon.
Beaded evening gowns are quite the
hing, add many are the varieties Of
,eading. It grows more original all
he time. this manner Of trimming.
\ handsome black dinner gown is
made of heavy crepe de chine beaded
d Jet over the entire surface.