Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-01
DRESSES show WIDE SCOPE
SPORT GOWNS NOTABLE
FEATURE OF SHOWING
Style Review Also Announces Designs
M Tor Blouscs OF TanctA Material
49, and Emb roidcry.

NEW YORK. Jan. 3i.-Many types.
$rangtng from light summary frocks to
Us she most severe tailored street dresses.
81 end All embodyins the newer style
tSfSaturcs with degree of Practically.
IL snort skfrted taffetas with certain
feftlpfyouthfulncss OF line. vie with the
b Atignonette for popularity. Basque ef-
Il iectss are thought good and are seen
In many street dresses Skirts are
fsstreAted in variety OF ways: corded
So hirring in vertica! rows at the hips
fBgives rather snug lit TO = few OF the
satanetas. Ruities take away the narrow
igfronf than at the Sides are made to
stand; out from the foundation skirt
by means OF pieated rutlies or finely
tucked borders The fun scaliopcd
5sstuntc of a black tatieta dress is en-
Al broidered heavily in peacock blue and
sreen-, Much cu.t work cmbroidcry is
fused Ion tancta.
~ Chcmisc Lines.
rricotines anu scrses show the
straight lines OF the chemisc frock
some of them very severe with braid
folds OF material to break
the straight hip line. SOFT standaway
collars OF embroidered batistc and
lace appear IN this series.
Brown tones a!c muCL in evidence
s:amons the printed GeOrgcttvs in COM
ebination with hcuna or,rose. one with
"a bisQue ground and ccrise figures,
has tiny ruii!ns and belt of ccrisc.
Very effective Is q dress of biscuit
81
bon belt IN the dun snades Of hcnna
and blue Lighter Georgettcs are
shown combined with baby itish lace.
a. Striking sports Effects.
Wool jersey plays AN important part
lin L the development of sports dresses as
well as silk fabrics. Some striking
anu odd color combinations. White
stricoietto is used with emerald green
Jersey. the latter forming loose panels
,aat-gthc sides of the skirt. The long
fw0lRted blouse In 80 N.
!, green. The coat OF "a white sports
crepe shows Chinese embroidery in
nonette is trimmed with angora and
I worn with white picated skirt. In
sfaddition to the. dresses in coat effect,
taere arc some simple. straight line
,{tdresses OF white jersey and sports
hsilks braided or embroidered in colors
.sit .., kimono Blouses shown.
81 IN the ShowingS of blOuSes there is
"a definite conccption of the type OF
9tailor or Scmi-tailorcd waist most in
favor with the Parisicnnc, OF a col
3 lared bosom; made In some way as
.Aof the blouse, style that has been
persistent with the French. AS re-
waists which are now being shown to
1.-THE trade Ny this house, the bosom
note ID strong one in the long
\ sleevcd models, developed in taffcta
for the most part with the exceptional
number using self Georgcttc overlaid
with embroidery.
S, The simple classification OF taffeta
bosom by no means conveys the story
34of the line, for the variety accomplish
ed n the bosoms is very great. They
are sometimes made to contrast in
are part blue set in gray, Tor in
stance; they sometimes depart from
the semi oval shape that is the most
used. extending downward in a uerp
& point or graduating longer by definite
steps: they are most often made % diff
Ter from one another by the designs
i and colorinG used in tho cmbroid.r..s
Couch Stitching /. Well Liked.
For these embroideries, it is the
couch stitching which seems to be
chosen almost entirely, making ESQ ot
stitches OF every conceivable length,
worked in fine silk floss, or in tinscl.
one of the prettiest numbers uses
design that makes the tafreta p!to es
resemble brocadc. on the gray collar
and and cuffs OF a gray Georgette waist.
: basic design in the embroidery, gets
q q. good contrast in spite Of the fact
that the colorings are very similar,
py reversing the part OF the design
~hieh is empha sized by the handwork.
n The cross bar design, which reap
pears SO frequently in the creations
Git OF the French a. does double duty here.
3 eroideries and being worked out in
tuclting also. One embroidered num-
\ per %. or this type departs from the
straight up and down squares more
frequently employed and swings lis
lattice in lengthwise diamond criss-
cross worked in brown on very pale
buff.
Pale Colers Emphasized.
1t Is pale colors OF this sort That
+ predominate in the line, white, flesh,
bisqua. gray and orchid OF ,he palest
Stint or peachhloom, the note Of high
coloring. when 1t is presented, intro
4 duced through the embroidery me-
dunn
Openings give the opportunity for
the use of sclf-covered buttons. and
Z in rarer instances, of small raetallic
braid ones The "tnifet:t buttons are
sometimes slghtly larger and carry
n detail OF the embroidery. The slip
on effect is the impression given by
all of this series and many of them
are truly 80 made, others open al. tile
way down.
Taneta and Other Thnn TailIcurs.
Dress blouses, as distinguished Gror,
the long sleeved numbers with heir
newly acquired air OF street wear are
MADE practically throughout on
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