The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-08-19
Lingerie Dress
Craze in Paris


Under the influence of the craze for
cired Tor waxeD things even the sheer
summer fabrics have not escaped.
Mousselines, chiffons and laces all are
waxed. In fact, every sort of material
! is being cired. All the new laces are
treated in this way and, as matter
of course, satin. In fact, this bright
aud shiny work began with satins and
! silks.
cired Fabrics Featured.
I Great success is predicted for
mousseline cire, which is being used
by very many important French
houses. A lovely dress In satin cire
made by Agnes of Paris shows the
bodice of the dress in black satin
with little fiuted frills of white nous
seine cire.
A lovely dress from Doucet shows
the use of white crepe georgette and
black satin cire, the white georgette
forming the overdress and the black
cire satin the foundation. The over
dress is beautifully embroidered in
white crystal beads threaded on a
rather coarse black thread which re-
suits in charming effect.
Among the cool summer frocks the
black lace dress still is immensely
popular, and second only in favor is
the black lace wrap. In many In
stances one matches the other. A very
smart French model is a cape devel-
oped in black lace, jet spangles and
embroidered tulle with lovely bands
Of jet trimming the shoulder cape
yoke.
Still another fancy of the summer
season is the black taffeta dress with
wrap TO match. Sometimes the SOM
Der look of the black taffeta is re-
lieved by brilliant lining of crepe de
chine, green being the tavorite illu-
minating shade.
The Straight-Line Frock.
Sheer summer frocks might be said
to be of two general types-the
straight-line dress of clinging material
with nothing to distinguish it in the
way of cut, but great deal in the
way of simple hand trimming, or they
may be what are termed picture
dresses. The latter are more unusual
than the former and not nearly so
Wearable.
Paris dressmakers always show
many charming picture dresses follow
ing the styles of various periods. so
web carried out that they are a de-
light TO behold. Not every woman.
however, can afford to indulge in such
clothes, as they must fit into par
ticular setting and almost be worn by
distinct type of woman.
Take, for instance, the Spanish
style, so beautiful in color and line
that one is tempted TO buy without
due consideration for the type of wom-
an for which they were originally in
tended. What could be more uniting
than a demure golden-haired young
woman in costume intended for a
naughty black-haired beauty? Unfor-
tunately, not every woman can afford
to go TO high-priced dressmaker
who will study her type and change
original models until they are suited
to her. So that dress, to be good
seller-and this is what every sue
cessful merchant is looking for-must
have the qualities that make it becom-
ing to great many women. We must
have, in successful dressmaking, a
fair amount of art harnessed to
great deal of commercialism.
Many dresses make no attempt at
the extreme or unusual, but are of the
sort becoming TO all women, and may
be worn at any hour of a summer day.
Typical French dresses might be de-
veloped in any one of the materials
mentioned in this article. Organdie,
crepe de chine and voile are suggested
as being the best suited. Open-work
may be different from the regulation
Nemstitching, being in cutwork design