The Washington times., 1922-07-23
FIFTH AVE.
LOVES ITS
NEW FURS
Jacquette, a Crea-
tion With Military
Lines, New York's
Latest i'm Summer
Neckpieces.
WINIFRED VAN DUzER
NEW YORK, July %.


M'sieu, her husband, not plunge
too utterly into despair!
Late Of Longchamps; more lately
Of the Avenue and allied thorough.
fares:> Fur for the month of water
lilies and heat prostrations; Amer.
ican ermine or lapin shining white
as the dresses underneath.
Possessing the sleekly smiling
look of canary-fed house-cat the
which I privately believe to have
given up it's hide for the fashioning
of this newest whim. .A
Though how the fireside pussy
has increased in value II, this be
true!
An exotic thing for summer
wear. 1t is a comfortably fitting
garment this jacquette closing AZ
the left side. with a straight
collar buttoning military style, u
narrow turnover band at the top.
The sleeves are bell-shsped and
the hem falls below the waist
line just long enough to permit Of
gathering In with a silk braid
belt.
A white eaameled buckle closes
this narrow girdle.
Another pair of panels on
another dress are contrived from
basket-woven bands of the mate
rial. put on the skirt to simulate
pockets. This frock is trimmed
with a wreath OF morning glories;
blue. pink, violet and white round
the girdle.
A georgette dress rejolces in the
contrast of monkey fur outlining
it's panels and the small rosettes
of >self.fabric trimming girdle.lina,
blouse and sleeves.
A variation of the mode was
the knitted sports dress I found
in an. uptown salon. Ivory-colored
wool was induced to form a bodice
va at the throat. falling a bit
easily over the waist and descend
ing to a closely fitting skirt.
Like fur bathing suits I de-
scribed last week, this little wrap
OF the big price never was designed
for summer comfort.
But. as the saleslady stated, It
rceks with "shiek."
NO degree OF popularity is abated
in the vogue Of white. though
tailored modes have given way
somewhat to rather elaborate
dresses for street wear.
These all are Of style, differ
entiated only by lines, trimmings.
lengths and positions Of panels on
the skirts.
Fact is that on a sunny after
noon the city calls to mind a
musical comedy stage with the
cutie on the end repeating her.
self several hundred times.
A dress of beguiling character
is trimmed with chrysanthemums
OF crepe de chine. Of which fabric
It is made. They outline the four
panels all the way round, and add
to their length. which runs a good
eight inches below the hem.
Ridges were knitted into either
side the skirt. which graphically
suggested fluted panels.
IT follows that white hats are
more favored at the moment
than the autumn creations Of
felt and velvet.
Most are soft little shapes in
crepe-de-chine or grosgrain. fin.
ished with a bow.
A possess-me-or-die model was
constructed Of white taffeta. &C.
Gordon plated, bearing thought
Of Charlotte Corday in it's soft
ened brim. The trimming was a
flaring rosette Of the plating.
However month after -next hats
appear frequently and while I
write two new shades, platinum
grey and geranium. appear to
dominate.
Platinum. beautifully developed
in chiffon velvet. resembles the
precious metal polished till II
seems more than ever precious.
It Is trimmed with quilts or
uncurled ostrich. One such, with
wide brim rolling front and back,
supported wide feather over the
top of the soft crown, which fell
several inches to the side.
Geranium is a deep shade Of
American Beauty. Rolls Of velvet,
largely used in trimming. look as
IL they had |been woven from
flower petals.
A different type Of hat seemed
to me like a kits between sum-
mer and fall.
It's straw body was blue as
July skies. But about the crown