The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
Using Care In New Garden
 Frock
Rx FLORENCE CLARK

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 to look your prettiest and -fluffiest,
 when you want to create an impress sion of perfect artistry in dress, it is when you are fortunate enough to be numbered among the guests at formal outdoor function At other times per lection often assumes an air of the un- real and inartistic and the too carefully matched details fail to register the charm to which you aspired.
 The garden party costume, however, from bouquet to kerchief, may be what we girls call "a dream" It may be as elaborate and harmonious as you please. The accepted fabrics in modish lines must be considered but fortunately there is variety enough to suit all of beauty.
 Lace frocks sound the most har- monious picture note in garden party attire; a note which girls have hark- ened to without much urging. They know the becomingness of naive rib bon sashes, youthful colorings, flowery designs and sheer effects. Laces also are the means of achieving elaboration on the straight-line gown. The sil- houette, you see, must remain funda- mentally straight. And when lace is used either as trimming or for an en- tire frock it does not alter the rigid outline of the foundation.
 Lace Trimming Popular
 Lace trimmed dresses are slightly more popular than those made entirely of lace, but 1t does not follow that they are more lovely. Some of the silk laces dyed in delicate, soft shades make the most enchanting frocks. Chiffon com bined with lace makes others equally aIIurine. It is the lace that gives the interest in any case.
 One frock I saw recently had long bodice of ashes s-of- roses satin scalloped onto a skirt of margot lace. A wide scarf of the lace was bordered with the satin which formed the bodice. Deep fringe that combined ashes-ofroses and palest of pink tones dripped from the ends of the scarf. This sort of dress makes one very enthusiastic about the lace and fabric combination.
 Lace With GeOrgette
 Another felicitous result is attained by using ecru net trimmed with lace over georgette of palest pink. On one frock of this order which 1 noted. the pattern of the lace, gorgeous rambling rose design, was continued over the net foundation by means of embroidery. which in texture and quality eQualled the loveliness of the lace itself.
 The whole effect was decidedly novel. One could not see where the lace be- gan or left off, and the soft glow of the georgette beneath added further to the illusion of oneness. Petals of flesh mink silk applied to the rose motifs and
 fho fhp yellow centres worked with feathery threads. It was the sort of gown that makes every woman want to engage the wearer in conversation in order to analyze the fine points ot the costume makeup.
 An Imported Example
 Then there was another noteworthy frock which I saw among a recently arrived collection of imported models: Perhaps it has graced some wonderful Newport garden party by this tlme' Can you picture the loveliness ot frock of seafoam green georgette amld luxuriant foliage and Towering shrubs! That was the color chosen for the straight tunlc. The skirt was Dordered A deep band of ecru lace. An oval panel of the same lace formed cape which reached to the bottom or the tunic and the cape was held Tn place at the hip line with a wide sash or changeable and cream colored ribbon which extended only across the front:
 Another frock is of orchid toned chiffon. Filet lace is inserted Tn the skirt and also forms the yoke and tiny sleeves. A crescent of French flowers that feature pansy tones IS posed at each hip. Undering sash of orchid colored satin which extends across the back and is lOoped at the right side. There is a slip of orchid color georgette which is glimpsed through the meshes of the lace, giving A harmanious ensemble impression. These lovely garden frocks do not fea- ture marked contrasts. Yelling ana slips of chiffon blend the various parts into a delightfully."- soothing harmony of color and fabric.
 Flowered chiffons are combined with lace for some of the loveliest of the garden party creations. Matching scarfs are edged with lace and one flowered chiffon frock which l saw at garden party recently had a square shawl bordered with lace. Pale rose chiffon was printed with huge brown and cream roses. The skirt was flounced with brown lace and the shawl bordered with it. A picture hat of brown horsehair turned up at the back with decked roses. The quaint charm of the shawl and the tilt of the hat suggested an old portrait of an Eighteenth century belle. Indeed, 1t would seem that garden frocks of the summer of 1924 have captured all the beauty and subtle charm of that earlier period.