Show Summery frock rOC S With P t dl o Sl t o g CABA COOK f I English Eyelet Embroidery on Organdie Or- Or Organdie Or Organdie gandie White Dresses Dresses Dresses White hite Silk Com Corn Combined Combined CornI I With Heavy White Linen Wheel Linen V h hI I 6 Wheel heel Motifs Made l of Net r j r shib Footing I r 1 I r w f rf d Q 1 f o Above Large Above Large hat fiat of 01 Leghorn hove it Above Leghorn hat n with ith e l black taffeta trimmed n pith pitha ith itha a a lace motif moll straw Juan lace lice trimming At Atthe 1 three new nen parasol the right of o e it il-F il Four it-Four Four our novel I oi y handles 0 s i The A Ay umbrella handles handler u y I Io o Y Yat at the thc left is iJ is ofa of a an o oil 5 1 j n waterproof lacquered I A u l I silk Charming Dresses of Cotton Fabrics Fabri 41 T RANCE has bes been the FRANCE J edited edged leader in the world of o fashion So generally ac- ac accepted accepted accepted is her judgment in the selectIon selection selection tIon of styles that the modes of al- al almost almost almost most every other civilized cJ country countr in the world orld are suggested by the styles st les of Paris Pans Therefore French styles t les of the last laet four five or c con con- n- n I mI tunes have hae an important place m the history of costume and a recur recur recur- recurrent recurrent rent influence on modern dress The first definitely American gar gar- garments ments were ere closely modeled on the French r stiles st les of the Second Empire tight tight bodies and skirts held out b by stiff petticoats The Quaker dress of 1870 1370 closely resembled the pan pan- pannier pannier nier of that I 1 1 reach rench period America now is showing shoving a grow grow- growIng growing cS 1 Ing interest in in the designing of cos- cos costumes costumes costumes Little b by little we are rely rely- relying r mg on the ability of our own design design- era to create distinctive modes wit witless nth h less lees dependence on what hat they are arel l 1 v in Paris Pans and the time may ma not be far distant when the world will look with respect and concern concer concerto n to see what America is wearing Staple Materials Material Vie I With Novelty Effects t f THERE is in one one type of dress in the th e designing of which America ex- ex excels ex- ex excels cels It is is the purely summer cummer frock froc k of of cotton material The french frenchwoman's Frenchwoman's womans woman's ideas regarding what goes goe s into the making of a mid summer mid r re dress differ from those of the th e American in many Vo ways a s She ap- ap apparently ap patently has not our use for the cot cot- cotton cot cotton coton ton dress The frocks rocks of this sort so rt that our American manufacturers manufacturer s S manufacturerS are showing for the coming ummer r are charming Among the marvelous cottons of o f foreign origin and the printed silks silk designers have not forgotten forgotten to place strew streu on the tho cottons that have hav e S for or many years been considered d more or less staple They reali e that there is bound to be a revel revulsion lion sion of feeling and when women n have tired of these gay fabrics they the Y F will Vom turn to the simple typo of dress dres S that they always have beve liked Among the cottons featured a arc athe re the almost overworked cotton colt crepes voiles piques s and an a linens embroidered either In match match- matchIng matt matting h- h har Ing or contrasting colors A whit he e material may carry an embroider pattern in several colors An CT- CT cample ample amplo of this is seen in a fine cot cot- cotton co coton art ton crepe haying having a floral design desi worked out in three dIfferent differs threads the towers flowers In color the t stems in black and the leaves in bronze or gold The use of black bla ck threads intermingled in colored designs de- de designs signs is frequent S Swiss iss muslin with Ith its sho shower er of o dots al ala always a s is a II favorite with Ith the American woman although made lit lit- little little lit little tle of or completely ignored by Paris Pans dressmakers Our American Importers importers im- im importers porters believing that it apparently never can lose its prestige in this country are displaying it in myriads of wonderful shades ranging from pale blond and gray tints to the brightest of blues greens and reds There are dots of varying size but bul small SOlan ones find the most favor faor Organdies are e exquisite in their then shadings The shades used for them from the silk color card So varied aried are the tints produced and so e exquisite the finish of the fabric that it is difficult to believe belle e that the materials are of the cotton family Linens and voiles olles are used as Freely as ever the former fonner in both the handkerchief and heavy weaves eaves Both linens and voiles are arc used for foi modes featuring fil fi tire as liS trim trim- trimming trimming ming For effective frocks that eliminate t the e expense of this work while retaining retaining the effect of the th needlework pattern stitch drop voiles olles are arc chosen the stitch drop serving in place of the hand drawn threads s Vanous Various types of needlework ori such suet as were used in our great brand great mothers times again are ara seen In profusion on sheer frocks for the th coming summer This is lemark emark- 3 able considering the wonderful cot cot- cottons cottons tons covered with embroidery that thai come to us from the looms Lelet Eyelet embroidery done by hand hanc frequently appears on the rev neT est st white organdie frocks rocks being exploit exploit- exploited exploit exploit-cd ed for the hot weather Women had ha begun bogun to look upon these hand hand-em- white dresses as relegated to a more leisurely past something to be talked about in the history of fashion but seldom seen Among the more white whit c frocks are those of organdie organelle adorned d with quantities of old fashioned eve ee- ee eye let embroidery Many years a ago go this ornate type of needlework was wa goa a used on such sheer fabrics as mull mu and batiste beautiful examples of o a which are among the cherished old oil linens of many modern homes 1 r fir a Parasols reading from the left White left White Georgette with groy enamel handle and gray printed flowers Printed silk siU IU parasol A parasol made from a large square tied at the four corners Cray and white while n printed silk with Mack black taffeta lining Organdie dresses are made over slips of soft silk sIll in either dark darl or fight shades White organdie may maybe maybe maybe be worn orn over OHr a R black or navy blue slip or over OHr one of pale yellow vellow or cherry color Usually the dress is trimmed with ribbons or embroidery to match the slip in color Trimmings on lingerie dres dresses es are those which have been in use we for many years Changes lie in in meth meth- methods methods methods of placing them Trimmings In use on organdie ale aie Valenciennes lace and net footing the latter used as inserts both puffed and plain aswell as aswell well ell as for motifs Many charming effects are achieved through the tha mo and me medium dIu of colored organdie and old old- old fashioned fashioned white net footing Tape and Tucks Trim Lingerie Models TUCKS are always nl used as a trim trim- trimming trimming ming for the lingerie frock Among the new models models is a frock of fine white voile trimmed with Ith hand hand- run hand run tucks and having as its most In- In in interesting feature a n rolling roiling collar which continues as a Jabot at the back The collar and jabot are used as a background for hand drawn hand work ork i An old standby of the tha sewing I baskets of our mothers days qUite extensively used as a trimming for this summers summer's cotton frocks is ordinary ordinary nary white cotton tape ItIS It is used I S J J T i on cotton and linen dresses both for binding the edges and for embroidery embroidery ery cry When used for embroidery cot cot- cotton cotton cot cotton ton threads both white and colored are intermingled with it t tSuch Such a trimming is effectively ely carried out on a flock fiock of red linen which is is ia of the around wrapped type The bodice is pain pam and straight with long sleeves and the skirt is joined to it at a point only slightly below the ilia normal waistline At the left side where here the dress fastens there is a panel of embroidery embroidery ery cry done with white cotton braid and heavy cotton threads in 10 shades of white and red An interesting collection of sum sum- summer summer sum summer mer clothes consists of frocks of cotton materials with a n hat of fabric to match each dress Among them are organdie dresses and hats trimmed with flowers ers of the muslin bound with colored suede A white hite Georgette Georgett crepe dress in line straIght line effect is embroidered ered In large white daisies with yellow cen cen- centers cen- cen centers t ers To complete the costume is a ahat ahat ahat hat of the same material with the crown strewn with with the embroidered daIsies and swathed with a long scarf of the Georgette which falls faHs to the wearers wearer's knees 4 J Ji i r Y r I 1 S o lo l li lL lQ 1 i L Q 1 I 0 Up i r e 1 o 0 e 1 0 C c cU The Thc figure at the right is i n wearing a yellow organdie or- or gandie drew coat with pith I IEnglish English eyelet cry done in n white threads and trimmed t with rows of n white hite I i Valenciennes lace the parasol matching the I I dress 0 0 A Ap p r C CG ll l f jo G 6 s sd d 0 C l I I l lr r 1 v f ff fI f I Ik k r 4 1 i j ji i 1 d dI I r i iA A w v vat I Ab Above al at II left S left I v t frock It 11 of heavy white hIlm linen ered ll uJ Arad In in black back cotton threads J the file Ib abbreviated abbreviated sleeves neck t binding Ab Alcove at 1 Ift I left Dress of 1 of o 1 r d voile aile While A At and pleated IJ J and anda sash b h of 1 bl black blacks s ilk t p flounce around J Ib the bottom blIm of o othe Ib the skirl skin are of 1 white iI J t I tucks a made h silk to A At I right right Dress Dress of 1 white while b linen I barred in i in red HIn having collar C crepe dress trimmed with wheel motifs if 1 tg f fv fr v r r v said and cuff cuffs of 0 red linen and embroidery donen done in ui colored tc od 1 1 M Ii 1 pw si J JI I H it itar ar I 4 t |