Show PARIS IS DECIDEDLY PARTIAL TO THE SIMPLE WASH LITTLE originality IN SUMMER FASHIONS may 24 the fashions show no very great departure in originality at the races where tha coutur leres exploit their new modes very little oi note has been displayed short plaited niante lettes add novelty to some smart outdoor costumes these garments aro becoming to few figures and are therefore in no dancer of being generally adopted the co called short skirts are longer than they have been the preferred length seems to be one that will just es rape the ground for fashionable functions and for afternoon wear long trailing skirts are generally accepted as the only correct form costumes de trot beur must be absolutely harmonious in every detail with short skirt and coat linen collar and mannish cravat stout cloves and sensible walking boots the hat should be a simple morning affair adorned with a quill or a ribbon french taste repudiates anything sug resting incongruity and as parisian women wear the walking costume it has many pleasing elements simple wash gowns for country wear are at present of profound interest to women it Is difficult to obtain good designs for such costumes for it they are too elaborate a visit to the laundry utterly ruins them suitable fabrics are grass lawns plain or with colored designs cord check zephyr lawns mer lawns figured lawns colored printed pongees pon gees printed in new shades zephyr lawns figured sa teens cotton foulards fou lards printed and worked spot mullins muslins mus lins muslin grenadines grena dines daml ales reversible zephyr lawns zephyrs figured and broche pongee lawns plain washing zephyr lawns pin spotted pon crettes Er ettes white mercerized zed ducks colored aresi linens white drills white ducks with colored stripes orlandies organdies org andies challies chal lles bati stes cotton weave gren abines and tolle du nord lace ribbon embroidery tucks and plaits trim all summer costumes which make pretension to smartness lace or tucked yokes bichus fichus and lace collars are the conventional neck decorations the batiste collar suitably embellished Is also used in beautifying the summer frock take tor example the hand bome pompadour print which ame mme coralle has completed tor a chic patron from the faubourg Fau bourg st germaen Ger maln the groundwork Is cream colored or gandie with flowers in exquisite shades of pink over the shoulders falls a batiste collar on which embroidered flowers are applied in wash silks the collar and vest are also 0 batiste embroidered in colored bands the sleeves have tight fitting cuffs over which ruffles of the or gandie fall almost to the wrists an embroidered girdle and four embroidered broi dered bands upon the skirt add to the richness of the costume A rather original way of using frills was shown on this gown there were two of the ruffles both narrow and one of them extending about the lower part was to be worn over a blip of cream tinned silk A pretty way a elnen gown la to use tucks linens may be had in any color but the various brownish shades such as ecru cafe and cafe au aalt are preferred for making up an ecru linen let me recommend the design confided to me by a famous modiste on the avenue de dopera the yoke and upper halt of the sleeves of this model of the skirt the upper rill was put in a scalloped arrangement upon the shaped flounce that fell from the quadruple of the embroidery this costume I 1 were of linen laid in narrow plaits about the a draping of ecru linen embroidery was fixed and band of embroidery finished the sleeves where the plaits ended t underneath a fullness of linen forming a bufe at the wrist where it was skill fully fastened by an cuff the bodice was blou seii and pointed in front and encircled by a narrow embroidered broi dered girdle was laid tn bands of half a dozen to a group each was separated by an equal portion of the cloth A shaped flounce headed by a band 0 embroidery was finished with a border of three narrow flounces plain fabrics are with flowered ones A floured batiste was combined with the latter utilized in the of a plaited yoke and flounce batiste edged with lace draped the shoulders in the graceful alchu fashion so much in voege on light bowns the drapery about the shoulders fell over the upper part ot the arm where the sleeves plaited fashionable afternoon frocks of foulard silk are invariably trimmed with lace they are more simply made than ever but are none the less elegant shaped flounces brought over the shoulders to the waist neatly set ot the bodice of a foulard silk it is the method followed by a pretty woman of slender figure who has just ordered a frock of cream and delt blue ellk the sleeves held in on the forearm by narrow plaits have the usual puff at the wrist with a pointed arrangement of lace cross bands on the upper arm the brills trills are edged with lace and an insertion ts laid in a deep V on the front of the bodice the skirt with its shaped flounce Is also trimmed with ecru lace inser lions A smaller flounce supplementing the flare on the largo one was headed lace band with the gown by a narrow used the eash Is very a lace cash was popular and one 0 lace la considered fetching soft lace la prefer able to stiff guipure gul pure pompadour rib bon sashes arc extremely fashionable in bright colors they lend a touch of brightness to even the dullest costume heavy linen or duck are cut with a decided train one two or three inches falling over the floor one of tho most pleasing linen skirts which I 1 have seen was cut with a double box plait behind the under plait was twice as wide as the upper one and permitted the application of a stitched strapping on each side of the upper plait A strapping also decorated the told of the linen the skirt was fitted gracefully over the hips and had strapped seams and a moderate flare around the lower part with the skirt any bodice may be worn but as fashion now prefers that skirts and bodices shall harmonize a special blouse of linen was made tor use with this garment this waist was a very simple affair with no other trimming than a hem stitched sailor collar of linen and a double hemstitcher hemstitched hem stitched band brought down the front another favored pattern of the serviceable wash skirt has a series of plaits bait of each of which is stitched while the other halt is allowed to flare the open plaits give a fullness to the lower part of the skirt while the stitched fitting above allows the cloth to be very accurately molded to the figure tucks and lace motifs combined to make a chaille robe in deep cream and rose a thing of beauty it not a joy forever tucks formed all but the extreme ower part of the skirt where the laco was laid in becoming A deep corselet of the heavy laco and a yoke and cuffs supplied a richness which made it eminently proper tor wear at the most fashionable garden carlies par lies A novel touch appeared in the use of a satin ribbon draped from a paste buckle near the throat and brought down the left side of the waist to the girdle where a second clasp held it in place and allowed two long streamers to trail over the skirt mercerized zed fabrics are much worn this season they are not only stylish in appearance but wash nicely and wear well A number of novelty fabrics in higher priced goods are almost equal to silk in appearance clobes adorned with or embroidered broi dered designs are sold at some of the great dry goods shops the parts of the dress are clearly indicated so that with a little help in fitting an amateur may put them together these robes afford the handsomest materials for summer gowns and as the higher priced onea are not duplicated there 1 little chance of seeing your bitterest enemy or your appear in a garment which la all but a replica at your own the fancy tucked and plaited rous uns intended tor yokes and sleeves ot wash dresses ore BO dainty and withal so cheap that the making of a gown lj almost a pleasure lace and embr old ered insertions and inlet motifs enrich the prepared trimmings while laca trimmed frills in white stuffs are eo inexpensive and dainty that the horna dressmaker Is not required to tax either skill or patience mullins muslins Mus lins lawns and even bilks adorn cd with medallions are considered very modish lace balloons gal loons applied between the bands of plaiting or drawn aboa and beneath them through apertures aper tures in the silk are odd features of summer dressmaking bands of hand embroidery are suitable for gowns of linen or of plain material for ehart waists embroidered turnovers buffa bands and belts are correct CATHERINE TALBOT |