Ladies' Column.

Lake County Press, Issue 2461, 16 January 1913, Page 2

Ladies' Column.

it FASHION AND THINGS FEMININE; n if b. d By Ida Meller. e o it' ir Copyright. e i. ———— ! WASHING FROCKS. r | Washing dresses of muslin, cambric 0 and similar soft stuffs are excellent 8 i mediums for the expression of the new n double or triple skirt, which is well n set-off when made of embroidered I flouncing or of material with scalloped e ; edge, each tier displaying the scallop. £l The upper tier nob infrequently pro- _ ce"ds from the bodice of the costume, J which may partake of the nature of a . ! Russian coat and have a belt at the _'! waist, or fall closely to the figure withJ out the aid of a waistband. 8 ! There is a great fancy for striped musI lins and pale blue linens among the ' washing stuffs in vogue, which embrace 1

! i also some delightful cotton crepes, that 1 make up with excellent results, and i mercerised lawns that may bo specially I recommended in pale shades of blue and < of grey, and are lovely dyed to dull ' shades of old rose or wine-red. These t soft washing stuffs are remarkably and when prettily made up really give as good an effect as silk voile. | A dainty frock suitable for washing materials, such as muslin, cambric, or 1 tho finer quality of linens, is the sub- t jeet of one of our sketches. It is made with a two-tier skirt and one of the \ new Mouse-bodiceF with basque The ■.

flounces are embroidered ani W* 7* • s trimmed throughout with band*, or embroidery or coarse laoe insertion, while tucking is introduced on all parts. At the neck is a frill of muslm run with black bebe velvet., . The pretty hat that accompanies_ tne week is of straw, trimmed with a bana of velvet ribbon and cluster of roses ana foliage. — m A PRETTY FOULARD DREBS. The choice of a new coat and skirtis really a very important matter.to tne woman who has but little to spend on clothes, yet whose position requires ber to keep up a certain appearance, tier new suit will probablv bo called upon to serve her through all the four seasons >f the year, whoreore the best so far as material is concerned, will be cloth or serge. The silk tailor-made, which is the leading vogue just now, is charming for dimmer wear, but would look cmHJ ivhen autumn sets in. Let the W* ostume, therefore, destined for wardrobe of the woman of small meane, bo of :ho all-in-one type, for this will io useful all the year round, worn without a wrap or with a shoulder-scarf or »oa during the warmer months, under a long coat when summer gives away to iiitumn, and turned to account as a housedress in winter. The eoat-and-akirt tailor-made, of one of the fashionable finer qualities of serge or suiting, is just the thing to • rrv one well-dressed through all the twelve months of th* year, in such •<s s where the one tailor-made cannot n put aside for season. A change •i >n the navy-blue or indigo serge suit

suggests itself in a aostumo •f black and white hair-lined clotk or suiting, with revers of coral-pink cloth, or with a single rever of brocade and a collar of the ccat material. Again, the single rever, whether of the coat material, coral-pink cloth, or other stuff, would be fashionably treated if covered with a large, detachable rerer of muslin and lace.

The foulard dress is one that is much in evidence just now, made up in various eharming ways aad of tea seoxr with the corselet skirt and blouse bodice, joined at the waiit-En». The frock illustrated is of foulard, developed in the manner alluded to and conveniently Arranged with a front fastening. The nock is cut low and the right front is p-nvided with a tab at the top that buttons across to the left, buttons and buttonholes proceeding down to the front tc within a few inches of the knees. At the neck is a flat collar of satin and there are cuffs of the same, below which are bands of lace matching the small vest at the neck. This frock would de« velot) cnarmingly in cerise foulard with black or white design, and collar and cufl's of cerise or black satin or velvet.