Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 225, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1912 — FADS and FANCIES of FASHION [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FADS and FANCIES of FASHION

LOOK WEU IN WHITE - '' ** 1 - ‘ VARYING SHADEB ALL SUITABLE FOR BRIDAL FINERY. Modiste of Experience Will Study the Complexion of Her Customer to Determine the Proper Hue to Be Employed. In the olden times it was a common thing to hear people say of some bride or other, who hitherto had seemed quite good enough to look upon, “How ugly she looks in white!” This speech is very nearly Impossible today, for the very good reason that fashion considers types and complexions in all of her ideas for the wedding gown; which is to say that a smart gown model is tinkered with until it just suits the wearer, and before this the dressmaker tries every conceivable shade of white against the face of her customer to see which one goes bfest with her Bkin. In white, as In color, there are a number of tones' —dead white, pearl white, oyster white, cobweb white, pale cream white, etc. Try buying a length of satin or lace out of a bargan basket and then--trjr-to match the color to a T with more material of the same sort to go with it. The feat is well nigh impossible although It will not

matter so much if the purchase is a fine bit of lace in a length big enough to be used alone, for grayish white lace —the tone called cobweb —1b sometimes superb in a pure white veiling or net. , - The bride looking for absolute becomingness in her wedding fixings,

then, must be particular about the shade of white she chooses, and if much satin is used for her bodice she must also get a very delicate lace web for hejr guimpe, for the heavier laces are by no means so becoming as the silk tulle and filmy nets used for this portion of the altar gown. The illustration presents an Indoor dress of many possibilities and in a very girlish style, and it is bound to be liked b ? the bride who wants to look young and appears best in simple raiment! The dress comprises a bodice with A rounded peplum and a perfectly plain skirt, so by lengthening ; the sleeves and wearing a high guimpe , ! inside the rolling collar the design 1 would be sufficiently severe for street use. As shown by the sonsy mall of the picture, the frock is of ar striped • and plain silk, the plain appearing alone in the trimmings of the bodice. This dress likewise presents possibilities for a very convenient traveling costume, for the lines are suited to corduroy and serge and cloth, and the peplum gives enough coat suggestion to make the costume in keeping with traveling styles. With a change of guimpes, lawn or linen severely made for actual traveling and muslin for hotel use, at a pinch this single costume could take the place of several.