Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 275, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1913 — OPERA TUNIC AND HEADDRESS IN LATEST MODE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OPERA TUNIC AND HEADDRESS IN LATEST MODE

AVERY brilliant toilette, in fact, about the most brilliant (speaking literally), may be accomplished with one of the spangled and beaded tunics which are purchased ready to adjust over a princess slip of silk or other suitable fabric. These tunics range in price from inexpensive ones of beaded net or chiffon at fifteen to twenty-five dollars up to expensive ones at fifty dollars or jnore. They are fragile but brilliant, and they are very graceful. The weight of the beads in fringe or ornamental band about the bottom holds the garment to the figure. It need hardly be mentioned that they are at least in questionable taste when worn in daytime. Tunics fashionable just now show a predominance of small crystal beads and bugles in their composition. But there is a mixture of these with spangles and jewels—especially pearls. The pattern is sewed on net—a strong, fine Brussels net, as a rule —but mous-selaine-de-soie and dress-chiffon are also used for garments in which,.th©embroidery of beads ismot very heavy. A really gorgeous evening gown is shown here, consisting Of a white satin princess over which an embroidered tuhic of white chiffon is worn. This is richly embroidered with beads in black and white, with a generous mixture of rhinestones. The design leaves nothing to bfe desired for the woman whose figure is fine enough to warrant a garment designed to set it off. There is a “baby” waist of white chiffon with moderately low neck. The choice of black or white, or black and white in these beaded tunics is a happy on£. Gray, blue and tan or brown are also tasteful. With so much “shine” in the embroidery, very brilliant colors are not needed. There is a certain reserve in the quieter tones that is an element of beauty. Witi the tunic pictured here a silk girdle in one of the hew bright colors is worn finished with a lovely corsage rose. The corsage rose is a feature of these gowns so altogether beautiful, and appropriate that one cannot tire of it or imagine anything quite so good in its place. It is a sort of. sumning - a symbol of the gown and the wearer. These roses are made of silk or ribbon fn most cases. Velvet is effectively use for them, and millinery rose foliage in vflvet Is sparingly used with them, and sometimes no foliage appears in their mounting. For the completion of such a toilet a careful coiffure must be planned and

faultlessly executed. That one shown in the picture is fitting. It is one of those in which small ringlets or loose jsu#fs cover the crown of the head. A broad band of black velvet encircles the head, finished with a rhinestpne buckle at the front and a tall, upstanding ostrict, singleply plume, with head curling backward. It would be hard to imagine anything more complete and beautiful

than this conception. It is becoming to every type—blonde, brunette and all others. The feet are clothed In black satin slippers, black silk hose. Buckles of rhinestones or little rosettes of maline and ribbon adorn the toe of the slipper. JULIA BOTTOMLEY.