Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 134, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1916 — Color on Dark Gowns. [ARTICLE]

Color on Dark Gowns.

Bright-colored embroideries on darkcolored gowns have been shown in New York lately. A smart street gown seen at an opening was of navy blue serge with embroidery in bright red. The embroidery takes the form of a narrow border finishing the edges of the overskirt, the girdle, the collar and the cuffs, etc. It is simple in design, but It is the color effect that is sought rather than detail. Hand embroideries of such sort are being largely used, and New York tailors are using stitching of novel sort. The machine is threaded with heavy floss in a desired color and rows of stitching are used as finish. At a glance it loofcs like a silk cord applied. It is effective ip,spite of its simplicity.