Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 188, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1916 — FANCIES AND FADS OF FASHION [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FANCIES AND FADS OF FASHION

Wash Suits the Pinnacle of Smartness Those linens and cottons that do not muss —the heavier crashes and similar weaves —in those colors that do not fade, make up street suits for midsummer wear that stand at the pinnacle of smartness. They contribute comfort and trim appearance and elegance, all in one, to the summer wardrobe, and they are the delight of the fine-grained lady. The best designers love to work with these simple materials, and they strive for beauty of line and effectiveness of color in them with results are as admirable a’ any to be reached in richer stuffs. In the picture a coat suit is shown of heavy linen crash in a clear, strong blue. The skirt is moderately full and is laid in plaits at the sides. The plaits are stitched down to the hip line and hang free below, forming a panel, fairly wide, at the front and one at the back. It is finished with a three-inch hem. ~ The coat bespeaks an expert in designing, for it is a marvel of fine ad-

By Julia Bottomley

justment by means of simple but clever cutting. It is a summer coat in cut as well as in material, with loose-hanging, shapely body and moderately full peplum. It is decorated with a small scroll design, done in the narrowest of white braid, and having the effect of embroidery. This design appears at each side of the front and at each side of the back. The coat opens with revers, which are overlaid by other revers of soft pique in white. It fastens with two large pearl buttons. The designer has allowed his fancy some license in finishing the sleeves in an unexpected fashion. The flaring cuffs of blue are supplemented with additional inside cuffs of white pique. A suit of this kind calls for a wash blouse of equal elegance, and nothing commonplace will do. The sailor hat, worn with it, is of fine black and white satin made in the best manner of the milliner. A fine Panama is in the same class and might be worn with it. In an outfit of this kind one is dressed well enough for almost any demand the summer may make. There is nothing better in suits.