Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 184, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1917 — MUSLIN AND LINEN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MUSLIN AND LINEN

Combination of Simple Materials Popular This Year. Paris Model Shows How Practical Washing Goods May Be Made Up Into Attractive Frock. Doucet Is creating lovely models from such simple materials as spotted muslin and silk-finished listen. Indeed, this combination of spotted, or striped, muslin and linen is one of the most notable features of the summer sea-

son, writes Idalia De Villiers, a Paris correspondent. The illustration which accompanies this article shows that practical washing materials may be manipulated into very exclusive and exquisite creations. For the girl’s frock in question Doucet selected fine linen in a cool shade of lemon yellow-and soft white muslin spotted with black. The dress was made up over a white pongee silk foundation and it represented everything that is attractive and summery.' The ankle-length skirt was sqt in flat plaits. Practical plaits which were sufficiently wide and profound to be easily cleaned and ironed down. Then there was a quaint overdress of linen which was long back and front and cut up at the sides to show the spotted ;sklrt. On the corsage portion of this long tunic there were some fine, washing silk embroideries in black, white and lemon yellow. You will notice that the tunic is cut round at the neck and that it is moderately decollete. This style is in great favor with the Parlsiennes and it is likely to remain fashionable all through the year. French women never took kindly to high-necked blouses and bodices.. They wore them, it is true, but unwillingly. On the other hand, an extreme V opening is considered bad taste for street wear. The correct thing is the simple round neck shown in the drawing.

Muslin and Linen Frock.