Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1911 — GOWN FOR MUSICALE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GOWN FOR MUSICALE.

The New Modish Stripe For Gowns of Every Type.

The girl who sings and whose means are limited is often compelled to make the same gown do for both her afternoon and evening engagements. To find a gown that will be both simple enough for the one use, yet dressy enough for the other, is not so easy as it may seem. The gown pictured here combines these qualities. It shows the new striped effect, here achieved by bands of satin on the bodice and tunic. Ball fringe edges the tunic, which falls over a band of the fashionable venise lace. A striking appearance is given to the costume by means of the use of horizontal stripes in the side panels. Black and white stripes will naturally have first place in the early season’s gowns, because we are under the seductive thrall of this combination. Several of the important dressmakers have already turned out gowns of black and white striped satin draped with black chiffon cloth or marquisette, with a touch of handsome heavy lace on the shoulders.

With these gowns go turbans or large hats of black net, with white aigrets and green scarfs or Alsatian bows of black and white striped ribbon. The whole idea is a good one for spring, for attractive as black is its universal usage the past winter rather depressed one. If it had not been for the freedom of wearing vivid colors as a contrast we would have been a somber assemblage indeed.

GOWN FOR MUSICALS.