Morning Frocks for Hot Days and Summer Accessories
A feature on light weight serge dresses for seaside and mountain travel highlights morning frocks in blue, pink, and white with bodice and sleeve details, belts, and gathered skirts. It notes foulard prints, peasant blues, white linen accents, and the use of net blouses, hats, and decorative house and nursery accessories for summer homes.
Hats With Broad Brims Dominate Summer Styles
Hats shift to broader crowns and wider brims for summer. Homehair braid returns after a fourteen year gap, with hand sewn tats and cherry trimming. prices range from 8 to 12 dollars. A peanut straw model with a colored band and velvet facing sells for 8 dollars, while a Milan natural straw with blue crépe de Chine trim goes for 12 dollars. A brown Yetta braid motoring hat is offered at 10 dollars, and a black horsehair brim design with a bird of paradise accents sells for 60 dollars. A Tower of London inspired semi-tailored hat appears at 12 dollars, in black Tagal and white ribbon.
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Milan
Tower of London
Stark Horeehate
Paradise
Country House Decoration Sees Stripe Pattern Take Lead
A shift in country house decor favors stripe patterns over floral chintzes with modern designs from Vienna and Paris resurging. Black and white schemes appear in curtains and carpets, while muted painted woods and lacquer provide affordable elegance. Green and yellow accents appear in tableware and glassware, and white painted woodwork brightens breakfast rooms with restrained color schemes.
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China
Chelsea
Wedgwood
Spode
Toile de Jouy
Vienna
Madras
Jardiniéres
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