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Show 1 Sash Enhances I. I Milady's Gown V t ' z. I) Tho sash lins been through many Hi; ' variations slnco It renewed Its oldttmo H popularity. Its coming out of ob Hu. i Bcurity a few seasons ago, observes a Hr fashion writer, wus met with as much Hi ' enthusiasm as tho return to tho stage Hji Qt a favorite who had been living for K b tlmo In retirement. It carao back Hj'' again surrounded with all of its old HJ tlmo feminism. It wns the wide rib B bon tied In n big, puffy bow like the Hi sashes thut our grandmothers wore on HJ Uielr white muslin frocks. In this H guise It wns met with acclaim by all HJ women, young and old. It could not HJ have como In a moro appealing way. Hj Tho sash has stayed with us now H for several seasons a much longer HJ tlmo than tho usunl llfo of a fashion. HJ During thin period, however. It lins Hf" undergone many c'mngos. No longer Hi' Is It Just n bh mentation, but H ' .afe-i HI HaHr-ix Hh i hse? v Ha m VV H sLs 'ill hYhb iIVnBFi hT?-1B hbhb wy BSBWK H ' rf I HI If A 1 F H iw I The ' New Vogue for Simplicity Ap pears In an Evening Gown of Gray Crepe de Chine and Cray Lace, the Lace Encircling the Skirt and Hano Ing Below the Hem In Long Points, ono of tho ' mainstays of fashion something to bo rolled upon by dress makers not only to mako dresses smart hut to make them extremely adapt able.. A frock Is molnmorphosed by the addition of nn unusual sash. It Is an economy to hnvo many sashes If, by tlio addition of ono, n dress mny be changed Into nn cntlroly different costnmo, Sah Variation With Side Panels. Tho wholo cachet of a model fro i qticntly depends on the, sash, which j may bo narrow or broad, wrapped I about tho body onco and tied In a ' hugo knot or wound twlco around the hips and fnstcnod In n very short, perky; bow. A foundation dress which Is nothing moro tlinu n llttlo chemise Is transformed by tho addition of a sash." Vlonnet, nn oxcluslvo Paris dress maker, makes panols to hang from hor sashes. Sashes of ribbon are as popular as !-" those-of tho material from, which tho Hi Black Lace, White Crepe de Chine H Frocks of lace havo become simpler HBft i nntl cvcn tnoro charming than ever. HBiT Much crcpo de chine Is used in com LjHf binatlon with laco. Such a union .HH T makes a garment which Is soft and HH ' v clinging, to that this fabric Is moro HHf j miltobla as a foundation over which to HW ) drapo soft nlray nets than any of tho B heavier silks. HK White crcpo de chlno and black laco HH is a well liked combination In ex HH elusive dressmaking circles. Women HL j appear loath to abandon the vogue for B black and white which came upon us Hlfr o suddenly and ran such n rapid HH i course that In tlio natural order of HO things Its cxlstenco should havo been 0 , n bref ono. Its long life, however, HL f Is no, doubt due to tho fact thnt black Hk and whlto Is practical, Ailing many B needs in both tlio limited and tho ex Hjr tensive wardrobe and, used In con H Junction with each othor, Is llkowlso Bjr" becoming' to almost all women. BkI'I Demure Models In Popular Qray, HH Oypo do chine frequently consorts HH ' Willi satin In the newest models turned I HH oui hv the great French dressmaker ' I dress Is evolved. Designers and manu I fneturers of ribbons play a very Important Im-portant role In the clothes Industry of tlin present day. Wo havo como to rely greatly on ribbons as staple articles ar-ticles of dress. A long tlmo ago a taste for theo strips of silk and velvet wns considered tho height of frivolity ; now they are Just as much stundnrd materials from which to evolve clothes as are cottons and woolens. Ribbons In Brilliant Hues. Cnllot shows great partiality for tho ribbon sash, and her liking for gor . geous fabrics Is seen In tho sort of rib , bong she selects. Usually sho prefers ' those of heavy quality und elaborate weave. Through her sashes sho , achieves marvelous color effects. A i Cnllot sash with stiff, looped ends Is of heavy reversible ribbon, grosgraln ; on one Hide and satin on tho other, and feature) brilliant shades of greens and blues. The loops may bo worn at the back or they may bo placed at one side In panel effect and tho glrdlo knotted at tho other. This method of allowing bits of ribbon rib-bon or panels of silk to hang at either side of tho dress, and, In many In stances, fall below tho hem Is a favorite favor-ite with many designers. While It lias been used for some tlmo, new variations of It aro constantly appear ing. It Is a gold-colored crcpo do chlno chemlso with cascading sides. A straight piece of tho silk Is cut out at the sides to form sleeves In ono with tho body of tho frock, which Is slightly girdled at tho walstllno by a very nnrrow belt. A piece of tho material ma-terial Is attached to tho underarm scam and tho free edges, which aro plcot finished, allowed to rlpplo down S'.the sides In twisting cascades. Tho trimming consists of rows of doublo hemstitching, dono by hand. Thero are thrco on tho skirt and one around the bodice. The same sort of stitching finishes tho neck and sleeves. Laco seems n perishable material for a sash, but nevertheless It has been chosen to play Its part In girdling gir-dling tho frocks which go to mako up tho mode. Some of our prettiest di esses have no trimming other than a huge laco sash, which, it the frock Is intended for forinnl wear, may end In u train, thus doing doublo duty. One of our own great American dressmaking establishments Is showing n Nile green crepo de chlno evening dress which Illustrates effectively the new vogue for simplicity. Tho bodlco Is absolutely plain, tho decollctage I HltcMlv low nnil nit Ktrnlirht nci-ntm and tho skirt short and full with no trimming. "Tlio feature of tho dress 1h n wldo scarf of brown laco encircling encir-cling tho waist and knotted at tho left sldo. Tho ends aro very long, ono trailing n few Inches on Uio lloor. Laces of Every Pattern and Tint It Is safe to predict u continued vogue for Inces. There Is every Indication In-dication that they will play as Important Impor-tant n part -In dress this Bummer as they did last year. Tho lacemaklng Industry lins received great Impotus from this continued demand and hi comakers co-makers havo been constantly renewing their efforts to produco even more beautiful things. Whether the furor over Inces Is propaganda for this lino of work, which was almost mined during dur-ing the early yenrs of tho recent war, or whether tho fashion for clothe iiiiido of lace has stimulated lacemaklng lacemak-lng are matters over which wo need give ourselves llttlo concern. They pertain to tho trade. Tho things thnt Interest the woman of fashion or tho woman who likes to be suitably and prettily dressed Is tho fact that Inces still are very much In tho present-day fashion plcturo and thnt sho has un almost Inoxhaustlblo variety of colors and patterns from which to choose. Urny and black is a favorlto combination combina-tion In many of theso now costumes. Ono designer makes n vory slmplo chemise dress of gray satin trimmed only by a sash of tho satin, which Is embroidered In bright colon and sliver. An accompanying enpo Is of black crepe do chine lined with gray duvetyn. These duvetyn linings are new and much In favor. They havo the spice of novelty and llkewlso give tho hec-ensury hec-ensury warmth In a silken wrap for spring. The uniting of gray and black Is a continuation of n fnshton exploited last autumn. Cnllot wns ono of the first to mnko much of It. Soroo of her uost successful dresses havo been In demure gray, with Jet black trin tilings, and sho Is continuing In sprlug line several models that n similar In coloring, AILWhlte Llnaerle. A tlllV tmtl tt wtlitn ntnl. ah lit... |