Silk Prints for Spring Feature Polka Dots, Fruit Motifs, Color By CHERIE NICHOLAS III' ! V x'jjm i Ijf 'r IN THE springtime fancy turns ea- ; ''M'lfl I f i I gerly to "what's new" in silk 1 SM:l M.i4xt . .x' prints. This season the story is ' f ' ? 'lf$ I j t"' more fascinating than ever with '; nBmgfit 5 tales nf Hannff new colors and re- 1 vviv i.'kmiI :. ........ l .ma , a irhtito IN THE springtime fancy turns eagerly ea-gerly to "what's new" m silk prints. This season the story is more fascinating than ever with tales of dannff new colors and de- signs that are writing romance and drama in every chapter. There's a mad rush for red, a play-up of fruit motifs in realistic colorings on white background, a new array of shantung silks, either monotone or printed; a repeat on polka dots with special emphasis on twin prints; and a predominance of patriotic colors. You'll see a record-breaking number of prints that key beige and brown to tangerine, bittersweet and kindred colors, a strong . accent on bizarre South American colors, especially purples and reds and Peruvian pink, a hand-paint hand-paint technique used for flowery party-dress prints and here we "pause for identification" of some of the newest print fashions as shown in the illustration herewith. A sure way of being fashion-right in selecting the new print frock for spring is to think in terms of silk shantung, which is exactly what the designer did in creating the neat and attractive dress to the right in the picture. Styled the South American way with its bolero silhouette and general detail this printed plaid silk shantung dress is the very em- ' bodiment of style at a new high. One of the delights of shantung is the lovely pastel monotones that are favorites for dresses and suits, tailored tai-lored to a nicety for both sports and daytime wear. The dress to the left in the group is made of a pastel blue shantung with gay dotted shantung shan-tung for the turban and bag. If you look close, you will see the tip edge of a matching polka dot parasol. The dress under a monotone wool coat makes a perfect greeting for spring. You'll be carrying the smart parasol para-sol ever so pridefully when summer sum-mer comes. Navy prints with navy wool topcoats top-coats or long dramatic capes are "tops" in fashion. Stylish accessories accesso-ries are a hat and bag of plaid silk in colors as mad and merry as you please. You can either make, (patterns (pat-terns are easily available) or buy ready made, these enlivening twosomes. two-somes. Two designers are sounding the patriotic note by introducing wide bands of red and white crepe silk in the lining. You can do the same thing with the vivid South American colors introduce them in linings, or in the yoke of the dress. . Look about in the silk displays and you will be impressed with the number of prints that couple pink with black or with navy. These pretty ladylike prints invite gracious styling, such as has been given to the gown centered in the group pictured. pic-tured. This dainty frock is made on slim lines with novel petal pockets made of self-print. There is increas-' increas-' ing interest shown in pockets throughout current costume design. They contribute great charm to simple sim-ple print daytime dresses. The pink hat worn with the frock pictured complements the dress. It has a crochet bumper edge crochet touches are ever so chic and what is most apropos is that this hat sports a knitting needle trim. Wear pink or black suede gloves with this outfit for proper accent. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.)