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Show 1 ii I o Fabrics for the 1 r1? Summer Clothes H Women nro Interested In knowing W' nil tho fashion news, but tliero In a H - great deal Unit must bo accepted ns H news only, as in Its original showing H It Is not uppllcablo to tho uso of tho H , woman who makes her own clothes or H has them made? at home, nvero a H prominent fashion correspondent. H Then, too, there aro many Ideas that, while extremely useful, as sugges-H sugges-H tlons, cannot bo adopted In tho way H that they aro originally presented. H' Lomo medcls nro original designs H, worked out as suggestions for malc-H malc-H Ing slmplo and Inoxpcnslvo warm- 'Weather clothes that org practlcnl to H wear at any hour of a summer day. H Tho materials selected aro tho .icw-H .icw-H est cotton Imports of tho sheer variety. H Somo of tho advanced summer mod-H, mod-H, els tfint tho French designers Imvo H sent us and somo that our best H American dressmakers aro preparing H aro very attractive. H m In materials, drop-stitch voiles, ha- H tlstes, dotted Swisses, organdies, Bug- H lish prints, handkerchief and heavy B' linens aro used. Then tliero nro Im- mk ported voiles and organdies, daintily H embroidered, In many instances tho fabrics being of a palo shado and tho H embroidery whlto. A frock mado of H such fabrics naturally would bo very simple, with porhaps a tiny ribbon H glrdlo of n contrasting color. H Wo linvo had all of theso materials 1 with us In past seasons, but this year B they nro so rcmarkablo In their color- 1 lngs and weaves that they glvo us H fresh Inspiration. All tho marvelous H hues of tho most beautiful silks havo B been reproduced In plain, brocaded fl , and checked organdies, voiles, batistes fl and Swisses. Tho shades range from H; Uio palest tints to tho deep browns, cerise shades and now reds. fl The clothes prepared for thoso go- Hi Ing South aro notoworthy for the prnc- 9' tlcal element combined with tho Sfl daintiest characteristic of summer np- fl parel. There aro no extrcmo effects. Bfl All of tho dresses nro of designs suit- a nblo to tho well-dressed woman's sum. fl mcr wardrobe. Many of them nro of tho chemlso type, with trimmings of drnwnwork and hemstitching. When 9 they aro mado with a walstllno it Is fl placed low on tho hips. s' i Youthful Modal In Green Linen. H In direct opposition to the straight-IB straight-IB ltno frocks nro thoso for young glrlu sfl and tlio slender woman. Theso tavo S very full skirts, with a tendency to- i ward tboXcxtcndcd hip. Ono model, developed from bottlo-grocn hnndker- chief linen, has & straight skirt cornel corn-el posed cntlroly of tucks ranging from tho hem, which forms tho bottom ! tuck, and Is about three Inches "wide, td ono at tho top of thu skirt, which is fB , not deeper than a quarter of an Inch. 9 Tho waist portion has tiny tucks pB; and drnwnwork running pcrpondlcu-H pcrpondlcu-H larly. Tha skirt Is Jqjncd to tho waist at r low lino, tho front and back be-IS be-IS Ing perfectly plain, whllo tho sides aro gathered very tightly, thereby produces, produc-es, , Ing thu extended hip appearance. Tho X ' short puff sleeves nro of alternating H rpvs .of tucks and drnwnwork, Tho .nock is In V-shapo, and slashed down h savcral Inches, tho opening tying with H strips of tho material finished with H hand-rolled hems, Theso nro short, H so that tho bows aro very small. Hi- Another uttrnctlvo model Is of sal-H sal-H mon-colorcd batiste, with plulted sldo PJ' tunics trimmed with tiny whlto bn- tlsto rufllos, H , The frocfc of whlto organdlo Is al- ;,' ways becoming and finds Infinite uso PJ.1' In tho average woman's wnrdrobo, as Hi It con bo worn on so many occasions' L On n whlto organdlo which embodies PJf many Mens thcro Is a foundation of H tho material, over which Is placed an PJt apron tunic extending threo-qunrters of tho way around tho jjklrt. Tho novelty nov-elty lies In tho trimming used on both tho tunic and tho underskirt. It is In tho- form of circles mndo of orango and whlto organdie, ono Interlacing tho other. Tho chain thus formed Is Inserted In tho, orgnndlc. Two rows of It nro In tho tunic and ono in tho underskirt. Tho round neck Is bound with navy bluo taffeta ribbon, which continues down tho slashed portion and ties In little bows. A glrdlo of the same ribbon about three Inches In width encircles tho waist at a rather low lino and tics in a bow with long flowing ends at ono side. Th)s model may bo worked out In many different combinations of color. Linen Frock of Simple Charm. A frock of unusual charm, and ono that might easily bo mado it home, Is developed from orchid handkerchief linen and mndo In slmplo rbemlso form, with short kimono sleeves. Tho ncckllno Is of squnro cut and slashed (it both corners of 4ho front to it depth of about flvo or six Inches. Tho trim- Emerald Green Organdie In Shadow Check With Square Cape Collar. mlng Is qulto ns slmplo ns tho frock Itself, and consists of tiny loops mado at bias strips of tho material. Theso loops nro on tho bottom of thu skirt, tho sleeves and neck, continuing con-tinuing down cither sldo of tho slashed portions of tho blouso. A 'dainty glrdlo of nnrrow velvet ribbon a few shades doxker than tho material from which tho dress Is evolved tics Jn loops at either sldo at a low walstllno. It will bo noted that practically all of this summer's frocks slip on over tho head, whothcr they nro In chemlso form or mado In two separate pieces. In each Instance tho waist portion Is slnshcd to enable tho wearer to don tho garment mora readily. Whlto net always a favorlto for llngefla dresses this season Is embroidered, em-broidered, nud sometimes Is used In conjunction with batiste or another sheor mntcrlal. A charming frock for a young girl is dovclopcd from pule pink batlsto and whlto net. Tho foundation of tho dress Is of tho batiste. ba-tiste. Tho skirt tins an apron tunic extending below tho foundation. This tunic Is of alternating bunds of tho bntlsto and net, the former trimmed with tiny plcot-cdgod ruffles of net. |