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Show TOMORROW'S MODlC: IN TAFFETA DRESSE BBBBBBbT S'IH t&$!t ''BYll! y THE dlrcctolre, late eighteenth century- nnd certnln Spanish Influences In-fluences In the styles, nrc nil disputing disput-ing the claims of tho strntght-IIno or chemise dress, to pre-eminence. Tho best American and French creators of costumes appreciate the adaptability of taffetas and organdies, to bouffant skirts, am) the charm of n flavor of qualntness in the silhouette thnt Is too ottractlve to be Ignored. Therefore, In tho passing show of spring styles, among those present, and present In considerable numbers, thero aro such sprightly dresses as aro pictured here. The frock at tho left Includes a tunic nmong Its assets, over a much narrower underskirt a plain and Inconspicuous In-conspicuous affair that plays only a small part In the composition of tho dress. Tho tunic and bodlco divide honors In joints of Interest. Uy menus of cords nbout tho hips nnd nt the bottom the tunic achieves a hoop-skirt effect, and It Is decorated with flat puffs of tho taffeta. "Tho peasant waist also employs these puffs as a finish for tho collar. The IMroOnctW of n dainty vesteo of lace and ur-'lin row velvet rlbllon laced acrow tht'B'f' front aro tho means by which ufBTfjii bodice rivals the tunic. ';He" i fMera I A dark and a light color nrc used l H' mako tho sprightly dress at therl(X nnd' ribbon playr u star role In lti)Bt-composltlon. lti)Bt-composltlon. Taffeta ribbon with t K(j fancy edgo makes the side plnltfcjp Bori that are emphasized on the tunic k-Kn' placing them on n light-colored back- B ' ' ground, which might be of crepe d'H chine. The slip-on bodice, wlttidocblt'BJQ. frill of plaited ribbon nbout theirefet, fj has shosj sleeves lengthened by nmw'BJ of the plaited ribbon nnd finished vltt H o tic of narrow ribbon. The mm Ht ribbon forms n girdle with a BtSfcuH wreath of llttlo blossoms set 89jfi; ' the front. Nothing more origlnajr H t prettier has made Its appeamnct'wHj far than this useful frock, but It Hj 1 many competitors In n spring that It H-v t rich In Its vnrlety of offractirc fat- H i fctas. .Hu I ) |