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Show Sedate All-Day Frocks mmmmmW4w$&M fFvSH K fll mWmwHKmmmmmmmmmmtttM 3 ?yHBW8E3lt' V V W?BM)M''ffPTMfflBS Z$kbJmW mmmW9i I mt flU. K&- Wi SmmmS3maSmmkm!mmmf&t OIMK-l'lECE dresses serving the sumo purposes that sult-slclrtn and blouses do are bettor described by their newer name, all-day dresses. It tells their story of good service, morning or afternoon. The) havo been made In a few very good styles, of the same serviceable materials that are used for suits, and they have come to stay. The all-day dress and the separute skirt and blouse make a welcome variety in the apparel of active women and especially of business busi-ness women. Worn under heavy coats In midwinter they aro warmer than suits, and worn without n wrap when the weather is mild thpy are less burdensome. But leaving out these practical considerations altogether, they hold a secure place In our regard because they are dependable and offer of-fer variety in the dreHS of busy women. Nearly all these one-piece frocks are simple in design and many of them linvfl been converted into frocks after doing service as suits. It Is an advantage ad-vantage to have them simple because one does not grow tired of simple things. We may become unconscious of them, but they will not get on our nerves ns fussier things do if we wear them often. As an example of simplicity sim-plicity the all-day dress shown above challenges comparisons. Except for a little braid couched on In the simplest of patterns and a few bono buttons set In a row at each side, It offers nothing to toko our attention away1 from Its trim fit and businesslike nlr. A silk ford with tassel pretends to adjust the frock to the waist Unit, but that matter Is taken care of In reality without Its help. It makes n very flue finishing touch, however. Silk braid has been clovorly used as n decoration for these smart all-day frocks, ns It bus for suits. In tlio dress above, long lines At the sides are accented by buttons, but In n new model short tabs of silk braid were used for this purpose. Sometimes both braid and buttons nppear on a frock und they sem even better suited to It and to each other than embroidery embroid-ery and buttoiiH. Some models are embellished with embroidery In bands or squares, or triangles, In set designs that are In keeping with the character of the dresses, which Is ccdate. But they make the right kind of background back-ground for crisp collnrs and cuffs If ono chooses to furbish them up a bit. |