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Show When Spring Fash- ions Make Their I Appearance New York. Feb. 6. The shops are showing such bright-hued frocks and suits, the materials are so gay and springlike, one almost forgets the bit-: bit-: ter cold weather we are having at the present time. It would seem that the ivery colors of the materials were doing do-ing their best to make us forget the I gray war-cloud that hangs over us. If we must have clothes, let tliem at j least be gay! Trimmings we can fore-! fore-! go. will be sparingly used, Taut the ex-! ex-! ample of .Paris, Paris In war-time, jhas shown us clearly where our duly ! lies. Never have there been such fascinatingly fas-cinatingly simple modes. Perhaps it is the, coquette in the woman which makes it necessary for her to prove Models for Soft Materials. Clingingly feminine are the" new modes, so the materials chosen must, of necessity, be soft and clinging. Poulards, crepe de Chines and Japanese Japan-ese silks are the favorites. The da-signs da-signs in the foulards are rather more interesting than those of other years. The combinations of colors, too, are more artistic, for America has devoted much time and study to dyes, and the results are very successful. The model illustrated here is of a creamy-yellow creamy-yellow foulard with a Chinese-blue figure in it. The Interesting collar, buttoning onto the belt, and the odd cuff arrangement are of the same shade of blue in heavy satin. The lfp. Is ' 7 j Simple Model, Developed in Foulard. she Is as fascinating in calico as 1 velvet; .perhaps the motive is a deeper one; at any rate there are new and becoming styles, styles that improve the appearance on account of their very simplicity. Braiding Comes to the Front "The first lady of the land" is setting set-ting an example to American women everywhere. At the Informal teas she has once or twice a week, her costumes cos-tumes are the simplest and the most effective. Soft crepes, crepe ;s Chines, or Georgette crepes are the favored materials for the most part, and every detail is carefully studied. Braiding is effectively used on these simple frocks. iBraiding In narrow soutache, very flat and artistically arranged. ar-ranged. Sometimes there are panels on the skirt side panels with large designs placed near the hem. Sometimes Some-times the waist has braiding on the collar, with perhaps a touch of hand embroidery to enhance the effect. We took to Washington for our example in things of national importance, and we find our answers there. - : I Overblouse and Skirt of Blue Jersey. t ' " ! skirt Is caught up in the back with two rather wide tucks to give the bustle bus-tle effect. The Vogue of Organdie. There seems to be no end to the useB of organdie. Of course, whole dresses are made of this crisp material, mater-ial, dresses for morning, afternoon and evening, depending on the way they are trimmed for their place in the fashionable wardrobe. Then, collars, cuffs and vestees have long been made of organdie. But this season it has advanced a step further into the ranks of trimmings for more formal costumes. j Overblouses for Sports Wear. I The overblouse has very many possibilities. pos-sibilities. At first they were made of sheer materials, Georgette crepe, chif fon, voiles and so forth, and were worn with an appropriate skirt for the afternoon call, bridge or tea. is'ow that their charm and comfortableness has been discovered, they are being made for morning wear, both for the house and outdoor sports. , |