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Show PLAITED SKIRTS ARE M AGAIN THE STYlJ' l . w Js?''fe , 1 f trr ' -"w-' - .Nsssst t MMmmd' -n 'Ki- THERE wus never n more chcertul outlook for separate sktrts than 1 tho season Just dhend of them. They hnvo moro than met nil our expectations expecta-tions ns to what the spring would bring nfter their triumph of Inst summer, sum-mer, nnd the models for southe'rn tourists tour-ists foretell another season of delightfully delight-fully cool nnd dainty skirts for summer sum-mer wear. In tho meantime thcro nre models for sports and street wear between be-tween seasons flint meet every requirement re-quirement that tho most exacting taste can make. They are made of wool ma- tcrlals In stripes nnd crossbars, and i ippurcntly the patterns hnvo been wov-; wov-; en with reference to the dominant ! feature of tho styles, which Is plaits. It Is plaited skirts again with all tho emphasis posslblo on "plnlt?V." Most materials show a plain stripe ' alternated with a fancy stripe, nnd J they nrtv mndo tip usually In box ; plnlfs with tho pniln stripe Inverted. ; There nro box plalta of all widths from an Inch to six Inches ncross and tho striped nnd bnrrcd materials offer unending opportunities for Ingenuity In managing plaits. In the skirt pictured pic-tured tho material Is woven In very Luxurious Furnishings THOSE lovely nnd Intensely feminine femi-nine Indies of old romantic times, In their wldo skirts nnd mnny furbelows, furbe-lows, appear to have fnsclnnted the artists of their day and nil those that havo como nfter them. Everywhere, In luxurious furnishings, wo see the ldens that pleased them, surviving nil tho yenra that have passed and oveij themselves portrayed In miniature to grace tho homes of the most modern of Eve's daughters. Tho Bilks and satins nnd gold loco nnd blossoms that they reveled In, reappear In nil sortH of pretty things In pleturo frames, pIncu8hIon, covers for (wrfumo buttles but-tles and powder boxes bud vases, trays, lamp nnd candle shndes and no end of other small furnishings. I Just now the miniature hul'es them-1 solvus ro used to cover and (one down electric llghtP, or to corneal telephones. tel-ephones. Tho llgurea shown In tho pleturo nhovo Includo three tall beau-ties beau-ties mndo to cover the telephone, and one shorter one for screening a light. They nre nil dud In lovely clothes made of ribbons- with luces nnd flow- wldo stripes of two colors, andtafljn box nnd sldo plaits have beta cw The pockets and belt 'aro well tBW aged nnd finished with very -rt handsome buttons. He Any one who Is ambitious iv pB pare for summer In ndvance vl iB coming may mnko up skirts of bt,xH j sntln, wash satin, trlcolette, crepe chine or other suitable weave hB white or whlto nnd a color. Nol iIlM these nro plaited. A plain sttrt A ' white wash sntln has four gores m yellow satin set In, one nt the frw nnd back and ono nt each side, ftflr, nre Jointed nt the top, nbout nW Inches wldo nt tho bottom nnd tenflj nnto nt the hip line with an cmktSjH ercd arrow head. Widths of crec' chine In whlto nnd n color are v together four of each alternai 'i the color, for skirts tUl we V plnlted or widths of pWn 1 to weaves In silks nro manngea in 1 snmo wny. Among tho newtft prettiest ldens nppenr little coalc t lints to match, made of guy cttfv to ho worn with wool skirts, la r colors. Ribbon In the prcvnlllnt& In tho skirt, borders the coat andrt the hat. ( ith bearing the rich fabrics "'"'jH The shops hnvo on sale the fl""Bfe tlon for their ornaments ,l,e ?Mh-or ?Mh-or bisque busts and arms "llu'lvMj whatever wire frame may l.erl ' nud each Individual amy "'' lady of her choice, as she "' " Ing to the last detail the etiu'J selects, Htfll Wldo ribbon also senes f,r TMfl Ing tho handsome pillow "Mj which plain sntln 'l fl weavo aro combined I I w J AJ by two llowerllke rowttw jj jm mine ribbons, on iwwl n' f'" , A perfumo bottle, powe'erw ' , I vase finish the gron ' '"iLI spired by beautiful ; 'LVM ploy sulci lace and MU ". -.- nro mndo to mntrti. $ nn article used on tlie ''f'yB which may not be covcied or mmt In this way. H cwrtom-nirOTiwKri H |