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Show i IN PARIS MODES I FOR MID-SEASON i i . it ' i onco tho season lias gained Its m stride, wo expect to sco tlio nioro com- I pleto creations of that era mako their !V appearance, observes anshlon writer. " Tho flrst gowns nro now, perhaps, dar- Ing In somo radical Innovations, yet J Btlll tcntutlve, but tho ones that foils foi-ls low nro certain of their art, consistent Qj In tholr expression, carrying with K them nn ntr of being qutto sura of V thcmslevos, no matter what sour crltl-J crltl-J clams they may happen to meet on 1 their way. 0 Now from Parts nro coming thoso i mid-season models that aro perfection 'I In themselves. Tho designers hnvo sifted tlio best from this season's w styles and Incorporated tho Ideas In a M few exQulslto examples presented ns 1 mid-winter apparel. Tlicro nro tho S skirts, for Instnnco not long enough 1 to bo alarming, and nn extremely H graceful lino, after all. Thoy aro E straight, still, and that uows will bo n n relict to tho American woman who I I 1 fl This Modal Is by Charlotte; Devel. BB oped In Jade Qreen In One of Those E Soft Weaves of Wool. BB loves to cling to tho consorvntlvo lines. BB Then tho uleovos nro longer and BB that Is n point which has entered Bkj tho areas of discussion for tho com BB Ing spring styles. Tho tendency seems BB to bo toward longer sleeve;, either BB tightly fitted or looso and straight In BE lino. But will wo accept them with BB any mora willingness than wo hnvo BB accorded tho high and tightly-fitting BB 'collars? That Is the question at Is- BR sue, but surely tlicro can bo uo doubt K- that theso cxaraplos aro strong fnc- HJ' tors In tho balance. They aro graco- BJl ful In tho extreino and, It would seem, Bji loso nothing of practicability by rea- fljfc son of their moro confining natures. Bt However," thoy aro winter things, nf- BF tcr all, and ennnot bo accepted as 9 nny moro than n moro hint of thlugs BE! to come. Hpf Pur and Beaded Embroidery. B A model by Charlotto Is developed H ' in jade green In ono of thoso soft weaves of wool that only tho French really know how to do. Tlio material Is an art nil In Itself and tho bits of fur used with It, along with beaded embroidery at tho sides nnd bias bnnds of tho material, all help to pull tho wholo together In a most effcctlvo manner. Tho fur turban shows a drooping bunch of flowers, so much In demnnd for turbans and most of tlio closely-fitting hats. Drecoll has dono tho happiest sort of French frock In hor model of black and white. This Is n combination of effectiveness of which tho Parisian never seems to tire; each tlmo a do signer Indulges In tho Idcn tho result seems to bo moro beautiful than It over was before. Tho dress Is mado of n soft whlto velours, and a great deal of tho art lies In tho delicacy of tho ait. But tho Irrcststlblo touch comes when tho llttlo blocks of cm broidery appear, for thoy aro dono In threads of whlto nnd black thick wool, to mako them all tho moro cffectlvo on their whlto background. An Interesting In-teresting point Is mado In tho lacing of tho sleeves, for this Is dono with whlto silk braid tipped on tho ends by bobbing black alls. And tho collar Is another bit at art, for It need not bo high. It can open nnd lay back over the shoulder lino with tho soma caso and grnco that It uses In folding snugly about tho throat. Again, tho wnlst lino says eloquent words for tho survival of that long, moyen-ago treatment. treat-ment. This tlmo It Is dono In a cov-crly cov-crly different way by means of tho panel at front which becomes a wldo, soft belt further down. Tho hat on this flguro Is ono ot tho Inter ones created In Paris. It Is mado of black satin and has, by way ot a touch of trimming, a frlngo of fur all about tho edgo of tho upturned brim. Tho manner of that brim's turn lo a noto of newness; tho black satin hat has already reached theso parts as a leader In tho season's hendgoar. Cling to One-Plece Frock. Tho French aro still clinging to. tho llttlo ono-pleco frock which thoy pull and push and tuck In until It becomes n gown marvclously sultablo to tho Individual In-dividual concerned. Several women may bo gathered togothcr In Paris each wearing practically tho snmo model, but so great Is tho French nptl-tudo nptl-tudo for suiting tho gown to tho Individual Indi-vidual that no ono would suspect their frocks ot being cut over tho samo pattern. pat-tern. They hnvo a way of blouslng tho thing or lotting It hang straight to follow tho demands of tho Individual figure, and In this way thoy manngo to nchlovo really beautiful effects with practically nothing (or wo would call It nothing) to work with. Tlicro Is n feeling that tho Bklrts for spring will bo longer, duo to tho fact that somo of tho bcBt designers In Pnrla nro showing gowns with skirts mado along qulto full lines, Tho sll-houctto sll-houctto Is kept straight through all changes, but tho full Bktrt Is becoming becom-ing dally moro suro of Its right In tho scliemo of modern styles. Tho clro trimmings nro In great demand de-mand abroad, and theso aro developed In nil bright colors as well as In black, which has had bo grout a voguo for somo tlmo past Tho bluo sorgo frocks show any number and variety of clro bands and ribbons and trimmings ot all sorts, and It must bo acknowledged that bright red Is tho favorite color for combining with frocks ot navy sorgo. Tho dresses of duvetyn In all sorts of shades and tones nro tho onos that aro most favored by New York women who Indulge In tho wearing of Imported gowns. Just about now there nro so many of them to bo seen that tho effect ef-fect Is rather bewildering, but there Is ono characteristic which thoy all have In common that they are qulto slmplo In all their lines and details. |