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Show 1 Velvets, Laces, I , Ribbons, Furs run? r jJII Dress Materials in Joyous Minis Min-is gllng for Milady's Dinner and II Danoe Gowns. 1 PLAITED FAN-SHAPED PANELS M Sldo Decoration Much In Favor; Low HS Waistline Bodice Is Foaturcd; rH Pretty Trlmmlnui In Qold ! and Silver. alii Thls wlntcr we 8lm" (Ilno un(1 danco HE In velvets, lnccs, ribbons and furs flB mingled luxuriously, according to a jUR leading fashion writer. It wns nntur- Ef nl to Bupposo that women would tiro MB of loco dresses, as so many of them HH wcro worn during the Biimraor, but H tlio fervor for lnco continues unabated. BE ' Tho loveliest things Iranglnnblo havo Wtm D0n created In combinations of vol- IM vet and laco dyed to match tho color EvVlj of tho velvet. In theso, gray, brown M nnd groon are favored, while black 1MB laco frequently is used In combination MM with white velvet embroidered in Mm black. Hli Many beautiful lace and velvet mod- 1 are being mado up for afternoon VK wear, as well as for tho evening. Ever M bo many of these show the plaited fan- JH shaped panels at the sides nnd tho low " walstllno bodice. Long, tight-fitting; JH sleeves and straight, shallow necklines HH an features of tho laco dresses for nf- H teraoon wear. Modols of this chnrac- SK ter are greatly admired nnd, judging BflH from the number ordered by well- H greeted women, bid fair to bocomo ono MHH of the snecesses of the soason. H An interesting frock Is developed in HjH b soft shade of taupe vclvot, with lace HH bt the same hue. Tho sleeves nnd B1 neckline referred to above are used. Vl It has the apron tunic which, wlillo H not new this season, Is receiving con- alderable attention. It Is being han- HH died In a much more Interesting way M than It was last summer. Frequently HM H Is of laco or, It of the material from H which the dress Is made, It carries In- BV tereatlBg erabroldery, which sometimes la of wool with a deep wool fringe LbbbbbV edging the tunic. & Apron Tunle ef Satin. HB One of the most popular models JsHJR showing tho apron tunic Is of black jHil sctln. Tho slcovolcns bodice Is long fflHJ and straight, reaching to tho hlpllno. jHjl At this point on apron tunic of Jet Hh paillettes Is attached. It falls straight kBB'l to tho edgo of tho skirt As ,bo many HHfl of tho black frock a this year must fl havo a touch of whlto, just as thoso PH of whlto nro accentuated with black, H c ladder-like pattern of rhlnostoncs 1HH Is placed on tho bodlco jUHt nbovo tho lAH point whero tho apron tunic Jdlns It H Tho rhlncstoncs appear ngaln In n nnr- !)9B row band plncod about two Inchos HV from the bottom of tho tunic, llVJiBi n Bn 0Vcn,nK ffck of silver-gray jBJIl chiffon velvet with a full sliver laco kHHI overdress a band of chinchilla fur out- KBsWI linos tho high nccklno of tho lr.ee IpH overdress In tho front and, crossing uHVI the ahoulders, follows the lino of the HU decolletage In tho back. Thcro is also flBl a band of chinchilla on tho narrow HHBJ foundation skirt about six Inchos from HHHI the bottom. Tlio glrdlo Is of turquolso EHHl blue and emerald green brocade. JBaH A pronounced fcaturo In evening NflBI gowns Is tho draped princess movo- l$Wli. ment. Dresses of this character usu- wHaLi ally are cut In ono straight pleco from niflH shoulder to hem. Tlio drapery appears HHJVk' across tho front of tho flguro at a mo- HS dlum low walstllno, and ns tho folds EnSUQ are rather tightly drawn Into tho slilo IPJI neams thlu gives n pronouncod atom- frtHsvl ach lino. Long trains falling from tho EfftaSnl j0w walstllno, at tho back or ono sldo, Kf?lft re ,lltew's0 features of thoso draped if.lnl princess dresses. Tho docolletago Is i 1 i I medium low nnd of a squaro cut. Ilnndsomo metal brocades, dark browns nnd black, brocaded In gold or silver, nro tho matorlnls used. Wide 8ih at Low Waistline. Again tho Bnmo draped effect In obtained ob-tained by means of a wldo sash of tho material tied at a low waistline, tho ends falling straight at tho left side. This season sashes nro not tied In largo, perky bows, but Instead of tho long ends nro tied only once nnd allowed al-lowed to fall straight, thus accentuating accentu-ating the long, ellra flguro lino. Broad girdles of metnl brocado often finish at tho left sldo with n largo dtskllko ornament of gold or silver. All sashes nnd girdled, regardless of their modo of fastening, nro placed at a low waist-lino waist-lino nnd nro tightly drawn across tho stomach. Street dresses and tho moro elaborate elabo-rate nfternoon frocks frequently have tho low walstllno effect achieved through tho cut of tho long straight bodlco, which In many instnnccs le circular cir-cular across tho front and bnck, tho sides being n llttlo shorter. From theao circular cut ends hang wldo, straight panels, and from tho sides fall open fnn-shnped panels of u contrasting con-trasting material, usually laco, embroidered em-broidered net, embroidered gold cloth or on appllquo cmbroldory of tho material. ma-terial. This latter may bo of aergo or broadcloth, two materials much used for street wear, In black and navy blue. 8omo of tho cxclustvo dressmaking houses nro showing considerable fullness full-ness In skirts. This width frequently frequent-ly Is nchlcved by means of plaited fnn-shnpea panels that are let In at tho aides at a low walutllne. The aklrst may bo cut either with front and back panels, llko thoso mentioned, or In ono piece, tho left side of the skirt bolng much raised In draped effect. At this point falls a platted fan-shaped panel of a sheer material. Ribbons Used In Qay Profusion. Llttlo dancing dresses of tulle or laco may have full, short skirts, tight bodices of 1890 style, and sometimes short puff sleeves. Often bright-colored ostrich of contrasting color is used as a trimming on tho skirts. Or, If preferred, garlands of gnyly colored flowers may bo aubstltutod for the os trich Ribbons are used on dresses In every ev-ery concclvablo way. They m&ko stiff loop panels which Ho flat ngnlnst the skirt or fnll In looso streamers from tho walstllno to the hem and huge ribbon sashes that float away into long sldo trains. Polrot has n novol way of giving n bright touch of color to his models by adding narrow bands of velvet vel-vet ribbon to an otherwlso somber gsr merit. lib employs ihls method even on street suits. On a suit of nnvy bluo sorgo trimmed with moleskin ho adds to the lower edgo of tho fur a narrow scarlot ribbdn. Again It may be of bright-colored velvet, placed cither nbovo or bolow tho fur bands, according accord-ing to tho design of tho model. Agnes linn created a churmlng dancing danc-ing frock with the ontlro skirt composed com-posed of narrow black satin ribbon embroidered In silver nnd bluo In n continuous nil-over pattorn, Thcso ribbons -flutter from tho walstllno to a fow Inches below a narrow underskirt under-skirt of black point d'csprlt. Tho bodlco bod-lco Is devoid of trimming of any sort. Embroldory Is still very prominent, n large majority of tho models showing show-ing It In somo form. Tho novelty of tho season Is an embroidery composed of letter clips, of tho typo uHcd In every ev-ery ofllce, couched down with threads. This appears ns a trimming on blue sorgo dressos. It outlines tho neck and alcoves nnd adorns tho popular sldo pnnpl. The stool clips nro held In placo- by threads of bright colors. |