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Show 'Apron Dress Is an Intriguing Theme on the Fashion Program By CHliRIE NICHOLAS K .. x 1 1 'V w i a i Kf ffM-H-; A ll" A V II" t A , AA ! 1 x 1 ' ' 1 X N . 1 Itt I Af If KN x A I ? ? XX fx. ,x i WHAT is import- M x N M antly new on L xg I v A tj the style program' f x,x A 1 The answer is the , mrT, dress with a detach- WHAT is import- antly new on tmtsK the style program? The answer is the 4 dress with a detach- dress has been so successfully launched, designers are all astir developing de-veloping the wealth of possibilities offered in this new and fascinating fashion trend. Describing the daytime frock shown to the left in the illustration, it is made of a red, white and black polka dot silk print, which has an interesting border design, as have so many of the newer prints this season. The "off-again-on-again" apron front is accented with the wide silk bordering. For moments of lesser social importance whisk able apron front. Can you imagine aprons putting on fashion airs? WelL that's just what is happening. It's not only your daytime frocks that are being smartly aproned but evening gowns are flaunting the most gorgeous (either tie-on or simulated) sim-ulated) apron fronts wild flights of fancy could possibly envision. Watch and you will see dainty black' evening sheers glorified with cunning apron attachments that are embroidered and bespangled most gorgeously. By the same token simple sim-ple little daytime frocks take on a dress-up mien in that cunningly devised de-vised lace-frilled or quaintly beruf-fied beruf-fied apron fronts are made to tie on or take off in a jiffy. And what a boon these fascinating new apron dresses are to a limited clothes allowance. You can see the logic of the argument in an instant sans apron front attachment you have a simple foundation gown thai will carry you through trim anc trig during the "don't-dress-up' hours of the day or evening. Come; time to "doll-up" a bit for a lunch eon or tea or the unexpected what ever the occasion may be, anc here's where the new apron attach ment performs its magic. Tie it 01 and you will be "all dressed up' and some place to go. And if thi: isn't economy, thrift and good styl all in one what better could fash ion offer, we would like to know than a two-some that can be faith fully utilitarian one moment am glamorously festive the next. The attractive frocks pictured pre sent the theme from both a day an a night viewpoint. Consider ther as merely a forerunner of what "i yet to be" in way of apron frock for now that the vogue for the apro the apron front off and you have a gown simply and tastefully styled for the more practical moments of the day. Mousseline in a new shade of lu-; lu-; minous blue is posed over a taffeta slip to create the enchanting bouf-; bouf-; fant evening gown pictured to the ' right. The same flowered lace that ' creates the youthful short-sleeved bolero outlines the trick apron, , which may be removable or not as you please. Garden party dresses of organdy " and the new sheer seersucker and ', prettily flowered dimities are taking on these quaint little tie-on aprons " more or less beruffled with self-fab- ric or with lace and ribbon-run beading bead-ing in endless variety. 5 The apron idea, invites all sorts e of decorative touches in way of em-" em-" broidery beadwork and applique. ' Perfectly charming aprons have ' hand-painted florals which gives the amateur artist a chance to do some very clever things. Another sugges-;- tion worth trying out is to applique d little ribbon bowknots at strategic n points. Insets of lace butterflies is s another thought rich with possibili-s possibili-s ties. n I (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) |