| Show r i PARIS FASHIONS AS IONS BY MADAME Paris July one idea which seems to possess the mind of the cou tf tirre re nowadays Is the amount ot of ma materia material teria which h she can put Into a gown This ne of material is very ery easily concealed by close fiat at pleats which decorate both skirt and corsage alike while as as regards the latter each fold or pleat Is edged with a tiny ball fringe as many as Six or eight rows ot of these decorations being seen on the corsage of a single model Buttons do donot donot not after all come very far behind in inthe inthe the matter matt r of ornamentation and with the less flimsy materIals the front pan panel panel el of the skirt Is often otten buttoned do dothe down the whole way on either side while the large armhole of the corsage Itself is likewise outlined with a row ot of but buttons buttons tons and loops to that the little kimono sleeve has the appearance ot of being fastened In this manner to the gown itself Itsel At this season of the year motoring attire occupies a considerable amount of the attention and with the exodus to the baths de mer In view which nowadays is effected in motor cars the question ot of light wraps Is paramount A ne new material which Is used extensively for tor trimming is I that of the ordinary upholsterers rep i which is so much less known noway nowa nowadays days in that connection than it was thirty Y a Light wraps raps of Silk alpaca or Shantung are finished with great roll collars of white hite or colored rep and wide turn culls cuffs ot of the same and su with large pearl buttons In case where the rep Is carried out in a modified style heavy cords and beef beel pull tas tassels tassels sels form part of the decoration and combine excellently with the rep fac facini ini s while where the more business 1 like e coat is in question a feature is made of the reverse ot of the rep in the style Jt it Js is a relief In the midst of warm I weather to think ot of cool lawns Shan lungs and linen frocks and we are seeing an abundance of them at the best shops A smart fabric which is product o of t s year is s the linen poplin It Is light In weight and cool and has all the effect ot of the Irish poplin of an IndefinablE shade or of gray loved by our grandmothers In this particular shade of drab It is very pretty too Side by side with gowns that are most gorgeous IIi in their makeup are shown quaintly pretty ones of cotton or voile oile and it is their which renders them charm charming charming ing for in summer months folk are not attracted by expensiveness in frock or hat Rather it is the daintiness daintiness ness and airiness of the ensemble that hold the eye eye and attention A great deal of the success of these simple and inexpensive garments depends de depends upon the general arrangement and construction Women Tom en who have not too much to spend on their sum summer summer mer wardrobe must at least be careful to make the most of what they have and choose their simple garments with the care and discretion avoiding avoid avoidIng Ing the hundred and one tawdry accessOries accessories that spoil an effect that might otherwise be pleasing Above all things else in th the hot season season women should be neat and cool in detail and reality and when this Is accomplished the big battle battles ot of oneself is solved Like so ma many y ot of Its predecessors this will be a white summer Some ot of the most successful su frocks for the races h have e be been n of oC white There are many charms connected with the wearing of white but it requires very ery little skillful manipulation as we all know Like It Is capa capable capable ble of looking better than anything else only it must oe be donned by the right dressers and put on with care and attention for nothing is so disappointing disappointing pointing as white when It is Insipid or black when it is cheap and dowdy However for the woman who knows nothing Is insipid for she se searches among all ot of the cuts and fabrics of the year ear to find what she knows knos to be beher beher her style and then chooses a model suited to her particular style TIle The big white rice str straws ws literally covered with apple blossoms lilacs dogwood roses buttercups or in fact any of the flowers of field or oi are adorably smart and becoming In Indeed Indeed deed a face that will not look well under such an adornment is absolutely hopeless The white of the straw throws a clear reflection on the com complexion complexion and the colored flowers take takeaway takeaway away the ghastliness of what might otherwise produce a wan shadow over the features Where one cannot adopt the allwhite a color com combined combined with the white relieves at once A garden hat ordered by an Ameri American American can woman who will visit fashionable spas is of rough white straw tUrned up In front The shape I is a little neg but It is preeminently suitable for warm weather and this tilt in front gives the Impression that the shape Is smart and at the same time in keep Ipg ing with the weather The hat is cov covered ered with poppies dogwood blos blossome blossome some wheat and long blades ot of grass grassaU grassall aU all falling over the brow and some reaching down over the back of the hat Any and every shave shape Is fashion fashionable fashionable able so long as the chapeau looks fr sh The The hat looks beautiful and when covered with tulle and plumes it Is soft and elegant A gray hat too goes with almost any toilet which cannot be said of nattier blues or peacock tones most In vogue In millinery We have seen so much of the big black taffeta chou on colored straws that we are be becoming becoming coming a bit tired of It Ot Of course the style Is a good one but it Is curious No matter bow beautiful or well suit suited suited ed a cut be we tire ot of It sooner or l later ter Aft After I all nothing endures and fashions least of all allIn allIn In order to meet the proportions of the huge hat the hairdressers are making the effect of the head as large as high but wide Curls and braids are playing an important role in th the new ahir arrangement As Asa a matter of course either or both may be false tahe for women of date are not blessed with much hair However the little curls and the soft plaits of hair are so t easy uY and look so coquet coquettish coquettish tish that really no one need grumble if the entire thing is a counterfeit This style of employing braids has come acro across s from America where as a arule arule rule the women do not make n ake up The French liked the idea found the effect becoming and immediately or dered one or more ore switches to suit their looks AmericanS generally wear theirs In the Dutch mode which Is rather quaint but unless care Is taken It t Is to look untidy Puffs and love curls are sold by all good mil milliners liners and in trying on hats one always receives certain bunches of curls or braids of hair finished at the side with puffs When on th the head nestling un der the hat th tie p picture Is perfect and Is one taht is sure sUIe to make any woman woman attractive I |
