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Show I- WOMEN FOLKS ABE ! . . IHTEBESTEB II THIS i U Tells About Fashion's .Sign Posts, Comniciiccmciit Frocks, JIafs and the Like, mn The importance of lior millinery ia Kla Loo thoroughly well understood by tno U -woman oC today o smt nor. dress- U maker, for she will economize on if frocks, if iitvcssary, in order ' to stock ll her hal cupboard with all tho head- 1 car she fancies. And the costliness 1 of tho new hats is great, says the 9 .Philadelphia U coord. I Would nor, our roat rand mothers, B although they reveled in expensive H ostrich feathers ami eM'cllcut straws, H have opened ihcir eyes in sheer amaze R liicnt if thev had been ashed to sp'fl ni such sums on one hat? And yet that n . is not the limit hat costliness reaches, jjl). Uvea the untrimmed straw hat is not j ijJ a mere triflo in expense. If made of Si; fluo sniw it can and docs amount to h; from .5 to ifoO without any adornment. I i What wonder, then, that with feathers mil and ribbon velvet lavishly swathed H'i about it. it should total more than hvo HT timu that sum? As for the fickleness oC fashion with Hi regard to headgear, it, is unreasonable HnU lo"cxpect anv hard-aud-t'ast, law to bo fp laid down wlien from day to day there IHJ'i are fluctuations in the edicts drawn up. j!j t Fashion's Sign-Posts. j ' Tho counters of the besr. shops are . literally overflowing with new cottons, U) . liuenssilks and woolens. II The' bottoms of sleeves arc very much j. trimmed, while the upper parts are left $ absolutely plain. "Chcveltirc" is tho name given to a U shade of brown, which, being mtor- r .J iireted, means hair, brown. jk The newest colors for gloves arc ; champagne, and tho lightest shades ot i j brown, even to a bright yellow. Pear-shaped pearls or newels, or k strands of platinum threaded with dia- W juonds and pearls, arc fashionable, ji The main feature of the new straw '.I hat is the crown. Some of the models I' have apparently nothing but crown. (! Pearl buttons, triangular, oblong and ftj irregular in shape, will be worn as trim- jjjt $ jniugs on many wash dresses, jjjj Hair Drying. JI Dry it right, ji A- Consider the coilfure. i Dry it the way it goes. ;f Don't dry it one way and expect it yt to lay another. , V; One hairdresser dries hair over a tis- j sue paper roll. V This tissue paper roll is' in the rom-J ', pfdour shape usually worn. j " Mourning. j It is not dull. 'j1 It, is not heavy. ' '11 i?r indeed, chic, ji And it is far from mournful. J In it a woman will not mourn un- : j seen. j Black, shantung is the. smart thing for coat suits. J For half-mourning there's a while cashmere with jet buttons. ; Pearls are reset -with mat cfc (it i looks a bit like black pearls) for those ij who arc to wear mourning indefinitely, ii Hats. A ro they growing larger? I h " " i (I Why aren't they growing larger? 3: Because they couldn 't. i Why arc women going in for ama- tour millinery? i "Becauso many can 't afford to do j otherwise. Straw braid costs from 20 cents a , bunch to 50 cents a yard. I ! These are made on a wire frame. I Too often they are very heavy. I Velvet ribbon is seen "on every smart I hat, and it must he ribbon. 1 Flowers, especially old-fashioned pos- i ics, are very much in fashion. Conuncnccment Irocks. They look sim)le. ; But they 're deceptive. j. .Some may only bo cleaned. & JJut most girls require ''lubbers." I A sheer linon is perhaps tho best i choice. j B It launders better than the mulls and i B batistes. j I Crisp Swisses and organdies arc a trifle too crisp. '. I Tho cotton nets are not as satisfnc- j I . tory for the average girl. I The slip is absolutely as important j as the dress itself. j I A sheer dress over an ordinary pet- j I ticont and i'au3'" corset is bound to I be a failure. a I B Fine net frocks require at least two B foundations ono of silk or satin and B one of net. Two of uet may bo required. |