Show 0 < a f Fiwcz s LfE4SHIONJ J L TASTE IN TRIMMING ELABORATION A THING TO BE AVOIDED Should Fit In with Gowns General Design De-sign In a Harmonious Manner Sketch Shows Proper and Effective Decorations Nothing Is more difficult In tho planning plan-ning of costumes than the happy disposal dis-posal of elaborate trimmings so that they will maim a costume striking rather than fussy and fit In with tho general design of n gown In a perfectly perfect-ly harmonious manner Some ono has said that no trimming should over bo used without having a meaning and r r I as Model Showing Effective Use of Elaborate Elab-orate Trimming this Is really true for no matter how handsome trimming may bo plastering It on hit or miss will not add to the beauty of a costumo but will on the other hand mar any gown nnd produce an effect of ovcrelahorntlon and expensiveness ex-pensiveness rather than of real beauty beau-ty One often feels on looking nt a uuUUuuuuuuu u s trlmmml handsome gown which Is 1 trimmed most elaborately but perhaps not In tho most perfect taste that It wpuld Ir be much better without most of its ml01 iimcnt and In such n case tho cost h of handsome trimmings seems n wicked extravagance h Tine gown shown Is a good example of a costumo which ban been trimmed elaborately and effectively Tho cos i tunic Is undoubtedly n striking one scarcely suited to a woman of very quiet taste but there are many women wom-en to whom striking costumes arc most becoming and who should therefore there-fore not hesitate to wear them and for such the arrangement of trimming shown In the Illustration Is a most at trnctho one Tho design may bo carried outelther with embroidery wrought on the material ma-terial with allover embroidery such r as may be had In the shops with h J heavy nppllquo or passementerie or with a pattern cut from brocado or flowered silk and appllqucd to tho material of tho gown The houso gown shown In the Illustration of black and white mcssallno tells how i tho striped fabrics arc employed as trimming It shows also tho high cut skirt and the ubiquitous vest of shirred chiffon and exquisitely embroidered banding This striped material In black and whlto Is very dashing but tho color combination In tho strip of cmbiold ered net Is most delicate soft pinks blues and dead white A word of warning In making up all fall raiment Avoid tho conventional pottlcoat or drop skirt Dressmakers will stand out for taffetas because It has body but got a supple taffeta and If you can Induce the lady of automatic au-tomatic habits to use It select muste line of tho softest quality Your frock must not be bouffant but must give the effect of no lining no petticoat to bo truly smart |