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Show FINISHING TOUCHES . ' Fall Fashions Liven Style Scene t I - By JEFFREY CLARKE What will be your dress of the moment? Will you, aa career girls and young wives, be dressed to suit the occasion, or will you have to suit the occasion occa-sion to the dress ? The right apparel, ap-parel, of the best quality for the least output, la the national criterion of the well dressed American woman. Undoubtedly you are having difficulty keeping abreast of the fashion whirl. The flattering Paris touches and new American Amer-ican combo-fabrics offer you a charming and limitless checklist of winter styles. For those of you whose figures will allow you to wear the slightly higher styled, more extreme fashions, the duo-French-American designers de-signers have played up giant collars, cuffs and pockets, bat-wing bat-wing sleeves, velvet on tweed, neck to hip button detail, floating panels, color contrast and the eld stand-by, the basic black dress. Out of college and into ths social and business world you can afford to dress a' little less casually and with more of the suggestion of ths sophisticated lady. The UrableAdaptabla Suit A suit, your kingdom In a suit! Is there an occasion short of a coronation or a debutante ball where the suit could go wrong ? Take the basic suit, add the correct accessories to fit the occasion and the suit will match the event. Tou will notice that this year's skirts, separata or suit skirts, ail have the new narrow, men's tailored-to-the-hem look. Even with a jacket the button detail and hanging doodads are an Integral part. Things have been hsppening to the straight and narrow skirts on dresses to maks them more Interesting and graceful this fall. Such as floating panels and Inverted pleats, folds from the back, ths hem-line measuring meas-uring a bit longer in the back than in front are featured. On the subject of skirts, ths American Amer-ican woman has determined her own hem length, between 13 and 15 inches, not short and' not long. Determine your best length according to that which plays your height to the best advantage. advan-tage. Basle Black In reference and reverence to the basic black dress, there is absolutely no substitute for it. The unparalleled midnight -black velvet is the ultimate in formal after-dark enchantment. "We will wear deep, open necklines In our best dressy dresses" is the latest communique communi-que from fashion experts. Off the shoulder, tapered bodice, petite fitted waist-line gowns flowing out Into a circular flow of deep rust and gold brocade, presents a flattering picture to any "after-four" admirer. Checklist these ensembles against your winter wardrobe and you will be a headliner oa the fashion page. Tribune-Ttlasraja Ftwrta Whit SOPHISTICATION The graceful drape of Ann Rogerson's brocade gown is charming on slender figures. |