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Show Graduation Frocks Can Go , To Informal Dances Br MARIAN YOUNG The smartest graduation dresses are a happy compromise between what daughter wanti and what mother feela ii most suitable for a - young girl, Fortunately, the cpst of the most popular types will fuit even father, who has to foot the bill. And the fact that the majority are ideal for summer dances as well as for graduation exercise ought to make everyone mother, dad and daughter pretty happy. The not of femininity prevails, just as It does in ooUeetions of clothes for older women. And who possibly could be more flattered by the little girl" silhouette than a bright-eyed girl graduate? Bows, ruffles, ribbons tied under the chin and otber froth seem exactly right on htr. Organdy, eyelet batiste and starched chiffon, are the favorite fabrics of girls who want sweetly feminine graduation dresses. Crisp pique, linen and cotton broadcloth are best liked by those who prefer streamlined, tailored types, of which there are plenty. White, as always, is right with all white ribbons or other trimming, of course. Among the full-akirted, slim-waisted slim-waisted models that fashionists like to think sweet girl graduates will love Is a stunning model which makes use of plain and eyelet embroidered organdy. The swirling skirt, of the plain, 1s finished with a narrow, Val lace-edged ruffle of eyelet eye-let embroidered organidy to match the double-breasted bodice. Sleeve are short and very puffed. Stand-up Stand-up collar and wide lapels also are edged with lace. One of the most charming of the etraamlined versions is an evening gown of white waffle pique with a brief bolero. It's cut on figure-molding, figure-molding, princess lines with a moderate mod-erate decollete and fairly wide shoulder straps. For graduation, Miss Gradual would wear the bolero. bo-lero. For summer dancing at the country club, she'd take it off. There are "be by" dresses galore, of fragile white lawn with narrow, pastel velvet ribbons at necklines, waistlines and sometimes around skirts. For class day, plaid and check ginghams are news. One neat little model Includes a full skirt and short bolero of blue and white check, shown with a Tyrolean blouse of eyelet batiste with red button hearts down the front. The narrow belt is of red patent Smart, too, is a two-piece, polka-dotted polka-dotted dress with a skirt in dark rose with darker roee dots and Hght rose, tuck-in blouse with dots to match the skirt The blouse has ' a round neckline, buttons down the front and full, long sleeves. Inci- Perfect for class day exerciies t is this blue and white check gingham frock with full skirt and short bolero with wide lapels. It's worn with a Tyrolean blous of dotted Swiss and narrow belt of red patent leather. dentally, mother and daughter will do well to watch the aleeve situation. situa-tion. It appears that long ones are going to be important again. |