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Show pOCKS AND BELTS Jan be made effective in com- dination. Care and Good Taste Will Do Wonders Won-ders In Transforming Old Costume Cos-tume Into the Appearance Appear-ance of New, A Really well-designed gown Is complete com-plete and nothing can bo added without with-out Interfering with Its perfection, nor taken itwny without robbing It of Its finish unless tho utmost skill bo oxor-clsed oxor-clsed or natural tnsto of a high order bo emplo)?d In making tho changes. How the Wide Crushed Celt May De Used. Nothing Is apt to Interfere moro with tho original stylo of a gown than tho alteration ot tho bolt or tho placing of a belt whero no bolt was originally intonded. And yet it caro and tasto bo used It is perfectly posslblo to fix an old gown by tho addition of ono ot those broad belts In cases whoro no other kind of altorntlon would bo feasible. Tho costume shown is ono ot those usoful frocks In which tho blouse may bo changed, Tho bodice part, which marches tho skirt, may be either in tho bolero shapo or In thai of brotellcs, tho only marked differ onco being that in tho caso of the Jacket tho lower part Is looso from thi belt, whllo tho badlco Is mado ai brotellcs or a Jumper fearful, menac ing, but all useful word the lowei part Is fastened In below tho bolt. It cither caso tho blouse Is separate and tho ownor of such n costutno mnj vary tho effects by having n blouse tt match tho gown and others ot whttt ecru, etc. Having a Jacket effect, L not a Jacket In fact, this gown Is I most useful one, for It mny bo wort In tho street without an extra wrap and tho chango of blouses makes li oxtromcly practicable for fairly hare wear. Tho gown has a long plait skirt of a most graceful stylo, suet as looks particularly well In tho sof. enshtnoro ot which It Is fashioned Tho gown shown Is ot palo grnj cashmere, with a belt ot black sntlc and bnnds ot black satin around the nrmholcB and lapels. The buttons used to trim tho bodlco nro also coy erod with black satin. A filet blouse In a slightly lighter tono ot gray li worn with this costume. Tho cm broldory on tho lapels Is of two shade! of green on n palo grcon pongee background. Ono of the notable foa-turos foa-turos ot this year's trimmings It shown In this costume In tho trimming, trim-ming, tho samo being used on the cuffs ot tho blouso nnd on tho lapcH of tho bodice. As different fabrics nro-used for tho blouso and tho bod loo of tho Jacket, It would formerly havo been considered correct to have different trimmings. |