Show pretty costume for club meeting 11 A 1 1 S ja i P OR the club or ono one who F attends any informal afternoon function here Is a simple and smart costume it is designed on very conservative serva tive lines but provided with the most popular of the present style touches to make it acceptable to the most up to date wearer it is a model especially well adapted to a stout figure the small coat hangs closer than t the he majority of those equally smart its cut sets the material close to the arm and narrows the shoulders the sleeves are easy in straight lines and three ter length there is a deep and and rather narrow V at the throat and the basque is long sloping down toward the back it Is unfinished except for the sewing at the bottom thus the long line of the figure to la not broken by the separate coat it Is noticeable that all the lines of the tha coat tend to ore preserve serve length of line in the figure the skirt li is fuller than th the avei average age with the effect of being a double skirt at the front it la Is cut wide enough to allow it to be caught up in plaits at the left knee under a soft rosette of chiffon A piece Is let in at the front but the split or in E bread breadth tb giloth Is absent and there Is worn enough for a comfortable step at the long y at t tho the front a little soft white chiffon la is lei le in and a strand ot of the ever present white beads finishes the neck dress the jacket laps at the front with fastening concealed bi an inverted ry v shaped piece of at the tha materi matens there is a plaiting of lace about the throat and small ribbon decoration at the right side bide by way of garniture a short satin girdle of platted plaited ribbon fastens with hooks and eyes at the left side under extremely small made ornaments the hat la Is of hatters plush with facing of velvet ln black blac the paradise wreath in shaded flame color gives brilliance and distinction to the entire toilette tollet td it will all be noticed that the long gloves are glace kid in black they make the arms look very slender slander ana reduce tho the apparent size of all hands bands remarkably very thin women should not wear them high surfaced black is not tor for them the sleeves are finished with a band of satin to study this costume la Is more convincing than describing it to show that it has been carefully thought out as adapted to the full figure the narrow drooping brim of the hat makes the most of the length of the neck since it does not noi conceal it the feather swirl Is light following the brim line almost exactly the shape is extremely graceful it Is by such careful thinking out and management of line that grace is IB arrived at developed in black br or grey or mauve or taupe this Is a good model but for the purpose of reducing the apparent size of the figure black is the best choice JULIA BOTTOMLEY |