Show E stately and graceful gown ax 5 A 71 J E f 1 kl ny 1 1 1 3 emea fin FROM ROM the salon of a n gifted designer in paris cornea comes this stately and graceful gown it la Is worth much study as an exposition ot of present styles without any departure from beautiful outlining dt dl the figure and the best management of fashionable fabrics with brocaded surfaces any of the dark rich colors of the season taupe corbley cor bleu paprika wood and golden browns sapphire blue the skirt to Is in two places pieces with the uppermost cut away from the knees downward in a V shape it is draped with three small plaits to give it the fashionable slant and posed over an under piece that Is also caught up a little at the front this under piece la Is not closed at the back and by this arrangement the skirt which seems seema to bang in so closely about the ankles still gives room for easy walking i there Is no attempt at even hanging about the bottom of skirts these days they are correctly draped when the uneven hanging banging caused by drapery Is allowed to speak for itself as a part of the play there to Is a bodice of brocaded silk under a small coat of cloth like that in the skirt it has a graceful neck round wath ath a narrow V V cut out at the front A alne net grimpo la is worn under it which Is round at the neck the long sleeves of this bodice are set in at the arm eye but not close fitting in the upper arm A fine frill of point dE desprito sprit gives a perfect finish to the tha sleeves providing the long shoulder the small coat blouses blouse over the belt line at the sides and back it has a long narrow basque sloping away over the hips phd end falling almost to the knees it la Is finished with a very wide and heavy fringe and Is wonderfully effective similar coats slope away to a panel at the back finished at the ends with a broad braad band of fur or plush this finish has proved more popular than the fringe A hat bat with some width of brim la Is fitting with a gown of so oo much character and that la is what was chosen it has the small soft crown which almost effaces itself and the simple trimming which characterizes the season two short full ostrich heads or a fancy ostrich ornament are curled oyer over the brim in models of this kind and the brim usually shows an indentation at one side the front of the under bodice is arranged to fall out over the waist line and is a novelty in arrangement that is noteworthy Alt altogether ogather this Is an achievement in designing so good that it will outlive less beautiful models and i look well for two seasons or more the life of pretty gowns most of efthem them costing considerable time and colne cotna money should not be so brief that the time spent in making them la Is not worth while JULIA BOTTOMLEY |